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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Andrew Graystone.

Farming news. The WHO and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN say glyphosate use is unlikely to pose a carcinogenic risk to humans from exposure through food. Show more

David Attenborough presents the wood warbler. Show more

Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Historian Margaret MacMillan visits Estonia, exploring how a tiny nation has lived with conquest and constant tension on Europe's edge. Show more

Bettany Hughes pursues nemesis in her archaeology of philosophy on the streets of ancient Athens, in the gym and with experts on counterterrorism and climate change. Show more

Former guitarist with the Fall, Brix Smith Start, on her life and career, Tanya Byron on how to help couples with unhealthy eating habits, and Maggie O'Farrell on her latest novel. Show more

When visiting his sick mama in Florida, Michael introduces his husband to his family for the first time. Stars Trevor White. From May 2016. Show more

Lucy Cooke explores the biology behind our seeming obsession with all things adorable. Is there a science to being cute, and if you are not, what are the consequences? Show more

Alistair McGowan uncovers the sensational life of 19th-century Irish pianist and composer John Field - the toast of Russian high society and the inventor of the nocturne. Show more

Roger Casement is sent to Brixton Prison to await trial for treason, and at Halecot Farm, old loyalties are strained. Show more

Consumer phone-in. Listeners' experience of adoption and fostering. Show more

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Theresa May addresses the Police Federation calling for better treatment of victims of domestic and sexual abuse. As the BBC slimlines its food web offerings, is the BBC too big? Show more

Why does British rain fall on British people? Alexandra Harris tells the story of the weather’s role in our cultural life. Show more

Peggy has made up her mind, and Johnny helps out at Brookfield. Show more

1832. The incorrigible Irish composer John Field leaves his Moscow home to begin a tour of Europe, along with the son he barely knows. Alistair McGowan stars in his own drama. Show more

Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from Sandwich. Featuring panellists Zoe Laughlin, Henry Dimblebey, Sophie Wright and Tim Anderson. Show more

Fi Glover meets three people whose lives nearly ended after they fell from a height. Show more

Michael Rosen and art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon talk about the naming of art movements, from Renaissance to surrealism. What do the names tell us? With linguist Dr Laura Wright. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Journalist Charles Moore chooses cancer pioneer Gordon Hamilton-Fairley, who was killed by an IRA bomb aged only 45. From 2016. Show more

The former deputy prime minister, Lord Heseltine, has said he would be "very surprised" if Boris Johnson becomes prime minister as the EU war of words in the Tory party escalates. Show more

Isy recalls the Crank, a Matlock oddball that her mother roped into helping her daughter study the Welsh language. From 2014. Show more

Pat is distracted, and there is an awkward moment at The Bull. Show more

Sunken Cities: Egypt's Lost Worlds at the British Museum, 2016 Man Booker International winner Han Kang, Sing Street director John Carney and classical pianist Christian Blackshaw. Show more

When visiting his sick mama in Florida, Michael introduces his husband to his family for the first time. Stars Trevor White. From May 2016. Show more

Danny Shaw investigates plans to recruit 1,500 more police firearms officers in England and Wales. Is that enough, and should the system for holding them to account be reformed? Show more

Getting help from friends and strangers can be fraught with complication. Peter and three guests talk about the challenges of getting help and dispensing with it when you're done. Show more

Claudia Hammond examines the surprisingly high suicide rate within the veterinary profession and hears of a new trial to understand how we'll react to driverless cars on the road. Show more

Historian Margaret MacMillan visits Estonia, exploring how a tiny nation has lived with conquest and constant tension on Europe's edge. Show more

The latest weather forecast.

As Baghdad is hit by the second wave of bombings in less than a week, former counterinsurgency official David Kilcullen talks about political failures in the Iraqi capital. Show more

Frieda succumbs to Mr Fullerton's charms and agrees to search for his letters to Henry James. She is spurred on by his telepathic communication with her. Show more

Who’s got talent? Stephen K Amos's teenage years in 1980s South London. By Jonathan Harvey with Stephen K Amos. From 2015. Show more

One in three people globally lack access to adequate toilets, and one billion have no sanitation facilities at all. Mary-Ann Ochota visits Bangladesh and India to understand why. Show more

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On the train to Kiev, away from the Bolsheviks. And Gooskin the indefatigable organiser gets the author and others out of various scrapes. Show more

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