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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner. Show more
Farming Today
05/08/2022 - Veg growers, rural crime, gooseberries
13 minutes
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Warning of veg growing crisis; rural crime survey; record-breaking gooseberries. Show more
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the greater honeyguide of sub-Saharan Africa. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Clare Smyth, chef and holder of three Michelin stars, shares the eight discs, book and luxury item she would want with her if cast away on a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more
Woman's Hour
England's netballers - the Roses, School exclusions, South Asian women in WWII, Rape survivors and therapy, Women artists
57 minutes
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England's netballers, the Roses, play Australia in the semi-finals at the Commonwealth Games tomorrow. Will they make Sunday's final? Show more
Moving Pictures
The Detroit Industry Murals by Diego Rivera
28 minutes
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Cathy FitzGerald invites you to discover new details in old masterpieces, using your phone, tablet or computer. This episode - The Detroit Industry Murals by Diego Rivera. Show more
Chris, a vegan eco-friendly vet student hunk, comes to help with lambing, and Dangerfield Farm is thrown into turmoil. Show more
The row over drag queens reading stories to children. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Edward Stourton.
Martin's adoption file feels like Laura's last chance to find his birth mother - will it contain the information Laura needs? Show more
Is Tom having a change of heart? Alistair is full of compliments. Show more
By Helen Cross. Baby Gulliver is in the hospital, and Rose uses the last of her energy to get to him. She knows there is danger everywhere. Show more
Neil MacGregor reflects on how we come to understand images, with a focus on the rock art of the San people in southern Africa, and a Japanese shrine to the Shinto divinity Inari. Show more
Peter Gibbs and the panel are in Eastbourne for the horticultural programme featuring a panel of gardening experts. Show more
New stories from recent winners of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Agamemnon’s Earthen Ships by 2019 prizewinner Constantia Soteriou from Cyprus, read by Mia Soteriou. Show more
Last Word
Bernard Cribbins OBE (pictured), Diana Kennedy MBE, Sir Colin Blakemore, Nichelle Nichols
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on actor Bernard Cribbins OBE, food writer Diana Kennedy MBE, neuroscientist Sir Colin Blakemore, actor Nichelle Nichols. Show more
BBC weather forecaster Tomasz Schafernaker discusses reporting of the recent heatwave, and Scotland Editor James Cook talks about impartiality in the Scottish independence debate. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
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Six O'Clock News
05/08/2022 Tory Rivals Push Economic Plans
30 minutes
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Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak both insist their rival plans for the economy are best
Miles Jupp stars as Henry Tobin, Britain’s shortest serving and least successful former Prime Minister. Show more
Natasha is grateful for support, and Lynda senses an opportunity. Show more
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode revisit Jamaican cult classic The Harder They Come on its 50th anniversary, speaking to of one its stars Carl Bradshaw and to fan Don Letts. Show more
Any Questions?
Lord Adebowale, Robert Jenrick MP, Catherine West MP, Charlotte Pickles
47 minutes
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Ben Wright presents political debate and discussion from Wakefield Cathedral with a panel that includes Lord Adebowale, Robert Jenrick MP, Charlotte Pickles and Catherine West MP. Show more
Sara Wheeler, recently appointed Jan Morris's authorised biographer, ponders the issue of voice appropriation. Show more
Dominic Sandbrook looks beyond the flower power, drugs and music to see what that 1967 summer really meant to people. From 2017. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
The US-China relationship
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
The world reels with violence and slaughter. Mrs Bridge draws comfort from the presence of her children. Show more
Johan Cruyff was part of the Dutch football revolution of the 1970s. He gave his name to an incredible piece of skill and as a coach at Barcelona changed the game. With Pat Nevin. Show more
Comic, writer, actor and director Chris Addison discusses his journey from joke writing to screen writing and beyond. From 2021. Show more
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Angela Hui recalls growing up in her parents’ Chinese takeaway, Lucky Star, in a small Welsh town. When she leaves home for university everyone’s lives have to adapt. Show more
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