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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Harry Baker. Show more
Farming Today
11/01/2023 Anniversary of horse meat scandal, Lamma machinery show
13 minutes
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On the 10th anniversary of the horse meat scandal, we speak to the scientist who led a government inquiry and the head of the Food Standards Agency. Lamma machinery show. Show more
Musician Joe Acheson of Hidden Orchestra describes how the scraping noise of corncrake sounded like an alarm as it carried over the island of Inishbofin. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Susan Hulme reports on the UK government's plan to reduce the impact of strikes - and brings news from the Scottish and Welsh parliaments.
More or Less
A&E delays and deaths, religious identity in N Ireland and naming the monster numbers
28 minutes
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As Tim Harford and the More or Less team return for a new series, we ask how many people may be dying because of treatment delays in the NHS. Show more
Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley
Swap Out Sugar
15 minutes
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Say no to sugar! How swapping out sugar for fruit can boost your mood, improve your memory and (with the help of dietary fibre) may even reduce those pesky sugar cravings. Show more
Woman's Hour
The Offbeat Sari exhibition, Iran latest, coldwater swimming and is AI pushing the boundaries of art?
58 minutes
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A new exhibition at the Design Museum in London will explore how designers and craftspeople are reshaping the way saris are viewed in India today. Show more
A London schoolgirl disappears. Four years later she's found in Syria with ISIS. Some say she’s a monster, others a victim. What really happened? Josh Baker investigates. Show more
Choreographer Beth Honan talks to Oti Mabuse about her dancing legend, Janet Jackson. Show more
You and Yours
Power vouchers, bookshop revival and train fares
53 minutes
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Troubles on trains are driving passengers back onto the roads - will they return? And some vouchers to help us pay our energy bills expire on Friday - why are so many unclaimed? Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Naturebang
Lazy Ants and the Power of Doing Nothing
15 minutes
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Becky Ripley and Emily Knight explore what humans and animals are doing when they're doing... nothing at all. Show more
Could Jim use a helping hand? A new face looks familiar. Show more
Multi award-winning drama set in rural Wales. A middle-aged woman is driven to the edge of madness when her composer husband abandons her for his childhood sweetheart. Show more
Money Box
Money Box Live: How to fill out your tax return
32 minutes
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How, when and why you might need to fill in a Self Assessment tax return. Show more
Inside Health
Why is everyone ill? Can ketamine and therapy treat alcoholism?
28 minutes
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We find out why everyone seems to be sick at the moment, why scientists are worried about buying antibiotics online and if ketamine can help free people from addiction to alcohol. Show more
Dirty work - Laurie Taylor explores the invisible labour we choose not to see. From mental health wards in US prisons to elderly care homes in the UK. Show more
The Media Show
What the Culture Minister Really Thinks
28 minutes
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Michelle Donelan on Channel 4, Prince Harry and why the Parthenon marbles are staying put. 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
11/01/2023 More than 20,000 ambulance staff in England and Wales are on strike for the second time in two months
30 minutes
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Senior NHS figures say it's too early to assess the scale of the disruption caused by today's strike by ambulance staff across Wales and most of England.
Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam star as long-marrieds, still passionate about each other. Today Joanna’s spending a lot of time with another man but insists ‘it’s just work’. Show more
Justin gets community spirited, and has Alan been forgiven? Show more
Front Row
Filmmaker Todd Field on Tár, Glyndebourne tour cancellation, Debut novelist Jyoti Patel
43 minutes
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Filmmaker Todd Field on Tár, Glyndebourne tour cancellation discussed, Stormzy book prize winner and debut novelist Jyoti Patel. Show more
Combative, provocative and engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze Show more
Martin Hibbert was left with a spinal cord injury after surviving the Manchester Arena bomb in 2017. He explains how he found a new life after his 'life-changing' injuries. Show more
A Thorough Examination with Drs Chris and Xand
Series 2: Can I Change?
S2. Ep 6 - How to listen to your body
29 minutes
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Prof Sarah Garfinkel tests the twins’ ability to interpret their inner emotions with surprising results. Is this why changing and improving their relationship is proving difficult? Show more
The Media Show
What the Culture Minister Really Thinks
28 minutes
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Michelle Donelan on Channel 4, Prince Harry and why the Parthenon marbles are staying put. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Concern over fresh pro-Bolsonaro protests
45 minutes
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Also:
Civil servants ramp up strike action
Russia demotes General in charge of Ukraine campaign
And India wins first Golden Globe
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
8: 'Do you know who I am?'
14 minutes
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As the unlikely star of Supper at Six, Elizabeth Zott has become something of a revolutionary - not only teaching women to cook, but daring them to change the status quo. Show more
What's the Story, Ashley Storrie?
2. And Then There Was Ashley
14 minutes
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Growing up surrounded by gangsters and a dysfunctional family, this is the story of Ashley - a tall comedian who loves William Shatner and hates textured fabrics. Show more
Fast-rising comedy star Darren Harriott looks back at his time in a teenage gang. From 2019. Show more
Susan Hulme reports on the first Prime Minister's Questions of 2023 and MPs grill both sides in the rail dispute.
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Members of working men’s clubs increasingly expected some form of entertainment to accompany the consumption of their beer. Show more
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