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Farming Today
18/08/22 Rules relaxed to help farmers feed livestock in drought, sheep in the uplands.
13 minutes
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Land set aside for nature to be cut or grazed early to help feed livestock in this summer's drought. But what will this mean for the wildlife it's supposed to support? Show more
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the common hawk cuckoo from the Bengal region. Show more
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Positive Thinking
Can an avatar cure loneliness?
28 minutes
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Chatbots are increasingly being used as companions to combat the growing issue of loneliness. Are we ready to place our care in the hands of an algorithm? Sangita Myska finds out. Show more
Five cultural figures from the front line of Russia's border with Europe - Lithuania, Finland, Moldova, Latvia and Estonia - explore their national psyche in uncertain times. Show more
Woman's Hour
Britain's secret war babies, Naomi Stadlen, Health impacts of anal sex
58 minutes
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Mary, a 'secret war baby', tracks down her Black heritage in a Channel 4 documentary. Show more
Test Match Special
England v South Africa Men’s Test Series - 1st Test
1 hour, 14 minutes
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Test Match Special: England v South Africa. Commentary on the 1st Men's Test from Lord's with Jonathan Agnew, Isa Guha, Phil Tufnell, Michael Vaughan and Vernon Philander. Show more
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Stella is making a splash, and is Joy making a new friend? Show more
Front Row
Shelea, Reviewing Official Competition and Red Rose, Gus Casely-Hayford
43 minutes
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Sheléa talks Aretha Franklin and performs live, Larushka Ivan-Zadeh and Olivia Laing review Official Competition and Red Rose, Gus Casely-Hayford on fashion history series Torn. Show more
Can the British water system cope with hotter weather? Show more
Aleks Krotoski asks if how we use technology has affected our attitudes to ephemerality and the transience of things. Show more
BBC Inside Science
A Possible Sequel to the Dinosaur Armageddon
31 minutes
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Did the Chicxulub meteor that did for the dinosaurs have a smaller companion? Also, engineers in Essex scan the Hunga Tonga volcano remotely, and the mystery of the missing anus. Show more
Positive Thinking
Can an avatar cure loneliness?
28 minutes
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Chatbots are increasingly being used as companions to combat the growing issue of loneliness. Are we ready to place our care in the hands of an algorithm? Sangita Myska finds out. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Ukraine: Europe's largest nuclear power station is shelled
45 minutes
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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
Your Place or Mine with Shaun Keaveny
Guy Garvey: New York City, USA
37 minutes
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Guy Garvey gets lyrical with Shaun about New York City. Show more
Dr Phil's Bedside Manner
Worcestershire Royal Hospital
28 minutes
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Dr Phil Hammond hears stories of staff and patients at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital. Does humour help us cope? From 2021. Show more
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Acclaimed novelist Kit de Waal continues to read from her childhood memoir. Today, the acrimony between her parents worsens, but new opportunities also open up for Kit. Show more
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