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Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day with Church of Scotland minister the Rev Lezley Stewart.
A CPRE report released today identifies enough brownfield sites in England to provide for a million new homes thus helping to preserve the countryside from development. Show more
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Chris Packham presents the Indian cuckoo found across much of South East Asia. Show more
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Tom Sutcliffe discusses the ideas behind art – from Bauhaus to Edvard Munch – with Karl Ove Knausgaard, Fiona MacCarthy, Tamsin Wimhurst and Alison Brown. Show more
We speak to three generations of women fighting for the environment. Teaching LGBT rights in schools: we discuss the rights of parents and schools. Show more
By Nick Walker. On Tor's first day at school, Annika has to investigate the death of his class teacher. Show more
Lucas Laursen investigates Spain’s missing children, looking at the ideologies from the Franco era that promoted baby trafficking and how it continued after the dictatorship ended. Show more
Alexei Sayle’s The Absence of Normal is a series of dark comic plays narrated by Alexei Sayle and adapted from his original short stories. Show more
New dystopian novel from John Lanchester, author of Capital and The Debt to Pleasure. Episode 1: Kavanagh takes up his post on the Wall. Show more
On the first quarter day of the year, which businesses might not make the rent? #NoSpend, can you go a day without spending? Should life cover be cheaper for vapers than smokers? Show more
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From deadly chaos a mysterious figure emerges. Show more
Lily fears for the future and Shula continues her quest to fill the void Show more
The city welcomes back the priest-like Balarac under their leader, the Grand Master (Anton Lesser). A new uncomfortable alliance or a deadly game of deception? Show more
Russell Davies returns with a brand new series of the perennial general knowledge contest, with contenders bidding for the title Brain of Britain 2019. Show more
The Food Programme
Would you let a robot cook you dinner?
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Robots are building burgers, stretching dough in pizzerias and cooking up a media storm. Soon, they could deliver our groceries, invent recipes and cook in our homes. Should they? Show more
Dress historian Amber Butchart meets embroidery artists at the forefront of liberating embroidery from its past, helping it flourish into a new and radical form of progressive art. Show more
Aleks features the powerful story Mats Steen, a story about inner lives, overcoming adversity, prejudice and finding a haven. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
25/03/2019 PM: support lacking for third Brexit vote
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Theresa May says discussions continuing on giving MPs third meaningful vote
Paul Merton, Jenny Eclair, Fern Britton and Gyles Brandreth join Nicholas Parsons for the panel game where the challenge is to speak without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Show more
Tom discovers a surprising truth and Pip has reservations Show more
Front Row
Matthew Herbert's Brexit Big Band, Van Gogh and Britain, At Eternity's Gate, Scott Walker
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Matthew Herbert's Brexit Big Band, Van Gogh and Britain at Tate Britain, Julian Schnabel's film: At Eternity's Gate, Eimear McBride pays tribute to Scott Walker Show more
Robert Forrest's popular thriller, set in 10th-century Japan. Shonagon is summoned to meet the new empress - an encounter even more strange and disturbing than she imagines. Show more
Political commentator Steve Richards looks back on Theresa May's Brexit journey through interviews with key insiders Show more
Will the growing competition between China and the United States inevitably lead to military conflict? Show more
Samantha Renke, actress and activist, talks to Peter White about her disability and her campaigns for better access to housing and acceptance, rather than exclusion and ignorance. Show more
Tom Sutcliffe discusses the ideas behind art – from Bauhaus to Edvard Munch – with Karl Ove Knausgaard, Fiona MacCarthy, Tamsin Wimhurst and Alison Brown. Show more
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New dystopian novel from John Lanchester, author of Capital and The Debt to Pleasure. Episode 1: Kavanagh takes up his post on the Wall. Show more
Cole Moreton walks through Calais and Dover finding out what life is like beyond Brexit headlines. What are the people like, what do they have in common and what keeps them apart? Show more
It's been a night of important Brexit votes in the House of Commons. Sean Curran has all the news from Westminster. Show more
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Aeham Ahmad’s dramatic account of the siege of Yarmouk and how he risked his life defying the Syrian regime by playing the piano and singing in the ruined streets. Show more
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