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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Ruth Wilde, national coordinator of the Inclusive Church. Show more
Farming Today
21/11/22 - National Living Wage, social media incomes and shooting
11 minutes
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The cost of producing fruit and veg in the UK is up by 27% year-on-year. We hear from a grower who is contracting his business as a result. Show more
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Tweet of the Day
Andy Radford on the Superb Fairy Wren
1 minute
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Behavioural biologist Professor Andy Radford reveals the astonishing abilities of superb fairy-wrens to recognise the alarm calls of other species. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Maria Ressa, Zsuzsanna Szelényi and Simon Schama explore the cost of speaking truth to power, with Kirsty Wark. Show more
Woman's Hour
Ten Years of Stalking Laws: 'Changing attitudes is harder than changing the law'
57 minutes
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Woman's Hour looks at stalking in England and Wales, ten years on from the law change. Show more
Concluding a sequence of stories offering three different perspectives of the cost of living crisis. Show more
Can you be optimistic in the face of a recession if you're running a business? Do hard times bring opportunities, in places others may fear to tread? With Evan Davis. Show more
You and Yours
QR fraud, Green Homes and Cornish Pasties
53 minutes
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Fraudsters target car parks with fake QR codes, and Barclays launch a cash rewards for mortgage customers who want to make their homes more energy efficient. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
At a time of economic, political and global turmoil, Baby Boomers compare jobs and lives with Gen Z/Millennials. Show more
Neil needs a few recruits, and Kenton’s feeling his patience tested. Show more
Eoin McNamee's thriller about the exploitation and trafficking of foreign migrants. Starring Denise Gough. Show more
Russell Davies chairs the thrilling final of the prestigious general knowledge quiz, to discover who will be named Brain of Britain 2022. Show more
The Food Programme
BBC Food and Farming Awards 2022: Second Course
29 minutes
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The winners of the BBC Food and Farming Awards 2022 are announced at a ceremony at the National Museum Cardiff. Show more
A radio hymn to the things around us inspired by the Duino Elegies of Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke. Show more
Bad Blood: The Story of Eugenics
You've Got Good Genes
28 minutes
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The movement to breed better humans begins in Victorian Britain. Presented as a noble quest to address urgent social problems, it attracts devoted and powerful supporters. 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
21/11/2022 England thrash Iran in their opening match of the World Cup in Qatar
30 minutes
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England thrash Iran in their opening match of the World Cup in Qatar.
Jack Dee hosts a recording of Radio 4's antidote to panel games from the Stockport Plaza. Show more
Jolene spends some quality time, and who’s making George blush? Show more
Front Row
Director Luca Guadagnino on Bones and All, Gainsborough’s House, writer Ronald Blythe at 100
42 minutes
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Director Luca Guadagnino on Bones and All, Gainsborough’s House, and writer Ronald Blythe at 100. Show more
Ben Chu asks why nations are turning away from globalisation and seeking self-sufficiency. Show more
Analysis
Can we ever really tackle rising public spending?
28 minutes
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Philip Coggan asks why public spending tends to rise in the long run and looks at the continuing political battle to contain it. Show more
Top chef Angela Hartnett investigates the British hesitancy about fish that's not in batter. Much of the huge range of fish and seafood landed by UK fishermen is exported. Why? Show more
Maria Ressa, Zsuzsanna Szelényi and Simon Schama explore the cost of speaking truth to power, with Kirsty Wark. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Record numbers of Albanian men travel to UK
45 minutes
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Also tonight:
Wales play first football World Cup match in 64 years
And should wealthy people pay for NHS care ?
Sally Rooney’s highly anticipated new novel read by Niamh Algar. Show more
Forced to flee from Heol Fanog, Bill and Liz turn to a new exorcist for help. Have their prayers finally been answered? Show more
All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
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Colditz: Prisoners of the Castle by Ben MacIntyre
6: 'The most pompous chap I’ve ever met'
14 minutes
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The arrival of a famous RAF hero sends ripples of excitement through the camp, as Samuel West continues the true story of the most infamous prison in history. Show more
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