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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Rev Dr Janet Unsworth
Farming Today
04/09/20 Nitrate credits, fall in demand for wild venison, the pigs benefiting from lockdown pub closures
13 minutes
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We hear about a new and controversial approach to allowing house building in a sensitive area - nitrate credits. Show more
Bill Oddie presents the woodlark. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Yesterday in Parliament
Kirsty Wark reunites the team behind London’s successful bid for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Show more
Woman's Hour
Hilary Swank; Miscarriage in lockdown; Muslim women write about love and desire
47 minutes
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Oscar-winning actor Hilary Swank on her new TV drama. Show more
By Nick Walker. Annika gives evidence at the trial of a revenge case. Show more
Antonia Quirke and her crew tackle key movie moments to find out if they could have really happened like that. Show more
Richie Webb stars as Nigel Penny, a cocktail pianist whose entrepreneurial brother books him for gigs he doesn’t need. This time at the launch of an all-year-round Christmas store. Show more
A teenage girl uncovers family secrets and lies in 1990s Naples, in the new novel by Elena Ferrante, author of My Brilliant Friend. 5/10 Costanza gives Giovanna a bracelet. Show more
You and Yours
British Airways Refunds; Student Accomodation; Fortnite
39 minutes
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The British Airways customers who feel misled over refunds for cancelled flights; plus, students encouraged to move into their University digs but their courses are online. Show more
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Mon-Thurs: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. Fri: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
From the Mayflower to the Moon (and Back Again)
Interstate Delight
14 minutes
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Joe Queenan continues his alternative history of the United States with this special journey across the great continent. Show more
Emma goes on the attack and Tracy proves a point. Show more
4 Extra Debut. A woman and her six-year-old granddaughter spend a summer on a tiny Finnish island. Sophia Jansson narrates. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
GQT At Home: Episode Twenty-Three
42 minutes
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Peter Gibbs is in the chair for this week's horticultural panel show. Show more
An original short story by Kevin MacNeil Show more
Last Word
Chadwick Boseman, Sir Kenneth Robinson, Lord Renton of Mount Harry, Doreen Davies
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on actor Chadwick Boseman, educationalist Sir Kenneth Robinson, politician Lord Renton, BBC manager Doreen Davies. Show more
More or Less
Schools and coronavirus, test and trace, maths and reality
28 minutes
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Evidence on Covid-19 risks in schools, data on contact tracing, and a philosophical query. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
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Six O'Clock News
04/09/2020 UK government acknowledges quarantine rules are "confusing"
30 minutes
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The government in Westminster has acknowledged that UK quarantine rules are "confusing" for travellers
Andy Zaltzman is the new host of the News Quiz, chewing over a week of headlines with a panel of guests. Show more
Front Row
Mulan review, Lorna Sage's memoir 20 years on, and must art be political?
42 minutes
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As Hull's Freedom Festival begins, we ask if art is coming under too much pressure to make social or political comment. Show more
In the final episode of ' A Small Town Murder' by Scott Cherry: Family Liaison Officer, Jackie Hartwell, hurries back to the canal in the hope of finding Sue and Carl. Show more
Any Questions?
Anneliese Dodds MP, Sir David Lidington, Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter, Nadhim Zahawi MP.
47 minutes
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Chris Mason presents political debate from London Broadcasting House with Anneliese Dodds MP, Sir David Lidington, Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter, and Nadhim Zahawi MP. Show more
As children return to school, Michael Morpurgo argues that it's time to rethink our education system and its use of endless data gathering and algorithms. Show more
The first five of Joe Queenan's journeys back into the history of United States after the arrival of the Mayflower in 1620. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Biden accuses Trump of being un-American and unpatriotic
45 minutes
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
A teenage girl uncovers family secrets and lies in 1990s Naples, in the new novel by Elena Ferrante, author of My Brilliant Friend. 5/10 Costanza gives Giovanna a bracelet. Show more
Great Lives
Ernie Bevin, forgotten political giant
28 minutes
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Ernie Bevin founded a trade union, was in Churchill's wartime cabinet, and helped to establish NATO. Why is he not better known? Show more
The price of oil is arguably the most important price in the world economy. So when did the oil boom begin, how did we become so excruciatingly dependent? Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Anthony Head reads Richard Ovenden's history of the continuing threat to libraries and archives. Today, the knowledge they hold is under attack as never before. Show more
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