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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Harry Baker. Show more
Can buying imported food really be better for the environment than locally sourced produce? plus why cows are back grazing the dunes of Dorset. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Michael Palin presents the magnificent frigatebird a true oceanic bird. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The random postcode generator takes us to an inner London borough, where Jolyon Jenkins finds tales of loss and longing, told through vegetables Show more
The Power of Negative Thinking
Death Can Make You Happy
14 minutes
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Psychology writer Oliver Burkeman confronts what many of us see as the most negative of all life's experiences. Could we derive happiness from thinking more about death? Show more
Woman's Hour
Belarus, Domestic Violence and Terrorism, Instagram pictures, Anna Whitehouse
58 minutes
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Belarus, Domestic Violence and Terrorism, Instagram pictures, Anna Whitehouse Show more
How breaking, also known as break-dancing, went from the inner-city streets of New York to become a new Olympic sport. Presented by four-time breaking World Champion, BoxWon. Show more
Loose Ends
Samuel West, Natasha Kaplinsky, Chris Bryant, Will Young, Courtney Marie Andrews, Arthur Smith, Clive Anderson
38 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Arthur Smith are joined by Samuel West, Natasha Kaplinsky and Chris Bryant for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Will Young. Show more
Near the Caribbean island of Black Conch, while waiting off the coast for a catch, a local fisherman meets a mermaid. Show more
You and Yours
Student Loans, Rescue Dog Welfare, Equity Release
39 minutes
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Rescue centres have told You and Yours their vet bills are rising as the dogs being handed to them are increasingly in poor health. Show more
The latest weather forecast
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
A History of the World in 100 Objects
The Threshold of the Modern World (1375-1550 AD)
Tughra of Suleiman the Magnificent
14 minutes
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Neil MacGregor's world history explores the great empires of the world around 1500 - the threshold of the modern era. Today he examines the signature of Suleyman the Magnificent. Show more
The Why Factor
Why are some songs seemingly impossible to forget?
12 minutes
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Presenter Mike Williams investigates "earworms" or "sticky songs" - those pieces of music we can't get out of our head after we hear them once. Show more
Crime and intrigue in Budapest during the Cold War. Organised crime and the arrival of a Romanian spymaster bring new dangers for the Lazars. By Philip Palmer. Show more
Russell Davies asks the questions in the first of the north of England contests in the 2021 general knowledge tournament. Show more
The Food Programme
Andrew Wong: A Life Through Food
29 minutes
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Jaega Wise meets the man taking inspiration from history, to transform modern assumptions about Chinese cuisine. Show more
Writer Anna Freeman presents a showcase of true stories of people who keep going, along the twisting and turning of long roads, and the art that comes from the journey. Show more
Can you make a pizza that contains everything you need to eat? 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
09/08/2021 'Code red for humanity' climate change warning
30 minutes
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UN report directly links global warming with extreme weather
David Mitchell gets Lucy Porter, Frankie Boyle, Sally Phillips, and Neil Delamere to lie with some truths. From August 2021. Show more
Alice struggles to stay in control and plans for the summer fete are thrown into chaos Show more
Front Row
Phil Wang, Shape Open exhibiton, All Bound Together, Lost manuscripts of Louis-Ferdinand Céline
28 minutes
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Phil Wang joins us to discuss his stand-up show. Shape Open online exhibition. The lost manuscripts of French writer Louis-Ferdinand Céline. Show more
Incarnations: India in 50 Lives
Amrita Sher-Gil: This is Me
14 minutes
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Sunil Khilnani tells the story of the painter Amrita Sher-Gil, 20th century India’s first art star Show more
Ian Hislop tells the story of four great Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms of England, looking for traces of their legacy today. In today’s programme he’s in Northumbria. Show more
Crossing Continents
Nigeria's Kidnapped Children
28 minutes
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Gangs have kidnapped students and staff at gunpoint across northern Nigeria, and killed some of their victims. What do the gunmen want? And how can they be stopped? Show more
Professor Matthew Cobb concludes his history of genetic engineering by looking at the fears and hopes raised by CRISPR gene editing. Show more
The random postcode generator takes us to an inner London borough, where Jolyon Jenkins finds tales of loss and longing, told through vegetables Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
"Code Red for humanity"
45 minutes
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Near the Caribbean island of Black Conch, while waiting off the coast for a catch, a local fisherman meets a mermaid. Show more
Michael Rosen and Amanda Montell on the language used by cults that has permeated other, more unexpected, areas of life. Show more
Comedy writer and accidental parliamentary candidate John O'Farrell adapts his best-selling memoir about Labour's 20-year identity crisis, from Labour landslides to Brexit. Show more
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Giles Terera reads from his insider's account of his time in Hamilton, one of the most groundbreaking musicals of our time. Today: an offer of a lifetime leads to doubts... Show more
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