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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Julian Filochowski, chair of the Archbishop Romero Trust. Show more

A new scientific report from the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute in Belfast examines the potential effects that Brexit may have on farming. Show more

Large numbers of visitors come to Skomer just to see puffins, however for seabird zoologist Tim Birkhead puffins are monumentally dull birds, in this Tweet of the Day. Show more

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Peter Hennessy invites senior politicians to reflect on their life and times. In this edition, his guest is William Hague, former Conservative leader and foreign secretary. Show more

Illicit opium trading is encouraged by British companies operating at the edge of the Empire. Read by Melody Grove. Abridged by Sian Preece. Show more

No More Boys and Girls, can our kids go gender free? Brigid Keenan on the impact of leaving India when Independence and Partition were declared. And historian Juliet Gardiner. Show more

Lynne Truss observes the inhabitants of Meridian Cliffs, a wind-battered town on the south coast of England. Now approaching 80, Mrs Manville decides it is time to downsize. Show more

Tim Whewell travels by horse-drawn wagon to remote Abkhazia on the edge of the Black Sea where the price of statehood is deep isolation. Show more

Natalie Haynes, Edith Hall and Matthew Sweet explore the life of the ancient Greek writer, Lucian. From 2017. Show more

On this day in 1917, Wilfred Owen met Siegfried Sassoon at Craiglockhart, and in Folkestone, Adeline and Victor Lumley both see clearly, but in different ways. Show more

The UK holidaymakers caught out by so-called resort fees when they check out of hotels in the USA, and we road test some of the city cycle schemes cropping up all over the UK.

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Evolutionary biologist Ben Garrod explores some mysterious bones: Lewis Carroll and a dodo skeleton in Oxford. From 2017. Show more

Jennifer is called out, and Rex blows away the blues. Show more

When Kasim returns to Bradford after studying at university, he struggles to navigate himself in his beloved hometown. Drama by Kamal Kaan. Show more

Hot air balloon pilots from around the world take flight over Bristol as part of the Balloon Fiesta. Helen Mark hopes to help in the launch to experience the landscape in a new way. Show more

Arthur Smith makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Revitalise. Show more

Mariella Frostrup talks to best-selling Swedish author Fredrik Backman about his new novel, The Scandal. Show more

Antonia Quirke talks to Stanley Tucci about Final Portrait, his biopic of artist Giacometti. Show more

Gareth Mitchell is joined by the Voyager mission's chief scientist, Professor Ed Stone, to celebrate the 40 year mission to study our Solar System and beyond. Show more

Carolyn Quinn with interviews, context and analysis.

A van has ploughed into pedestrians in one of the busiest tourist areas of Barcelona - Las Ramblas.

Highlights of the best in sketch, stand-up and musical comedy from the Edinburgh Fringe. Show more

Susan has been doing some maths, and Freddie spectacularly fails. Show more

Val McDermid is at the Edinburgh International Books Festival where she talks to Paul Auster about 4 3 2 1, and to Denise Mina about The Long Drop. Sam Lee performs. Show more

Lynne Truss observes the people of Meridian Cliffs, on the south coast of England. When Velvey's carpet shop burns down, it attracts the attention of rookie reporter Lauren. Show more

What do the events in Charlottesville, Virginia, tell us about the strength of the far-right in America? What should the government do to combat domestic extremism? Show more

At the turn of the century, Germany's economy was weak and its unemployment high. Fast forward to today and the country has overtaken China as the world's richest exporter. Show more

Gareth Mitchell is joined by the Voyager mission's chief scientist, Professor Ed Stone, to celebrate the 40 year mission to study our Solar System and beyond. Show more

Peter Hennessy invites senior politicians to reflect on their life and times. In this edition, his guest is William Hague, former Conservative leader and foreign secretary. Show more

In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. A van has been driven into pedestrians in the busy Las Ramblas area of Barcelona. Show more

Stella and Gerry are on holiday in Amsterdam. Rather than doing them good, the break is exposing rifts in their 40-year marriage. Frances Tomelty reads Bernard MacLaverty's novel. Show more

Highlights of the best in sketch, stand-up and musical comedy from the Edinburgh Fringe. Show more

Aleks Krotoski explores living in a digital world. Why in a digital world can silence make us feel uncomfortable and how can technology actually help us achieve silence? Show more

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