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From ghostly phantoms to UFOs, Danny Robins investigates real-life stories of paranormal encounters. So, are you Team Believer or Team Sceptic? Written and presented by Danny Robins Editor and Sound Designer: Charlie Brandon-King Music: Evelyn Sykes Theme Music by Lanterns on the Lake Produced by Danny Robins and Simon Barnard A Bafflegab and Uncanny Media production for BBC Radio 4

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In Our Time: History

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Historical themes, events and key individuals from Akhenaten to Xenophon.

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Sideways

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Best-selling author Matthew Syed explores the ideas that shape our lives with stories of seeing the world differently.

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This Cultural Life

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In-depth conversations with some of the world's leading artists and creatives across theatre, visual arts, music, dance, film and more. Hosted by John Wilson.

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Great Lives

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Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.

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From Our Own Correspondent

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Insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents, journalists and writers telling stories beyond the news headlines. Presented by Kate Adie.

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Drama of the Week

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Every Friday we bring you a new drama from BBC Radio 4 or Radio 3. Exercise your imagination with some of the best writers and actors on radio. Storytelling at its very best.

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File on 4 Investigates

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News-making original journalism documentary series, investigating stories at home and abroad.

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Thought for the Day

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Reflections from a faith perspective on issues and people in the news.

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In Our Time: Philosophy

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From Altruism to Wittgenstein, philosophers, theories and key themes.

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The World Tonight

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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and major breaking news from a global perspective

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Strong Message Here

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In this new series, Helen Lewis and Armando Iannucci investigate which political buzzwords are strong and stable and which are a crock of covfefe. Each week Helen and Armando will crack open the political phrasebook and attempt to decode the doublespeak. Why does everything now have to be 'turbo-charged'? What's the difference between a 'pledge' and a 'mission'? Why has my local MP been 'weaponised' and should I be worried? You'll be treated to a crash course in the dark arts of political la ...

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Americast

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Americast is the authoritative US news and politics podcast from the BBC. Each week we provide audiences with the best analysis from across the BBC, with on-the-ground observations and big picture insights about the stories which are defining America right now. The podcast is hosted by trusted BBC journalists including the BBC’s North America editor, Sarah Smith, BBC Radio 4 presenter, Justin Webb, the BBC’s disinformation and social media correspondent, Marianna Spring, and BBC North Americ ...

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Quizzes

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Intelligent and challenging quiz games on BBC Radio 4. Featuring Round Britain Quiz, Counterpoint and Brain of Britain with Quizmasters including Paul Gambaccini, Kirsty Lang and Russell Davies.

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Bookclub

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Led by James Naughtie, a group of readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels

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Inside Health

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Series that demystifies health issues, separating fact from fiction and bringing clarity to conflicting health advice.

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Front Row

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Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music

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Arts & Ideas

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Leading thinkers discuss the ideas shaping our lives – looking back at the news and making links between past and present. Broadcast as Free Thinking, Fridays at 9pm on BBC Radio 4. Presented by Matthew Sweet, Shahidha Bari and Anne McElvoy.

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Word of Mouth

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Series exploring the world of words and the ways in which we use them

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In Our Time: Science

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Scientific principles, theory, and the role of key figures in the advancement of science.

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Six O'Clock News

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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4

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The History Podcast

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Uncover new perspectives on unforgettable stories from our past. The History Podcast is the home of story-driven history series from BBC Radio 4. Each series will take you inside the most pivotal events in history, through the people who were there, to uncover new perspectives on the moments that still define us now.

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Moral Maze

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Combative, provocative and engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze

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Take Four Books

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Presenter James Crawford looks at an author's latest work and delves further into their creative process by learning about the three other texts that have shaped their writing.

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In Dark Corners

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Campaigning journalist, broadcaster and historian Alex Renton shines a light into the dark corners of British society.

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Money Box

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The latest news from the world of personal finance plus advice for those trying to make the most of their money.

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Last Word

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Radio 4's weekly obituary programme, telling the life stories of those who have died recently

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Young Again

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Kirsty Young asks fascinating people what advice they would give their younger self. Authors, artists, actors and film-makers are among those revisiting the moments that made them.

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Sliced Bread

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While Sliced Bread takes a break we serve up… Dough. Dough is the series from BBC Radio 4 which looks at the business behind profitable, everyday products and considers how they might evolve in the years to come. In each episode, entrepreneur Sam White speaks to industry experts to find out how these products manage to make a profit and what game-changing - and pointless - innovations they have seen in their time. Tom Cheesewright, a technology expert and applied futurist, then offers his pr ...

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In Our Time: Culture

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Popular culture, poetry, music and visual arts and the roles they play in our society.

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You're Dead to Me

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The comedy podcast that takes history seriously. In each episode of You’re Dead to Me from BBC Radio 4, Greg Jenner is joined by a comedian and an expert historian to learn and laugh about the past. History isn’t just about dates and textbooks – it’s about extraordinary characters, amazing stories, and some very questionable fashion choices. How long did it take to build an Egyptian pyramid? What does the Bayeux Tapestry reveal about medieval life? Why did it take nearly half a millennium fo ...

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Profile

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An insight into the character of an influential figure making news headlines

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Illuminated

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Illuminated is BBC Radio 4's home for creative and surprising one-off documentaries that shed light on hidden worlds. Welcome to a place of audio beauty and joy, with emotion and human experience at its heart. The programmes you will find in this feed explore the reality of contemporary Britain and the world, venturing into its weirdest and most wonderful aspects. This is a chance to meet voices that are not normally heard, open secret doors into concealed chambers and, above all, be transpo ...

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The Gift

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Without us realising, an enormous DNA database has been created online. It holds the secrets of your true identity and promises to reveal untold family connections. But what happens when online ancestry tests reveal more than you had bargained for? Across two series, Jenny Kleeman meets the men and women whose lives changed forever after they opened a box that contained a DNA test. Exposing scandals, upending identities, solving mysteries and delivering life-changing news - Jenny investigate ...

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Curious Cases

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Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain tackle listeners' conundrums with the power of science!

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Start the Week

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Weekly discussion programme, setting the cultural agenda every Monday

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Westminster Hour

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The big political stories with lively discussion and expert comment and analysis from politicians and journalists, 10pm every Sunday on BBC Radio 4.

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Gardeners' Question Time

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A panel of horticultural experts answer gardening questions from a live audience. Recorded in a different location each week

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The Food Programme

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Investigating every aspect of the food we eat

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What? Seriously??

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Dara O Briain and Isy Suttie discover strange-but-true tales as they’re drip-fed nuggets of narrative by a special guest expert with an often surprising link to the story.

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The News Quiz: Ep8. Mr. Starmer Goes To Washington 28:53

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Andy Zaltzman is joined by Scott Bennett, Sara Barron, Alex Massie and Lucy Porter for The News Quiz recorded from Scarborough. In the last of the current series, the panel unpack the Prime Minister's Washington visit, aid cuts and defence pastes, silent albums and AI-generated essays. Written by Andy Zaltzman. With additional material by: Simon Al…

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Is there a moral case for cutting welfare? 56:29

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Sir Keir Starmer has called the current benefits system unsustainable, indefensible and unfair, and said it was discouraging people from working while producing a "spiralling bill". The Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has said there is a “moral case” to cut the welfare budget ahead of the Chancellor’s Spring Statement. Spending on sickness benefi…

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536), the youngest child of the newly dominant Spanish rulers Ferdinand and Isabella. When she was 3, her parents contracted her to marry Arthur, Prince of Wales, the heir to the Tudor king Henry VII in order to strengthen Spain's alliances, since Henry's kingdom was a longstanding trade pa…

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Comedy writer Armando Iannucci and journalist Helen Lewis decode the utterly baffling world of political language. This week, Musk has been threatening a former astronaut (no, not the one he threatened the other week - another one), Trump has been talking tariffs, and Rupert Lowe took on his party's 'Messiah', Nigel Farage. What does all this tough…

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Dough - Washing Machines 25:10

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Could washing machines soon be cleaning our clothes without using any water? The entrepreneur, Sam White, hosts Dough - the BBC Radio 4 series which looks at the business behind profitable everyday products and where the smart money might take them next. In each episode, Sam, and the futurist, Tom Cheesewright, are joined by product manufacturers a…

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What is driving the rise in benefits claimants? 37:35

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Some Labour MPs have voiced concerns about government plans to reduce the number of people claiming benefits. We explore what’s behind the rise in benefits claims and speak to a psychiatrist about the danger of “overdiagnosis”. Vladimir Putin has paid a rare visit to a military outpost in Kursk as Russian forces reclaimed much of the territory held…

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Former Orange Juice frontman Edwyn Collins performs, Torrey Peters' new book, centenary of Scottish artist Ian Hamilton Finlay 42:19

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Songwriter and musician Edwyn Collins performs live from his latest album, Nation Shall Speak Unto Nation, a series of 11 optimistic and defiant tracks released two decades on from two devastating cerebral haemorrhages. American novelist Torrey Peters, whose book Detransition, Baby became a bestseller and was nominated for the Women's Prize for Fic…

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12/03/2025 America's top diplomat urges Russia to accept a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine 30:49

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President Trump says US officials are going to Russia to discuss the ceasefire proposal.By BBC Radio 4

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DOGE, apples and irregular migrants 28:37

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It’s been 12 weeks since President Trump announced the formation of DOGE, the so-called department of Government efficiency. We fact-check various claims connected with the drive to route out inefficiency. Listeners asked us to investigate the claim that 1 in 12 Londoners is an illegal immigrant. We look into the claim that imported New Zealand app…

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Can Donald Trump afford a trade war with Canada? 24:57

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The world is bracing itself as Donald Trump enacts his global tariffs. As the president begins to enforce them upon the rest of the world, the Americast team assemble to ask whether Trump’s bet on tariffs might be a bad deal for the US. How have the markets reacted, and does Trump actually care? Plus, why has Donald Trump bought a Tesla even though…

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Money Box Live: How to Retire Well 27:47

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We all dream about what we will do when we don't have to work anymore. The perfect retirement looks different for everyone, from travelling the world and luxury holidays to spending more time with family and friends, but the cost of stopping work can be bit of a wake-up call. In this Money Box Live we'll look at how to make the most of the savings …

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Ukraine agrees to 30-day ceasefire 37:46

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The US says it will restore military and intelligence aid to Kyiv - in exchange for a 30-day pause in the fighting. We have reaction from Ukraine - and ask how Russia will respond. Also tonight: The prime minister has vowed to reform the "indefensible" welfare system. But can he overcome opposition to benefit cuts from his own MPs? And archaeologis…

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The Leopard, Natasha Brown, Manchester International Festival, Elizabeth Fritsch 42:15

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As Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's novel The Leopard is dramatised for television, director Tom Shankland and film critic Peter Bradshaw discuss the power of this classic Italian novel. Natasha Brown's first novel, Assembly, saw her favourably compared to Virginia Woolf and won a Betty Trask award. Her eagerly-awaited second novel Universality has j…

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At least two women are murdered every week in the UK in a domestic abuse situation. Newspapers often call it a crime of passion. ‘He lost control’. But what if that’s not true? What if there was a blueprint that, if recognised, could save a woman’s life? The Homicide Timeline contains eight stages that track the escalation of a controlling relation…

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11/03/2025 Crossbow killer Kyle Clifford will never be released from prison 30:33

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The man who murdered two sisters and their mother has received a whole life prison term.By BBC Radio 4

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Laurie Taylor talks to Fatima Rajina, Senior Legacy in Action Research Fellow at the Stephen Lawrence Research Centre, De Montfort University, Leicester, about changing perceptions of dress among British Bangladeshi Muslim men in London’s East End. Why has the thobe, a garment traditionally associated with the Arab States, come to signify a univers…

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Will wearables revolutionise healthcare? Cardiff Science Festival special 28:00

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Fitness trackers at the ready! Join James Gallagher at Cardiff Science Festival as he runs through the ways wearable tech is making an impact on health and how it might shape the future of medicines and care. With him are Dr Sanne Lugthart, Haematology consultant at the University Hospital of Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. She's pioneerin…

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Crew member missing and vessels on fire after collision in the North Sea 37:59

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Fires are still burning on two ships which collided off the East Yorkshire coast. A Portuguese-flagged cargo ship, carrying fifteen containers of highly toxic sodium cyanide, struck an American oil tanker. Thirty-seven crew members from the ships have been brought safely ashore but one crew member remains missing. The American ship was carrying avi…

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Jack Thorne and Philip Barantini on Adolescence, Italian pianist Ludovico Einaudi 42:20

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Adolescence – the new Netflix series starring Stephen Graham – explores every parent’s worst nightmare: a teenage son accused of a knife-crime. Co-writers and directors Jack Thorne and Philip Barantini join us to explain how the “single-shot” filming technique sheds light on the way toxic masculinity spreads online among young people. Fantasy ficti…

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10/03/2025 Cargo ship collides with oil tanker in the North Sea 30:26

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A cargo ship has collided with a tanker in the North Sea. All the crew members are safe.By BBC Radio 4

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Americanswers…on 5 Live! Is Trump worried about the US economy? 31:50

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Donald Trump has not ruled out the possibility of the US going into recession. Sarah, Anthony, Justin and Marianna answer your questions on how Trump’s trade war is impacting on stock markets and American voters. Plus, is the new Canadian PM, Mark Carney is escalating the war on tariffs? Also, how could the Democrats be more effective as an opposit…

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Rev Canon Dr Rob Marshall 3:04

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Professor Mona Siddiqui 3:04

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How political ideology affects the brain 41:45

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In The Ideological Brain Leor Zmigrod studies the impact of political ideology on the makeup and shape of the brain. She found that those on the political extremes, as well as those with the most dogmatic beliefs, display more cognitive rigidity. The historian John Rees focuses on the small group of firebrand parliamentarians at the heart of the En…

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Preview - DNA Trail: The Promise - Episode 1 24:40

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Presenter Laura Ansell introduces the first episode of her BBC Sounds series DNA Trail: The Promise. Billy from Brighton is in his 30s when he’s told by his mum Madeleine that the man who brought him up wasn't his ‘real’ dad. Armed with only his name: William Anderson and the fact he served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, Billy goes in search o…

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Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar 28:38

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Stand-up, philosophy and memoir from the godfather of alternative comedy, Alexei Sayle. In this episode, Alexei recalls his unorthodox upbringing in Liverpool, his subsequent move to London, and a woman called Mrs Cocker who said something that has stuck with him for ever. Written and performed by Alexei Sayle. The song was written and composed by …

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Westminster Hour 09 March 2025 49:33

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Ben Wright and guests discuss Whitehall and welfare reform.By BBC Radio 4

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Night Bus 28:38

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Ian Burke was not someone who grew up riding buses. His school was in walking distance, his parents had a car. But one night in his 20s, he had a dream which began a love affair with bus travel. Any spare moment is now spent exploring undiscovered routes or revisiting old favourites. “It’s about the journey, the out-of-the-way, the overheard snippe…

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09/03/2025 Growing international concern about escalating violence in Syria 16:58

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Hundreds have been killed in areas loyal to the ousted Assad regimeBy BBC Radio 4

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Counterpoint Semi-Final Two 28:13

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The wide ranging music quiz chaired by Paul GambacciniBy BBC Radio 4

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Tash Aw 28:31

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Presenter James Crawford speaks to twice-Booker-nominated Chinese-Malaysian author Tash Aw about his latest novel, The South, and the three works that helped shape its creation. Set during a scorching summer on drought-stricken farmland in rural Malaysia, The South follows protagonist Jay in a coming-of-age story about a family navigating a period …

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As the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas is the bloc's top diplomat. So when EU leaders gathered in Brussels this week to thrash out a new defence plan for Ukraine, Kallas was in the thick of things. Before taking up the EU role she was Prime Minister of Estonia, the nation's first female leader. She was born in 1977 in the Estonia…

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08/03/2025 Twenty people killed in Russian airstrikes on Ukraine 16:50

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Poland's PM says the latest attacks on Ukraine are the result of appeasing "barbarians" and Ukraine's military reacts to Washington's decision to end intelligence sharing.By BBC Radio 4

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Gaza’s future 28:40

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Kate Adie introduces dispatches from Egypt, Poland, the USA, Malaysia, and the Mekong River. Arab leaders convened in Egypt this week to draw up a post-war plan for Gaza - and to counter Donald Trump's proposal to turn it into the 'riviera of the Middle East'. Lyse Doucet travelled to Cairo to report on the new Arab resolve, but found herself being…

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Is there really $500bn of Rare Earths in Ukraine? 8:57

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As part of the fast-moving argument over US military support to Ukraine, the US demanded $500bn worth of access to what was variously reported as Ukraine’s rare earths or rare metals or rare minerals. But is there that amount of minerals in the ground? Presenter: Tim HarfordProducer and Editor: Richard VadonStudio Manager: James BeardProduction Co-…

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Back Billing Continued and Tax on Savings 24:57

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The Chair of the House of Commons Energy Security Committee has told Money Box that the behaviour of the energy firms is "outrageous" following our investigation into so called back-billing. That's when energy firms send out a new bill for gas or electricity which was used more than 12 months before. Last week we reported that thousands of people h…

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Three Bulgarians guilty of spying for Russia in UK 37:32

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Three Bulgarian nationals have been found guilty of spying for Russia, in what police have described as “one of the largest” foreign intelligence operations in the UK. Vanya Gaberova, 30, Katrin Ivanova, 33, and Tihomir Ivanchev, 39, were part of a group who travelled Europe carrying out surveillance on journalists, a former politician and a US mil…

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Uncertainty 56:58

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Anne McElvoy and guests discuss the issue of uncertainty from scientific discovery and the space race to the shifting geopolitical landscape and how it can act as a catalyst for creativity. She's joined by the entrepreneur and author of Embracing Uncertainty, Margaret Heffernan, journalist and economist Liam Halligan, Astrophysicist Chris Lintott w…

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07/03/2025 Three Bulgarians guilty of spying for Russia in the UK 30:45

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Three Bulgarians living in the UK face long jail sentences for their roles in a spy ring.By BBC Radio 4

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Rev Dr Giles Fraser 3:22

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Bill Dare, Clint Hill, Valérie André, Gene Hackman 27:51

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Matthew Bannister on Bill Dare, the writer and producer behind some of Radio 4’s best loved comedies, including “The Now Show” and “Dead Ringers”. Jan Ravens pays tribute. Clint Hill, the American Secret Service agent who threw himself across President John F. Kennedy’s body after he was shot in Dallas. Valérie André, the first woman General in the…

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Walsall Arboretum: Bonsai Trees, Shrub Roses & Favourite Plants 42:44

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How do you keep a bonsai tree thriving? Should you risk moving a well-established shrub rose? And what’s the one plant you simply couldn’t live without? Kathy Clugston and the GQT team are back in Walsall, ready to tackle your most pressing horticultural dilemmas. Joining her are garden designers Bunny Guinness, Matthew Wilson and Marcus Chilton-Jo…

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Closing London's 'Kitchen of the Universe' 42:57

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Two of the country's largest wholesale markets are on the brink of closure. The City of London Corporation has decided to shut the historic meat market at Smithfield and the fish market at Billingsgate, bringing to an end centuries of food history. Sheila Dillon is given a tour of Smithfield market by the historian Matthew Green who describes how S…

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Legends of King Arthur: from medieval literature to modern myth 57:53

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Greg Jenner is joined in medieval Europe by Dr Mary Bateman and comedian Mike Wozniak to learn all about the legends of King Arthur. Most of us have heard of Arthur, Guinevere, Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table. But where do these legends come from? Arthur first appears in the writings of a 9th-Century monk, but he’s not the king we know to…

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