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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Canon Simon Doogan. Show more
How tapping into plants' daily rhythms could make farming more sustainable. Show more
Bill Oddie presents the little ringed plover. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The latest news from Westminster with Sean Curran as the parliamentary session draws to a close.
Kirsty Wark brings together a group of people whose lives were changed by the discovery of long-neglected Romanian orphanages in 1990. Show more
Woman's Hour
Morris Dancing, Jacqui Oatley & Ben Bloom, Maya Foa & Andrew Mitchell MP, Bletchley veteran Betty Webb
42 minutes
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Anita Rani with morris dancers Boss Morris, is women's football commentary too soft? Bletchley veteran Betty Webb, plus a new report about British families detained in NE Syria. Show more
Moran’s daughters make the pilgrimage home, fearing that their father’s death is fast approaching. Read by Lloyd Hutchinson. Show more
Having documented more than four years as a 'prison wife' in a blog, Josie Bevan now confronts the failings of the prison system. Show more
Alfie tackles the crime of dog theft which has seen a huge rise in cases during the COVID pandemic. Show more
In the final climactic episode there is much to celebrate: Leon turns up with a huge, apologetic, bunch of flowers and exciting news from the Court of Appeal is on its way. Show more
You and Yours
Waistcoat Sales; Shopping in Northern Ireland; Bike Shops
39 minutes
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Line of Duty's Steve Arnott is inspiring a surge in waistcoat sales. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Edward Stourton.
Can British farmers transform themselves into carbon-cutting heroes. Tom Heap meets arable farmer Duncan Farrington, who has turned his farm into a carbon dioxide absorbing marvel. Show more
The walls close in on Alice, and Rex looks to the future. Show more
Three very different men are tasked with solving Northern Ireland’s border problem once and for all, but how long can that really take? Show more
The historian whose objectivity got him into big trouble at court. When he confronted the emperor, he was subjected to a horrific and humiliating punishment. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
GQT at Home: Trampled Plots and Forget-me-nots
42 minutes
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Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. Show more
A young woman meets "Brian". But hidden identities are not unique to the online world... Swipe Right aptly concludes with Punchline by Rebecca Watson, author of little scratch. Show more
Last Word
Geoff Crowther, Isamu Akasaki, June Newton, Les McKeown (pictured)
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on travel book writer Geoff Crowther, physicist Isamu Akasaki, photographer June Newton, pop star Les McKeown. Show more
The head of Radio 1 explains why they are launching a new streaming service called Relax, when the BBC is making cuts to its services. 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
30/04/2021 Noel Clarke sexual harassment claims
30 minutes
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Film & TV industry breaks ties with the actor and director, who strenuously denies claims
Andy Zaltzman presents a look back at the week's headlines with Simon Evans, Helen Lewis, Elis James and Ria Lina. Show more
Front Row
Theresa Lola and 70 years of the RFH; The Mosquito Coast reviewed; Royal Blood's new album; Andrew Miller on events pilots
41 minutes
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Poet Theresa Lola marks 70 years of the Royal Festival Hall; The Mosquito coast TV series reviewed; Royal Blood on their new album; Andrew Miller on disability rights Show more
It's the end of the journey and Heawood and Kennedy face the endgame. Stars Barnaby Kay and Jana Carpenter. Show more
Any Questions?
Jackie Baillie, Murdo Fraser, Christine Jardine MP, Ivan McKee, Lorna Slater
57 minutes
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Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from BBC Pacific Quay in Glasgow with Jackie Baillie, Murdo Fraser, Christine Jardine MP, Ivan McKee and Lorna Slater. Show more
39 Ways to Save the Planet
Five More Fascinating Carbon-Cutting Ideas
57 minutes
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We got ourselves into this mess but we can get ourselves out of it. Tom Heap and Dr Tamsin Edwards uncover five more ways to save the planet from climate change. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Israel’s worst civilian disaster
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
In the final climactic episode there is much to celebrate: Leon turns up with a huge, apologetic, bunch of flowers and exciting news from the Court of Appeal is on its way. Show more
The singer-songwriter KT Tunstall tells Matthew Parris why she adores the Scottish poet, author, artist and humorist Ivor Cutler. With biographer Bruce Lindsay. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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The Great Post Office Trial
10. What the Hell Had Happened?
16 minutes
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The extraordinary story of a campaign to uncover a massive scandal at the Post Office. Show more
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