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A short reflection and prayer, with Tony Macaulay. Show more
Farming Today
Neonics ban, Overfishing, Planning rules in National Parks
13 minutes
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How planning rules affect housing in the UK's National Parks, and how World Trade Organisation rules might affect agriculture post-Brexit. Show more
John Aitchison presents the wren. Show more
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
Businesswoman Pinky Lilani is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs. Show more
Spiritual reflection and prayers on a topical subject, led by Canon Chris Chivers. Show more
Woman's Hour
Viewing porn in public spaces - is it illegal? Can poetry alleviate suffering? And 'Simple' seared tuna.
58 minutes
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Viewing porn in public spaces - is it illegal? Our Craft Prize in partnership with the V&A and the Crafts Council. Plus, can poetry alleviate suffering? And 'simple' seared tuna. Show more
Siblings Rebeka and Dardan have returned to their native Kosovo to find out the truth about their parents, and now they must reconcile themselves with their past. Show more
The Headline Ballads
Episode 3: Whilst the Water Weeps Next to the Water
28 minutes
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Writer and poet Kamal Kaan explores the impact of flooding on the lives of people in Bangladesh and in the UK. Show more
An unexpected death makes everyone think and gives David some quality time with Maggie. Stars Lucy Hutchinson. From 2017. Show more
On this day in 1917, a new German peace note laid full responsibility for the continued bloodshed on the Allies, and Alan Lowther struggles under his own burden of responsibility. Show more
You and Yours
Clean eating; Nuisance calls; Phones at concerts
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
A new BBC documentary debunks the health claims of the clean eating diet gurus. Plus why musicians want to ban mobile phones at concerts. Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs.
Ivan Hewett tests if harmony is a reflection of history using Terry Riley's In C. With pianist Joanna MacGregor. From 2017. Show more
Helen picks her moment, and Freddie wants to keep a low profile. Show more
Third series of the criminal family saga, based on GF Newman's novel. Joseph Oldman (Toby Jones) continues to juggle his life around two Margarets. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
Correspondence Edition
43 minutes
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Peter Gibbs hosts a correspondence edition of the horticultural panel programme. Christine Walkden, James Wong and Pippa Greenwood delve into the GQT postbag with Peter. Show more
A former professional footballer turned pundit is writing a book about his life, but things don’t quite go to plan with his ghostwriter. Show more
Last Word
Lord Snowdon, Graham Taylor, Jill Saward, Peter Sarstedt, Clare Hollingworth
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on photographer Lord Snowdon, football manager Graham Taylor, sexual violence campaigner Jill Saward, musician Peter Sarstedt, war reporter Clare Hollingworth. Show more
Marian Keyes, Nikki Bedi and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Barbara Kingsolver, Imtiaz Dharker and Nick Hornby. From 2016. Show more
The Listening Project
Linda and Johnathon - A New Family
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces a conversation between a mother of four and her fifth child, the 16-year-old neighbour she gave a home to when his own family proved too disruptive. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
13/01/2016 Extraordinary pressure on the NHS this winter is laid bare
30 minutes
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Nearly half of hospitals in England declared a major alert in the first week of the year.
Mark Steel, Michael Deacon and Zoe Lyons are amongst the guests accompanying Miles Jupp in his weekly dissection of the news headlines. Show more
Rob has a visitor, and Lilian is ready to party. Show more
Front Row
Ben Affleck, Untitled in Nottingham, V&A news, Lord Snowdon remembered
30 minutes
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Ben Affleck discusses writing and directing Live by Night; the significance of Tristram Hunt as the new V&A director; Untitled in Nottingham; Lord Snowdon remembered. Show more
Siblings Rebeka and Dardan have returned to their native Kosovo to find out the truth about their parents, and now they must reconcile themselves with their past. Show more
Any Questions?
Margaret Beckett MP, Jeremy Browne, Lucie Green, Owen Paterson MP
48 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from the National Space Centre in Leicester with a panel including Margaret Beckett MP, Jeremy Browne, Lucie Green and Owen Paterson MP. Show more
Will Self argues for the re-introduction of National Service as a way of invigorating British democracy. Show more
In the week, in 1917, when Sylvia Pankhurst was threatened with libel for reporting the conditions of female munitions workers, emotions run high for those at Marshall's factory. Show more
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The US House of Representatives votes to start the process of repealing the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. Show more
In forensic detail, with excruciating honesty, the Norwegian writer Karl Ove Knausgaard relives the story of his life and reflects on his teenage years and the death of his father. Show more
Choreographer Akram Khan chooses the intellectually daring Indian mathematician, Ramanujan. With Matthew Parris. From 2017. Show more
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster as a bid to extend civil partnerships to heterosexual couples fails and MPs back access to digital radio for community stations. Show more
The Listening Project
Zachary and Jacqui - Testing Times with Dyslexia
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces a conversation between a mother and her 16-year-old son; as he faces his GCSEs, he shares his anxiety with his mother. Show more
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The Reformation by Diarmaid MacCulloch
5. The United States: Protestant World Power
15 minutes
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Diarmaid MacCulloch on the English Reformation's journey from Europe and its influence on life in America today. From 2017. Show more
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