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National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Reflection and prayer to start the day with Bishop David Chillingworth of the Scottish Episcopal Church.
Millennial Harleen Nottay says we should stop snooping and spying via social media on our partners, past and present, for the sake of our mental health. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
Laura Barton visits Rockfield Studios to hear how this farm-based facility became the birthplace to some of the greatest songs of all time, including Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody. Show more
Steffan Messenger joins vets on a farm visit in Chard, Somerset, to find out more about the highs and lows of life in the veterinary profession. Show more
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News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Actor Simon Callow, boxer and bassoonist Hannah Rankin, Bumblebee expert Professor Dave Goulson, stand-up comedian Jayde Adams and the Inheritance Tracks of Angelique Kidjo. Show more
Jay Rayner and his culinary panel are in Cardiff. Show more
Steve Richards and guests look back on another dramatic week - and parliamentary year - at Westminster. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Aung San and a disputed legacy
28 minutes
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Aung San Suu Kyi honours her father on Martyrs' Day. But would the man who secured Myanmar’s independence from Britain be proud of what the country has become? Show more
A daughter's 20 month fight to recover £14,000 of her deceased mother's missing savings, we meet a financially invisible woman and the deadline to make a PPI claim moves closer. Show more
The Hot Takes journalists decide to hole up at home as Boris enters number 10 in a heatwave. Starring Charlie Higson. From 2019. Show more
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Any Questions?
Stephen Bush, Geoffrey Cox QC MP, Mary Creagh MP, Alice Thomson
47 minutes
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Shaun Ley presents topical debate from Ottery St Mary Parish Church in Devon with a panel including Stephen Bush, Geoffrey Cox QC MP, Mary Creagh MP and Alice Thomson. Show more
Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
Lenny Henry stars as Jake Thorne, a police chaplain who's lost his faith and has decided, as a test for God, to behave appallingly towards those he’s supposed to help. Show more
One to One
Lynne Truss on travel: Is it worth it?
14 minutes
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Lynne Truss explores the experiences of travel and whether hope triumphs over reality with traveller and writer Geoff Dyer. Show more
Ex-inmate Carl Cattermole explores the power of concerts that have taken place in jails, from John Martyn via Olivier Messiaen to the Sex Pistols. Show more
Grime music, politics and young people. How to switch off and relax. Mental health for first responders. Diversity in children's books. Coping with the death of a disabled sibling. Show more
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines.
The Bottom Line
The Future of Commercial Aviation
28 minutes
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How can the aviation industry marry sustainability with increasing passenger numbers - with more and more of us flying cheaply since the deregulation of the airlines. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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Six O'Clock News
27/07/2019 Prime Minister promises high speed rail route
15 minutes
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Boris Johnson promises to fund a high speed rail route between Leeds and Manchester, which he says will "turbo-charge the economy"
Loose Ends
Debbie Horsfield, Elaine Bedell, Sean O'Connor, Spencer Jones, Ustad Saami, Brushy One String, JP Devlin, Nikki Bedi
43 minutes
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Nikki Bedi and JP Devlin are joined by Sean O' Connor, Elaine Bedell, Debbie Horsfield and Spencer Jones for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
Becky Milligan takes a look at the life of the controversial Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson's new Brexit strategist. Show more
Saturday Review
Bridges of Madison County, Die Tomorrow, Fosse/Verdon, Last Supper In Pompeii, David Constantine
57 minutes
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Bridges of Madison County musical, Thai film Die Tomorrow, Fosse/Verdon on BBCTV, Last Supper In Pompeii at The Ashmolean Museum and David Constantine -The Dressing-Up Box. Show more
We are living in a new age of anxiety with millions suffering from its effects. Andrew Hussey examines its negative impact but also its potential to help us in our everyday lives. Show more
Diverted to Rome by a papal commission, Vasari (Tom Conti) teaches Piero about the history of art while he battles to finish his work in record time and get back to Florence. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Matthew Taylor, Melanie Philips, Mona Siddiqui and Tim Stanley. Show more
Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as students from Royal Holloway, UCL take on their professors. From July 2019. Show more
Inspired by her long-distance friendship with Nasro, a young refugee living in a Kenyan camp, Warsan Shire has written and reads five poems about her and the experience of exile. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Inspired by Rumi, a relationship blossoms between a slave girl and the heir to a Sultan’s throne. Read by Adura Onashile. Show more
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