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The Spurs striker and England captain talks exclusively to Nihal Arthanayake about standing up to racism in football, the return of fans, VAR, being “old-school Bieber” and more.
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Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis get to grips (from a safe distance) with all things 2020 in the form of sketches and guest contributions.This week Catherine Bohart dons The Crown, Eshaan Akbar accepts responsibility and musical duo Harry and Chris take us to church...Additional voices from Emma Sidi and George FouracresWritten by the cast, with addition…
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Elis James and John Robins
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#113 - Razz Ennui, Bedside Spanners and the BBC Away Day
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Elis and John return with more accessible anecdotal content, intricately designed to actively engage with the BBC's much-sought-after under-35 demographic whilst successfully retaining 5 Live's older more traditional listenership. It's a podcast description as old as time.By BBC Radio 5 live
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The World Tonight
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BBC given details of Patel “bullying” report
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Football Daily
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Liverpool qualify but are Real beyond rescue?
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Join Mark Chapman for all the reaction to Liverpool’s win over Ajax as well as Real Madrid’s defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk.Hear from Ian Dennis, Stephen Warnock, Izzy Christiansen, Alistair Bruce-Ball, Mina Rzouki and Eduardo Alvarez.Plus we speak to Dean Holden after Bristol City’s win against QPR.By BBC Radio 5 live
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Global News Podcast
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No evidence of widespread fraud in the US presidential poll says one of President Trump's closest allies
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Attorney General has seen nothing that could have overturned Biden victory, Also: Chinese craft lands on the moon, and Belgian orgy that caused a Hungarian politician's downfall.By BBC World Service
5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake talks exclusively to Spurs striker and England captain Harry Kane about standing up to racism in football, the return of fans, VAR, being “old-school Bieber” and much more.By BBC Radio 5 live
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World Business Report
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Update: Could a $908 billion coronavirus relief bill break the deadlock in Congress?
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The proposal comes from a bipartisan group of senators for Covid-19 financial relief who hope to break the deadlock and allow Congress to come to an agreement about financial relief measures for US citizens. But there is doubt as to whether it will work, as we hear from Al Weaver, reporter at The Hill newspaper in Washington DC.We also get an updat…
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspectiveBy BBC Radio 4
England's national lockdown was, in the end, replaced with the Government's tougher tier system of local restrictions. Restrictions called "stupid" and poorly-targeted by some of its own backbenchers. Vicki and Adam discuss why those rebels spoke up. Some of those politicians have been throwing around bed occupancy figures - but there are better wa…
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Outlook
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Speaking through music: Me and my non-verbal sister
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Jane is Ian Brennan’s older sister. She has Down’s syndrome and is largely non-verbal but the two of them have communicated through music their whole lives. Ian has shared that knowledge with communities around the world, travelling the globe looking for music in unexpected places. He’s worked with Tuareg musicians in the Sahara desert, people who …
From surrealism and science fiction to inspiration drawn from historic objects in stately homes and the painting of Francis Bacon: Shahidha Bari hosts a conversation with Will Harris, who has written long-form poems; new Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature Max Porter and Chloe Aridjis, who have written poetic novels which play with form; and…
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Global News Podcast
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US cases soar but 'light at the end of the tunnel'
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America's top infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci, says vaccines offer hope as the county hits its worst period of the pandemic. Also: controversy in France over a proposed charter aimed at integrating all groups of Muslims into society, and an extraordinary rescue at sea.By BBC World Service
The oil giant Shell faces a trial over whether it hampered the phase-out of fossil fuels. Sara Shaw from Friends of the Earth outlines the case against the firm, and we get the perspective of Harry Brekelmans, projects and technology director at Shell. Also in the programme, the World Bank says the Lebanese authorities’ lack of policy action has ca…
Adam Granduciel chats to Nihal about songwriting, studios, fatherhood and the band’s new album Live Drugs.By BBC Radio 5 live
Catherine and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.By BBC Radio
Short documentaries and audio adventures about the letters and books which reach unexpected readers - with Josie Long. From the woman who has collected 8000 strangers' diaries to the letter treasured by a political prisoner who'd never met its senders.The MotherFeaturing Cedric Jones, Sonia Sanchez and Haki Madhubuti Produced by Sarah CuddonRevolut…
A showdown looms between Hungary and Poland and the rest of the EU over the bloc's latest budget, which includes a Covid economic recovery fund worth nearly $900bn. Hungary and Poland blocked approval of the budget earlier in the month over a clause that ties funding with adherence to the rule of law in the bloc, something both countries have been …
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Best of Today
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Tuesday's business with Dominic O'Connell
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The company that owns Top Shop and other clothing brands has gone into administration, putting about 13,000 jobs at risk. What will happen to Arcadia's pension scheme?(Image: a pedestrian walks past a Topshop store, owed by Arcadia group on Oxford street in London. Credit: Reuters)By BBC Radio 4
Rob and Catherine tell you what they are, how to make them and when to use them.By BBC Radio
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Global News Podcast
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Biden picks Janet Yellen for US treasury secretary
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She is on a diverse list of officials chosen for top economic roles in his administration. Also: France is to rewrite its police bill after protests, and the dramatic increase in Brazil's Amazon deforestation.By BBC World Service
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Football Daily
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MNC: Marine, Mourinho and Arteta's work in progress
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Kelly Cates, Micah Richards, Matthew Upson, Arlo White and Rory Smith look at Arsenal's progress under Mikel Arteta, following the club's fifth Premier League defeat of the season.The team discuss whether football should introduce concussion substitutions following David Luiz's head injury against Wolves, with England rugby union international Dann…
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Rugby Union Weekly
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The Sheriff, Kayser and the Autumn Nations finale
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Ugo Monye, Chris Ashton and Chris Jones are joined by two big guests this week. Ken Owens comes on the pod to chat about Wales, the state of the international game and Pokemon Go. As England prepare to face France in the final of the Autumn Nations Cup, a passionate Benjamin Kayser shares his frustrations with French rugby and tells us why Shaun Ed…
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World Business Report
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Update: Topshop owner Arcadia goes into administration
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Fashion retail empire Arcadia, which also owns Dorothy Perkins and Burton, has gone into administration, accountancy firm Deloitte has confirmed. We talk to Jonathan Eley, retail correspondent at the Financial Times, about what this means for the British High Street and about how its shops and employees will be affected.Independent investment consu…
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspectiveBy BBC Radio 4
On the day that Arcadia, the owner of Topshop and Dorothy Perkins, goes into administration, the BBC's Simon Jack discusses what went wrong. And with SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon addressing her party conference, the BBC's Sarah Smith joins Adam to talk about what 2021 could hold for the prospect of Scottish independence. Studio Director: Emma CrowePr…
It’s hard to remember what normal life feels like, but for the first time since the start of the pandemic, there are reasons to be optimistic about when we might return to it. It looks increasingly likely that by the New Year at least one highly-effective Covid vaccine will be available. Despite this promising news, any new vaccines will be ratione…
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World Business Report
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US pandemic financial assistance set to expire
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Hardship may await millions of Americans if pandemic financial assistance is not replaced. Stephanie Freed is a freelance lighting designer who is out of work and whose additional government funds are scheduled to end in December, and discusses how she has had to rely on savings to make ends meet. Andrew Stettner is a senior fellow at policy organi…
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Iran buries assassinated nuclear scientist
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State funeral held in Tehran for Mohsen Fakhrizadeh who was killed on Friday. Iran blames Israel for his death. Also, Australia demands apology from China for 'repugnant' fake image on Twitter, and a new film profiles colourful and contradictory singer-songwriter Shane McGowan.By BBC World Service
When Kristal Ambrose, who's from the Bahamas, had to hold down a sea turtle's flippers so that plastic could be removed from its intestines, she vowed never to drop plastic again. And her mission quickly grew. She started the Bahamas Plastic Movement to educate young people to try and tackle the problem. They took their fight to the government and …
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Business Daily
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Saving the Amazon rainforest with economics
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Economics has a solution to halt rapid deforestation but can it be implemented? This year has seen some of the worst-ever fires destroy vast tracts of the Amazon rainforest as land there is cleared for farming. We hear how the field of economics may have come up with a solution to halt the Amazon’s rate of deforestation - and what’s needed to set t…
What does administration mean for those employed by the Arcadia Group?(Image: a man walks past the Topshop flagship store at Oxford Circus, London, part of the Arcadia Group. Credit: Press Association)By BBC Radio 4
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World Business Report
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Oil outlook brighter ahead of Opec meeting this week
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Leaders of Opec will meet this week to extend existing production limits into early 2021. Dr Ellen Wald, consultant and senior fellow at the Atlantic Council in Jacksonville in Florida, tells us what we can expect from the meeting.The Lebanese capital Beirut has long been established as a leading centre of medical tourism, attracting the best docto…
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Football Daily
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Another Arsenal defeat and Cavani to the rescue
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The panel discuss whether or not David Luiz should have played on after that nasty collision with Raul Jimenez. Is Edinson Cavani better starting on or off the bench and how big of a win was this for Ole Gunar Solskjaer? The panel also chat about Klopp’s VAR strop at the weekend. And defeats for both Chris Wilder and Neil Lennon over the weekend – …
The president said the FBI had thwarted his bid to overturn the election result. Also: Maradona's doctor is investigated over his death, and the flying elephant - on his way to a new life after years of suffering.By BBC World Service
Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss the latest on Coronavirus and BrexitBy BBC Radio 4
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Manchester United stun Saints with comeback, stalemate at Stamford Bridge, and Wolves take all three points at the Emirates...
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Your football calls with Robbie Savage and Chris Sutton. Phone 08085 909693 free from mobiles and landlines. Text 85058 at your standard message rate. Get the podcast from the BBC Sounds app.By BBC Radio 5 live
While developing new treatments drug companies usually release little useful information on how the clinical trials are progressing. However with the world’s attention on potential vaccines against Covid -19, the usually dull data on the progression of each trial step is subject to huge scrutiny. It doesn’t help to clarify things says epidemiologis…
Whether it's a recipe book full of mouthwatering meals, a deep dive into the science of what we eat or a collection of must-try cocktails, books about food and drink have the power to educate, entertain and enthrall - all in the comfort of your own home. And this year, that's been more important than ever!The Food Programme's presenting team - Shei…
Helen Oxenbury is an illustrator of children’s books whose work has featured in many very popular titles for younger readers including the award-winning We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, by Michael Rosen.Helen has won the Kate Greenaway Medal twice and was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the Book Trust in 2018. She attended the Ipswich School of …
It’s South Africa’s most iconic photograph – a dying 12-year-old school boy, Hector Pieterson, being carried away after he was shot by police during the 1976 Soweto Uprisings. The picture - taken by journalist Sam Nzima - exposed the horrors of apartheid to the world, and it also had a lasting impact on the lives of all those it captured. Reporter …
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5 Live Science Podcast
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Squats, globe skimmers and early human migration
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This week, the Naked Scientists celebrate a month of movement science with a movement-themed Q&A show.By BBC Radio 5 live
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Global News Podcast
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Ethiopian PM claims capture of Tigray capital
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Abiy Ahmed said the army had taken control of Mekelle from the dissident local leadership. Also: the Pope installs the first African American cardinal, and washing your dirty laundry in space.By BBC World Service
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Klopp rails against the schedule, City find their mojo and Leeds defeat the Toffees.
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Robbie Savage and Chris Sutton took your calls on Saturday’s football action.Liverpool supporters called in after their side was foiled by VAR against BrightonFans have their say on Klopp's criticism of the TV scheduling and fans talk to us about City's return to form.There’s also another edition of The Wanderer and Gone in 60 SuttonsThe show origi…
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The Graham Norton Podcast
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Lesley-Ann Jones, Gareth Southgate and Gabriel Byrne.
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Lennon, Dreams and Ireland.By BBC Radio 2
