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Episode 250 – Charles Laughton (Part 4)
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Charles Laughton stars in a pair of stories pulled from the pages of two great English writers. These tales of murder have plenty of dark comedy mixed in along with the corpses and crimes. First, a garden party results in an accidental homicide in Dorothy L. Sayers' "The Fountain Plays" (originally aired on CBS on November 23, 1944). Then, a man di…
Four more competitors join Russell Davies for the wide-ranging general knowledge contest.By BBC Radio 4
What happens when the Prime Minister suddenly stops being Prime Minister?One day you're the most powerful person in the country, the next you're irrelevant, forced into retirement 30 years ahead of schedule and find yourself asking 'What do I do now?'Miles Jupp stars as Henry Tobin - Britain's shortest serving and least popular post war PM (he mana…
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Google tells employees to be jabbed before returning to office
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspectiveBy BBC Radio 4
A supermarket chain is offering £1000 welcoming handshakes to new truck drivers - just one indication of the shortages in the haulage industry. The Road Haulage Association says that there is now a shortfall of 100,000 lorry drivers across the UK and other sectors of the economy are also finding it difficult to find workers, including in hospitalit…
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Six O'Clock News
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29/07/2021 Figures suggest England's Covid vaccination programme has prevented 60,000 deaths and 22-million cases
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England's Deputy Chief Medical Officer has urged young adults to get a Covid vaccine, as new figures show the impact the programme is having on reducing infections and deaths.By BBC Radio 4
In the UK we have seen a recent fall in Covid 19 cases. Good news, but we don’t know yet if this will be sustained. The virus is now thought to be spreading predominantly amongst the under 30s, most of whom remain unvaccinated. Young adults are the demographic most likely to be vaccine hesitant or vaccine averse. Kavita Vedhara from Nottingham Univ…
29 JUL 21By BBC Radio 4
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Woman's Hour
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Jeanette Winterson, Colourism, Paralympian Stef Reid
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Jeanette Winterson talks about her new essay collection which covers 200 years of women and science, from Mary Shelley to AI. She asks what love, caring, sex and attachment will look like when humans form connections with non-human helpers teachers, sex-workers, and companions? And what will happen to our deep-rooted assumptions about gender? Will …
A year ago Johnny Khawand saw the home he grew up in ripped apart by the massive explosion in a chemical dump in the port of Beirut, Lebanon – one of the largest non-nuclear blasts in history. For hours Johnny fought to save neighbours trapped in the rubble, seeing some die in front of him. Now, after months of restoration work, he’s coming back to…
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Dramatic events: How our weather is changing
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Mishal Husain hears about the Met Office's latest climate change report from author Mike Kendon; about Hereford and Worcester's experience of flooding from BBC reporter Nicola Goodwin; and about what can be done to mitigate it from Environment Agency Chief Executive Sir James Bevan.(Image: Heavy rain; Credit: PA Media)…
It’s easy to see how lots of people singing, shouting and smooching in a stuffy space would keep a virologist up at night. Within hours of nightclubs reopening the Prime Minister announced that full vaccination will be the condition of entry from September. The Netherlands recently tried reopening its clubs and quickly decided to close them again a…
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas developed by the Anglican priest John Nelson Darby (1800-1882), drawn from his reading of scripture, in which Jesus would suddenly take His believers up into the air, and those left behind would suffer on Earth until He returned with His church to rule for a thousand years before Final Judgement. Some belie…
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Rules on international travel being relaxed
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28/07/2021 No quarantine for fully jabbed US and EU travellers
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The changes will come into force in England on Monday morning.By BBC Radio 4
How can our workplaces become an inclusive and fair environment for employees with a disability? If you’ve an idea or experience about job hunting, career support or staff retention e-mail moneybox@bbc.co.uk now, whether you’re an employer or an employee, we’d love to hear from you.On the panel with presenter Charmaine Cozier are:• Liz Johnson, Co-…
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First person convicted under Hong Kong's national security law
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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspectiveBy BBC Radio 4
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Genetic Dreams, Genetic Nightmares - Episode 2
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Professor Matthew Cobb looks at how genetic engineering became big business - from the first biotech company that produced human insulin in modified bacteria in the late 1970s to the companies like Monsanto which developed and then commercialised the first GM crops in the 1990s. Were the hopes and fears about these products of genetic engineering r…
"So fill to me the parting glass...Goodnight and joy be to you all."A popular toast at the end of an evening or a heartfelt farewell to a departed or deceased person? The Parting Glass has become synonymous with leaving. It was written in Scotland and has criss crossed the Irish Sea becoming a popular song among Celtic peoples around the world.Folk…
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Woman's Hour
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Singer-Songwriter Josie Proto, Child protection changes, Women and COP26, UTIs
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An estimated 50% of women in the UK will have a urinary tract infection at some point in their lives and between 20-30% are likely to have a recurrence. For some, these recurrent infections can lead to a significant impact on their health and way of life. Dr Agnes Arnold-Forster, a medical historian from McGill University with a personal history of…
28 JUL 21By BBC Radio 4
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Inside Health
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Fewer periods, The link between erectile dysfunction and the heart
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It’s time to talk about periods and contraception. Different birth control options alter the menstrual cycle. Journalist Nicola Davis tells me about her decade without periods and our resident GP Margaret McCartney and sexual health doctor Julia Bailey discuss the evidence and what you need to know. We’ve also got vaccination expert Adam Finn to di…
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27/07/2021 A London council has been criticised for allowing hundreds of children to be abused in its homes over decades.
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A London council has been heavily criticised for allowing hundreds of children to be abused in its homes over decades.By BBC Radio 4
27 JUL 21By BBC Radio 4
Michael Rosen asks Dr Sophie Harrison about the strange and special new language she had to learn to become a doctor, having been an editor at Granta Magazine. She's written a book about her language journey: The Cure For Good Intentions: A Doctor's Story. Produced by Beth O'Dea for BBC Audio in Bristol…
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.By BBC Radio 4
Today's Martha Kearney visits the Knepp, the estate in Sussex famous for its rewilding where Biology professor and author of 'Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse', Dave Goulson has recorded 62 species of bee and 30 species of wasp.By BBC Radio 4
As the Chinese Communist Party celebrates its 100th anniversary, Celia Hatton looks at how party slogans reveal the turbulent history of modern China. Throughout its existence, the party has used key slogans to communicate policy and mobilise the country's vast population. These messages reflect not just the ambitions of party leaders but also have…
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US troops will end Iraq combat mission by end of 2021
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Peaty, Daley and Pidcock all win gold on the third day of the OlympicsBy BBC Radio 4
26 JUL 21By BBC Radio 4
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The Guilty Feminist
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264. Roots with Alison Spittle and special guest Ola Labib
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The Guilty FeministPresented by Deborah Frances-White and Alison Spittle Episode 264: Rootswith special guest Ola Labib Recorded 7 July 2021 via Zoom. Released 26 July 2021. The Power of Storytelling: Wednesday 28 July, 2:00pmUse offer code “GUILTFEMPOD” for £20 off https://www.the-spontaneity-shop.com/training-courses/open-workshops/ The Guilty Fe…
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Woman's Hour
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Support for black and minoritised women facing domestic violence; South Asian women in sport; Midwives under pressure
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The government’s new violence against women and girls strategy was published last Wednesday. Many organisations welcomed the commitments it made but many had criticisms for areas not addressed, not least the specific needs of Black and minoritized women when facing domestic violence. Ngozi Fulani is the founder and director of Sistah Space, a small…
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Why are coronavirus cases going down in the UK?
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After a spike in COVID cases over the beginning of the summer, it finally looks like the UK has reached a plateau.The number of people testing positive for the virus has fallen every day for the past week, but why has this happened?Justin Webb speaks to Dr Mike Tildesley, Associate Professor of infectious disease modelling at the University of Warw…
An original short story for Radio 4, produced by Becky Ripley.By BBC Radio 4
New comedy from stand-up comedian Ashley Blaker about his unusual home life. In episode one, Ashley considers the downside to having a large family - including a morning routine so challenging it would give Michael McIntyre a heart attack and an almost never ending need to replace phone chargers.Ashley Blaker: 6.5 Children is a mix of stand-up and …
Alex Forsyth and guests discuss the latest political developments.By BBC Radio 4
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25/07/2021 Campaigners condemn plans for vaccine passports at Premier League matches
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Civil liberties groups say requiring proof of Covid jabs would create a "two-tier society"By BBC Radio 4
Ella Fitzgerald: Thanks for the Memory and Dory Previn: The Lady with the Braid.By BBC Radio 4
Dan Saladino finds out why a UN summit to transform the global food system has become so controversial. It has generated 2500 ideas for change but also a boycott by protesters. In 2019 the UN's Secretary General António Guterres highlighted ways in which the global food system was breaking down: hundreds of millions of people going hungry, billions…
Robert Macfarlane is a writer whose books about the natural world, including The Wild Places and The Old Ways, have won many prizes and taken root in the best-seller charts. He was born into a family of enthusiastic amateur climbers and his early memories include being carried up the Cairngorms on his father's back. This childhood experience led to…
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24/07/2021 The first full day of Olympic competition has taken place in Tokyo
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Eleven gold medals have been won so far; China are leading the table with three.By BBC Radio 4
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Woman's Hour
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Amy Winehouse remembered; Canadian residential schools; Women at the Tokyo Olympics; Typewriters; Casual workwear
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It is 10 years since the tragic death of the singer Amy Winehouse from alcohol poisoning at the age of just 27. A new documentary film, Reclaiming Amy on the BBC on features Amy's closest friends and family and seeks to tell the story of the real Amy. We hear from her mother, Janis and close friend Catriona Gourlay.For the first time in 125 years, …
Nikki Bedi and Shaun Keaveny are joined by Christian O’Connell, presenter of the Breakfast Show on Gold FM in Melbourne, Australia. He tells us why he left his number one show on Absolute Radio, with three million listeners, to move to the other side of the world and take on the toughest radio market there is.Listener Lisa Jones on the World War Tw…
Thousands of people say they’ve been shut out of their bank accounts without warning or explanation. MPs are investigating whether innocent customers have been caught up in a crackdown on money laundering. For the first time in 25 years the one-off payment given to adult prison leavers in England and Wales is to be raised. The Prison Discharge Gran…
The destructive power of water is often underestimated… until it’s too late. Large areas of Europe and China are still reeling from the damage left by some of their worst floods for decades. Across Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, there were over 200 deaths and billions of euros' worth of damage done. Now there are questions over whether this …
24 JUL 21By BBC Radio 4
Steve Richards looks back at the political year with Fraser Nelson of The Spectator, Pippa Crerar of The Daily Mirror and George Parker of The Financial Times.By BBC Radio 4
The Delta Variant was first identified in India, fuelling a huge wave of cases and deaths. It is now spreading around the world, becoming the most dominant variant in many countries. This week we take a look at the numbers - where’s it spreading, how is this different to previous waves and what can be done to stop it?Tim Harford speaks to Professor…
