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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Rachel Mann. Show more
After a long-running campaign, the EU has pledged to phase out cages for farm animals and birds. Farmland birds - there are success stories, but many species are still struggling. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Chris Packham presents the purple martin from eastern North America. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Rethinking education post-pandemic. In the first of five programmes discussing how or why we should make changes in education, Amol Rajan and guests ask 'What is education for?' Show more
Woman's Hour
Claudia Winkleman, Yvette Cooper, Heidi Carter, Lillie Harris
57 minutes
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Claudia Winkleman discusses life with Emma on the publication of her first book, Quite. Yvette Cooper on tabling an amendment to the Police Courts Crime & Sentencing Bill. Show more
Elon Musk wants to save the world by colonising Mars, making humanity a multi-planetary species. Jill Lepore traces the history of this 'existential catastrophism'. Show more
Loose Ends
Les Dennis, Charlotte Philby, Ivanno Jeremiah, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Emma-Jean Thackray, Tamaraebi, Emma Freud, Clive Anderson
36 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Emma Freud are joined by Les Dennis, Charlotte Philby, Ivanno Jeremiah and Kiri Pritchard-McLean for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
Hale is on the run from Pinkie's mob. He thinks they mean to murder him. Brighton is a big place - but is there anywhere for him to hide and who will give him refuge? Show more
You and Yours
PCR Tests; Pantries and Larders; Frozen Bank Accounts
39 minutes
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Complaints mount about problems with the two and ten day PCR testing system for travellers. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
The history of the world as told through objects. This week Neil MacGregor, the director of the British Museum, explores the story of the Lewis chessmen.
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Every week, hundreds of millions of people around the world surrender their emotions, leave them in the hands of strangers. Mike Williams asks why do sports fans do it? Show more
Neville returns from New Zealand to inspect storm damage on his house – but his arrival doesn’t go as planned. Stars Tony Flynn. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Hitting the road in Manchester - taxi driver Bernie makes a friend, while Ben picks up a healer. Stars Jo Enright. From 2020. Show more
Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as students from Nottingham Trent University take on their professors. From July 2021. Show more
The Food Programme
Unpacking the Great British Picnic
28 minutes
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Jaega Wise considers how the picnic became an institution - and whether, after a year when outdoor eating became the norm, our picnic staples have progressed beyond soggy sarnies. Show more
A four-part series on the relationship that Scotland’s writers have with Scotland itself. With Kirsty Wark. Show more
Why do our tummies rumble? Does it always mean we are hungry? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate. From 2020. 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
05/07/2021 Masks and social distancing to go on July the 19th
30 minutes
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Boris Johnson says facemasks to become voluntary, and people will not have to sign in at pubs
Radio 4's antidote to panel comes once again from the Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House but with a virtual audience drawn exclusively from Northern Ireland.
Peggy offers an apology and Lynda finds herself usurped. Show more
Front Row
Paula Rego at Tate Britain, Black Widow, Cultural Recovery Fund a year on
28 minutes
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A retrospective of Paula Rego opens at Tate Britain. Director Cate Shortland on long-awaited Marvel movie Black Widow. Sir Nicholas Serota on the £1.57bn Cultural Recovery Fund. Show more
Leah Sottile meets a member of a group who became so radicalised in their anti-government beliefs, they armed up for war. And actually tried to pull off an act of terrorism. Show more
The New Deal - A Story For Our Times
3: Waitin' On Roosevelt
28 minutes
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Marybeth Hamilton explores how the New Deal impacted on Black Americans and how they in turn began to alter the political landscape, revealing the fissures of Jim Crow America. Show more
Analysis
Stalemate: Israel and the Palestinians after Gaza
28 minutes
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Edward Stourton examines the prospects for a two state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Show more
Struggling to find words is often an early sign of dementia; David Shariatmadari explores the science of language, dementia and ageing as he reflects on his own father’s experience Show more
Rethinking education post-pandemic. In the first of five programmes discussing how or why we should make changes in education, Amol Rajan and guests ask 'What is education for?' Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Most remaining covid restrictions to be scrapped
45 minutes
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Hale is on the run from Pinkie's mob. He thinks they mean to murder him. Brighton is a big place - but is there anywhere for him to hide and who will give him refuge? Show more
Greg James heads deep into the BBC archives to deliver a selection of prime and often forgotten audio, using stories of the week as his launch-pad. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Pioneering nature writer Richard Mabey, now in his 80th year, reads his groundbreaking book on the impact of nature on mental health. Today: reflections on nature and depression... Show more
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