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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Revd Carolyn Skinner, sports chaplain Show more
Leon Bosch reflects on the power of classical music to transform lives, beginning with his own. Show more
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Open Country
Journey to the Source of the Ancholme
24 minutes
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Ian Marchant tracks the River Ancholme back to its source, exploring the historic boats of the Lincolnshire landscape along the way. Show more
Caz Graham speaks to a conservation grazer, and to a farmer whose cattle were spooked by a low-flying hot-air balloon. Show more
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Broadcaster Christian O'Connell; listener Lisa Jones; Paula Craig, police officer and para-athlete; the Inheritance Tracks of Deborah Moggach; and comedian Daliso Chaponda. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. Show more
Steve Richards looks back at the political year with Fraser Nelson of The Spectator, Pippa Crerar of The Daily Mirror and George Parker of The Financial Times.
Stories of destruction and recovery from the Netherlands, Nagorno Karabakh and South Africa; Bolsonaro's support base erodes in Brazil; narcos and cosmetic surgery in Mexico. Show more
Thousands of people say they’ve been shut out of their bank accounts without warning or explanation. Show more
Henry Tobin is Britain's shortest serving and least popular postwar prime minister. So what next? Stars Miles Jupp. Show more
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Any Questions?
Russell Findlay MSP, Baroness Kennedy QC, Michael Russell, Ruth Wishart
46 minutes
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Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Campbeltown Picture House with Russell Findlay MSP, Baroness Kennedy QC, Michael Russell and Ruth Wishart. Show more
Should there be a tunnel between Scotland and Northern Ireland? Show more
An examination of the way manners, mores and etiquette have evolved over the centuries, with guides to behaviour from Erasmus to modern bloggers. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Innocent Ivan faces ten years in a Soviet forced labour camp accused of spying in the Second World War. Stars John Hollingworth. Show more
Woman's Hour
Amy Winehouse remembered; Canadian residential schools; Women at the Tokyo Olympics; Typewriters; Casual workwear
55 minutes
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Ten years on from her death, Amy Winehouse's mum and close friend reflect on her life. The women competing in the Tokyo Olympics. Show more
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Covid-19 vaccines dramatically cut the long clinical trial process. Evan Davis and his guests discuss if this could work for other drugs and what other changes the business faces. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
24/07/2021 The first full day of Olympic competition has taken place in Tokyo
15 minutes
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Eleven gold medals have been won so far; China are leading the table with three.
Loose Ends
David Crosby, Jackson Browne, Jamz Supernova, Alfred Enoch, Willy Vlautin, Jake Wesley Rogers, Athena Kugblenu, Clive Anderson
38 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Athena Kugblenu are joined by David Crosby, Jamz Supernova, Alfred Enoch and Willy Vlautin for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
Mark Coles profiles the award-winning British spoken word poet, podcaster, and advocate for social change, George the Poet. Show more
The Poet Laureate Has Gone to His Shed
JK Rowling
1 hour, 2 minutes
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JK Rowling, best known for writing one of the best selling book series ever - the Harry Potter series - talks to Simon Armitage about creativity, magic and life after Potter. Show more
Archive on 4
The Bathrooms Are Coming: An Internal History of Corporate Comms
57 minutes
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From in-house journals to industrial musicals to email cascades, Vincent Franklin explores the archive to see how companies have talked to their workers and how staff talk back. Show more
While betrayals and counter-betrayals dominate Gregor's every waking moment, his niece Manel is sent by her rebel comrades into the desert on a mission to kill. Show more
The next in Daisy Johnson's deliciously unsettling ghost stories set in a hotel on the Fens. Today we hear from the walls of The Hotel itself. Bettrys Jones reads. Show more
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Combative, provocative and engaging live debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Melanie Phillips, Mona Siddiqui, Tim Stanley and Matthew Taylor. #moralmaze Show more
Russell Davies returns with a new run of the prestigious general knowledge quiz, to discover who will be named Brain of Britain 2021. Show more
The award-winning singer Arlo Parks selects poems requested by listeners, with Roger McGough. Show more
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Meteorologist Peter Gibbs looks at the impact of British Antarctic Survey scientist Joe Farman who first spotted the hole in the ozone layer. Show more
When a woman finds herself getting bigger and bigger, she must reassess how and where to exist. An original short story by Anna Wood. Show more
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