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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Sister Geraldine Smyth OP.
Farming Today
20/01/23 Double council tax for second homes, reducing fertilisers, new agreement for Dartmoor wild camping
13 minutes
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Council tax on second homes in Cornwall is set to double to help ease the shortage of homes for low paid locals - will it work? Show more
Tweet of the Day
Tara Robinson on the Oystercatcher
2 minutes
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For Tara Robinson the sound of oystercatchers recalls her father taking her to Loch Fleet as a child. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Sean Curran reports as MPs question the government about the distribution of money for 'levelling up'.
Gabby Logan, broadcaster, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item she would take with her if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more
Woman's Hour
Michelle Williams, Long Covid and 25 years of Goodness Gracious Me
58 minutes
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Michelle Williams, star of new film The Fabelmans, joins Anita to talk about playing Mitzi, a character closely based on Steven Spielberg’s mother. Show more
Writer Horatio Clare and psychiatrist Femi Oyebode discuss psychiatric crisis care with patients and clinicians. Show more
Special offer! Why not sign on with Milton Prime, the pioneering audio comedy delivery service and listen to this week's programme completely free. Show more
Nominations for this year's Best Artist prize at the Brits were all men after male and female categories were scrapped. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Journalist Ian Wylie travels to five small towns that rarely make the national news to meet the local reporters still passionate about telling the stories of their communities. Show more
Helen is in an awkward position, and Rex looks out for a friend. Show more
Final part of the ground-breaking action-thriller, adapted from the novel by James Swallow. As time evaporates, Sarah faces her demons and Sam confronts his old enemy. Show more
What does it mean for our economy to be growing and what makes it speed up or slow down? What does that GDP figure stand for? Show more
The GQT team are in Tring for this week's horticultural programme. Show more
A new short story from Anna Bailey, who was shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award in 2022. Wasteland Girls is a tale of magic, families and revenge. Show more
Last Word
Jeff Beck, Alice Mahon, Tom Karen OBE, Gina Lollobrigida
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on guitarist Jeff Beck, MP Alice Mahon, designer Tom Karen and actress Gina Lollobrigida. Show more
More or Less
Ambulance response times, teacher pay and Irish pubs
28 minutes
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How long are people really waiting when they call 999 for an ambulance? 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
20/01/2023 Ukraine's allies fail to agree a unified plan to send it more tanks
30 minutes
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A major meeting of Ukraine's allies has ended without a consensus on whether to send more tanks to Kyiv.
Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week's news. Joining him this week are panellists including Geoff Norcott, Shaparak Khorsandi, Helen Lewis and Ian Smith. Show more
Kate wants to be there for her daughter, and will Tony’s words help? Show more
As director Damien Chazelle's sprawling epic Babylon hits UK cinemas, Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode travel back to the Wild West of Hollywood's early years. Show more
Any Questions?
Dehenna Davison MP, Dave Doogan MP, Imran Hakim, Lucy Powell MP
47 minutes
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Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Blackburn Cathedral with Levelling Up minister Dehenna Davison MP, SNP MP Dave Doogan, entrepreneur Imran Hakim & Labour MP Lucy Powell. Show more
A Point of View
Masculinity: From Durkheim to Andrew Tate
9 minutes
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Zoe Strimpel reflects on the power of the 'manosphere' and, in particular, that of self-professed misogynist, Andrew Tate. Show more
Author and musician Darren McGarvey gives the third of four BBC Reith Lectures on the theme of liberty, addressing 'Freedom from Want'. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
No agreement on tanks for Ukraine
45 minutes
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Defence officials from more than 50 countries have failed to agree on whether to send modern tanks to Ukraine. Show more
By Robert Harris. It's no longer safe for Ned and Will at the Gookins’ house, and so they must journey across country to the Connecticut. Show more
How has abortion law shifted in America since the overturning of Roe vs Wade? Show more
Mark D'Arcy reports as MPs discuss measures to help employees with children in neo-natal care
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On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe by Caroline Dodds Pennock
Indigenous Curiosity and Legacy
14 minutes
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By scouring the scant historical records, the lives and legacy of indigenous people brought to Europe can be found.
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