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A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Canon Patrick Thomas, Vicar of Christ Church in Carmarthen
Bex Burch, who plays and composes for the Ghanaian xylophone, explores the difference between 'doing' and 'being' as a source of creativity. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
The story of Southwell told through the workhouse, the minster and a 200-year-old apple tree. Show more
Sybil Ruscoe is in Worcestershire meeting two farmers who are self-confessed social media addicts to explore the power and pitfalls of social media. Show more
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News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Actor Joe McFadden, former model Victoria Nixon, Buddhist monk and meditation teacher Gelong Thubten and scientist and extreme sport aficionado Hugh Montgomery. Show more
Broadcaster/comedian Ayesha Hazarika MBE, historian Greg Jenner and musician John Grant mull over the tensions between life in public and private. Show more
Katy Brand explores the eclectic life of the high heel – from its place on the feet of men, as well as women, from royal courts to pornographic photography. Show more
Forest fires in far-flung Siberia, but is Russia also burning socially and politically? Our correspondent drives deep into the Siberian taiga to watch the fire fighters at work. Show more
A relationship counsellor helps people talk about money. In honest and intimate discussions, families and couples open up about their finances and their feelings. Show more
Tom decides the time is right for a cash-in memoir and Sam wants a piece of the action. Stars Yasmine Akram. From 2019. Show more
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Any Questions?
Nimco Ali, Shaun Bailey MLA, Luisa Porritt MEP, Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP
50 minutes
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Ritula Shah presents political debate from the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House in London, with Nimco Ali, Shaun Bailey MLA, Luisa Porritt MEP and Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP. Show more
What of the prime minister’s fast-track visa plan for overseas scientists? If you work in the science field, what difference do you think it will make post-Brexit? Show more
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: Walk or Pilgrimage?
14 minutes
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Lynne Truss joins Will Parsons , co-founder of the British Pilgrimage Trust on the Old Way in East Sussex to travel by foot and discover how a pilgrimage differs from a walk. Show more
Sarfraz Manzoor grew up listening to Bruce Springsteen in his teenage bedroom in Luton. Now he goes in search of that mythologised landscape of the blue collar rocker. Show more
Woman's Hour
Director and actor Kathy Burke on her new series of documentaries: All Woman
54 minutes
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Kathy Burke talks about her new documentaries "All Woman", Disability campaigner Dr Amy Kavanagh on her experiences of harassment in public spaces., plus music from Karine Polwart Show more
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines.
The Inquiry
Will China crack down on Hong Kong?
23 minutes
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Last month a proposed new extradition bill triggered Hong Kong's largest ever protests, exposing tensions between the autonomous territory and Beijing. How will China respond? Show more
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Loose Ends
Konnie Huq, Aisling Bea, John Finnemore, Terry Reid, Marika Hackman, Deborah Frances-White, Nikki Bedi
38 minutes
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Nikki Bedi and Deborah Frances-White are joined by Aisling Bea, John Finnemore and Konnie Huq for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Marika Hackman. Show more
Mark O'Connell argues that in an age of strong opinions, we should embrace ambivalence. Show more
Saturday Review
At the Edinburgh Festivals, including The Secret River and the Pet Shop Boys Musical, Musik
50 minutes
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We're in Edinburgh, drawing your attention to some festival highlights, including the Pet Shop Boys musical Musik and a stage adaptation of Kate Grenville's novel The Secret River Show more
Robert McCrum explores Samuel Beckett’s astonishing literary career through rare audio tape recordings. From 2019. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Dramatisation of Karl Marx’s iconic work imagining what he would make of our 21st century global economy. Stars David Threlfall. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Clive Anderson and guests ask if the Home Office should have the power to take away the citizenship of someone born and brought up in Britain. Show more
Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as students from the University of Plymouth take on their professors. From July 2019. Show more
Poet Richard Price relives his childhood summer holidays on a beach in the northwest highlands. But its a place with a shadow, in the form of Gruinard or Anthrax island. Show more
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The Poet and the Echo
Three Things Which Come Unasked
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Inspired by an anonymous Gaelic poem, Iain Finlay Macleod’s witty contemporary story. Read by Fiona MacNeil. Show more
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