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Football Daily

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The latest news, insight, analysis and big name guests from the Premier League, WSL and the Football League, plus Scottish, International and European football. Join us! Get in touch with us @5liveSport on social media and remember to leave us your ratings and reviews.
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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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Fantasy 606

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Have no fear, your FPL "experts" in ABB, Statman Dave and Chris Sutton are here! Join the Fantasy 606 podcast each Gameweek as they discuss, digress and debate all things FPL.
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Headliners

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BBC Radio 5 Live brings you in-depth interviews with the biggest names in sport, entertainment, culture and politics. With Nihal Arthanayake, Gordon Smart, Adrian Chiles and Naga Munchetty.
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The News Quiz - 6th September 28:33

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Neil Delamere, Lucy Porter, Mark Steel, and Marie Le Conte join Andy Zaltzman to quiz the news In this first episode of a brand new series, Andy and the panel catch up on the events of Labour's first Brat Summer, take a look at a Tory leadership election, and have a brief check in on the rest of the world to make sure it's still there. Written by A…
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17. The Golden Spike 15:52

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At a conference in Mexico, one scientist’s outburst launches a global quest. Hannah Fry follows a group of researchers on the hunt for a ‘golden spike’: the boundary, marking a shift into a dramatic new geological period dominated, not by volcanoes and asteroids, but the influence of humans. From plastics and concrete to nuclear fallout, the data t…
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14. Whispers from the Cosmos 15:31

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In a shabby brick hut in 1967, a young researcher spots a bizarre, pulsing signal: a cosmic whisper picked up a huge receiver she helped to build. Is it just mundane interference - or could it be alien life? Hannah Fry shares a tale of one woman’s journey through the male-dominated halls of 1960s academia, to a groundbreaking discovery that transfo…
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13. The Grain of Truth 15:06

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Amid the desperation of war-starved Netherlands a doctor finds a way of curing a group of gravely ill children. His finding challenges accepted medical wisdom, and provokes opposition from Catholics. But why had the rest of the world missed this miracle treatment? Producer: Ilan Goodman Sound Designer: Jon Nicholls Story Editor: John Yorke…
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Tom and Lauren Are Going OOT 14:54

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Lauren forgets about an important charity fundraiser for work and hurriedly tries to get ready. Tom returns home from work covered in face paint, after his class craft day gets a bit out of hand. Their efforts to make the fundraiser are further hampered by a coy Neil, who appears to have intercepted a parcel intended for Lauren. Special guest appea…
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The International Round Up 35:18

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Aaron Paul, Luke Edwards and Nigel Reo-Coker reflect on the latest Nations League matches involving the home nations, as well as the Republic of Ireland. The team reflect on England's 2-0 win over the Republic of Ireland, in what was a positive start for Lee Carsley as interim England manager. Charlie Adam joins the pod to chat about Scotland and S…
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Profile: Who is JD Vance? 25:20

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Americast is profiling the four candidates in the race to become the next President and Vice President of the United States. How did JD Vance, whose memoir “Hillbilly Elegy” about growing up in Ohio amidst alcoholism and drug addiction, become Trump’s VP pick for the White House? Once a fierce critic of Trump, publicly declaring himself a “never Tr…
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Digging up new uses for old mines 51:55

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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs. This week: Scientists uncover a way to help amputees to toughen up their skin in order to make prostheses more comfortable. COVID MRNA jab pharmaceutical company Moderna turn their attention to vaccines for Mpox. Plus the astronomer Royle Martin…
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Steven Knight, writer 50:03

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Steven Knight CBE is a screenwriter, producer, and director for film and television. He is best known for creating the TV series Peaky Blinders but he has also turned his hand to feature films, novels, comedy and even gameshows. He co-created the global TV quiz show Who Wants to be a Millionaire. His first film, Dirty Pretty Things, was nominated f…
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A winning start for Carsley and England 26:59

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Ian Dennis, Paul Robinson and Clinton Morrison reflect on England’s 2-0 victory over the Republic of Ireland in Dublin.The team chat about the goals from former Ireland players Declan Rice and Jack Grealish, as well as Lee Carsley's refusal to sing the national anthem.Then, we hear from Lee Carsley himself, Declan Rice and Anthony Gordon, who all j…
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Weekend Woman's Hour: Breast implant rare cancer risk, Ellen Burstyn, Paralympian medallists 56:44

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We hear about the thousands of women suing the breast implant manufacturer Allergan over alleged links with a rare cancer. We have an exclusive interview with a woman who has received a payout from the company after falling sick. Susan Axelby told our reporter Melanie Abbott that she ended up being diagnosed with cancer after having an operation wh…
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Ukraine reels from Russia’s missile onslaught 28:45

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Kate Adie presents stories from Ukraine, Germany, China, Tonga and India Ukraine suffered several devastating missile attacks this week on the cities of Poltava and Lviv. Despite the more buoyant mood in the country in recent weeks, following Ukraine’s incursion into Kursk, it served as a reminder that the threat is ever-present. Nick Beake has bee…
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Bogs, Bairns, Stovies and Scything 1:23:32

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There was much celebration in Caithness a few weeks ago when it was announced that, after decades of planning and preparation, The Flow Country has been awarded UNESCO World Heritage Status. It’s the first in Scotland to be granted this status on purely natural criteria and is also the only peatbog in the world with World Heritage status. At one ti…
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Who pays when trade wars heat up? 8:58

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Donald Trump wants new tariffs on goods coming into the US, describing them as a tax on other countries. The Democrats are no stranger to trade tariffs themselves, with Joe Biden having added them to numerous goods coming into the US from China. We talk to Erica York from the Tax Foundation about how tariffs work and who ends up paying for them. Pr…
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England prepare for Carsley debut 30:04

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BBC Radio 5Live's John Murray and Ian Dennis are at Carton House in County Kildare ahead of England facing the Republic of Ireland in the Nations League in Dublin on Saturday. They are joined by Off The Ball's Head of Content Nathan Murphy, who gives insight on the Irish host team. John interviews Lee Carsley ahead of his first match in charge of E…
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Catherine Bohart: TL;DR - 6. Hang on - are there ghosts in this machine? 28:37

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No time to read the news? Catherine Bohart does it for you in TL;DR. This week - Elon Musk thinks there should be regulation around AI. Is he right? Can AI really change the world, or are we just training our future robot overlords? Times journalist Hugo Rifkind navigates the ethical minefield of artificial intelligence, while Professor Gina Neff b…
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The Stranger 13:55

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Daisy Johnson is a multi-award-winning short story writer whose debut novel Everything Under was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. In The Stranger she weaves a gentle romantic story beginning with an unusual flatshare to save money, then twists it into a suspenseful thriller all in the space of 14 minutes - read by Saffron Coomber. Saffron Coom…
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Rebecca Cheptegei's killing, Alison Lapper, Ellen Burstyn 57:02

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The Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died, after being doused with petrol and set on fire. She is the third female athlete to be killed in Kenya in the past few years. To find out more about what's going on, Krupa Padhy is joined by the BBC's Deputy Africa Editor Anne Soy and Joan Chelimo, a fellow athlete of Rebecca's. Carol Klein is o…
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Classic Stories: Pride and Prejudice 4:28

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Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 11 uses of ‘look’ - in 5 minutes. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ …
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Leif Erikson 55:40

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Greg Jenner is joined in the eleventh century by Dr Eleanor Barraclough and actor Kiell Smith-Bynoe to learn about legendary Viking explorer Leif Erikson. Leif was possibly the first European to reach the Americas, nearly half a millennium before Christopher Columbus landed in the Caribbean. According to the stories told about him, he was a lucky e…
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Introducing Central Intelligence 3:02

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The inside story of the CIA from the perspective of Eloise Page (Kim Cattrall), who joined on the Agency’s first day in 1947 and, in a 40-year career, became one of its most powerful women. Eloise takes the listener on a journey through the highs and lows of US foreign policy, spanning the staggering world events that shaped her career, as well as …
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REVIEW: Film: Firebrand; BOOK: Rachel Kushner’s Creation Lake; TV: Kaos 42:37

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Tom Sutcliffe is joined by academic and critic John Mullan and Elodie Harper, the bestselling author of The Wolf Den Trilogy for the Front Row review show. They discuss Jeff Goldblum as a modern-day Zeus in the series Kaos, Rachel Kushner’s thriller Creation Lake, which has been longlisted for this year’s Booker Prize, and the historical drama Fire…
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Can you predict an election? With Nate Silver… 27:54

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This week is all about predictions, polling and risk taking - what do current polls tell us about who might win the 2024 presidential race? We get a behind the scenes look at how statisticians make their predictions, and how accurate they are. Our guest Nate Silver developed a forecasting system which correctly predicted the outcome of the presiden…
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Going for gold 28:02

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Today we will be going for gold in more ways than one. Inga Doak, the Head of Sustainability at The Royal Mint, reveals how the company plan to ‘urban mine’ gold from household electronic waste and turn it into jewellery. But with tens of millions of tonnes of e-waste piling up every year, the environment policy adviser at the Royal Society of Chem…
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Former astronaut Col. Chris Hadfield on the language of Space exploration 27:46

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Colonel Chris Hadfield is a veteran of three spaceflights. He crewed the US space shuttle twice, piloted the Russian Soyuz, helped build space station Mir and served as Commander of the International Space Station. Getting words and language right in as clear and a concise way is a matter of life and death for astronauts. Crews are traditionally ma…
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Euro Leagues: Osimhen to Galatasaray & Ballon d’Or nominations 39:19

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John Bennett is joined by Mina Rzouki, Julien Laurens & Kristof Terreur. Victor Osimhen completes his loan move to Galatasaray, and the Ballon d’Or nominations are announced. The panel dive into the latest action from Serie A and the Bundesliga, as well as an unlikely scorer in the French fourth tier. They also chat Cristiano Ronaldo after he annou…
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How much trouble is the UK economy in? 28:59

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Last month the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, warned that "things would get worse before they got better". The Chancellor Rachel Reeves has already said that there's a £22 billion black hole in the government's finances left by the Conservatives. The budget at the end of October, we're told, will be "painful". But just how bad a state is the UK …
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Kiri Te Kanawa 43:21

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The New Zealand born opera singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is one of the world's greatest sopranos. She enjoyed a 50 year career singing lead roles in opera houses around the globe, and on dozens of studio recordings. Since retiring in 2017 she has focussed on leading her Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation which supports young opera singers from her home country…
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Eluned Morgan, Female right-wing US campaigners, The history of understanding women's bodies 57:36

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Eluned Morgan is the first woman in history to be first minister of Wales. She was appointed earlier this summer after her predecessor, Vaughan Gething, resigned. What does her appointment mean for women in Wales? What policies will she be focusing on? She joins Anita Rani to discuss all this and more. From spongy flesh to wandering wombs, there ha…
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Rawls' Theory of Justice (Summer Repeat) 1:01:04

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss A Theory of Justice by John Rawls (1921 - 2002) which has been called the most influential book in twentieth century political philosophy. It was first published in 1971. Rawls drew on his own experience in WW2 and saw the chance in its aftermath to build a new society, one founded on personal liberty and fair equali…
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Tommy Template with Haaland or Salah? 38:42

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Alistair Bruce-Ball, Chris Sutton and Statman Dave are together again and are joined by comedian and impressionist Luke Kempner to talk all things Fantasy Premier League. After weeks of teasing, Statman Dave finally makes his secret announcement - and what do Mikel Arteta, Jurgen Klopp and Arsene Wenger think of it? They also talk about the latest …
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Jeremy Denk, Scottish Arts Crisis, Harry Mould 42:18

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Members of Scotland's cultural community discuss the controversy around a cut to vital funding. Ahead of his third year performing at the Lammermuir Festival of classical music, leading American pianist Jeremy Denk talks about his passion for musical maverick Charles Ives, whose 150th birthday he is celebrating with a special concert and a new albu…
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Bonus: Fresh Call-Ups for Lee Carsley's England 25:47

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John Murray and Ian Dennis are at St. George’s Park ahead of Lee Carsley's first matches in charge of the England senior team. The pair chat about the Nations League fixtures against the Republic of Ireland and Finland, and are joined by potential debutants Tino Livramento, Noni Madueke and Angel Gomes. Timecodes:03'34 - Angel Gomes press conferenc…
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