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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rt Revd Mary Stallard, Assistant Bishop in Bangor. Show more

Sir Robert Goodwill elected as chairman of the EFRA select committee. High-value organic flowers. Cash advance for sugar beet growers. A puffin census on the Farne Islands. Show more

David Lindo, the Urban Birder, tells the story of the beginnings of his passion for birds with a story about seeing a kestrel in north London. Show more

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Ellie Simmonds, swimmer, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item she would take with her if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more

The play Lotus Beauty exploring the lives of south Asian women, Daughters of the Soil exhibition and the history of the forced sterilisation of poor black women in the US Show more

Writer Anna Freeman presents a showcase of stories about the meaning of art in people’s lives. This week, stories of reinvention, repair and remaking old traditions. Show more

Richard Wilson decides to hold the party to end all parties. But who will be invited? And will they come? And who's doing the canapés? Show more

What does it mean to be too much, excessive or extra? We're partying in the archives to examine and celebrate extravagance in all its forms as Kit Green takes us Over The Top... Show more

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Cockroaches may be reviled by many people, but as Erica McAlister discovers, the extraordinary flexibility of their simple nervous system led to the birth of neuroendocrinology Show more

Neil knows what’s best for his family, and Lily’s caught in the middle. Show more

Ben’s bonus is at risk. Ignoring wife Cammie he starts to short change everyone he considers non-essential. But he is unwise to neglect the warnings found in his son’s dreams Show more

Neil MacGregor focuses on rites of passage, including a hair-binding ritual from Vanuatu. Show more

Kathy Clugston is joined by experts Matthew Wilson, Anne Swithinbank and Matt Biggs to answer listener's questions from this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Show more

Booker-nominated author Trezza Azzopardi returns to the Cardiff of her youth for this bittersweet story about what remains of the lost landscapes of our past. Read by Lisa Palfrey. Show more

Matthew Bannister on activist Baroness Haleh Afshar, UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, writer Kay Mellor and composer Vangelis. Show more

Did Germany really fare worse than the UK in the pandemic? Show more

Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines

Russian forces have made new advances in eastern Ukraine - and are now close to encircling the strategic city of Severodonetsk.

Andy Zaltzman presents the News Quiz from the 2022 Hay Festival Show more

Greg hears a clip from the BBC archive about a 1990 innovation that allowed blind people to access newspapers, and looks into the evolution of digital voice technology since then Show more

Ellen and Mark discuss the enduring screen presence of Elvis Presley, from Love Me Tender to Wild at Heart. Show more

Adam Fleming presents political debate from The Princess Theatre, Burnham-on-Sea with Grace Blakeley, Thangam Debbonaire MP, John Glen MP and Martin Thatcher. Show more

From the rubble of 6th Century Britain to post-war Berlin to today's Ukraine, Rebecca Stott reflects on rebuilding lives and landscapes. Show more

Historian Dominic Sandbrook explains how radio broadcasting began in Britain and why it took so long to start. Show more

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Meera Syal concludes Monica Ali's heartrending and hilarious new novel. Today: Ma finally tells the shocking true story of how she met her husband... Show more

One of the more unexpected choices - Joan Rhodes was also known as the Mighty Mannequin and an iron girl in a velvet glove. Show more

Mark D'Arcy reports on ominous signs for the government's bill on the legacy of the Troubles and how partygate isn't over quite yet.

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Patrick Radden's account of the Sackler family's role in America's opioid crisis concludes. Today, the Sackler reputation comes under scrutiny around the world. Kyle Soller reads. Show more

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