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Spiritual reflection to start the day, with the Rev John McLuckie of St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh. Show more
The greenbelt and calls for a new cohesive housing strategy. Plus Fois Gras production and how sheep can be used in the protection of rare plants. Show more
Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the wood sandpiper. Show more
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The Matter of the North
Episode 2: The Glories of Northumbria
28 minutes
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Melvyn Bragg looks at the glorious Northumbrian Renaissance, which gave us some of the world's great treasures. Show more
Andrew Parker explores the life of 17th-century microscope pioneer, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek. From October 2015. Show more
Woman's Hour
Natalie Bennett, Bridget Jones, Making underwear, Women and the Russian Revolution, are young people having less sex?
58 minutes
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Natalie Bennett, the outgoing leader of the Green Party, Bridget Jones 20 years on, the Russian Revolution through women's eyes; and are young people having less sex? Show more
With her business in big trouble, Meg discovers an intruder in the yard and makes an unexpected ally. Stars Bettrys Jones. Show more
Brett Westwood blows away the cobwebs from tales of spiders as objects of fear, merciless femmes fatales and tricksters too. From 2016 Show more
There is an apple, aftershave, a car, spreadsheet software, even a range of non-alcoholic beer. Why are so many things called Jazz that are not jazz? Russell Finch investigates. Show more
Turkey declares war on Rumania and Russia, and a new arrival at the Grahams' fractures Esme's peace of mind. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: how has terrorism at home or abroad affected your holiday plans?
45 minutes
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Consumer phone-in. Have listeners changed their holiday plans because of worries about being at risk? Show more
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News with Martha Kearney including Apple tax bill and rescue of migrants from the Mediterranean.
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The World Tonight
EU Orders Apple to Pay Back Millions in Tax
45 minutes
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After the EU tells Apple to pay 13 billion euros in taxes to Ireland, the country's junior finance minister says Ireland has done nothing wrong. Show more
Craving independence and frustrated with her dysfunctional family, 15-year-old Lizzie Vogel takes a job at Paradise Lodge, a nursing home for the elderly. Show more
Couples therapist Dr Tanya meets American therapy-addicts Trudi and Brandon. Stars Julia Davis and Marc Wootton. From 2015. Show more
Fi Glover talks to three men who have chosen to stay at home looking after their young children, while their wives go out to work. Show more
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In a culture where it is good to talk, what place is there for people like King George VI and prime minister Clement Attlee, who are tongue-tied by their shyness? Show more
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