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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Canon Simon Doogan
Farming Today
04/09/23 Scrapping pollution rules for housing; developing homes on Dartmoor; growing herbs in the UK
11 minutes
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Farmers warn that the government is undercutting its own environmental schemes. Plus, a look at the UK herb market. Show more
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Double Olympic gold medal-winning rower Alex Gregory recalls seeing white stork in Portugal for Tweet of the Day. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Therapy: What's the relationship between psychiatry and psychotherapy? Show more
Shock and War: Iraq 20 Years On
9. Broken Trust
16 minutes
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As public trust disappears, deep scars begin to take their toll. Show more
Woman's Hour
DIY fertility tests, Sudan conflict, Rebuilding my life
58 minutes
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How reliable is DIY fertility testing in helping you plan for a baby? Show more
Clarke Peters concludes his series uncovering the surprising history of black music in Europe, from the late 1970s through to the present day. Show more
Ant Adeane looks at whether life in Britain is stacked against single people and whether society should find new ways to address their needs through political change. Show more
You and Yours
Ulez compliant cars, Getting Rid of Bankbooks and Pizza
53 minutes
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If you have a car that is not Ulez compliant, what are your options? And Pizza Hut introduced US-style pizza to us in the 1970s. What's changed since they turned up? Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
They've made their money in Silicon Valley. And with their technology, they've ushered in the world that we live in today. Some now want to solve the "problem" of death. Can they? Show more
Brad takes a big step, and suspicions are raised for Natasha. Show more
Author Leïla Slimani talks to John Wilson about the influences and inspirations that have shaped her writing. Show more
Russell Davies chairs the prestigious general knowledge quiz, with competitors from London, Essex, Greater Manchester and Cambridgeshire Show more
Jaega Wise finds out what it takes to feed a music festival in the Bannau Brycheiniog. Show more
Bernie Bluestein, Seymour Nussenbaum and George Dramis are part of a secret army unit with one job: to put on a show for an audience who wants to kill them. Show more
In a special episode of Beyond Belief from the Religion Media Festival in London, Aleem speaks with MSP Kate Forbes on why she feels people of faith are fearful of politics. 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
04/09/2023 The Prime Minister denies he is to blame for crumbly concrete
30 minutes
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A former senior civil servant said Rishi Sunak cut money for school repairs as Chancellor
Paul Sinha tests a Brighton audience on new British cities and former prime ministers, and gets quizzed in return on Olympic host cities. Show more
Paranoia sets in for Ruth, and Ben has a difficult announcement to make. Show more
Front Row
Anna Wintour on Vogue World; Bloomsbury Group fashion; BBC Singers conductor Sofi Jeannin
42 minutes
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Anna Wintour on Vogue World; Charlie Porter and Erdem Moralıoğlu on the Bloomsbury Group's fashion; Sofi Jeannin, conductor of the BBC Singers. Show more
Wally, a nuclear physicist from Idaho, faced almost certain death when he flew into the Central Highlands of Vietnam to prevent nuclear devastation, during the end days of the war. Show more
Crossing Continents
Singing Morocco's New Identity
29 minutes
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How Gnawa music, traditionally performed by descendants of enslaved people, helps uncover a little-mentioned chapter of Moroccan history. Show more
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has conversations with public figures about their inner lives. Show more
Therapy: What's the relationship between psychiatry and psychotherapy? Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Is UK property still being used to launder illegal wealth?
45 minutes
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MPs seek amendments to the Economic Crime Bill
Did Rishi Sunak cut capital spending on England's schools when chancellor?
Google's place in the AI race
As the Hanrahans gather in London to celebrate Ray’s art exhibition, Lucia, his wife, daydreams of her new romance and wonders why Marie Claude, her agent, won’t stop ringing. Show more
Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley
Food Special with Tim Spector
28 minutes
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Professor Tim Spector joins Michael live at the Hay Festival to reveal his top tips for food and nutrition - how you can eat your way to better gut, immune system and heart health. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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Invitation to a Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food by Fuchsia Dunlop
Cha sui pork and the story of roasting
14 minutes
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Award winning cook and writer Fuchsia Dunlop reads from her new book which tells the history, philosophy and techniques of China's rich and ancient culinary culture. Show more
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