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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Venerable Dr Rosemarie Mallett. Show more
Nicola Reindorp, who once doubted her own abilities to be a CEO, says we should rehabilitate doubt as a strength rather than a weakness in leaders. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
Clare crosses the famous Bridge over the Atlantic for a ramble on the island of Seil. Her guide is the writer and director of the Scottish Centre for Geopoetics Norrie Bissell. Show more
Farming Today
09/10/21 - Farming Today This Week: The future of the pig industry and UK wine production
25 minutes
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UK pig farmers are facing their biggest challenge in decades, with warnings that thousands of pigs could be culled on farms and incinerated because of a shortage of abattoir staff. Show more
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Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Sir Lenny Henry, Paula Sutton on vintage style, architect turned artist Arthur Timothy, Simon Thomas on dealing with grief, plus Booker prize winner Bernadine Evaristo. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. Show more
Campaigners say the state of Britain's rivers is worsening. Over half of them polluted by sewage. There's also a problem with agricultural run-off and chemicals. What can we do? Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
A Haitian Odyssey Across The Americas
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
A journey from Haiti through 11 countries to reach the US; Thailand's youth protest stifled; Bolsonaro's fans-turned-critics; Australia's coal culture; first impressions of Beirut. Show more
Money Box
Small businesses 'overlooked' in energy crisis
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Have small businesses been overlooked in the energy crisis? Students denied access to healthcare. Can they claim for going private? And contactless payment limit increases to £100. Show more
Andy is joined by Kerry Godliman, Anand Menon, Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Ola Labib to discuss the Tory party conference, rising fuel prices, Facebook's outage and a Malaria jab. Show more
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Any Questions?
Jess Barnard, Lord Clarke, Caroline Flint, Professor Matthew Goodwin
47 minutes
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Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Nottingham Playhouse with Jess Barnard, Lord Clarke of Nottingham, Caroline Flint and Professor Matthew Goodwin. Show more
UC uplift of £20 has ended. Are you in full time employment and struggling to pay bills? Did you have the £20 Universal Credit uplift – can you do without it? Show more
Michael challenges comedian Sindhu Vee to sing her heart out - revealing how singing can help your immune system and your brain. Show more
The rise and fall of Aristide Rougon, dramatised by Dan Rebellato, based on Zola’s 20 novel Rougon Macquart cycle. Starring Glenda Jackson and Samuel West. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour: 75th Birthday, Mina Smallman, Celibacy, Professor Anita Hill
55 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry's mother, Mina Smallman, on losing her daughters to violence against women. Show more
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The Bottom Line
Labour shortages and the new model economy
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Labour shortages, particularly in hospitality and HGV sector have been dominating the news cycle. But in a post-Brexit, post pandemic world, how do we plug these gaps? Show more
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Six O'Clock News
09/10/2021 Energy price cap ‘not fit for purpose’, say suppliers
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
There are warnings that customers could face even higher costs if more energy suppliers are forced out of business by spiralling wholesale gas prices.
Loose Ends
Miriam Margolyes, Stevie Van Zandt, Dino Fetscher, Billy Bragg, MF Robots, Arthur Smith, Clive Anderson
38 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Clive Anderson and Arthur Smith are joined by Miriam Margolyes, Stevie Van Zandt and Dino Fetscher an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Billy Bragg. Show more
Heralded as ‘a new kind of Hamlet’, The Good Wife star is the first woman of colour to play the troubled prince in a major production on a British stage. With Mark Coles. Show more
Sir Kenneth Branagh talks to John Wilson for the first of a new series of interviews in which the world’s leading cultural figures discuss their key influences and inspirations. Show more
Prof Andrea Sella on the shifting image of the scientist in popular culture, from Frankenstein to Tony Stark via victorious postwar boffinry and megalomanical Bond villainy. Show more
While working in a shoe shop, Brian meets the MP Tom Driberg and embarks on a new course in life. Joey visits Jack's casino and realises there are new ways to make money. Show more
James Robertson's powerful story inspired by Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem Ozymandias. Show more
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Russell Davies welcomes the last four competitors bidding for the title Brain of Britain 2021, in the last of this year's heats. Show more
From a day at the races to the roulette wheel on our phones, poet Amy Acre explores gambling from the inside. Show more
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Folk singer Sam Lee on the legacy of Joni Mitchell's environmental anthem Big Yellow Taxi. Show more
A new series showcasing stories by writers between the ages of 16 and 21: A Piece Of Fabric by Eliyeh Iqbal and Festa Del Redentore by Cecilia Doran. Show more
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