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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rt Rev Mary Stallard, assistant bishop in Bangor. Show more
Michael explores how you can two-step, boogie and bop your way to improved mood, muscle strength, and brain volume, and even a longer and healthier life. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
In the first of two back-to-back hikes in the Mourne Mountains, Clare walks from Bloody Bridge near Newcastle, on the coast of County Down, up into the hills. Show more
Farming Today
21/05/22 - Farming Today This Week: The vet shortage, dead shellfish, biodiversity and county shows.
25 minutes
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Charlotte Smith presents a round of the week's rural news. Show more
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Saturday Live
Tom Felton and Tom Bradby
1 hour, 27 minutes
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Harry Potter actor Tom Felton, listener Briony Maclean's path to modelling, opera star Wynne Evans, Shobna Gulati's Inheritance Tracks, broadcaster and writer Tom Bradby. Show more
True stories of what Prince's epic ballad means to different people around the world, from the very first jam in 1983 to the global hit that reigns over us today. Show more
As the Metropolitan Police force announces the end of the partygate investigation, BBC political correspondent Ben Wright analyses the latest developments from Westminster. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
The Women Missing in Afghanistan's Prisons
28 minutes
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Women prisoners in Afghanistan, Cambodia's stolen treasures, plus Estonian attempts to woo Russian speakers, elections in Lebanon, and the passion play with a cast of two thousand. Show more
Money Box
How new rules might affect your energy bills
29 minutes
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How Ofgem plans to reduce the risk of energy suppliers going bust and what that could mean for your billls. Show more
Andy Zaltzman hosts a special UK vs Rest of the World edition recorded with a virtual online audience. Show more
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Any Questions?
Lord Blunkett, David Davis MP, Nancy Fielder, Dame Julie Kenny
47 minutes
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Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Sheffield Hallam University with Lord Blunkett, David Davis MP, Nancy Fielder and Dame Julie Kenny. Show more
Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
There's a lot of carbon locked up in the peatlands of Britain and Ireland. Can we keep it there and even return drained bogs to life, sucking more carbon dioxide from the air? Show more
Adaptation of Nicholas Hytner's National Theatre production of Alan Bennett's short autobiographical play. Alan is played by Alex Jennings and Alan Bennett. With strong language. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Siobhan McSweeney, Anne-Marie Duff, Mel C
57 minutes
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Siobhan McSweeney and TikTok star Sister Monica Clare talk to us all about nuns. Show more
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Political Thinking with Nick Robinson
The Nimco Ali One
34 minutes
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Nick Robinson speaks to Nimco Ali, government adviser on violence against women and girls. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
21/05/2022 Labor Wins Australian Election
15 minutes
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Australia is to have a new government, after the conservative coalition lost power to the centre-left Labor Party.
Loose Ends
Katherine Parkinson, Jess Phillips, Raven Smith, Melissa Johns, SOAK, Leyla McCalla, YolanDa Brown, Clive Anderson
36 minutes
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Clive Anderson and YolanDa Brown are joined by Katherine Parkinson, Jess Phillips, Melissa Johns and Raven Smith for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
Food writer and campaigner, whose blog about being a single mum on benefits led to her writing best-selling recipe books for those struggling to get by Show more
Sitar player and composer Anoushka Shankar tells John Wilson about the most significant cultural influences and experiences that have shaped her own artistic life. Show more
"My own belief in progress has been badly shaken by multiple events - namely the war, the plague and endless trouble with my knees." Joe Queenan on the stuttering ascent of man. 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 into twisted audio shapes. This week: Bears, protocols, horsemen. And The Little Mermaid finds Rebekah Vardy's agent's phone at the bottom of the sea.
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Samira Ahmed brings together activists from two different generations to reflect on the challenges of campaigning for adequate social housing Show more
Kirsty Lang is in the chair as the South of England take on Northern Ireland in the cryptic quiz. Show more
Hannah Hodgson selects poems that sing, including those reflecting on disability and by disabled poets. We hear from Raymond Antrobus, Andrew McMillan and Dorothy Wordsworth. Show more
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It is 40 years since the end of the Falklands War. Hear two very different perspectives on the conflict from an Argentine veteran and a British veteran. Show more
By Heidi Amsinck. A man takes a job in a very unusual bakery in Copenhagen that relies on a unique ingredient. Show more
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