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Farming Today
23/11/21 - Lobster deaths, tackling flea beetle, the Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture and algae for animal feed
13 minutes
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An investigation is underway into the death of large numbers of crab and lobster off the north east English coast. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Dermot O'Leary on the Sea Eagle
2 minutes
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Dermot O'Leary goes in search of sea eagles in the Highlands, but with the light fading, his chances of seeing them are not looking good. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament.
A series of strange, unexpected, human stories from the history of the culture wars. Show more
Prof Jonathan Ball finds out just how easy it has become to sequence a genome and edit it. Matt Loose and Chris "CRISPR" Denning Show more
Woman's Hour
MP Caroline Nokes, Beverley Knight, Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai
58 minutes
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Beverley Knight plays Faye Treadwell, one of the first Black women to manage a vocal group in the US. Show more
David Runciman looks at how democracies can navigate a world of accelerated speed. Show more
The incredible story of a 19-year-old refugee from Hitler’s Germany who, safe at last in Britain in 1940, was deported in horrific conditions to the other side of the world. Show more
Meg Mason's darkly hilarious and breathtakingly tender novel on the ups and downs of modern love. Today: Martha finds herself married, and then divorced... Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours - How do you feel about using a credit card?
39 minutes
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Call You and Yours: How do you feel about using a credit card? Email youandyours@bbc.co.uk and leave your number so we can contact you. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
When Ophelia Byrne goes to find out how the border in Ireland was finalised nearly a century ago, a chance discovery in the archives makes her question the entire process Show more
Lynda’s feeling a cut above the rest while Jazzer and Will hatch a plan. Show more
4 Extra Debut. From 1425 to 2019, two ill-starred love triangles, set at the oldest horse race in Italy. Stars Peter Wright and Rebecca Lee. Show more
Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about luck, superstition and surrendering to chaos. Show more
Costing the Earth
All Aboard the Sir David Attenborough
28 minutes
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Helen Czerski gets a sneak preview of Britain's newest polar explorer, the RRS Sir David Attenborough. Show more
Defence correspondent Jonathan Beale asks whether medals for bravery encourage recklessness within the military. With modern warfare changing, are medals fit for purpose? Show more
Two memoirs and a Japanese novel are up for discussion 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
23/11/2021 Greenhouse gases illegally sold in Britain
30 minutes
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BBC investigation finds hydrofluorocarbons, used in cooling systems, are smuggled from Ukraine into the EU and UK. Several countries release oil reserves to cut its global price.
Detectives investigate some unexplained thefts threatening the future of a community centre. Stars Joanna Lumley. From 2017. Show more
Chelsea strikes a deal and Ruth feels bogged down. Show more
Front Row
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Turner Prize nominees Gentle / Radical, Costa Book Awards
42 minutes
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Andrew Lloyd Webber on his ambition to write a musical about the refugee crisis, and Front Row announces the shortlist for the Costa Book Awards. Show more
How do you know if you’ve been recruited by a cult? Rachel Stonehouse investigates claims there are up to 2,000 cults currently operating in the UK. Show more
We investigate your problems; from access to TV and art, to English audio translations on reports from Afghanistan on the BBC News at 10. Show more
All in the Mind
Depersonalisation disorder; Air pollution and mental health; Counter-messaging
28 minutes
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Claudia Hammond explores the psychiatric condition where you feel permanently disconnected from reality, and new evidence on the link between traffic pollution and mental health. Show more
A series of strange, unexpected, human stories from the history of the culture wars. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Covid taking a “firm grip” again in Northern Ireland
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
Meg Mason's darkly hilarious and breathtakingly tender novel on the ups and downs of modern love. Today: Martha finds herself married, and then divorced... Show more
Fortunately... with Fi and Jane
212. Underpant Pyres, Death and Dying with Kathryn Mannix
1 hour, 6 minutes
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In this edition of the podcast, Kathryn Mannix, former palliative care doctor, joins Fi and Jane to discuss death and dying. Show more
All the news from Westminster with Susan Hulme.
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Qian Julie Wang's powerful memoir about growing up as an illegal immigrant in Brooklyn continues. Today, newly arrived, her mother takes what work she can. Katie Leung reads. Show more
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