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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Revd Dr Mark Clavier, canon theologian for the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon. Show more
Farming Today
31/10/22 Bird flu compensation 'not fit for purpose', rural housing, Gloucester cattle
11 minutes
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Calls for a better compensation scheme for farms hit by avian flu. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
John Aitchison presents the Canada goose. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Start the Week
Building the Body, Opening the Heart
42 minutes
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Siddhartha Mukherjee, Sian Harding and Paul McAuley discuss the history and future of cell biology and the human heart, with Adam Rutherford. Show more
Woman's Hour
Donna Patterson, Running in the dark, Tammy Faye Musical
57 minutes
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Donna Patterson speaks about winning an employment tribunal against supermarket Morrisons. Show more
Elegant, feathery, and more than likely extinct: finding the long-lost pink-headed duck has been Richard's obsession for twenty years. Could this be the year he finally does it? Show more
As contractors to the NHS, GPs are not only clinicians but owners of small businesses. How do the economics work? And could this model be one of the reasons for GP shortages? Show more
You and Yours
M&S stores, Gambling addiction, Haunted house sales
53 minutes
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An M&S boss explains why they are closing some stores in town centres, plus why selling a haunted house can scare off buyers. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
The Threat to American Democracy
Russia, if you're listening
14 minutes
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Owen Bennett-Jones explores the threats facing America’s electoral system. How close has Russia come to hacking US voting software? Can American citizens still trust the system? Show more
Is Chelsea in the mood for home comforts? Kirsty needs to make a quick adjustment. Show more
Actor Florence Pugh talks to John Wilson about her career and formative influences. Show more
Russell Davies puts the questions to another set of semi-finalists in the general knowledge quiz. Show more
Sheila Dillon and chef Michael Caines meet the Best Food Producer finalists of 2022; a community farm, a business making cultured butter, and processor of wild Scottish venison. Show more
Neil Brand unearths the story of Hammer Horror's modernist soundtracks and the leading avant-garde composers who scored them, and explains the nuts and bolts of scary music. Show more
The Right To Be Forgotten allowed people edit their online histories. But having no digital history at all is suspicious. So how much information is enough to prove you are real? 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
31/10/2022 Home Secretary Defends Immigration Policy
30 minutes
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Suella Braverman has defended her handling of immigration policy after days of criticism. And Russian attacks have left much of Ukraine without power.
In this week’s episode, copper turned stand-up Alfie Moore is called to a camping site to investigate a suspected break-in. Show more
Tracy is feeling optimistic, and elsewhere could someone use a hug? Show more
Front Row
Alison Lapper on Sarah Biffin, Ric Renton, Plastics at the V&A Dundee
42 minutes
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Artist Alison Lapper on the work of pioneering Victorian artist Sarah Biffin and Ric Renton on his play One Off. Show more
Emily Knight finds out how the design of zoos changed over the century, bringing animals out of cramped cages and putting them in naturalistic 'enclosures'. Show more
Analysis
Is 'Political Blackness' gone for good?
28 minutes
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Mobeen Azhar finds out if we still need a collective term for Britain’s ethnic minorities. Show more
Mark Damazer explores how Whitehall's most powerful department came under attack and dramatically reasserted its authority. Show more
Start the Week
Building the Body, Opening the Heart
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Sian Harding and Paul McAuley discuss the history and future of cell biology and the human heart, with Adam Rutherford. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Home Secretary says immigration system is "broken"
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
The bestselling author of ‘The Poisonwood Bible’ reimagines Dickens for the modern age, as a young Appalachian boy struggles to thrive in a broken system.
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Liz witnesses a terrifying apparition, and Laurence’s strange behaviour starts to alarm Bill. Could he really be possessed? Danny Robins investigates. Show more
All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
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Disaster Trolls
1. Darkness in the Glade of Light
16 minutes
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Daren is haunted by his experience of the Manchester Arena bombing. So why do people taunt him with conspiracy theories that falsely claim the attack didn't happen? Show more
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