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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Reverend Richard Littledale, Baptist minister. Show more
A new way of stunning livestock in abattoirs is under trial, the American view of Champagne and Parma ham, and the Scottish farmer in a flap over migratory geese. Show more
Nick Moran of the British Trust for Ornithology describes how he records the nocturnal flight calls of birds on the move. Show more
Sean Curran with a round-up of the day at Westminster, including the chancellor's spring statement. Show more
Humphrey Ocean, professor of perspective at the Royal Academy of Arts, meets painter Mark Alexander, who trained as a silversmith and worked in factories before turning to art. Show more
Low-carb, high-fat, raw-food, vegan... juice fasts and detoxes, and make sure you're getting your omega-3! Adam Buxton takes a look at our confused, mixed-up ideas about our diet. Show more
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music. Led by the Rev Ernie Rea. Show more
Woman's Hour
The inner lives of doctors. What can you allow your kids to do and when? And how money is marketed at women.
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The inner lives of doctors, what can you allow your kids to do and when, and how money is marketed at women. Plus the booklet aimed at educating young women about female anatomy. Show more
Jackie has some news about the death of Brian's daughter, while her rekindled relationship with Alex keeps being disturbed. The police may have been involved in the car crash. Show more
The Listening Project
Neil and Helen - Creating a Monster?
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A self-made father worries he has made life too easy for his offspring. Fi Glover presents. Show more
Following the lives and stories of those who live along the rail network that fans out from Cardiff up into the South Wales Valleys. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Boswell gains lessons in equality as he helps de Beauvoir clean her apartment. Stars Miles Jupp and Amelia Bullmore. From 2018. Show more
On this day in 1918, the Crawford Report recommended the building of the Imperial War Museum, and in Folkestone, Sylvia establishes a new friendship. Show more
You and Yours
NHS Dentists, Big Ticket Spending, Student Mental Health
45 minutes
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The shortage of NHS dentists and how patients are affected, why people are waiting, rather than spending, on those big household items and mental health at university. Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs.
Clare Balding visits the King's Troop to see modern warhorses in training. Do these raw recruits still have a place in a 21st-century military? Show more
Joe makes a shocking admission, and Fallon steps up.
Four-part drama series with Tom Hollander. Deer Park Academy, a re-branded failing school, tries to turn itself around and inspire its students by staging Romeo and Juliet. Show more
Money Box
Money Box Live: April tax and benefit changes
30 minutes
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What are the main tax and benefit changes happening next month and how will they affect your income? Show more
Inside Health
Cardiac Rehab, Withdrawing from Antidepressants, Middle Ear Implant
28 minutes
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Dr Mark Porter busts some of the myths surrounding recovery from a heart attack - top of the list, exercise. Most people should be doing more, not less. Show more
Thinking Allowed
Racial inequality now, Women and political language
28 minutes
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Sociological discussion programme. Racial inequality now. Laurie Taylor asks if it is diminishing. Also, women and political language. Show more
The Media Show
George Osborne and the economics of free news
30 minutes
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George Osborne explains his redesign of The Evening Standard. Also, will Russian media companies operating in the UK face sanction from the government? Show more
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Six O'Clock News
14/03/2018 UK to expel 23 Russian diplomats
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Theresa May sets out her response to the nerve agent attack in Salisbury
Joe Lycett tests Gyles Brandreth, Sarah Kendall and Phil Wang on how well they know their nearest and dearest. Show more
Alistair's world collapses, and Clarrie has a visitor. Show more
Front Row
Mary Magdalene, Icelandic fiction, Joseph Morpurgo, Stephen Hawking in culture
30 minutes
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A review of film Mary Magdalene, a discussion on the state of Icelandic fiction, Joseph Morpurgo on his new one-man show, Hammerhead, and Stephen Hawking in popular culture. Show more
Jackie has some news about the death of Brian's daughter, while her rekindled relationship with Alex keeps being disturbed. The police may have been involved in the car crash. Show more
Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Matthew Taylor, Mona Siddiqui, Michael Portillo and Anne McElvoy. Show more
Another age, another violent arrest. US pastor and activist the Rev Dr Tammy Williams on Jesus' arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane and alternatives to gun violence. Show more
Professor Stephen Hawking delivers the first of his BBC Reith Lectures on the nature of black holes. Sue Lawley hosts. Show more
Humphrey Ocean, professor of perspective at the Royal Academy of Arts, meets painter Mark Alexander, who trained as a silversmith and worked in factories before turning to art. Show more
The World Tonight
Biggest expulsion of Russian diplomats from the UK since the end of the Cold War.
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. 23 'undeclared intelligence officers' given a week to leave the country. Show more
Peter Manuel has sacked his lawyers and is conducting his own defence against multiple murder charges. Read by Liam Brennan. Show more
A heady mix of maths, science and comedy, as the Festival of the Spoken Nerd trio experiment at bath time. From 2018. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Stand-up John Moloney on stage in Scotland with jokes about a bank robber and his cat called Edward. From May 2015. Show more
Sean Curran reports from Westminster as the government expels 23 Russian diplomats after Moscow refuses to say how a Russian-made nerve agent was used on a former spy in Salisbury. Show more
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Naomi Beckwith, curator at Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art, explores the work of overlooked artist Ben Patterson - the only African American founder of the Fluxus movement. Show more
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