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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Bishop Joe Aldred of Churches Together in England. Show more
Farming Today
Gene Editing, Agri-Environment Schemes in Wales and an Exhibition About Women in Farming
13 minutes
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Will the UK public accept meat which has been produced using genetically-edited animals? Charlotte Smith talks to a professor from the Roslin Institute who thinks they will. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Chris Baines on the Great Spotted Woodpecker
2 minutes
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Conversational voices of those inspired by birds. Chris Baines is delighted to find some great spotted woodpeckers visiting his garden in inner-city Wolverhampton. Show more
Sean Curran reports from Westminster where Theresa May defends the UK's ties to Saudi Arabia but Jeremy Corbyn accuses the British government of colluding in war crimes in Yemen. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the causes and impact of the waves of migrations and evictions of people in the Highlands and Western Isles from the mid-18th century onwards. Show more
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music led by the Ven Karen Lund. Show more
Woman's Hour
Nadine Benjamin, Aid abuse, China, Off the Rails
45 minutes
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Soprano Nadine Benjamin, women 'left over' in China, aid sector women asking for an overhaul of the system and helping teenagers to turn their lives around. Show more
Dr Andrew Manson performs a remarkable doctoring feat in a crisis. Set in Wales in the mid 1920s starring Richard Fleeshman. Show more
From Lebanon, Syrian refugees watch the destruction of their homes in Eastern Ghouta. Kate Adie introduces stories and analysis from correspondents around the world. Show more
How does Brexit look from the other side of the channel? Anand Menon considers what the EU 27 want, focusing on trade at three very different ports: Calais, Rotterdam and Gdansk. Show more
On this day in 1918, the Bolsheviks became the Russian Communist Party and in Folkestone, Kitty isn't in a party mood. Show more
You and Yours
Rail compensation, Retail Council, Energy drinks
45 minutes
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Consumer affairs programme. Rail companies are being forced to change what they tell passengers about claiming compensation for 'consequential losses'. Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs.
Nick Robinson chats with Rob Halfon MP, chair of the education select committee. Show more
Joe turns detective, and Toby hatches a plan. Show more
Mel Silver, a fearless 20-year-old cop, is at the centre of the case of her life. Now, with only two days to find the victim alive, she is determined to push the case on herself. Show more
Clare Balding joins Charlotte Frearson and her whippet called Indy on their daily walk to work across London, from Crouch End to Bloomsbury and UCL's Institute of Archaeology. Show more
Felicity Finch, better known as Ruth in the Archers, makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Afghanaid. Show more
Patrick Gale talks to James Naughtie and readers about A Place Called Winter, the story of Harry Cane, who emigrates to the harsh prairie wilderness of Canada in the early 1900s. Show more
Paul King and Simon Farnaby discuss Paddington 2, Lynne Ramsay on You Were Never Really Here and Alexandra Dean talks about her documentary Bombshell. Presented by Francine Stock. Show more
A former Russian spy and his daughter are in a critical condition after being exposed to a nerve agent. We ask what happens next: Are there antidotes and what's the prognosis? Show more
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Six O'Clock News
08/03/2018 Minister calls spy attack "brazen"
30 minutes
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The Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, says the UK would respond in a robust manner.
Following the publication of his diaries, Arthur Dent’s hopes for a secluded life soon evaporate. Stars Simon Jones. Show more
Alice's evening ends in disaster, and Fallon takes up a challenge. Show more
Front Row
Jessica Jones, Women's Prize for Fiction nominees, The Cherry Orchard, Redressing the gender balance in the music industry
30 minutes
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Jessica Jones reviewed by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Alex Clark looks at the nominees for the Women's Prize for Fiction, The Cherry Orchard and redressing the gender balance in music. Show more
Dr Andrew Manson performs a remarkable doctoring feat in a crisis. Set in Wales in the mid 1920s starring Richard Fleeshman. Show more
Legal magazine programme presented by Joshua Rozenberg. Does the law regarding sex discrimination in the workplace need to be reformed? Show more
The Bottom Line
Is strategy necessary for success?
30 minutes
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What is strategy and why do businesses need it? What distinguishes a good strategy from a bad one? Evan Davis chairs a round table discussion to find out the answers. Show more
A former Russian spy and his daughter are in a critical condition after being exposed to a nerve agent. We ask what happens next: Are there antidotes and what's the prognosis? Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the causes and impact of the waves of migrations and evictions of people in the Highlands and Western Isles from the mid-18th century onwards. Show more
The World Tonight
Trump announces tariffs on steel and aluminium imports
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. President Trump says he's acting to protect US jobs, but other countries threaten to retaliate. Show more
Bereaved patriarch Watt takes to the stand in the trial of a brutal serial killer in 1950s Glasgow. Read by Liam Brennan. Show more
Sketch comedy from Jocelyn Jee Esien. Includes a break-up, a flirty dentist and a street magician showing off skills. From 2017. Show more
Sean Curran reports from Westminster. The home secretary says the attempted murder of a former Russian spy is an 'outrageous crime'. Plus access to fishing waters after Brexit. Show more
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Iwona Blazwick, director of Whitechapel Gallery, investigates the art of Syrian painter Marwan, whose post-surrealist portraits draw on both Arabic and western influences. Show more
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