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Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Rev Dr Lezley Stewart of the Church of Scotland.
Anna Hill visits the Cereals 2021 event - in a flat, windy field to talk crops, drones and politics. Show more
The Little Egret - Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound. Show more
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Journalists Daniel Finkelstein and Mary Harrington debate whether centrism is obsolete - then try to discover what drives the other's view. With Anne McElvoy and Gabrielle Rifkind. Show more
Metamorphosis - How Insects Transformed Our World
Jumping Fleas
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Dr Erica McAlister uncovers a treasure trove of remarkable insights from the humble flea whose jump enables them to fly without wings. Show more
Woman's Hour
Mary Portas & Suzannah Clarke; Summer childcare; Eilidh Doyle; Mackenzy Beard; Prof Dame Caroline Dean
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Can women save the High Street economy? Show more
A high-rise disaster in Surfside, Florida; a French showcase for the hard right; Australia's mouse plague; a power scandal in Lebanon; German views on a historic game of football. Show more
A four-part series on the relationship that Scotland’s writers have with Scotland itself. With Kirsty Wark. Show more
Determined to know the true nature of his nephew's death, Francis Coyne goes to the officers’ training camp to find out. Show more
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TMS CRICKET: England v Sri Lanka. Commentary on the Second ODI from the Kia Oval with Simon Mann, Charles Dagnall, Aatif Nawaz, Ebony Rainford-Brent and James Anderson. Show more
A treatment to change faulty genetic instructions in the liver seems to be successful. Show more
Journalists Daniel Finkelstein and Mary Harrington debate whether centrism is obsolete - then try to discover what drives the other's view. With Anne McElvoy and Gabrielle Rifkind. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Donald Trump’s company and CFO charged with tax crimes
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Determined to know the true nature of his nephew's death, Francis Coyne goes to the officers’ training camp to find out. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Plastic - scourge of the planet, or synthetic scapegoat? An enviro-comedy with Jon Long and biologist Gillian Burke. From 2021. Show more
Sean Curran and the BBC's parliamentary team report from Westminster.
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Megan Phelps-Roper reads from her gripping memoir about escaping Westboro Baptist Church and its message of hate. Today: doubts finally lead to a heart-rending decision. Show more
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