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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Catherine De Souza, Senior Leader of City Church in Cardiff. Show more
Philippa Greer discusses the imprisonment of people convicted of genocide. Show more
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Open Country
Wizards and steam trains on the West Highland Line
24 minutes
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A journey along the West Highland Line with musician Ingrid Henderson, through mountains, glens and lochs rich with stories of both Bonnie Prince Charlie and Harry Potter. Show more
Farming Today
11/12/21 Farming Today This Week: Trees felled by Storm Arwen, Defra Secretary on pig crisis, post-Brexit farm payments
25 minutes
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The clear-up from Storm Arwen after millions of trees were felled; and the Defra Secretary says he's done what was asked of him on the pig crisis. Show more
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Mark D'Arcy reports on a bid to improve access to medicinal cannabis.
Brian May on 3D, colouring book entrepreneur Johanna Basford, Bear Grylls on finding adventures, Camilla Tominey on her mother's alcoholism and Mel Giedroyc's Inheritance Tracks. Show more
Soul Music
U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
28 minutes
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4 Extra Debut. More gospel than rock, the story of how U2’s hit song from 1987 has inspired great change in people's lives. From 2021. Show more
As problems pile up for the Prime Minister, The Financial Times' political editor, George Parker, looks back at a turbulent week in Westminster. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Madagascar: The Threat of Starvation
28 minutes
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The threat of famine in Madagascar, the guards who drove refugees out of Poland, and a Honduran President fearing extradition, plus Covid in New York and some unusual souvenirs. Show more
Money Box
Pioneer Zopa exits peer-to-peer lending
28 minutes
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Zopa leaves peer-to-peer, increased protection for loan shark victims, why some full state pensions are fuller than others and can investing protect cash from inflation? Show more
Did the party at Ten Downing Street happen or not? And who won the game of Twister? All is revealed. Show more
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Any Questions?
Carla Denyer, Ben Goldsmith, Dame Margaret Hodge MP, Lord Willetts
47 minutes
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Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from the Ceres Hall, Devizes, with Carla Denyer, Ben Goldsmith, Dame Margaret Hodge MP and Lord Willetts. Show more
Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
Adapted from the critically acclaimed Kinks album, Ray Davies' autobiographical drama, co-written with Paul Sirett, tells the story of Ray's battle for the rights to his songs. Show more
Woman's Hour
Jazz musician Zoe Rahman, IVF regulation, County Lines, Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace
43 minutes
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Zoe Rahman, jazz pianist on her new award. Chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, Julia Chain, makes a plea for the 1990 Act to be updated. Show more
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Political Thinking with Nick Robinson
The Liz Truss Foreign Secertary One
24 minutes
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Nick Robinson talks to the Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
11/12/2021 Scientists warn thousands of deaths possible from Omicron by spring
15 minutes
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Modelling by London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine shows Omicron could cause more Covid cases than wave in January this year
Loose Ends
Elvis Costello, Amelia Bullmore, Natasha Bowen, Dan Saladino, Jaz Delorean, Kay Young, George Egg, Clive Anderson
37 minutes
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Clive Anderson and George Egg are joined by Elvis Costello, Amelia Bullmore, Natasha Bowen and Dan Saladino for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
Mark Coles profiles the son of Algerians who believes in zero immigration and hopes to become France’s next president. Show more
Booker Prize-winning author Douglas Stuart reveals the turning points of his creative life. Show more
Poet and copywriter Rishi Dastidar explores the history of the relationship between poetry and advertising. Show more
More tales from the paralegal team Show more
Kathryn Simmonds' poignant story inspired by Emily Dickinson's poem about hope stirring, even in the darkest of times. Show more
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Michael Buerk chairs a live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. With Mathew Taylor, Mona Siddiqui, Tim Stanley and Anne McElvoy #moralmaze Show more
Nigel Rees hosts the quotations quiz with its co-creator John Lloyd and writers Frank Gardner and Sathnam Sanghera. From 2021. Show more
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What's the line of poetry that will live in your head forever? Vanessa Kisuule tells the stories of poems that speak to us so strongly that we return to them again and again. Show more
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