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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaunaka Rishi Das, Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies Show more
Farming Today
16/08/22 Seasonal workers, Sheep's milk cheese, Drought support
13 minutes
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Investigation begins into claims migrant workers from Indonesia took on £5000 of debt to pick British fruit. Plus support for livestock farmers during drought. Show more
Michael Palin presents the kea from a windswept mountain in New Zealand. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Across the Red Line
Can going on strike any longer be justified?
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Ex-trade union leader Alan Johnson and economist Andrew Lilico debate - and are then invited to explore each other's perspective. With Anne McElvoy and Gabrielle Rifkind. Show more
Woman's Hour
Musician Self Esteem, Baroness Minouche Shafik and Female Astronomers
53 minutes
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The musician Self Esteem on her Mercury Prize nomination. Show more
Why do you immediately focus on some things and totally fail to notice others? Rutherford and Fry explore the psychology of attention. If they manage to stay focused. Show more
Ian Hislop explores the sights and sounds of suburbia in the 20th century, and how they've been re-imagined in art, music and on both the large and small screen. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours - How are you coping with childcare at the moment?
53 minutes
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How are you coping with childcare at the moment? Are you struggling to find a nursery in your area? Do you run a nursery and can't get the staff? Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
Simon Armitage explores Philip Larkin's poem Going, Going. Show more
Tracy is worried about Chelsea, and can Pip help a friend with a dilemma? Show more
A young atomic scientist is witness to decisions made in 1968 which changed the peaceful Indian Nuclear energy programme forever. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from York. Show more
Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey around the human body. Show more
If you hate people using this word, like, a million times in every sentence, you need to listen to this programme. Show more
Great Lives
Ravi Shankar, India's famous sitar player
28 minutes
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'There was something about his presence on stage - just his aura drew everyone in.' Bobby Seagull on Ravi Shankar, whom he saw perform live with his daughter Anoushka. 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
16/08/2022 Government Warned of Rwanda Torture
30 minutes
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Ministers were told of torture concerns weeks before trying to send refugees to Rwanda
Mitch and Ellie negotiate ground rules re overnight stays for their new relationship while Morris is desperate for someone to cook him a roast dinner. Stars Angus Deayton. Show more
Does Toby have something to share? A Ray of hope for Tracy? Show more
Front Row
Anne-Marie Duff on Bad Sisters, Returning the Benin Bronzes, Public Service Broadcasting's Prom
42 minutes
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Anne-Marie Duff on her new TV show Bad Sisters, returning the Benin Bronzes, and Public Service Broadcasting's Prom. Show more
What do you believe in? As traditional religions wane in Britain, Helen Lewis asks if political movements are taking their place. Show more
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust offer wine-tasting courses, and we paid a visit, after finding out that they have a visually impaired teacher, Richard Lane. Show more
Pandemic 1918
Episode 1 - Origins, symptoms and spread
28 minutes
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Leading virologist Professor John Oxford charts the story of the 1918-19 flu pandemic, which killed more than 220,000 people in the UK and over 50 million people worldwide. Show more
Across the Red Line
Can going on strike any longer be justified?
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Ex-trade union leader Alan Johnson and economist Andrew Lilico debate - and are then invited to explore each other's perspective. With Anne McElvoy and Gabrielle Rifkind. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
More controversy over government’s asylum seeker policy
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
A writer experiencing a mid-life crisis retrains as a chiropodist. She finds her work within the community of a housing estate in Berlin unexpectedly fulfilling. Show more
A third series of comedian Daliso Chaponda's funny, informative and thought provoking Rose D'Or nominated series in which he explores divisive global issues. 3/4 Black History Show more
Collection of lockdown recordings pondering questions around birth, death and the afterlife, with some interruptions. From 2021. Show more
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The acclaimed author reads from her memoir. Today, her childhood desire to sing the Hallelujah chorus brings her into conflict with her Jehovah's Witness upbringing. Show more
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