Topical comedy from the sharpest satirical minds in the business. Listen first on BBC Sounds, every Friday. Is the news driving you up the wall? You’re not alone. Let the comedians take the strain and work out what’s been funny this week. Features BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz, Dead Ringers, The Naked Week and Too Long; Didn’t Read. Listen on BBC Sounds, seven days earlier than anywhere else, and subscribe to make sure that you don’t miss an episode.
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The Limelight podcast - for fiction and drama serials you won't want to miss from Radio 4.
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Brighten your week with the latest BBC Radio 4 comedy.
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Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4
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The home of Marianna Spring's social media and disinformation investigations for BBC Radio 4, with new series "Marianna in Conspiracyland 2".
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News-making original journalism documentary series, investigating stories at home and abroad.
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Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain tackle listeners' conundrums with the power of science!
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New research on how society works
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Drawn to a family legend about his German-Jewish family's dramatic escape from Nazi Germany in 1936, the writer Joe Dunthorne accidentally discovers a far more disturbing history.
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Lucy Worsley investigates the crimes of Victorian women from a contemporary, feminist perspective.
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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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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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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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Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.
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Historical themes, events and key individuals from Akhenaten to Xenophon.
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Scientific principles, theory, and the role of key figures in the advancement of science.
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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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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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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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Best-selling author Matthew Syed explores the ideas that shape our lives with stories of seeing the world differently.
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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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NEW in Politically: Reflections Conversations with leading political figures in which they reflect on their lives in politics.
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Join comedians Sunil Patel (Alice and Jack, Channel 4) and Chris Cantrill (Icklewick FM, BBC Radio 4) as they try to maintain a long-distance friendship in the face of countryside-grade internet speeds (Cantrill) and staggering apathy (Patel). Produced by Egg Mountain for A Lovely Time Productions.
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Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.
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David Aaronovitch and a panel of experts and insiders present in-depth explainers on big issues in the news
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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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Series that demystifies health issues, separating fact from fiction and bringing clarity to conflicting health advice.
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Reflections from a faith perspective on issues and people in the news.
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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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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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Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode guide us through the expanding universe of the moving image revealing fascinating links and hidden gems from cinema and TV to streaming and beyond.
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Popular culture, poetry, music and visual arts and the roles they play in our society.
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Investigating every aspect of the food we eat
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Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work, finding out what inspires and motivates them and asking what their discoveries might do for us in the future
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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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Ever felt like you should be better at feminism? Join comedian Deborah Frances-White and her guests for this comedy podcast, recorded in front of a live audience. Each week they discuss our noble goals as 21st century feminists and the hypocrisies and insecurities that undermine them. Deborah Frances-White is the 2016 Writers' Guild Award Winner for Best Radio Comedy for her hit BBC Radio 4 series Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice. She is an Edinburgh Fringe regular, a screenwriter and is ...
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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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An insight into the character of an influential figure making news headlines
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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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Dead Ringers: Ep 6. Super-injunctions, Superheroes, and, er, Diane Abbott.
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The Dead Ringers team are back to train their vocal firepower on the week’s news with an armoury of impressive impressions. This week: Super-injunctions, superheroes, Epstein files and, er, Diane Abbott. Cast: Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Lewis Macleod, Jess Robinson, Duncan Wisbey. This episode was written by: Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence How…
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31 JUL 25By BBC Radio 4
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Helen has been to the theatre recently, so you don't have to! Jamie Lloyd's production of Evita has a moment in it which can be enjoyed by anyone who happens to be near the venue at about 9pm most nights across the summer. You can enjoy the showstopper yourself, whilst also adding to the experience of those in the venue who are missing out. Join He…
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31/07/25 Bioethanol, managing water in the Norfolk Broads, pesticides petition
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The bioethanol company Vivergo says it will take in its last consignment of grain tomorrow, before it stops production at its plant near Hull - unless the UK government steps into help. It says this is because of the US UK trade deal which came into force last month, allowing up to 1.4 billion litres of tax-free bioethanol from the States. How's wa…
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Travel disruption after major UK air traffic outage
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A difficult day for airline passengers, after a technical fault at the National Air Traffic Services (NATS) led to dozens of flights being cancelled and many others being diverted. We hear from passengers and the managing director of Skybus. Also on the programme: A man whose sister and two nieces were killed in the October the seventh attacks - an…
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Artist Andy Goldsworthy on his five-decade retrospective exhibition.
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Artist Andy Goldsworthy on his retrospective exhibition, which spans a five decade career. Best known for his work in the landscape, this exhibition sees the artist create dramatic large scale works for the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh - including an avenue of oak branches, a room of reeds suspended from the ceiling, and a room full of stone…
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Flights across the UK hit by a technical issue
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There's been huge disruption at airports across the UK because of a technical issue affecting air traffic control. Also: Britain's plan to recognise a Palestinian state is condemned as a "moral failure" by a British-Israeli woman who was held in Gaza by Hamas. And thousands of fans have lined the streets of central Birmingham to pay their last resp…
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30 JUL 25By BBC Radio 4
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30/07/25: Climate Threat to Fruit and Veg Imports, Water Summit, Incentivising Beavers.
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The UK is heavily reliant on fruit and vegetables grown overseas. But a new report predicts that, by 2050, around half of fruit and veg imports to the UK will be affected by climate change risks including rising temperatures and diminishing water supplies. Water management is such a burning topic at the moment that the NFU has just held its first W…
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Uganda, in the mid-1990s - 35-year-old Betty Bigombe is sent by President Yoweri Museveni to the north of the country to open peace talks with rebel groups. Her mission: to stop the violence by negotiating with those behind thousands of deaths and horrific massacres. But to bring peace, she might have to compromise - and that might mean offering co…
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In this special programme Money Box Live has been given exclusive access to a centre working with former prisoners to find out how money works behind bars. There are around 98,000 people serving prison sentences in the UK right now, but how does money work on the inside and why do offenders even need it? Felicity Hannah meets former prisoners worki…
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UK to recognise Palestinian state under certain conditions
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After the UK says it is prepared to recognise Palestinian statehood, we hear from the co-chair of the Labour Friends of Palestine as well as a former Conservative foreign secretary. Should there be a “right to the riverbank” in England? And the Las Vegas of Europe: why are thousands of foreigners choosing Copenhagen city hall for their weddings?…
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Motherland writer Helen Serafinowicz on making her debut as a playwright with a Liverpool legend
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Motherland writer Helen Serafinowicz on putting Wayne and Coleen Rooney at the heart of her debut play - The Legend of Rooney's Ring - which has just opened at the Royal Court in Liverpool. Literary critic Alex Clark examines the Booker Prize longlist which was announced today. Love Forms by Claire AdamThe South by Tash AwUniversality by Natasha Br…
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In We Are Not A Conspiracy School, Darryl Morris sets out to meet the people behind HOPE Sussex, a community of home educators founded during the pandemic. On a sprawling site in the East Sussex countryside, a number of families gather to learn together, away from the mainstream. What’s taught there is contested. The media has called it a “conspira…
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Sir Keir Starmer says the UK will recognise a Palestinian state unless Israel meets certain conditions
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Sir Keir Starmer says the UK will officially recognise the state of Palestine, unless Israel reaches a ceasefire in Gaza. The prime minister's announcement marks a significant shift in British foreign policy. Also: Victims of the Rotherham Child Sex Abuse gangs tell the BBC they were also raped by police officers from the force that was supposed to…
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OBLIVION by Héctor Abad, chosen by Colm TóibínFLESH by David Szalay, chosen by Zadie SmithCALL ME BY YOUR NAME by André Aciman, chosen by Harriett Gilbert Authors and good friends Zadie Smith and Colm Tóibín join Harriett Gilbert to share books they love. For a longer edition of this episode, check out the A Good Read podcast. Colm Tóibín chooses O…
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Health risks of bin strikes, measles warning and ethics
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With bin strikes in Birmingham having gone on for months, James Gallagher heads to the Small Heath area of the city to ask what the health risks could be from rubbish left on the streets. He meets campaigners Shafaq, Ashid and Danni from End the Bin Strikes who tell him what residents are worried about. To discuss what diseases could be brewing and…
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29 JUL 25By BBC Radio 4
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Jack Lowden presents a compelling drama-documentary series on the rise and fall of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the 1745 Jacobite rebellion. Written by Colin MacDonald with original music by Duncan Chisholm.By BBC Radio 4
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29/07/25 Water management, agricultural chaplain, slug control
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As the NFU hosts an on-farm water summit, we find out more about an innovative project in Shropshire to manage water. It aims to prevent excess run-off from urban areas which floods farmland and destroys crops. Out and about with the Agricultural Chaplain for Suffolk who's helping farmers cope with the pressures of running a farm business. He says …
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James experiments at home, Sunil ships in some outside help and Chris isn’t making a big deal about it. Chris also fondly remembers the time he went wild swimming with Sunil. Also, the lads agree, medically, that sugar is good and it is nice. Live shows: If you want to experience the full force of Rural Concerns Live, you can grab tickets to our Ma…
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Starmer presents Trump with a peace plan for Gaza
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As Keir Starmer presents Donald Trump with a European-led peace plan for Gaza, what is Britain's role and influence in shaping a peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians? England's star player Chloe Kelly attributes her skill to playing 'cage football' - we go to one of those cages in West London. Also on the programme: how the global charit…
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Tom Lehrer remembered, plus Nick Drake's unreleased songs
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Richard Stilgoe pays tribute to the great American humorist and songwriter Tom Lehrer, who has died at the age of 97. Samira discusses newly released and previously unheard songs by Nick Drake. Petra Volpe talks about her acclaimed film Late Shift, which tells the story of nurse's night shift in a Swiss hospital. Presenter Samira AhmedProducer: Har…
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England's conquering Lionesses return home
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England's Lionesses have returned home after beating Spain on penalties in Basel last night. Crowds of fans waited at Southend Airport to greet the squad. Also: President Trump says there's real starvation in Gaza and Israel bears some responsibility. And there's a massive surge in demand for Virtual Private Networks.…
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444. Edinburgh Previews with Bec Hill, Alice Fraser, Ria Lina and Anastasiya Ador
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The Guilty Feminist 444. Edinburgh Previews 2025 Presented by Deborah Frances-White with special guests Bec Hill, Alice Fraser, Ria Lina and Anastasiya Ador Recorded 19 July 2025 at Soho Theatre. Released 28 July. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. Get Deborah’s new book with 30% off using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD https://store.v…
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28 JUL 25By BBC Radio 4
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28/07/2025: Inheritance tax fight goes on, Lough Neagh eels, too much/too little water.
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The National Farmers Union says the fight over inheritance tax on farms is not over, despite the publication of draft legislation which shows that the government isn't backing down. Campaigners against the re-impostion of the tax, which will be levied at 20 per cent on assets over a million pounds from April next year had hoped that the government …
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We may know about Pearl Harbor and how the war against Japan ended with the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But in popular memory, what happened in between is less well-known. Marking the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, we hear of how defeat turned to victory, from epic battles in jungles, to one that played out on a tennis court and save…
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Today Lindsey is dragged to a rock climbing centre by her athletic friend Jenny which results in a life changing discovery about her over-zealous anatomy. She helps her mum rescue a missing rat and, with the help of Elton John, hosts an intimate funeral. Welcome to the life of the most beautiful princess in all of Birmingham and its surrounding are…
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Keir Starmer's meeting with Donald Trump, farming and asylum hotelsBy BBC Radio 4
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And Just Like That - Season 3, Episode 9 with Grace Petrie
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The Guilty Feminist watches And Just Like That Presented by Deborah Frances-White with Grace Petrie Season 3, Episode 9: “Happily Ever After” More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://www.instagram.com/dfdubz https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have/9780349015811 htt…
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Jordan and UAE begin air drops into Gaza after Israel announced series of aid measures
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Crowds of Palestinians have been collecting food from lorries, in parts of Gaza where Israel has paused its military operations. Emirati and Jordanian planes have dropped pallets of aid from the air. Also: President Trump and the European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, are holding crucial talks at his Ayrshire golf resort, to try to st…
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Kirsty Lang referees the final contest of the series between Scotland vs Wales.By BBC Radio 4
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Multi-award-winning writer Denise Mina discusses her twentieth novel, The Good Liar, which follows blood-spatter forensics expert Claudia O’Sheil as she faces a profound moral dilemma. Denise also shares the three key influences that inspired the novel’s creation: Dorothy Thompson’s Who Goes Nazi?, Stanley Milgram’s Obedience to Authority, and Geor…
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Sir Gregory Doran is the former artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He spent a total of thirty five years with the RSC directing fifty productions in the UK and abroad. He’s been called “one of the great Shakespeareans of his age” and has won multiple awards for his work. Born in 1958, Greg was brought up near Preston and played a n…
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A baby with severe malnutrition dies in Gaza as aid workers warn of "deepening starvation" in the territory
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The parents of a five month-old girl in Gaza who has died after suffering malnutrition have spoken of their struggle to find baby formula and their fear that many children are in the same state. Also: Sir Keir Starmer has told the leaders of France and Germany that the UK is working with other countries to help drop aid into Gaza. And: Protesters h…
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26 JUL 25By BBC Radio 4
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Kate Adie introduces stories from Syria, Lebanon, Chile, Pakistan and France. Sectarian violence has erupted again in Syria, this time between Druze and Bedouin communities, leaving hundreds of people dead. The country's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, blamed the violence on ‘outlawed factions’ and has vowed to protect the Druze. Though as Jon …
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Does a single AI query use a bottle of water?
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We’re living through boom-times for Artificial Intelligence, with more and more of us using AI assistants like ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Grok and Copilot to do basic research and writing tasks. But what is the environmental impact of these technologies? Many listeners have got in touch with More or Less to ask us to investigate various claims about the en…
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Six million people will have £150 knocked off one winter electricity bill this winter. The Government has announced an expansion of the Warm Home Discount scheme which will almost double the number getting it. Who is eligible and how will people get the payment? Money Box has been receiving a steady stream of emails from members of the Teachers' Pe…
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Starmer holds off recognising a Palestinian state
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More than one third of MPs, drawn from across the political parties, have signed a letter urging the Prime Minister to give official recognition to a Palestinian state. The letter piles pressure on Sir Keir Starmer after France committed to recognising a Palestinian state within months. Thailand warns two days of border clashes with Cambodia could …
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Remakes continue to proliferate on our screens. Over the last few months, we’ve had live action remakes in cinemas of classic animations Snow White, Lilo And Stitch, and How To Train Your Dragon, along with legacy reboots of the horror hit I Know What You Did Last Summer and DC’s Superman, and - coming soon - a new spin on the 1980s comedy The Nake…
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Dead Ringers: Ep 6. Super-injunctions, Superheroes, and, er, Diane Abbott.
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The Dead Ringers team are back to train their vocal firepower on the week’s news with an armoury of impressive impressions. This week: Super-injunctions, superheroes, Epstein files and, er, Diane Abbott. Cast: Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Lewis Macleod, Jess Robinson, Duncan Wisbey. This episode was written by: Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence How…
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A former US soldier who worked at Israel-US backed aid sites in Gaza says there was "brutality" against civilians
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A former US special forces soldier, who was hired to provide security at aid collection points in Gaza, has told the BBC he's never witnessed such indiscriminate brutality against civilians. Also: Sir Keir Starmer gets a cross-party letter from 221 MPs, urging him follow France in recognising Palestine as a state. And: Thousands of hospital doctors…
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Ozzy Osbourne, Connie Francis, Jacqui Browne, Douglas Chamberlain
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Matthew Bannister on Ozzy Osbourne, the Black Sabbath lead singer known for his outrageous antics, many while under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Jacqui Browne, the Thalidomide survivor who campaigned for the rights of disabled people in Ireland. Professor Douglas Chamberlain, the cardiologist who pioneered the use of defibrillators by ambula…
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Comedy drama by Alan Harris. When Tyree's dad falls ill, he goes back to the valleys and tries to save the printing business. But Ty is dyslexic and there's no money in the town. Things go from bad to worse until a strange man walks into the printers with a wedding invitation. CAST Tyree - Darren Evans Beatrice - Laila Alj Shawna - Caitlin Griffith…
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The adventures of Barbara and Tom Good in Surbiton brought self-sufficiency to the small screens of the nation. Fifty years on from the airing of that first episode of The Good Life, Leyla Kazim is about to embark on her own sustainable living dream as she seeks to live off the land when she moves from London to Portugal. So what lessons can she le…
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