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A reading and a reflection to start the day with the Rev'd Dr Karen Smith Show more
Farmers are being forced to pay higher prices for fodder this winter and the charity Forage Aid - set up by farmers to help others by donating fodder – is struggling to cope Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Tweet of the Day
Penny Anderson on the Mandarin Duck
2 minutes
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The tale of a very flamboyant duck which likes to perch in a tree in ecologist Penny Anderson's garden. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Tom Sutcliffe on the battle for political power, from Thomas Cromwell to Brexit. With Isabel Hardman, James Graham, Steven Fielding and Diarmaid MacCulloch. Show more
Woman's Hour
Sammy Woodhouse, Babies, Sex and gender
57 minutes
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The programme that offers a female perspective on the world Show more
4 Extra Debut. On a remote island, Gudrun seeks out an old friend. Viking epic of love, revenge and faith starring Kate Phillips. Show more
In 2017 the body of a woman was found washed up on an East Sussex beach. Grace Dent follows local council employee Christina as she plans her funeral and tries to identify her. Show more
Comedienne, writer and actor Sara Pascoe chats to TV star and comedian Harry Hill in the talk tag show. From March 2017. Show more
4 Extra Debut. 2016: Willa learns most of what she’s founded life upon is under threat, with tragedy not far away. Read by Laurel Lefkow. Show more
You and Yours
Choking in care homes, Black ballet, Energy price cap
40 minutes
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The people dying from choking in care homes. The new ballet shoes for black and Asian dancers. And claims that suppliers are pushing up prices ahead of the energy cap. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague.
A History of Delusions
Napoleon and 'Delusions of Grandeur'
14 minutes
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Psychologist Daniel Freeman begins an exploration of delusions. First, the many cases of Napoleon delusion in Paris, 1840, and a contemporary account of a 'Delusion of Grandeur'. Show more
Helen's plans go awry and Ben finds himself recruited Show more
Fiona Shaw stars in a new psychological thriller from writer Matthew Graham. Show more
Nigel Rees hosts the quotations quiz with Roy Hudd, Greg Jenner and Sindhu Vee. From 2018. Show more
Sheila Dillon, Chetna Makan, Tom Tivnan and Kate Young discuss the cookbooks of 2018, including books by Diana Henry, Caroline Eden, Bosh!, Yasmin Khan and Snoop Doggy Dogg. Show more
Close your eyes, take a breath, and join artist Stephanie Smith in this sound exploration of visual art without visuals. You are invited to our audio easel, to draw in the dark. Show more
Robert Beckford discusses the use of Christianity by the far right in Europe. Show more
PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.
Six O'Clock News
03/12/2018 Anger over Brexit customs plans
30 minutes
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The Attorney General angers Brexiteers by saying Britain could become trapped in fall-back customs arrangements for Northern Ireland post-Brexit.
A return visit to Woking for old-timers Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor with fourth panellist Kerry Godliman and Jack Dee in the chair. Show more
Lily makes a promise she may not be able to keep and Jennifer is outraged Show more
Front Row
Robert Redford's Career, Fiction within Fiction, Poet Fred D'Aguiar
29 minutes
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In his final film Robert Redford plays - what else - a charming bank robber. Characters in books who read and what this tells us. Poet Fred D'Aguiar responds to history. All of it. Show more
4 Extra Debut. On a remote island, Gudrun seeks out an old friend. Viking epic of love, revenge and faith starring Kate Phillips. Show more
Why have the ties that gave so many of us a shared sense of belonging weakened? Douglas Alexander explores the erosion of class, religion and security. Show more
Crossing Continents
A Stark Choice for Cambodia's Surrogates
28 minutes
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Babies born through surrogacy in Cambodia are in limbo after their birth mothers were accused of human trafficking. Who will take responsibility for them now? Show more
The rise of the right wing in eastern Germany. Rebecca Pates draws on her work in politics at the University of Leipzig and her experiences as a half-English, half-German woman. Show more
Tom Sutcliffe on the battle for political power, from Thomas Cromwell to Brexit. With Isabel Hardman, James Graham, Steven Fielding and Diarmaid MacCulloch. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Speaker: "arguable case" that government in contempt of parliament
45 minutes
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Attorney General defends Brexit agreement as "a sensible compromise". Show more
4 Extra Debut. 2016: Willa learns most of what she’s founded life upon is under threat, with tragedy not far away. Read by Laurel Lefkow. Show more
When Greeks Flew Kites
Poison: The Invisible Assassin
28 minutes
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In a year that saw the poisoning of a former Russian spy, When Greeks Flew Kites focuses on how this deadly weapon has left a trail of confusion, fear and doubt through history. Show more
Should the Government publish the legal advice it's been given on Brexit? Sean Curran follows a lively debate in the Commons and has the best of the rest of Monday at Westminster. Show more
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Jo Brand turns advice giver on how to survive your family from her own experience – and some lowered expectations. Show more
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