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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Sarah Bradley.
Farming Today
Earliest grain harvest for years, Aircraft thefts from rural airfields, Spanish farmers suffering with drought
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Farmers are already filling their barns with grain in one of the earliest harvests for many years. Meanwhile Spain forecasts a 50 per cent drop in yields because of drought. Show more
RSPB learning officer John Clifton on the bee-eater for Tweet of the Day. Show more
An inquiry is to be held into the contaminated blood scandal, which led to some 2,000 deaths. Susan Hulme has the best of Tuesday's debates at Westminster, Cardiff and Brussels. Show more
Two artists discuss creative questions. Comedian and painter Jim Moir (aka Vic Reeves) meets designer Steven Thomas. Show more
Soldiers and officers speak about the issue of rank and class in the British Army of 1917, by which time many ex-public school officers had been wiped out. Show more
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music. Led by Katharine Longworth. Show more
Commentary on England v New Zealand in the ICC Women's World Cup, from Derby.
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Commentary on England v New Zealand in the ICC Women's World Cup, from Derby.
Alec is late. But Percy is wearing different socks. Something big is brewing. With Michael Palin and John Finnemore. From 2017. Show more
Ruth has a decision to make, and Roy makes a bad first impression. Show more
Front Row
Alan Carr's Queer Icon, New Tate boss Maria Balshaw, The role of the understudy, The Sunbathers on The Southbank
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Maria Balshaw on taking over The Tate and comedian Alan Carr shares his Queer Icon. Plus the art of the understudy and The Sunbathers sculpture returns to the Southbank. Show more
Shawna is at the 'Burning Man' art festival, hoping to find a father for her prospective child. Stars Suzie Grimsdick. From July 2017. Show more
Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Matthew Taylor, Melanie Phillips, Jill Kirby and Shiv Malik. Show more
Hanna Pickard says we need to understand why desperate people become addicted to drugs, seeing them neither as 'victims of a disease' nor as 'feckless hedonists'. Show more
Science documentary. Yogita Limaye investigates concerns that reserves of sand, essential to human society and the planet, may be running out. Show more
Two artists discuss creative questions. Comedian and painter Jim Moir (aka Vic Reeves) meets designer Steven Thomas. Show more
The World Tonight
Brazil's former president convicted of corruption
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Former Brazilian president Lula is facing a nine-year jail sentence for corruption. Show more
Beatty is dead, and Montag is on the run from the authorities. Ray Bradbury's dystopian classic, abridged by Sara Davies and read by Alex Jennings. Show more
4 Extra Debut. A snobby ex-banker tries to cope with having more in common with others than she’s admitting. Stars Rebecca Front. From 2015. Show more
Bea, an amazing cook, is making a cake for her husband's 60th birthday with a special message. Stars Susie Blake. From 2014. Show more
MPs describe the extreme abuse they've received as election candidates, both online and face-to-face. Susan Hulme has the best of Wednesday's debates in the Commons and Lords. Show more
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Examining our passion for watery worlds, Philip Hoare recalls the caravan excursions of his childhood and the strange 'sea world' of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Show more
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