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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Ruth Yimika Afolabi Show more
Farming Today
19/10/22 - 'Sexing up' farming, a "Landuse Framework" and dying trout
13 minutes
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Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, known as The Black Farmer, hopes to increase the diversity of students at the Royal Agricultural University, where he has been appointed as governor. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Michael Morpurgo on the Oystercatcher
1 minute
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Children's author and playwright Michael Morpurgo enjoys talking to oystercatchers on his annual visit to the Isles of Scilly. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Sean Curran reports on a debate about the treatment of Hong Kong protesters in Manchester, more fallout from the Tory mini-budget and the latest from the Senedd in Cardiff
Teresa Weiler’s discovery of her birth parents’ shocking secret led her to make profound decisions about her own future. Dr Sian Williams hears her story. Show more
If there’s not a blue, it’s not a board. Ed Gamble and Andi Oliver consider the smörgåsbord of possibility that cheese offers. Show more
Woman's Hour
Sterilisation in the United States, Carmen Callil, Kate Beaton, #StayAtHomeGFs, Helen Gittos & East Kent Maternity Report
58 minutes
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In the aftermath of the overturning of Roe v Wade reports suggest younger women are even considering permanent sterilisation so they can’t become pregnant again. Show more
The Boy in the Woods
The Boy in the Woods: The Discussion
28 minutes
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In this programme, linked to her recent Radio 4 series, Winifred Robinson reports on current best-practice and hears from those involved in the inquiry into Rikki Neave's murder Show more
More of the world-renowned storyteller’s home recordings. Featuring: Hurricane Season, from 2021. Show more
You and Yours
Cost of Living Special from Sunderland
53 minutes
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You and Yours reports from Sunderland to find out how people are coping with rising bills. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Emily Knight celebrates 60 years of James Bond on the big screen, with an alternative cast of Bond characters... from the animal kingdom. It's the turn of the Bond Villain. Show more
Mia is embarrassed by a relative’s antics, and there’s a surprise for Joy. Show more
Susan’s felt the absence of her dead dad all her life. But then she meets an elderly man called Sam, who seems to think that Susan is his daughter. Comedy drama by Faebian Averies. Show more
Money Box
Money Box Live: Your tax and your money
30 minutes
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Adam Shaw and a panel of experts discuss recent changes in tax and how it affects the self-employed. Show more
Inside Health
Still Shielding; Childhood Vaccinations; Antibiotic Use
28 minutes
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951 days shielding and counting. Shannon describes life apart from her husband and teenage daughter because her compromised immune system means she can't risk catching Covid-19. Show more
Protests: Laurie Taylor explores their different causes, methods and rates of success, from Occupy to MeToo and Iran. Show more
The role played by right-wing newspapers in Truss' mini-budget. 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
19/10/2022 The Home Secretary resigns.
30 minutes
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Miles Jupp and guests with whimsical sketches from a dark secret to a guest spot on GB News. With Dominique Moore. From 2022. Show more
There’s a shock for Alistair and Chelsea finds a new ally. Show more
Front Row
Martin McDonagh on The Banshees of Inisherin and The Royal National Mòd
42 minutes
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Poet Selina Nwulu on her latest collection, film director Martin McDonagh and Scotland's celebration of Gaelic culture, The Royal National Mòd. Show more
Teresa Weiler’s discovery of her birth parents’ shocking secret led her to make profound decisions about her own future. Dr Sian Williams hears her story. Show more
Ben Garrod and Jess French get under the skin of the enigmatic harbour porpoise, the smallest and shyest of marine mammals. Show more
Life is tough for the pangolin, a prime ingredient of Chinese medicine. Peter Hadfield travels to Vietnam to meet a local conservationist fighting hard for this ant-eating mammal. Show more
The role played by right-wing newspapers in Truss' mini-budget. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Government plunged into fresh chaos
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Dance Move by Wendy Erskine
Episode 3 - Bildungsroman
14 minutes
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Lee’s teenage fantasies about living with an older woman in the city for a week evaporate the instant he meets his peculiar host. Show more
Travel through the bad gateway in this modern ghost story as Tom Neenan discovers what horrors lurk in our apps and gadgets. In this episode a simple wordgame turns N*STY. Show more
Jon Holmes's multi award-winning satire. This week - Kwarsimodo, Jeremy Swearword, and Liz Truss: A Knives Out Mystery. Show more
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Read by Arthur Lee. Today, Okra and the complicated relationship between capitalism and freedom. Show more
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