Actor Ralf Little, Craig Bromfield on his relationship with Brian Clough, sports journalist Emma John on bluegrass and cricket and The Police's Andy Summers' Inheritance Tracks. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. Show more
Assistant Editor of the Spectator Isabel Hardman interviews Lord Mandelson, and presents discussions on: NHS resilience, the cost of living and how to be an effective committee chair. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Uncovering China's Internet Trolls
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China's online trolls, scandal in The Seychelles, and Peruvian children who lost parents to Covid. Also, the South Sudanese general, and eating cake: Denmarks act of defiance. Show more
Automatic pensions for 18-21-year olds, the best ways to invest your money in 2022, the tax implications of cash inducements and the rise and fall of cheques. Show more
As the News Quiz returns for 2022, Andy Zaltzman is joined by Alice Fraser, Chris McCausland, Katie Perrior and Ahir Shah to take on the news headlines from the UK and beyond. Show more
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Any Questions?
Joanna Cherry QC MP, Tan Dhesi MP, Nigel Farage, Kit Malthouse MP
47 minutes
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Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Reading Minster with Joanna Cherry QC MP, Nigel Farage and Kit Malthouse MP. Show more
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Orson Welles’ unproduced screenplay of Conrad's celebrated novel tells the story of a skipper who is hired to take a steam ship up the Congo River and encounters a terrifying evil. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour: Putting your life on the page, Dr Lin Berwick, Poorna Bell
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Author Poorna Bell speaks on the problem with New Year's resolutions, and how to get it right. Show more
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Nick Robinson talks about what's really going on in British politics.
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Six O'Clock News
08/01/2022 UK records more than 150,000 Covid deaths
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The UK is the seventh country to pass this number after the US, Brazil, India, Russia, Mexico and Peru. A further 313 deaths were recorded today in the UK.
Loose Ends
Donny Osmond, Rebecca Frecknall, James Nesbitt, Stealing Sheep and The Radiophonic Workshop, Maia Miller-Lewis, Emma Freud
37 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Emma Freud are joined by Donny Osmond, Rebecca Frecknall and James Nesbitt for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
The first woman to lead an Italian opera house, Mark Coles profiles the trailblazing career of Oksana Lyniv, Teatro Comunale di Bologna's newly appointed Music Director. Show more
In the first of five programmes discussing how we should respond to population change around the world, Amol Rajan and guests ask, ‘Is demography destiny?' Show more
Horatio Clare examines how the writer Jan Morris authored her own life, from her nationality to her sexual identity, trying to get behind the myths and masks she created. Show more
Tumanbay is recovering from a brutal occupation by the followers of Maya. Manel, daughter of Tumanbay’s greatest commander, now sits on the throne. Show more
Joining Sandi Toksvig in her cosy log cabin today is campaigner and wealth consultant Gina Miller. Show more
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Cultural historian Nandini Das explores the power of empathy to shape our political worlds, in conversation with author and academic researcher Claire Yorke Show more
TEST MATCH SPECIAL: Men's Ashes. Australia v England. Commentary on the 4rd Test from the SCG Sydney with Jonathan Agnew, Isa Guha, Jim Maxwell and Simon Mann. Show more
