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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Stephen Cottrell, the archbishop of York. Show more
Psychiatrist Dr Layla McCay asks how buildings and towns affect our minds. How plants and water can reduce the risk of anxiety and depression and how we can tackle loneliness. Show more
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Open Country
Uncharted Stories of the Causeway Coast
24 minutes
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Helen Mark is in Northern Ireland to hear little known histories about the Causeway Coast. Show more
Farming Today
23/07/22 Farming Today This Week: Australian trade deal, farm accidents, livestock feed
25 minutes
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A farmer talks about a tractor accident which cost his four-year-old nephew his life. Show more
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Journalist and writer Robert Peston, comfort zone leaver Ben Aldridge, The Room Next Door creator Michael Spicer and actor Noma Dumezweni shares her Inheritance Tracks. Show more
Jay Rayner and a panel of culinary experts visit The Royal Institution, London. Show more
Top commentators review the political week
Steve Rosenberg tells the story of how he became friends with a newspaper vendor in Moscow called Valentina. Plus stories from Ukraine, Lebanon and South Africa. Show more
Money Box
Food banks warn they are struggling to meet demand
29 minutes
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Food banks across the UK have faced an increase in demand since the start of the year, coupled with a decline in food donations Show more
Liz Truss sets out her plans for governing Britain. Listener discretion advised. Show more
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Any Questions?
Kirsty Blackman MP, Iain Macwhirter, Ian Murray MP, Iain Stewart MP
47 minutes
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Anita Anand presents political debate and discussion from MacRobert Memorial Hall, Tarland, with Kirsty Blackman MP, Iain Macwhirter, Ian Murray MP and Iain Stewart MP. Show more
Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
28ish Days Later
Day Twenty: Chemical Disruption
14 minutes
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India meets with specialists to discuss the implications of modern day synthetic chemicals on the menstrual cycle. Show more
DH Lawrence's fearless writing on the complexity of human desire, sexual awakenings and same-sex love in the early twentieth century. Dramatised by Ian Kershaw. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour: Vicky Pattison, Bananarama, Women's Health Strategy
57 minutes
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Vicky Pattison on her new documentary My Dad, Alcohol and Me. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news
Boris
3. The Early Journalism Years: Shouting at the Yucca Plant
35 minutes
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Adam Fleming explores the life and career of Boris Johnson with people who have known, watched, worked or dealt with him. Episode three explores the early journalism years. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
23/07/2022 WHO Declares Highest Alert Over Outbreak
15 minutes
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The monkeypox outbreak has been declared a global health emergency by the WHO.
Loose Ends
Ian McKellen, David Sedaris, Imelda May, Simon Munnery, The Heavy Heavy, Carwyn Ellis, Yasmeen Khan, Clive Anderson
38 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Yasmeen Khan are joined by Ian McKellen, David Sedaris, Imelda May and Simon Munnery for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
As the Conservative Party prepares to elect a new leader, will the former chancellor make the step up to become prime minister? Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince take a unique view of our own planet with astronauts Nicole Stott and Chris Hadfield, space scientist Carolyn Porco and comedian and writer Katy Brand. Show more
As Birmingham prepares to host the Commonwealth Games, comedian Darren Harriott is joined by Brummy legends to argue that it's time for the UK's Second City to become its First. Show more
The murderous governor’s wife Fatima has taken control of the palace. The sultan Manel has been exiled to a madhouse in the desert. Show more
Janice studies to become a real estate agent, Pru struggles to cope with her children and Harry, now recovering from his operation, finds a new diversion. Show more
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Michael Buerk asks how much we are willing to pay for the NHS and if it is possible to maintain the promise of free healthcare for everyone. #moralmaze Show more
Steve Punt hosts a battle of wits as students from Bangor University take on their professors. From July 2022. Show more
Playwright, poet and comedian Gill Adams explores dialect and poetry in her native Hull, the East Yorkshire city with a long association with fishing, ships and the sea. Show more
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Neil MacGregor's series on the role and expression of beliefs continues with a focus on images. He begins with Our Lady of Guadalupe, from Mexico, and Artemis of Ephesus. Show more
Newly commissioned stories from recent winners of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Kanya D’Almeida from Sri Lanka, last year’s winner, reads her story Indecent Exposure. Show more
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