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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Angad Kaur. Show more
Farming Today
06/03/24 - Hedgerow rules, neonics and lambing
13 minutes
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The Government is introducing new laws to protect hedgerows - replacing rules that have been phased out since Brexit - but do they go far enough? Show more
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the goldfinch. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Sean Curran reports on the day at Westminster including questions to the health secretary. Show more
The Briefing Room
India: Is democracy under threat?
29 minutes
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There have been fears about 'democratic backsliding' in India since Modi and his BJP party took power in 2014. As another election gets under way how worried should we be? Show more
Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley
Get Skipping
15 minutes
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Grab that skipping rope! That childhood pastime can be great fun, and it’s a form of jumping exercise, which can help strengthen your bones and keep you moving well as you age. Show more
Woman's Hour
Raye, Women swimming the Channel, Anita Hill, Adaptive fashion
56 minutes
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The singer who won six Brit awards at the weekend talks about what it means to her. Show more
With the Rosebank oil field green-lit for development, what does it say about our relationship with oil and gas, both now and for future generations? Show more
Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley
29. Mary Ann Brough - Mother with Everything to Lose
28 minutes
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Lucy Worsley investigates the case of Mary Ann Brough, a mother who commits a desperate and drastic crime in an attempt to not lose custody of her children. Show more
'We'd been beaten by militancy before. We were not going to be beaten again.' Show more
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
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Fallon loses her cool, and Denise is on the receiving end of some emotional blackmail. Show more
Helena Bonham Carter and Bill Nighy star in Moya O'Shea's biographical drama about Daphne du Maurier. Revealing both Daphne's psyche and the inspiration for her writing. Show more
The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt has delivered his Spring Budget. We’ll be taking a look at what it means for your finances. Show more
All in the Mind
The science behind screentime, the effect of live music, and can you imagine sounds in your head?
28 minutes
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We take a look at the evidence behind screen time’s impact on our health. What are screens really doing to us? And we find out about anauralia: the inability to imagine sounds. Show more
What's your name? You might think you know the answer, but in this episode of Sideways, Matthew Syed discovers the answer could be more complicated than you first assume. Show more
The opinion-led TV channel is going off air just two years after it launched. 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
06/03/2024 Chancellor reveals last formal Budget before the general election
30 minutes
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Jeremy Hunt has announced a National Insurance cut and raised the child benefit threshold
As she lives in limbo between life and death, Janey shares her polemical take on living with terminal cancer, mining every moment for comedy gold with daughter Ashley by her side. Show more
Denise has a heart to heart, and Alistair makes his mind up. Show more
Front Row
Ava DuVernay on Origin, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Julianne Moore
43 minutes
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Julianne Moore and director Oliver Hermanus on their new Jacobean historical drama series, Mary & George. Show more
Michael Buerk and his panel examine the moral case for forgiveness. Is it ever right to forgive serious crimes? Show more
When It Hits the Fan
Christian Horner crisis continues, the Telegraph battle and Hancock’s Eton cockup
28 minutes
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David Yelland and Simon Lewis discuss the ongoing Christian Horner saga, behind the scenes of the Telegraph Group bid, and Matt Hancock's failure to know his audience at Eton. Show more
The opinion-led TV channel is going off air just two years after it launched. Show more
The World Tonight
Chancellor cuts 2p off National Insurance
45 minutes
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Jeremy Hunt delivers his last Budget before the General Election Show more
Emma Fielding reads a classic tale of love, daring and a painted pirate ship in a hidden Cornish creek, and of Lady Dona St Columb who finds her match at last. Today:Behaving Badly Show more
DMs are Open continues its new series, hosted by Stevie Martin. There may be a new host and new features, but as always, it's still written by the Great British public. Show more
Jon Holmes's hit satire returns to remix the news into a comedy concept album. This week - The Cat in the Hat Returns and The Budget Tale of Mr Jeremy. Show more
Sean Curran reports on the Budget.
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The Price of Life by Jenny Kleeman
$2,000-3,000: Silicon Valley Philanthropy
14 minutes
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Journalist and broadcaster Jenny Kleeman explores the charitable movement taking Silicon Valley by storm – Effective Altruism. Read by the author. Show more
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