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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Catherine De Souza, senior leader of City Church in Cardiff. Show more
Farming Today
17/06/24 Salad sales down, farming in the party manifestos, dung beetle conference
12 minutes
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Why the outlook isn't so sunny for UK salad growers. Show more
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Nigel Farage on Reform’s election document, plus Labour, Conservatives & Plaid interviews.
Louise Mullany, John Gallagher, Susie Dent and Matt Forde behave with impeccable manners, with Adam Rutherford. Show more
Oliver Burkeman's Inconvenient Truth
Convenient for Who?
14 minutes
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Oliver Burkeman questions the true cost of our quest for convenience and the burden it lays on the shoulders of other people. Show more
Woman's Hour
‘Sextortion diary’, dealing with a terminal diagnosis, Judy Garland impersonator
52 minutes
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How a film-maker fought back with a camera after hackers threatened to leak nude photos. Show more
Writing the Universe
The fabric of the universe
42 minutes
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Robin Ince discovers how black holes have captured the imagination of film makers and authors and hears how Einstein first conceived of them over a century ago Show more
The story of the most unlikely coalition in history as the USA and Britain join forces with communist Russia to combat Nazi Germany. Read by Nigel Anthony. Show more
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You and Yours
Stolen Houses, Events Tourism and Spray Foam Insulation
53 minutes
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How easy is it to regain ownership of your house? Shari Vahl investigates how one man’s house was sold without his knowing and charts his battle to try and reclaim it Show more
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Reform will this afternoon launch its election document in south Wales, which it calls Our Contract with You" Also, what exactly is E coli, and how does it enter the food chain?
The significance of marginal seats, constituency boundary changes, tactical voting and electoral pacts. Show more
Justin puts his case forward, and Fallon faces the consequences. Show more
Comedy set in a Scots-Asian corner shop. Ramesh sees the return of a troublesome sibling who wreaks havoc in Lenzie. Written by and starring Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary. Show more
The next story in a new series for Radio 4. Little Purlington might seem like an ordinary Essex village, but is anything but. Today: secrets and lies from the local teen rebel... Show more
Crime writers Denise Mina and Simon Brett join Harriett Gilbert to read each other's favourite books. Show more
Johny Pitts looks back at visions of utopias that failed to see if we can build a brighter future from past projections. In Episode 1, he revisits Japan's futuristic cityscapes. Show more
A group of teenagers agree to give up their smartphones for 5 school days. Can they cope, and what, if anything, do they, their parents and teachers notice? Show more
Jay Rayner is in Woolwich with Melissa Thompson, Tim Anderson, Lerato Umah-Shaylor and Will Hughes, aka What Willy Cook. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.
Six O'Clock News
BBC investigation exposes abuse at special needs school
30 minutes
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Investigation by BBC's Panorama exposes abuse of children at special needs school.
A return visit to the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh, featuring panellists Fred MacAulay, Milton Jones, Pippa Evans and Rory Bremner, plus Jack Dee in the chair. Show more
Adam faces an uphill struggle, and Paul has a delicate issue. Show more
Front Row
Kiss Me Kate, UK election: culture policies, Persephone Books
42 minutes
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Stephanie J Block and director Bartlett Sher on Cole Porter’s show within a show, Kiss Me Kate, analysis of the Arts in the election manifestos, Persephone Books at 25. Show more
The Briefing Room
What does Macron's gamble mean for France?
29 minutes
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David Aaronovitch and guests assess the fallout from France's EU elections and President Macron's subsequent decision to call parliamentary elections later this month. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Are implanted brain chips the future?
28 minutes
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Also how we measure distance in space and what drugs in sewage are doing to our frogs. Show more
Louise Mullany, John Gallagher, Susie Dent and Matt Forde behave with impeccable manners, with Adam Rutherford. Show more
A rumour has persisted for 50 years about who owned the gold found in 1969, but as Glenn Patterson investigates he's stunned to find that it might have links to the United Irishmen Show more
The World Tonight
France counts down to snap legislative election as campaign begins
45 minutes
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Campaigning kicks off for French snap election called by Emmanuel Macron Show more
By Heidi Amsinck. Henrik investigates the death of a woman at Bellevue, and learns that the house where it happened has a curious history. Show more
A body strung up on a crane. The crane towering over the sink hole that swallowed a house. A man in a hare mask who doesn't appear to exist. Lucy Catherine's supernatural thriller Show more
With a General Election on the horizon, Barnie Choudhury investigates the forces changing the way South Asians vote. Show more
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The story of the most unlikely coalition in history as the USA and Britain join forces with communist Russia to combat Nazi Germany. Read by Nigel Anthony. Show more
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