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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Steve Williams, interfaith adviser to the bishop of Manchester. Show more
Farming Today
Import quotas to the UK, 100th birthday of the Co-operative Party, Deer & dogs and oilseed rape
13 minutes
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A new preliminary trade agreement between the EU and UK is signed - but the agreement meets with opposition from the US, NZ, and other major international trade partners. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Robert Martin on the Cerulean Paradise-flycatcher
2 minutes
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Rob Martin of BirdLife International shares an encounter with one of the rarest birds in the world: the cerulean paradise-flycatcher. Show more
Sean Curran reports from Westminster with the latest on Brexit. Show more
Kirsty Young interviews composer and conductor Sir James MacMillan. Show more
Spiritual reflection and prayers on a topical subject led by the Rev Sharon Grenham Thompson. Show more
Woman's Hour
50th Anniversary of Hair the Musical
45 minutes
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50 years of the musical Hair. Plus Weinstein - blaming victims and other women, the poet Claudia Rankine and Salmon netting in Devon. Show more
Lydia Wilson reads from the letters of Sylvia Plath, abridged for radio by Caitlin Crawford. In this edition, from meeting to marriage - Sylvia and Ted Hughes. Show more
The universal language of music is explored through a lyrical improvisation telling the stories of those who play the street pianos at St Pancras Station in London. Show more
Lestrade joins Dr James Thorndike, as they try to protect Pastor Wayne Kaplan, who’s received death threats. Stars James Fleet. Show more
Renaissance man Luca Pacioli wrote the definitive book on double-entry bookkeeping. It's regarded by many as the most influential work in the history of capitalism. Show more
You and Yours
Chocolate, Disability benefits, Gambling adverts
45 minutes
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Disabled people applying for Personal Independence Payment are recording their assessments to make sure assessors write up their reports accurately. Presented by Shari Vahl. Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs.
Vanora Bennett's final Babushka doll is revealed to be a member of the activist group known as Pussy Riot. Show more
Helen puts her foot down, and Adam makes a friend. Show more
Hamlet returns unexpectedly to Elsinore, where Claudius and Laertes have laid plans to murder him. Stars Jamie Parker. Show more
Peter Gibbs and the panel are at Wakehurst Place in West Sussex, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of damage the Great Storm did there. Show more
Maxine Beneba Clarke's specially written short story is about the fallout from a devastating hurricane. Read by Damian Lynch. Show more
Last Word
Lillian Ross, Jalal Talabani, Terry Downes, Sybil Flory, Hedley Jones
28 minutes
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Julian Worricker on journalist Lillian Ross, Iraqi president in the 2000s Jalal Talabani, boxer Terry Downes, seamstress Sybil Flory and musician and inventor Hedley Jones. Show more
The editor of PM defends his programme against accusations that presenter Eddie Mair's interview with home secretary Amber Rudd was hostile and biased. Show more
The Listening Project
Eddie and Jon - Controlled by Fear
5 minutes
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Brothers who grew up in Termonbaca children's home, run by the Sisters of Nazareth, in Derry, recall the abuse they suffered. Fi Glover presents. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
13/10/2017 Trump overhauls Iran policy
30 minutes
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President Trump sets out more aggressive strategy towards Iran
Satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp. Show more
Matt stirs the pot, and Philip proves a knight in shining armour. Show more
Front Row
Kit Harington, Kele Okereke, Dynasty, Porridge
30 minutes
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Kit Harington talks about playing his own ancestor in the new BBC1 drama series about the Gunpowder Plot. Arts news, reviews and interviews, presented by Stig Abell. Show more
Kerensky joins forces with the Cossacks advancing on Petrograd. Can the Revolution survive? Stars Richard Laing and Kelly Burke. From 2017. Show more
Any Questions?
Ian Blackford MP, Lord Forsyth, Iain Martin, Chi Onwurah MP
48 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Wellington Church in Glasgow with Ian Blackford MP, Iain Martin, Lord Forsyth and Chi Onwurah MP. Show more
Andrew Sullivan says a type of cultural Marxism is sweeping through US universities. It is an ideology, he says, that is fast resembling a new religion. Show more
In the wake of the fire at Grenfell Tower, Lynsey Hanley tells the story of social housing in Britain. How did the dreams of early housing pioneers turn to dust? Show more
The World Tonight
Trump threatens to abandon Iran nuclear deal
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Show more
Thorn has confirmed the shocking truth about Damien. Classic academy award-winning horror concluded by Owen Teale. Show more
Actress Sally Lindsay and playwright Jonathan Harvey talk about the books they love with Harriett Gilbert: Angela Carter, Adrian Mole and a wickedly funny spoof actor's memoir. Show more
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
The Listening Project
Naomi and Mayella - The Need to Protect
5 minutes
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Coming to terms with childhood abuse and the failure of those who should have protected you. Fi Glover presents. Show more
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Lydia Wilson reads from the letters of Sylvia Plath, abridged for radio by Caitlin Crawford. In this edition, from meeting to marriage - Sylvia and Ted Hughes. Show more
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