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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Steve Taylor, author on psychology and spirituality. Show more
Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley
Take a Nap
15 minutes
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Michael embraces the joys of an afternoon nap. It’s not a lazy snooze, it’s a brain booster! Here’s how napping can help your heart, improve your mood and enhance your memory. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
Ramblings
Mousehole to Lamorna with Jane Johnson and Abdel Bakrim
24 minutes
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Clare Balding walks a section of the South West Coastal Path from Mousehole to Lamorna. Show more
Farming Today
14/05/22 - The cost-of-living crisis, Seasonal worker conditions, Horseshoe bats
25 minutes
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Charlotte Smith finds out how the cost-of-living crisis is impacting farmers, food and rural communities. Show more
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Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Comedian Geoff Norcott, actor Marisha Wallace, undercover cop stories with Shay Doyle, and the 1972 tragedy of the Battersea Big Dipper with listener Hilary Wynter. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. Show more
George Parker of the Financial Times discusses the Queen's Speech, Northern Ireland, housing, whether the Lib Dems and Labour should co-operate and the role of political editor. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Lockdown Life in Shanghai
28 minutes
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Lockdown life in Shanghai, gang life in El Salvador, the mixed fortunes of refugees in Switzerland, Germany's awkward relationship with Russia, and women's boxing punches back. Show more
Money Box
The people using pawnbrokers to pay for food and fuel
26 minutes
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The National Pawnbrokers Association will hold talks with the Financial Conduct Authority next week, to discuss new report findings. Show more
Andy Zaltzman throws some headlines at Mark Steel, Amy Gledhill, Angela Barnes and Michael Deacon. Show more
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Any Questions?
Catrina Davies, Jim McMahon MP, Selaine Saxby MP, John Stevens
47 minutes
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Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Cornwall College in Camborne with Catrina Davies, Jim McMahon MP, Selaine Saxby MP and John Stevens. Show more
Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
Should the price of a litre of petrol include the cost of the carbon clean-up? Tom Heap reveals a radical approach to carbon emissions. Show more
London, 1593. History says playwright Christopher Marlowe died in a drunken quarrel, nothing more. But Charles Nicholl thinks it was murder and an unsolved murder never grows old. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour: Emeli Sandé, Abi Morgan, Sophie Willan
56 minutes
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How are disabled and vulnerable children being affected by the war in Ukraine? Show more
Full coverage of the day's news
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson
The Nadine Dorries One
36 minutes
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Nick Robinson speaks to Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
14/05/2022 Ukraine declares victory in Kharkiv
15 minutes
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Ukraine says it has forced Russian troops to retreat from its second city.
Loose Ends
Stephen K Amos, Joe Alwyn, Claire Goose, Bonnie Wright, Peter Doherty & Frédéric Lo, Charlie Austen, Sara Cox, Anneka Rice
38 minutes
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Anneka Rice and Sara Cox are joined by Stephen K Amos, Joe Alwyn, Claire Goose and Bonnie Wright for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
The Sinn Féin deputy leader set to become the first nationalist first minister of Northern Ireland. Mark Coles profiles Michelle O’Neill. Show more
Singer-songwriter and Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker talks to John Wilson about his cultural influences. Show more
Thirty years after the Castlemorton Common festival, political journalist Tom Barton is joined by those whose lives were upended in the aftermath of the rave that changed Britain. Show more
The second series of the criminal family saga, from 1961-70, based on GF Newman's novel. Show more
Jon Holmes remixes the news in the award-winning The Skewer. This week, Starmer's Survival, Black Rod enters, Doctor Who vs The Racists, Ambient Spaghetti and Things Go Backwards. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
Generation Change
From Reclaim the Streets to the Sarah Everard Vigil
43 minutes
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Samira Ahmed brings together activists from two different generations, united in the same aim. To end violence against women. Show more
The cryptic quiz features the Midlands against Wales, with Kirsty Lang asking the questions. Show more
More listener requests curated by a guest poet. Show more
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Millions of people were sent to labour camps in the Soviet Union during Stalin's rule. Many died of disease, starvation or exhaustion. Hear one man's story of life in the Gulag. Show more
A contemporary dancer's disagreement with her elderly neighbour is interrupted by an unearthly sound. Written by Abby Oliveira. Show more
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