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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Fr Matt Roche Saunders, a Catholic priest in the parish of Aberystwyth and and Aberaeron. Show more
Farming Today
01/03/24 AI Weather forecasts six weeks in advance; Trout farm; River pollution.
13 minutes
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£30 million project where scientists aim to predict the weather six weeks ahead, using Artificial Intelligence. Show more
Tweet of the Day
Tony Juniper on the Corn Bunting
2 minutes
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Environmentalist Tony Juniper recalls his delight at seeing a corn bunting, a bird whose song was part of his childhood. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Susan Hulme reports as MPs question the home secretary about the murder of Sarah Everard. Kirsten Campbell reports on First Minister's Questions in the Scottish Parliament.
Desert Island Discs
Sandy Powell, costume designer
36 minutes
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Sandy Powell, costume designer, 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
Female history in 101 objects, Big hair, Toilet training and schools, Primodos
58 minutes
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A hatpin and radium-laced chocolate - just two of 101 objects celebrating women in history Show more
The Briefing Room
How is technology changing warfare?
42 minutes
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David Aaronovitch and guests discuss how new technology is changing the way wars are fought. They also consider how automation and AI might impact the conflicts are conducted. Show more
If you were given the chance, what would you banish to Room 101? Paul Merton asks Desiree Burch who chooses, among others, sexting and underdone British bacon. Show more
Rare Earth
How do we get our healthy rivers back?
53 minutes
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With so many of the UK's rivers in poor ecological health, Tom Heap and Helen Czerski ask what went wrong and what we can do to try to put things right. Show more
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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
The Political Butterfly Effect
Did a doomed West End musical shape Australia's immigration policy?
14 minutes
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Jim Waterson investigates whether a doomed investment in a West End musical about Leonardo Da Vinci left the Pacific island nation of Nauru housing Australia’s migrants. Show more
Susan and Neil scale the heights, and Adam is shocked by recent events. Show more
Comedy Thriller by Sarah Cartwright
The police are onto the catfishers and call Josie in for an interview. Do they know she's murdered one of the gang? Show more
The changes that occur during pregnancy have been felt by people for millennia, but it's only in recent years that we've had data to back those feelings up. India Rakusen explores. Show more
How do I safely dispose of bamboo leaves? How can I stop the roots of my mulberry tree from invading my vegetable patch? Kathy Clugston and the panel answer gardening queries. Show more
Nicola Ferguson reads a new piece from Scottish writer Helen McClory. In spring, a traveller finds the ebb and flow of the natural world carries on without human interference. Show more
Last Word
Nicholas Dimbleby, Lord Patrick Cormack, Wendy Mitchell, Eleanor Fazan
28 minutes
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John Wilson on the sculptor Nicholas Dimbleby, politician Lord Patrick Cormack, blogger and author Wendy Mitchell and the theatre director and choreographer Eleanor Fazan. Show more
More or Less
School spending, excess deaths and billions of animals at Heathrow
28 minutes
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Is school funding at record levels? Why did the ONS change how they measure excess deaths? Did 6.5bn creatures arrive in the UK by plane last year? 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
01/03/2024 Thousands of Russians pay respects at funeral of opposition leader
30 minutes
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Attendees defied a heavy police presence to show support for Alexei Navalny
Hugo Rifkind, Susie McCabe, Ashley Storrie and Stuart Mitchell join Andy Zaltzman in Aberdeen to quiz the week's news. Show more
Fallon finds herself in an impossible situation, and Justin is under scrutiny. Show more
Composer, conductor and bassoonist Leo Geyer, and The Southbank Centre's Gillian Moore, add five more tracks to the growing playlist. Show more
Any Questions?
Hilary Benn MP, Tina McKenzie, John Nicolson MP, Jacob Young MP
47 minutes
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Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Hexham Abbey, Northumberland with Hilary Benn MP, Tina McKenzie, John Nicolson MP and Jacob Young MP. Show more
A Point of View
The Death and Life of Modern Martyrs
9 minutes
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As Putin's arch critic Alexei Navalny is buried, Sarah Dunant argues that Navalny's real power and influence may be only just beginning. Show more
Archive on 4
The Age of Emulsion: with Laurence Llewelyn Bowen
57 minutes
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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen explores the social history of DIY home improvements, from Chintz to Changing Rooms. From 2019. Show more
The World Tonight
Alexei Navalny laid to rest in Moscow
45 minutes
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Thousands attend funeral - more than 100 arrested across Russia Show more
Selma has died, but her spirit lives on as Luisa and Frederick find a new understanding. Now it seems that Marlies is unable to bear the strain of her passing. Show more
Americast
How will the Alabama IVF ruling affect the US election?
36 minutes
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A landmark online free speech case and an IVF ruling reignite old debates Show more
Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs & peers debate private members bills. In the Commons a plan to ban conversion therapy is talked out. In the Lords fire and re-hire is on the agenda.
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5/5 By Dimitris Xygalatas. Looking at how ritual is evolving in our contemporary world. Show more
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