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Farming Today
19/06/2023 Soy in animal feed, Grading wool, Sheep
11 minutes
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Report calls for drastic reduction in using soy in animal feed. It wants farmers to use more home-grown pulses in feed, and says consumers should eat less pork and chicken. Show more
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David Attenborough presents the pied flycatcher. Show more
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Start the Week
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Eugenia Cheng, Sarah Hart and Emily Howard talk about the joy of maths – in literature and music – with Kirsty Wark. Show more
Woman's Hour
Bridget Christie, Windrush Women, Helen and Rob in the Archers
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The comedian talks about creating and starring in new TV comedy drama The Change. Show more
Commentary on day four of the first Ashes Test from Edgbaston with Jonathan Agnew, Isa Guha, Sir Alastair Cook. Phil Tufnell and Jason Gillespie. Show more
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On the eve of this year's Wimbledon tournament, Karthi Gnanasegaram asks whether pro tennis is taking the mental health of its young players seriously. Show more
Is maternity care keeping up with societal changes as women give birth later? Show more
Fever: The Hunt for Covid's Origin
3. Uncertainty and Trump
29 minutes
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US President Donald Trump says he’s confident Covid leaked from a Wuhan lab. But scientists seem certain it didn’t. What does the evidence show? Show more
Start the Week
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42 minutes
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Eugenia Cheng, Sarah Hart and Emily Howard talk about the joy of maths – in literature and music – with Kirsty Wark. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
MPs approve Boris Johnson partygate report
45 minutes
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MPs endorse a report finding that Boris Johnson deliberately misled them
Alexei Navalny on trial on new charges
British adventurer among those missing on Titanic submarine
Lemoine’s need for secrecy at Korowai becomes clear - but why has he invited Birnam Wood to work near the site where he is illegally extracting rare minerals? Read by Kerry Fox. Show more
Gaby Roslin hosts the film quiz with impressions by Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona. Marcus Brigstocke and Gary Wilmot join regular team captains John Thomson and Ellie Taylor. Show more
There's an impassioned debate in the Commons as MP's discuss the conduct of Boris Johnson and trust in parliament.
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Marianna in Conspiracyland
6. German Conspiracyland
14 minutes
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Why are journalists being attacked in Germany? Show more
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