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A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe, United Reformed minister. Show more
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Scientists have mapped the entire sequence of the wheat genome. And a Devon fisherman is fined for cheating on his quota. Show more
Large numbers of visitors come to Skomer just to see puffins, however for seabird zoologist Tim Birkhead puffins are monumentally dull birds, in this Tweet of the Day. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Sue MacGregor reunites Shirley Williams, Bill Rodgers and David Owen to look back on the bitter split within Labour that drove them to form the Social Democratic Party in 1981. Show more
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music, led by Sr Gemma Simmonds CJ. Show more
Woman's Hour
Listener Week: Long-distance love, Marie Kondo, BAME pay gap, Family abuse
45 minutes
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The impact of sexual abuse on victims' families, closing the BAME pay gap, the joy of decluttering, and making a success of long-distance love. Show more
Robert Forrest's popular thriller set in 10th-century Japan. The Empress Teishi is dead - Empress Shoshi begins her devastating reforms in earnest. 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
Inspired by his great-grandfather, Ed embarks upon writing a serious social history book. Stars Christopher Douglas. From 2016. Show more
A History of Ideas
Neuroscientist Paul Broks on Free Will and the Brain
11 minutes
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Neuroscientist Paul Broks tackles an age-old philosophical argument over whether humans have free will or whether all our thoughts and actions are predetermined. Show more
You and Yours
E-cigarette use, House of Fraser online, Tribute acts at festivals
45 minutes
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Calls to relax the rules on e-cigarette use to help smokers quit tobacco, House of Fraser cancels all online orders, and the rise of the tribute act music festival. Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs.
Timandra Harkness explores the best ways to disagree with other people - constructively. In this programme, why we argue so hard over our personal preferences. Show more
Freddie faces the music, and Elizabeth makes a terrible mistake. Show more
Wallis Simpson flees to escape the publicity and press intrusion surrounding her impending marriage. Starring Frances Barber. Show more
Peter Gibbs chairs the horticultural panel programme from Herefordshire. Pippa Greenwood, Chris Beardshaw and Anne Swithinbank take questions from amateur gardeners. Show more
One dreich morning during Edinburgh Festival, a student is back home handing out flyers. Written and performed by Kieran Hurley. Show more
Last Word
Aretha Franklin, VS Naipaul, Winston Ntshona, Nan Joyce
28 minutes
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Obituary Series. Matthew Bannister on author VS Naipaul, activist Nan Joyce, actor Winston Ntshona and singer Aretha Franklin. Show more
Feedback
Is A Point of View the place for Brexit? And behind the scenes of Research and Development
28 minutes
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Roger Bolton hears listeners react to A Point of View covering Brexit and bid a fond farewell to Eddie Mair on PM. Show more
The Listening Project
Cheylene and Ryan - Let's Tour the World Together
5 minutes
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A couple who are in a band find they don't want time apart. Fi Glover presents. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
17/08/2018 Minister vows to make prisons safer
30 minutes
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Rory Stewart says he'll resign if he fails to tackle violence and drugs in ten of the most challenging jails in England. Monsoon rains kill more than 900 people in India.
A lively show with a female panel taking current events and lifestyle trends as a starting point for a series of fresh and funny challenges. Hosted by Jo Bunting. Show more
The wedding day dawns for Harrison and Fallon, and Susan comes to the rescue. Show more
Front Row
Dwarfs in art, Barbara Rae, Christopher Robin
30 minutes
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How people with dwarfism have been represented in art and culture, from Ancient Egypt to Velasquez to Game of Thrones. Show more
Robert Forrest's popular thriller set in 10th-century Japan. The Empress Teishi is dead - Empress Shoshi begins her devastating reforms in earnest. Show more
Any Questions?
Katy Balls, James Brokenshire MP, Norman Lamb MP, Rachael Maskell MP
48 minutes
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Shaun Ley presents political debate from the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House London with Katy Balls, James Brokenshire MP, Norman Lamb MP and Rachael Maskell. Show more
Tom Shakespeare on why he rejects the idea of a bucket list. He proposes instead a list that rhymes with bucket but begins with an F. 'Let's call it a Forget-it-list', he says. Show more
In a series tracing decisive moments in the life of our NHS, medical historian Sally Sheard explores the archive to tell five crucial stories in this first omnibus edition. Show more
The World Tonight
Indian floods - more than 900 killed so far in monsoon season.
45 minutes
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Regional government says rain is the worst in almost one hundred years. Show more
Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor
5. 'She had such lovely manners'
14 minutes
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Mrs Palfrey loans Ludo money. She falls, breaks her hip and is taken to hospital, but who will visit her? Read by Eleanor Bron. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Comedian Simon Evans chooses the author of On Liberty, Victorian philosopher John Stuart Mill. With Matthew Parris. From 2018. Show more
Science Stories
Michael Faraday and his 'instructess' in chemistry
28 minutes
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Philip Ball tells the story of Michael Faraday, professor of chemistry at the Royal Institution, and how he was inspired by the book Conversations in Chemistry by Jane Marcet. Show more
The Listening Project
Charlotte and Jim - Rely on Your Training
5 minutes
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The watch manager at Wilton Fire Station faces the prospect of sending his own daughter into a blaze. Fi Glover presents. Show more
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Historian Lucy Inglis explores man's long and complex relationship with the juice of the opium poppy. Show more
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