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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Ann Easter. Show more
Farming Today
Malting barley for beer, black grass and an agriculture adviser in Tristan da Cunha
13 minutes
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The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. A new seed variety is enabling farmers to grow malting barley in places where it has previously been too difficult to grow. Show more
The voices and stories of birds from around the world. David Attenborough presents the spix's macaw. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as Theresa May updates MPs on her European summit. Show more
The Reith Lectures
Margaret MacMillan - The Mark of Cain
Fearing and Loving: Making Sense of the Warrior
44 minutes
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Historian Margaret MacMillan explores our complex relationship with the men and women who go to war. 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
Anne Tyler, NHS Nurses, Katie Gee and Kirstie Trup
45 minutes
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Anne Tyler on Clock Dance, nursing in the NHS over the last 70 years, Katie Gee and Kirstie Trup on recovering from their acid attack, and the Government's LGBT plan. Show more
Tess investigates the mystery of an unidentified patient in a coma which brings fresh evidence. Stars Tamsin Grieg. Show more
Storm and Stress: New Ways of Looking at Adolescent Mental Health
Questioning Jeremy Hunt
28 minutes
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What does the new funding announced for the NHS mean for adolescent mental health? Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt answers our questions. Show more
Music writer John Doran ventures into the strange world of Richard D James who has invented and curated a truly unique and inimitable sound. Show more
On this day in 1918, the allied forces reported the successful bombing of the railway line at Mannheim, and in Staverton Station, Primrose Holden has an unwelcome visitor. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: What is it like to be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender in Britain today?
45 minutes
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Tell us what it's like to be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender in the UK today. The prime minister wants a more inclusive UK, but how close are we to that goal? Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs.
How Cecily Saunders and her 'modern hospice' movement forced the NHS to care for the dying and plan for what's called a 'good death'. Show more
Tom searches for direction, and Rex is torn. Show more
Toby Jones stars as corrupt businessman and MP Joseph Olinska. Gallo's Ponzi scheme has imploded, and it seems that Joseph's bank is under threat. But Joseph got out in time. Show more
Jay Rayner and his culinary panel are in Bournemouth. Dr Annie Gray, Tim Hayward, Sophie Wright and Tim Anderson answer the questions from the audience. Show more
Making History
The Radio Ballads, Dorothea Lange, Archaeology of the A14
28 minutes
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Helen Castor on the photography of 1930s mid-west America by Dorothea Lange, the legacy of Charles Parker's radio ballads and archaeological insights along Britain's biggest dig. Show more
Emma Kennedy discovers why so many people in Britain hate their jobs and identifies ways to help them find careers that better suit their talents and aspirations. Show more
Food lover Loyd Grossman and singer Skin from rock band Skunk Anansie talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books, which include The Underground Railroad. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
03/07/18 Arrest in Hospital Babies Murder Probe
30 minutes
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Healthcare worker quizzed over hospital baby deaths. Trapped Thai youngsters get food and medical supplies.
Pippa Evans reads from her diaries, which tell of crushes, Christian camp and Michael Palin. With Rufus Hound. From 2018. Show more
There's a shock for Emma, and Adam puts his foot down. Show more
Front Row
Film director Haifaa al-Mansour, Sharp Objects, Brooklands Museum, Holiday reads
30 minutes
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Arts news, interviews and reviews. Saudi Arabia's first female director Haifa al-Mansour on creating a biopic about author Mary Shelley. Show more
Tess investigates the mystery of an unidentified patient in a coma which brings fresh evidence. Stars Tamsin Grieg. Show more
The private sector has worked with the NHS over the last 70 years delivering health care in the UK. So why does no-one seem to want to talk about it? Adrian Goldberg investigates. Show more
In Touch
Assistive technology: Where are we going?
20 minutes
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The lives of blind people have been changed by new technology. Peter White and Lucy Edwards head to a Microsoft research centre to talk about new developments and the future. Show more
Inside Health
Tamoxifen and Breast Cancer Prevention
28 minutes
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Identifying spelling mistakes in genes that influence growth and survival of cancer cells. And discussion of Tamoxifen, the so-called 'statin of breast cancer prevention'. Show more
Allan Little talks to painter Ken Currie and forensic anthropologist and anatomist Professor Sue Black in the Old Anatomy Theatre of Edinburgh University about bodies. Show more
The World Tonight
Top Polish judge vows to defy 'purge'
45 minutes
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The head of Poland's Supreme Court is promising to defy the government over what she called a purge of the judiciary. We get reaction from Europe. Show more
Tim Winton's brutal yet lyrical tale of survival and self-discovery set in the Australian outback. After finding his violent father dead, Jaxie Clackton is on the run. Show more
Extra! Extra! Marcus Brigstocke starts own newspaper shock! Plus the headline of the year you'll never get to read. From 2016. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster, where MPs call for Govia Thameslink to be stripped of its rail franchise and hear that parents need to know the dangers of the digital world. Show more
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Participants on a bee hunting course in Arizona arouse the suspicions of the US border police. Read by Elliot Levey. Show more
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