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Farming Today
08/09/23 Fairness in the fruit and veg supply chain; badger cull announcement; UK chickpeas; Scotland's hardy herbs
13 minutes
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The government plans to launch an inquiry into the fruit and veg supply chain. Plus, Natural England releases details of the controversial licences for badgers to be culled. Show more
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the yellow wagtail. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day. Show more
Yesterday in Parliament
The 200th edition. Creators, writers, actors, voice artists and subjects of Spitting Image tell Kirsty Wark what it was like to make the iconic TV show in a live recording. Show more
Woman's Hour
Economic Abuse, Michal Oshman, Roisin Gallagher, Barbershop Quartet, Mum shaming
44 minutes
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What would you do if you weren't afraid? We hear from Michal Oshman about her new book. Show more
Over 100 schools in England have discovered they’ve been built with crumbling RAAC concrete. How many more public buildings in the UK are at risk? Show more
TV veterans Peter Fincham & Jon Plowman hear the inside story of how Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson created one of the most influential sketch shows of its era, The Fast Show. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.
What will it take to get a drug that treats aging itself - not just the diseases of aging - to market? An entrepreneur works within the system to usher in a new era of longer life. Show more
Pat faces an uphill struggle, and there’s sad news at Brookfield.
After helping a mysterious stranger, a young couple are implicated in an assassination at their hotel. A global thriller of espionage, money and murder. With very strong language. Show more
By taking McDonalds from a burger joint to a household name, Ray Kroc made one of America’s great fortunes. Helen Lewis uncovers the story of the woman who gave it all away. Show more
Peter Gibbs is in Charlton Adam to answer a flurry of GQT questions. Joining him are Anne Swithinbank, Christine Walkden and Bob Flowerdew. Show more
Penelope Wilton reads a new and specially commissioned short story by the multi-award winning writer, Jon McGregor. A delicate portrait of a life unfolds. Show more
Last Word
Mohamed Al-Fayed, Dorothy Goodman, Professor Anthony Bryceson, Denyse Plummer
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed, educationalist Dorothy Goodman, tropical medicine expert Professor Anthony Bryceson and singer Denyse Plummer. Show more
More or Less
Covid deaths, North Sea gas and Chloe Kelly's World Cup penalty
28 minutes
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Covid-related deaths are rising in England and Wales, but what do the figures really tell us? 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
08/09/2023 UN report says world's fight against climate change not progressing fast enough
30 minutes
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The UN's "global stocktake" has called for urgent action on global heating
Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week's news. Providing the answers, hopefully, are, Ian Smith, Lucy Porter, Hugo Rifkind and Zoe Lyons. Show more
Pip has something to get off her chest, and Mia is on cloud nine. Show more
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode hit the road to explore the lovers on the run genre in celebration of 50 years of Terrence Malick's iconic debut film, Badlands. Show more
Any Questions?
Sir John Hayes MP, Dame Diana Johnson MP, Christina McAnea and Anne McElvoy
47 minutes
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Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from Skegness Grammar School in Lincolnshire. On the panel - Sir John Hayes MP, Dame Diana Johnson MP, Christina McAnea and Anne McElvoy Show more
A Point of View
My Love Affair with the Mysterious
9 minutes
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Zoe Strimpel on the 'intoxicating frisson' of ghost stories and wonders what's behind the growing number of freaky stories we produce and consume. Show more
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
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Blow to UK's renewable goals
45 minutes
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective Show more
Martyn tries to connect with Patrick who prefers to be on his own in the garden rather than in the house with everybody else. Lucia receives news from Marie Claude. Show more
Americast
Does The BBC Get Its Trump Coverage Right?
39 minutes
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Some transparency about how we report on Donald Trump. Show more
Mark D'Arcy gets an insider's account of the Labour reshuffle. A select committee investigates animal welfare. And what role did parliament play during The Hundred Years War?
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Invitation to a Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food by Fuchsia Dunlop
Delectable 'eels' and Chongqing chicken in a pile of chillies
14 minutes
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Fuchsia Dunlop reads from her new book on Chinese gastronomy. She takes us on a whistle stop tour across China to reveal a breathtaking tapestry of culinary wonders. Show more
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