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Farming Today
09/02/21 Report demands more funding for natural flood defences, farrowing crates, farm in a box
13 minutes
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A report by MPs accuses the government of failing to set targets for preventing flooding and demands more funding for farmers to help with natural flood defences. Show more
Liz Bonnin presents the blue rock thrush, perched high on a Spanish castle. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Yesterday in Parliament
Michael Sandel and an international panel discuss the moral issues around the jab. Is it acceptable to pay to jump the queue? Will vaccine passports create a two-class society? Show more
Woman's Hour
The women at the centre of the new drama 'It's a Sin'. Plus a look at the gendered economic impact of covid.
42 minutes
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The women at the centre of the new Channel 4 drama 'It's a Sin'. The gendered economic impact of Coronavirus. And Britain's oldest paper 'girl' Pauline Bridge. Show more
It's 1946 and having joined her husband Jim in London, Hope has made a painful decision for the sake of her baby. Show more
Journalist Hugh Muir meets black and minority ethnic police officers to find out whether claims that racism is on the rise within policing in Britain are justified. Show more
Mary Portas: On Style
All Change: from fast fashion to rental with Jane Shepherdson, talking tights with Tahlia Gray, and the home office.
28 minutes
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How did the past year change how we shopped and lived? Mary Portas looks at just a few of the changes to our high streets and homes over the past 12 months. Show more
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The story follows the might-have-been lives of five children killed in a 1944 explosion. They are now 24 years old and in south London, Alec has a kind of job interview. Show more
You and Yours
Call You & Yours - What is it like for the children you know, being taught at home?
37 minutes
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Call You & Yours - What is it like for the children you know, being taught at home?
Email us now and please include your phone number, so we can contact you: youandyours@bbc.co.uk Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Professor Deborah Sugg Ryan talks to the landlord of the Queen Victoria in Maldon, James Burrell Cook, about his struggle to stay in business during Covid. Show more
The walls close in on Neil, and Alice is touched by an unexpected gift. Show more
Real-life testimonies from young carers woven into an acclaimed theatre play by Matt Woodhead. An intimate and stark portrait of life on the edge. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Is dark matter a fudge to fit existing theories to inexplicable observations? Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate. From 2021. Show more
Word of Mouth
Hilary Mantel in conversation with Michael Rosen
28 minutes
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Hilary Mantel, author of the Wolf Hall Trilogy, talks in depth to Michael Rosen about her life in writing and language. Show more
A Good Read
Tuppence Middleton & Matthew Shribman
28 minutes
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Actress Tuppence Middleton and environmentalist Matthew Shribman talk about the books they love with presenter Harriett Gilbert. 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
09/02/2021 Hotel quarantine to cost £1,750
30 minutes
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Travellers violating measures face fines of up to £10,000 or prison. Experts say Covid-19 is unlikely to have come from laboratory. Cumbria to reconsider permission for coal mine.
A look back at Victoria Wood's stand-up and songs with her own archives and tapes. With Rebecca Front. From 2018. Show more
Susan faces the consequences and Tony is surprised when he glimpses another side of someone. Show more
Front Row
News of the World, Mary Wilson tribute, songwriter Roger Cook, Jean-Claude Carrière remembered
28 minutes
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We review Tom Hanks' film News of the World, pay tribute to Mary Wilson, speak with songwriter Roger Cook, and assess the prolific career of screenwriter Jean-Claude Carriere. Show more
Jeremy starts to experience unexplained phenomena, much to the disdain of his interviewee, the famous Skeptic Dr Fay Sullivan. Comedy drama with Jeremy Front and Rebecca Front. Show more
File on 4
Unmasked: Stories from the PPE Frontline
36 minutes
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The government was allocated £15 billion to buy personal protective equipment for NHS staff. But how well was the money spent? Phil Kemp investigates. Show more
In Touch
Assisted Guidance On London Underground; Audio Description For On-Demand TV
19 minutes
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Why does assisted guidance on London trains keep being put on hold? The calls for audio description to be added faster to on-demand TV box sets. Show more
A fever, cough or loss of smell and taste are criteria for a Covid-19 test, but what if you have different symptoms? Why do we lose our sense of smell? What causes delirium? Show more
Michael Sandel and an international panel discuss the moral issues around the jab. Is it acceptable to pay to jump the queue? Will vaccine passports create a two-class society? Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Donald Trump's 2nd impeachment trial begins
45 minutes
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
The story follows the might-have-been lives of five children killed in a 1944 explosion. They are now 24 years old and in south London, Alec has a kind of job interview. Show more
Fortunately... with Fi and Jane
177. Loving that Bass and Reading the Journals, with YolanDa Brown
51 minutes
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Fi Glover and Jane Garvey speak to musician and broadcaster YolanDa Brown. Show more
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Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell by John Preston
Ep 2 - Early Business Dealings
14 minutes
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Henry Goodman reads John Preston’s eye-watering biography. Today, Maxwell’s shape-shifting youth is marked by heroism, love and a murky start in business. Show more
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