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Farming Today
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How to tame aggressive debt collectors, and the customers taking legal action to get access to their cash. Show more
Henry Tobin is Britain's shortest serving and least popular post war Prime Minister. So what next? Stars Miles Jupp. Show more
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Edward Stourton presents political debate and discussion from The Guildhall in Chard with Minette Batters, Thangam Debbonaire MP, Sarah Olney MP and Jacob Rees-Mogg MP. Show more
Are vaccine passports a step too far? Nightclubs in England will require them by the end of September… do you support that, is it a principle that could apply elsewhere? Show more
The mystery of Flight 702 continues with season two of the hit podcast, starring Kelly Marie Tran, Ben Daniels, Colin Morgan, Rob Benedict and Patti LuPone. Show more
The world's greatest jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong died 50 years ago. This is the story of how Britain and the man known as "Satchmo" fell in love with each other. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour: Women and Artificial Intelligence, Paralympian Stef Reid & Comedian London Hughes
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How can businesses cope with supply shortages? Car factories across the world have had to shut down because they can't get hold of enough silicon chips. What are the solutions? Show more
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Dina Asher Smith failed to qualify for the 100m final and withdrew from the 200m event.
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Sparks, Iain Stirling, Siobhán McSweeney, Frauke Bagusche, Yola, Fryars, Anneka Rice, Clive Anderson
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Clive Anderson and Anneka Rice are joined by Sparks, Iain Stirling, Siobhán McSweeney and Frauke Bagusche for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
The coronavirus epidemic is a growing crisis for England's chief medical officer. Mark Coles finds out about the man in charge and asks how he will face the challenge ahead. Show more
Jo Whiley joins Simon in his shed to talk DJ-ing and digging, sharing stories about the joys and woes of gardening and the tunes that clear and fill a dance floor. Show more
Historian and journalist Zoe Strimpel delves into the archive to explore the surprising history of the 'single' Show more
As slave trader Ibn, accused of hoarding heretical text, seeks justice from the new regime's religious courts, news arrives of a devastating plague. Show more
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Roger McGough talks poetry with his fellow Mersey poet, who chooses poems by writers as various as Charles Bukowski, Bertold Brecht and Sophie Hannah. Show more
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