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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rachel Redeemed. Show more

Upland farmers' payments are down by two thirds. Net zero targets have been missed by DEFRA. And dairy farmer says housing his cows indoors all year has improved herd health and milk yields. Show more

Miranda Krestovnikoff presents a bird which intrigued Darwin, the Galapagos mockingbird. Show more

News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Julia King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge, tells Jim Al-Khalili how a passion for engineering took her from academia, to the aerospace and marine industries, to the House of Lords. Show more

Football writer Suzy Wrack and Professor Loretta Lees share their experiences of growing up on council estates and how this and design has shaped their lives. Show more

Lisa Jennings Young, former head of Content Design at Twitter, explains why proactive design can protect women and girls on social media. Show more

In the first of the latest series of The Spark, Helen Lewis meets Rory O'Connor, author of When It Is Darkest, who sets out his radical new approach to suicide prevention. Show more

In a three-part series, Soweto Kinch looks at music education across the UK and assesses how its de-prioritisation over the years is playing out. Show more

On today's Call You and Yours, we're asking - how is childcare working for you? Call us on 03700 100 44. Lines are open at 11.00am on Tuesday 7 March. Email youandyours@bbc.co.uk Show more

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Scotland's ospreys are on their epic Autumn journey to their winter fishing grounds in Ghana. Emily Knight follows them as they cross the Sahara Show more

Adam, Kate and Alice have a childish squabble over the past, and does Josh have company? Show more

With Galapagos out of the bag will Bryony be able to harness its power? Speculative thriller about the power of big data by Andrew Day and Simon Scardifield. Show more

An original short story for radio, by writer and performance poet Malaika Kegode. Show more

Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits from Manchester. Show more

Where do the prawns in your takeaway curry or pad thai come from? Peter Hadfield travels to South-East Asia to investigate the environmental impact of prawn farming. Show more

A year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Joshua asks Attorney General Victoria Prentis and Professor Philippe Sands KC how the law can help to deliver justice for Ukraine. Show more

The broadcaster and comedian discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert, including Carlo Rovelli's Seven Lessons on Physics, which provokes passionate argument. Show more

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

Under the proposals, anyone who enters the UK illegally won't be able to claim asylum.

Multi-award winning comedian Mark Watson, aided by the sardonic musical excellence of Flo & Joan, looks at the week as a metaphor for our lifetimes. With special guest Sikisa. Show more

Lily has something to tell Elizabeth, and Helen has the bit between her teeth. Show more

Daniel Mays in an immersive Guys and Dolls, and the scheme to make the TV industry more open to deaf, disabled and neurodivergent cast and crew. Show more

Two hundred vulnerable migrant children under the care of the Home Office went missing from hotels in the UK. File on 4 asks what happened to them next? Show more

The brutality of the regime during the ongoing protests in Iran has been widely reported; we discuss how protesters are being shot in their eyes and blinded. Show more

James Gallagher asks whether a weight-loss drug on the NHS heralds a new era in tackling obesity. Show more

Julia King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge, tells Jim Al-Khalili how a passion for engineering took her from academia, to the aerospace and marine industries, to the House of Lords. Show more

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RMT suspends industrial action.

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A young man called Zenobi has fled into the hills of Sardinia, having been accused of sheep stealing by his employers. His mother has enlisted the advocate, Bustianu. Show more

From Trump to YouTube comedians, Alex looks at what it means to be political today. Guests include Alfie Brown. From 2018. Show more

Sean Curran reports from Westminster on reaction to the government's new plan to stop people entering the UK in small boats.

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