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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop Helen-Ann Hartley Show more
Steven Dowd tells the story of how his life changed, and how he regained control of it. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
The landscape around Blackburn has been shaped by textiles for centuries - writer and broadcaster Ian Marchant meets the locals trying to bring the industry back. Show more
Caz Graham rounds up some of the stories from this year's harvest, including a trip to the wheat fields of Yorkshire and an encounter between Anna Hill and 'The Beast'. Show more
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Actress and writer Celia Imrie, restaurant critic Grace Dent, barber and children's author Tom Chapman, listener and climber Nick Wharton, Frankie Bridge's Inheritance Tracks. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. Show more
The Briefing Room
What next for President Biden’s foreign policy?
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What was President Joe Biden's calculation when deciding to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, and what impact will it have on his future foreign policy decisions? Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Afghanistan: Questions, Doubts and Fears
28 minutes
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What went wrong, and what now for Afghans who want to get out? Plus tales from Haiti's earthquake, the 'living dead' who are still very alive in India, and the scam artists of Paris. Show more
In a new four-part series Felicity Hannah meets households, businesses & local councils to ask who are the financial winners and losers of the pandemic? 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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Any Questions?
Diane Abbott MP, James Heappey MP, Fraser Nelson, Tommy Sheppard MP
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Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Haddenham Village Hall with Diane Abbott MP, James Heappey MP, Fraser Nelson and Tommy Sheppard MP. Show more
Is the government doing enough to help the people of Afghanistan? 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
Charlotte's marriage to Adam Verver allows her to stay close to her former lover the Prince Amerigo. Stars Nathalie Emmanuel. Show more
Woman's Hour
Lesley Manville, Afghanistan, Menopause and dental health, Conceived by rape, Ruby Wax, Pens
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Actor Lesley Manville on her mission to change the way the world sees older women - not least in her latest TV performance in Channel 4's I Am... series. Show more
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Do business gurus really hold the secret to success? Can theory from a bestselling book transform a company? Evan Davis and guests assess the
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Loose Ends
Val McDermid, Eddi Reader, Sir Geoff Palmer, Mele Broomes, Nova, Kitti, Michelle McManus, Clive Anderson
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Clive Anderson and Michelle McManus are joined by Val McDermid, Eddi Reader, Sir Geoff Palmer and Mele Broomes for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
Mark Coles takes a look at the talented and determined scientist leading the Oxford University vaccine team, Professor Sarah Gilbert. Show more
The Poet Laureate Has Gone to His Shed
Sabrina Verjee
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Sabrina Verjee joins Simon Armitage for this week's shed talk. A vet from the Lake District, Sabrina is hot-foot from completing all 214 Wainwright peaks in record time Show more
Steve Punt explores the eternal appeal of a good mystery, drawing on ten years of experience as Radio 4's resident gumshoe, Punt PI. Show more
Manel goes to the swamps in search of her enslaved father, General Qulan. Back in Tumanbay, treachery lurks at every corner, and there is someone new in charge. Show more
The next in Daisy Johnson's darkly unsettling ghost stories, set in the Fens. Show more
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Figen Murray and Bryn Hughes both have children who were murdered. They share their stories, the different choices they have made about forgiveness, and exchange a gift. Show more
Russell Davies hosts the fifth heat of the nationwide general knowledge quiz, with competitors today from the North East and North West of England Show more
Writer Bridget Minamore explores how poets write about the human body with some of the most dynamic and diverse poets in the UK, in the places where they live and write. Show more
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Activist and film maker Jack Harries assesses the influence of earth scientist and creator of Gaia theory, James Lovelock. Show more
A surprise night time visitor in her backyard in rural Texas changes Lee Ann's life, in this new story from Elizabeth Wetmore. Show more
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