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Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection, with Pastor Andrew Roycroft.
Author Joe Nutt argues we need to fight back against what he calls 'linguistic piracy'. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
Ancient woodland is being opened to the public, and work is underway to restore land damaged by last year's wildfires. Helen Mark visits the Mournes in County Down. Show more
Farming Today
03/12/22 Farming Today This Week: cost of food production, turkeys and avian flu, Rural Payments Agency strike, horses.
25 minutes
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Where's the money? We discuss how much farmers make from the food we buy. Show more
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Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament
Bafta-winning writer Jack Thorne, artist Jon Rees, co-founder of the Brodsky Quartet Jacqueline Thomas, actor and podcaster Tara Flynn, and Inheritance Tracks from Caroline Hirons. Show more
Into My Arms was released in 1997 on the Boatman's Call album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. Show more
Top commentators review the political week
From Our Own Correspondent
China's Zero Covid Protests
28 minutes
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Anger over Covid restrictions has spilled onto the streets in rare protests across China. In response, authorities said they will 'fine tune' rules - but will bigger changes come? Show more
Money Box
Loot Boxes, Pension Compensation and Bank Closures
25 minutes
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An new report suggests children are put at risk by 'loot boxes' in video games. Show more
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. They're joined by Jamie MacDonald, Lucy Porter and Ed MacArthur. Show more
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Any Questions?
Nazir Afzal, Baroness Chapman, David Davis MP, David Kerfoot
47 minutes
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Alex Forsyth presents political debate and discussion from the Plaza Cinema, Skipton, with Nazir Afzal, Baroness Chapman, David Davis MP and David Kerfoot. Show more
Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
39 Ways to Save the Planet
Floating Solar Power
14 minutes
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Most of the surface of this planet is water. Can we cover more of it with solar panels and power the world? Tom Heap reports. Show more
Charles Dickens’ most political novel, the iconic Oliver Twist, is updated for today as a young Nigerian orphan goes on an epic search for family and home. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour: Rachael Watts, Dr Rosemary Coogan, Part-time Work, Failing the 11 Plus
57 minutes
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The woman whose testimony put the so-called Babes in the Wood killer behind bars. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news
Do more expensive razors with multiple blades really make a difference to your shave? Show more
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Six O'Clock News
03/12/2022 The Kremlin has rejected a price cap on Russian oil, agreed by western nations.
15 minutes
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The Kremlin has rejected a price cap on Russian oil, agreed by western nations to try to limit Moscow's ability to fund its war against Ukraine.
Loose Ends
Sir Cliff Richard, George Takei, Charlie Brooks, Simon Frederick, Ríoghnach Connolly & Honeyfeet, Emma Freud, Clive Anderson
43 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Emma Freud are joined by Sir Cliff Richard, George Takei, Charlie Brooks and Simon Frederick for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
From comedy writer to Ukrainian first lady, Adrian Goldberg profiles the life of Olena Zelenska. Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Sarah Kendall, Dame Linda Partridge and Dr Andrew Steele to discover whether science is on the brink of curing all the ailments of old age. Show more
Nick Robinson discovers the inside story of the UK's shortest ever premiership. Show more
Drama series set in a flooded future world by Linda Marshall Griffiths. Laurie has been taken and Gil, struggling with the pain of his broken arm, tries to hold the shattered family together. Show more
Stories from Ukraine
How to Fall in Love with George Michael (Part 1)
14 minutes
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Teenager and probably genius poet Olesia is in love, but to her horror, the object of her affection doesn't fit the pop star mould. Written by Natalka Sniadanko. Show more
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Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. With Ash Sarkar, Tim Stanley, Giles Fraser and Ella Whelan #moralmaze Show more
4 Extra Debut. Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with zoologist Bill Heaney, ecologist Holly Smith-Baedorf and comic Anna Keirle. From 2022. Show more
On a remote beach in the North of Scotland, lines of mysterious verse have been appearing. Carved into the rocks in beautiful script, the poetry is only visible at low tide. Show more
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Gus Casely-Hayford tells the story of how calico cotton first grown in India gave rise to the global trade of a fabric that is both contentious and revolutionary. Show more
State of the Union by Rachael Fulton, read by Sally Reid.
Jan has a captive audience for her musings on the state of the nation and the state of her marriage. Show more
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