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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Andrea Rea
Farming Today
FT 08/09/21 Checks on GB food going to NI delayed, methane tractor, Mangalitza pigs
13 minutes
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Some retailers in Northern Ireland have already turned away from GB food suppliers, despite post-Brexit trade checks being suspended indefinitely. Show more
Liz Bonnin presents brown skua hunting over an Antarctic landscape. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Sean Curran reports on the prime minister's announcement for social care in England and MPs' reaction to it.
More or Less
Vaccine waning, hot dogs and Afghanistan
28 minutes
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How worried should we be about antibodies? Plus food that shortens life. Show more
Angela Frazer-Wicks tells her extraordinary story of being a mother. Show more
Woman's Hour
Jennifer Hudson on Aretha Franklin; Julie Bindel; Social Care; and Soviet Women in WWII.
58 minutes
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Jennifer Hudson on playing Aretha Franklin, Camilla Cavendish on social care reform, Julie Bindel on modern feminism and we hear about the Russian women who fought in WWII. Show more
What makes one community more effective than another in being listened to by the people they elected? Chinwe Kalu-Uma looks at the tale of two communities and an incinerator. Show more
Alex and Ben are putting out a Christmas special - in the height of summer. With Margaret Cabourn-Smith. From 2017. Show more
As the train makes its way towards Bognor Regis, the Stevens family begins to relax, and Mrs Stevens reflects on an unfortunate event in her husband’s life. Show more
You and Yours
Boots, Recycling Mobiles and Over the Counter Contraception
39 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Boots plan makeover to boost their post-Covid fortunes, and as the contraception pill is made available 'over the counter', what difference does that make to women's lives?
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Neil MacGregor is this week looking at religion around 400 years ago. Today, he explores the the religious history of Indonesia - through a shadow puppet. Show more
Neil attempts to do the right thing and Joy finds herself manipulated. Show more
By Tom Wells. Will is off to uni, but when challenged to honour a promise to an old friend, he has to choose if he is going to run from his problems, or get his shorts on. Show more
How to pay your way through university, with tips and advice about loans, bursaries, bank accounts and student jobs. Show more
Prison Break
Episode 4: How did it come to this?
28 minutes
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Having documented her four-and-a-half years as a 'prison wife' in a bog, Josie Bevan now confronts the failings of the prison system. Show more
Culture and privilege: Laurie Taylor explores the inequalities that inhibit some people's access to culture, as well as to work in the cultural and creative industries. Show more
The Media Show
'TV has failed disabled people. Utterly and totally'
28 minutes
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Screenwriter Jack Thorne on why the industry must change. 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
08/09/2021 MPs voting on health & social care plans
30 minutes
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MPs are preparing to approve the government's plans to increase National Insurance to fund health and social care.
Inbetweeners star Joe Thomas was a rule-loving cub scout who even got his mum to write his diary. With Rufus Hound. From 2021. Show more
Chris has a dilemma on his hands and Ben comes clean. Show more
Front Row
The Chair reviewed, winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction, Timespan shortlisted for Museum of the Year, Punchdrunk
28 minutes
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Hanna Flint reviews The Chair starring Sandra Oh, live interview with the winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction, Timespan shortlisted for Museum of the Year, plans for Punchdrunk. Show more
David Cannadine meets Charlie Gladstone, the current resident of Hawarden Castle, to explore how William Gladstone's axe became a powerful political metaphor. Show more
Barack Obama talked often about an “arc of history” that put the US “on the right side”. But 20 years after 9/11 does that arc now look bent out of shape? Show more
Angela Frazer-Wicks tells her extraordinary story of being a mother. Show more
Britain's rivers are in crisis, with only 14% in a good ecological state. Tom Heap takes a canoe trip along a waterway he knows well, the River Cam, to ask what's going on. Show more
The Media Show
'TV has failed disabled people. Utterly and totally'
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Screenwriter Jack Thorne on why the industry must change. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Afghanistan: Ashraf Ghani breaks silence
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
As the train makes its way towards Bognor Regis, the Stevens family begins to relax, and Mrs Stevens reflects on an unfortunate event in her husband’s life. Show more
Helen Lewis introduces some iconic figures from history and looks at the influence of their less well-known life partners. Show more
The comedian explores different aspects of himself, examining his privileged status and chats with his Mum and Dad. From 2018. Show more
MPs vote in favour of a rise in National Insurance to fund health and social care spending. Show more
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Nowruz commands the women’s units as they cross the Euphrates by night to reclaim the Isis stronghold of Manbij. But it's only the beginning of a battle that will last for weeks Show more
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