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Farming Today
17/07/20 Pickers say farm conditions left them vulnerable; Cancelled agricultural shows - filling the gap for children
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Pickers who worked on farm at centre of coronavirus outbreak criticise lack of facilities. Children whose agricultural show's cancelled find other ways to learn about rural life. Show more
Sir David Attenborough presents the globally widespread but secretive black stork. Show more
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Desert Island Discs
Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO
35 minutes
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Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of NATO, chooses the eight tracks, book and luxury he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more
Woman's Hour
Caitlin Moran on How to Build a Girl. How to change your career. The school's fruit and veg scheme.
47 minutes
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Caitlin Moran on turning her memoir "How To Build A Girl" into a film. Do you want to change your life for the better? Today - How to change your career. Show more
Front Row
Alfre Woodard, film Come As You Are and Ellie Goulding album Brightest Blue reviewed, Richard Herring
41 minutes
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Alfre Woodard on her role as a death row prison warden in acclaimed film Clemency, film Come As You Are and Ellie Goulding album Brightest Blue reviewed, comedian Richard Herring. Show more
Ellen’s been juggling too many plates for too long. Are her lies about to catch up with her? Starring Gabriel Quigley. Show more
Any Questions?
Baroness Ros Altmann, Dawn Butler MP, Bobby Seagull, Dame Sara Thornton
47 minutes
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Chris Mason presents political debate from London Broadcasting House with a panel including Baroness Ros Altmann, Dawn Butler MP, Bobby Seagull and Dame Sara Thornton. Show more
Will Self discusses how the pandemic has affected our views of legacy - what's worth passing on to future generations... and what isn't. Show more
The story of the systematic doping of the 2012 and 2014 Olympics by the Russian state.
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Major easing of the lockdown in England
45 minutes
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Mr Kola drives Adunni to Lagos to meet Big Madam her new employer. Her future might look a little brighter if she can get the education she so desires. Show more
Actors Fiona Shaw and Nicola Coughlan join Harriett Gilbert to talk books, including works by Jon Ronson and Joan Didion. Show more
Norman Borlaug transformed agricultural production around the world by tinkering with the genetic design of wheat. Yet worries about overpopulation continue. Show more
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As his time in Siena draws to a close, Matar reflects on what he has seen and how it has given him a renewed feeling of hope. He resolves to return to Siena as soon as possible. Show more
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