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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Rachel Mann. Show more
Farming Today
09/07/21 - Seed potatoes, feeding farmland birds, pea harvest
13 minutes
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The government has decided that seed potatoes can no longer be imported from the EU. Anna Hill asks what this will mean for GB growers and where the industry might go from here. Show more
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the wetland-loving African jacana. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament.
Virtual teaching became the norm for students from primary schools to university during the pandemic. But is technology a saviour or does it create more inequality in our system? Show more
Woman's Hour
Gina Yashere; Afghanistan; WAGs; Helen Epega
58 minutes
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Gina Yashere, Afghanistan, WAGs, Helen Epega Show more
Richard runs a charity for older people in Bristol. In 1895 their member paid for the Colston statue to be put up. Alasdair was one of those who helped put it in the harbour. Show more
Ashley considers the downside to having a large family - including the endless need to replace chargers. Show more
Too many questions are being asked about Hale's death. Pinkie might have to marry Rose to shut her up. You can't rat on your husband... Show more
You and Yours
Hotel Quarantine; Second-hand Clothes; Holiday Cottages
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
A family trying to get exemption from quarantine because of their child's severe allergy, plus the best and worst UK holiday cottages. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
The history of humanity as told through surviving objects. Today Neil MacGregor tells the story of a beautifully carved ritual seat from a lost Caribbean culture. Show more
Eddie offers the benefit of his experience and tension rises for the Carter family. Show more
A day of reckoning is here but as Neville awaits the outcome, he finds himself on the wrong side of the law. Stars Tony Flynn. Show more
The empress dowager Cixi demanded loyalty from her subjects but changed her mind over time about what the right path for her country really was. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
GQT at Home: Alliums, Geraniums, and Cardiocrinum giganteum
42 minutes
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Peter Gibbs hosts this week's horticultural panel show. Show more
Lights in the sky meet unrest in the office as the dust settles on the Pentagon UFO report and writer Damien Love responds to the week's news. Read by Liam Brennan. Show more
Last Word
Donald Rumsfeld (pictured), Menelik Shabazz, Elizabeth French
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, film-maker Menelik Shabazz and archaeologist Elizabeth French. Show more
The BBC's Deputy Director of News Jonathan Munro discusses impartiality and the writer Jan Etherington talks about her Radio 4 comedy series Conversations from a Long Marriage. 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
09/07/2021 Met officer admits murder
30 minutes
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A Metropolitan police officer has admitted murdering Sarah Everard
If you’re nervous about going back into the office on Freedom Day, then there’s some very good advice from the Dead Ringers team. Show more
Front Row
Llangollen bridge wrapped in patchwork for its Eisteddfod, Cannes Film Festival, Zaida Bergroth on film Tove
41 minutes
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Luke Jerram on wrapping Llangollen's bridge in patchwork. Zaida Bergroth on Tove, a biopic about the creator of the Moomins. News from Cannes Film Festival. Show more
Two Minutes Past Nine
Episode 10: The Oklahoma Standard
14 minutes
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25 years after Timothy McVeigh bombed the Murrah Building in Oklahoma City, journalist Leah Sottile investigates the far-right today in a divided and turbulent America. Show more
Any Questions?
Lord Blunkett, Philippa Gregory, Robbie Moore MP and Henri Murison
47 minutes
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Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from the Glusburn in North Yorkshire, with Lord Blunkett, Philippa Gregory, Robbie Moore MP and Henri Murison. Show more
Tom Shakespeare argues that we get rid of red tape at our peril. What is vital, he says, is to regulate the right things in the right way. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Stephen Smith explores how the ‘lateral thinking’, coined by Edward de Bono, became a by-word for creativity. From 2017. Show more
Virtual teaching became the norm for students from primary schools to university during the pandemic. But is technology a saviour or does it create more inequality in our system? Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
The "pinging" debate: concerns over staff shortages
45 minutes
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Too many questions are being asked about Hale's death. Pinkie might have to marry Rose to shut her up. You can't rat on your husband... Show more
Singer Lloyd Cole and Teenage Fan Club drummer Francis Macdonald choose very different books to discuss with Harriet Gilbert. Show more
Mark D'Arcy reports on complaints that legislation is being rushed through parliament and hears Andy Burnham tells MPs that Whitehall doesn't know best.
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The pioneering nature writer concludes his groundbreaking book on the impact of nature on mental health. Today: new love and a long hot summer re-awaken Mabey's passion for nature. Show more
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