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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Richard Reddie from Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. Show more
Farming Today
12/06/23 Pheasant shoots taking legal action against government, Holkham Estate, solar farms for bees
11 minutes
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The shooting organisation BASC says it is taking legal action against the government over gamebird licences in England. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Joe Harkness enjoys the sight and song of the skylark. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Scott Shapiro, Alice Hutchings and Jenny Radcliffe explore the world of hacking and cybercrime, with Tom Sutcliffe. Show more
Woman's Hour
Yasmeen Lari, Pakistan's first female architect, Relationships under pressure
58 minutes
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Yasmeen Lari, Pakistan's first female architect. How does baby loss impact relationships? Show more
Windrush: A Family Divided
Part Two: Identity and Culture
28 minutes
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Robert and Jennifer Beckford unravel the intricate layers of the Windrush legacy through the prism of identity and culture. Show more
Food price inflation is near record highs, but are prices higher than they need to be? Evan Davis and guests examine the claim that customers are being ripped off. Show more
You and Yours
Post Pandemic Workers, Older Renters and Badly Behaved Dogs
53 minutes
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How the pandemic has changed our working lives and shopping patterns, the challenge of being an older renter and why dogs need more training now than ever before.
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
Close Encounters
Edward Enninful and Naomi Campbell
14 minutes
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The editor-in chief of British Vogue Edward Enninful joins Martha Kearney to make his selection of a favourite photograph from the National Portrait Gallery. Show more
Events spiral for Tom, while Ben offers a suggestion. Show more
Award-winning artist Jeremy Deller discusses his career and creative influences with John Wilson. Show more
Kirsty Lang chairs the cult quiz of lateral thinking and arcane knowledge, with the regular pairs from Northern Ireland and the Midlands competing this week. Show more
The Food Programme
Learning to Eat Part 1 – Do Kids Need Special Food?
29 minutes
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Sheila Dillon explores how food habits are formed in the early years, and how parents and nurseries are coping with a food environment full of unhealthy ultra-processed food. Show more
Despite mounting evidence that the FIt for Work test was failing and leading to suicides, governments of both main parties pressed ahead with it, expanding the scheme dramatically. Show more
Aleks Krotoski explores what it means to reunite in the digital world. 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
12/06/2023 Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson in public row about resignation honours list
30 minutes
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The Prime Minister has claimed Mr Johnson asked him to intervene in the process
David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians tell lies and compete against one another to see how many items of truth they are able to smuggle past their opponents. Show more
There’s a nasty shock for Helen, and Brian makes the effort. Show more
Front Row
Mad Musicals, Eric Whitacre, Women's Prize - Laline Paull
42 minutes
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New musicals with unlikely subjects. Composer Eric Whitacre on choral music and his album with ensemble Voces8. Women's Prize For Fiction - author Laline Paull on her novel, Pod. Show more
Venetia La Manna discovers how fast furniture infiltrated our homes, the reasons we turn to it, and what solutions could shift our cultural mindset. Show more
Ruth Sunderland, the group business editor of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday, asks if companies are for making money or if they have a wider responsibility to the planet. Show more
Fever: The Hunt for Covid's Origin
2. A Question of Trust
29 minutes
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A team of top scientists ask where Covid came from. But can they trust data from China? Claims of cover-ups and conspiracy theories complicate the search for an answer. Show more
Scott Shapiro, Alice Hutchings and Jenny Radcliffe explore the world of hacking and cybercrime, with Tom Sutcliffe. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Mother jailed for taking abortion pills too late
45 minutes
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A mother-of-three is jailed for inducing an abortion too late
Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson's escalating feud over the former PM's honours list
Booker Prize-winning author Eleanor Catton’s gripping thriller explores capitalism, corruption and environmental disaster. Read by Kerry Fox. Show more
Gaby Roslin hosts the film quiz with impressions by Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona. Lucy Porter and Emma Kennedy join regular team captains John Thomson and Ellie Taylor. Show more
News from Westminster with Susan Hulme.
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Marianna in Conspiracyland
1. Entering Conspiracyland
15 minutes
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What’s happening in the Devon town of Totnes? Show more
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