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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day from the Greenbelt Festival, with Satish Kumar. Show more
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside, presented by Charlotte Smith. The number of people caught hare-coursing in Lincolnshire has trebled over the past year. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the icterine warbler. Show more
News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Matter of the North
Episode 6: Northern Inventions
28 minutes
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Melvyn Bragg celebrates the inventions and the inventiveness of the North of England, and the birth of the Industrial Revolution. Show more
Sandy Knapp explores the life of pioneering American botanist, Alice Eastwood. From 2015. Show more
Woman's Hour
Tonia Buxton on Greek dips, Mothers who were bullied at school
58 minutes
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Mothers who were bullied at school; Equity, the new film about women on Wall Street; Greek-Cypriot cook Tonia Buxton on preparing Greek dips; Foster carer of teenagers. Show more
As the Great Fire of London in 1666 smoulders, Samuel Pepys remembers the homeless camped out on Moorfields. With Kris Marshall. Show more
Since carrying his box of belongings out of the bank in 2008, when Lehman Brothers filed the biggest bankruptcy in US history, Henry Dodds has reconsidered the meaning of money. Show more
Frank Skinner, with historian Kate Williams and guests John Lloyd and Katy Brand, ponders history’s funniest moments. From 2014. Show more
Ambulance driver Dorothie Feilding is the first woman to be awarded a Military Medal, and Isabel's courage fails her. Show more
You and Yours
Egypt tourism, Online gambling, Photobooths
45 minutes
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Visitor numbers to Egypt are dropping after terror attacks and political unrest, how is it affecting the tourism industry? And, how photobooths are becoming a party accessory. Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs.
Neuroscientist and Eden-seeker Paul Howard-Jones investigates the downside of knowledge. In episode one, he discovers if we can forget what we do not want to know. Show more
Rob explains things from his point of view, and Tom is alert to the tiniest details. Show more
By Julie Mayhew. May 1749. Grainger's travelling fair develops an astonishing new act, care of Sebastian Fox and his 'electrickery'. Show more
The last of the 2016 semi-finals of the challenging music quiz, with one remaining final place at stake. Paul Gambaccini asks the questions. Show more
The Food Programme
Coffee and the God Shot. The Drinks Menu
30 minutes
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Dan Saladino journeys into coffee's past, present and future. He discovers a world of new flavours, but finds that things are more precarious than they may seem. Show more
Lisa Dwan, a renowned performer of works by Samuel Beckett, reflects on Beckett, who left Ireland, and one of his key inspirations, Dante, who was exiled from Florence. Show more
Ernie Rea and guests discuss the purpose of religious education. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
05/09/2016 Junior doctors' strike called off
30 minutes
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The junior doctors' strike, due to take place in England next week, has been called off.
Nicholas Parsons hosts the popular panel game. Show more
Kirsty speaks her mind, and Helen is emotional. Show more
Front Row
Maxine Peake and Sarah Frankcom, Mike Bullen on Cold Feet, Neon art, Star Trek at 50
30 minutes
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Maxine Peake and Sarah Frankcom on their approach to A Streetcar Named Desire, Mike Bullen on reviving Cold Feet, neon art at the Grundy Art Gallery, Star Trek at 50. Show more
As the Great Fire of London in 1666 smoulders, Samuel Pepys remembers the homeless camped out on Moorfields. With Kris Marshall. Show more
Gary Younge explores what Brexit means for Eastern Europeans living in the UK. In the first episode, Gary talks to Poles and Romanians in Bristol, an area that voted Remain. Show more
India Rakusen explores the impact of heroin and opiate addiction in a wealthy suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. 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
The Matter of the North
Episode 6: Northern Inventions
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Melvyn Bragg celebrates the inventions and the inventiveness of the North of England, and the birth of the Industrial Revolution. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The World Tonight
Is it the beginning of the end for Europe's most powerful politician?
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Angela Merkel says migration policy was to blame for electoral defeat in her home state. Show more
When a new old people's home threatens to poach all their patients, Paradise Lodge must fight for survival. Read by Alice Lowe. Show more
Setting the Past Free
Episode 2: Part II, Mark Lawson on how the story of Rudolf Kastner, the Jew who negotiated with Eichmann, continues to be retold
30 minutes
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Mark Lawson explores how the story of Rudolf Kastner, one of the most controversial figures to emerge from the Holocaust, has been retold within Israel. Show more
Susan Hulme reports as MPs and peers return to Westminster.
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4 Extra Debut. Brendan Kings’s biography of the self-proclaimed non-fiction novelist and her early years. Read by James Fleet and Samantha Bond. Show more
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