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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Jasvir Singh, co-chair of the Faiths Forum for London. Show more

The UK's agreed that in a 'no deal' scenario, there'd be full alignment between the EU and Northern Ireland on some elements of cross-border trade: where does that leave farmers? Show more

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As a child, musician Fyfe Dangerfield learnt bird calls from a sound tape borrowed from the library, meaning he was able to hear a golden oriole in the French countryside. Show more

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Cultural discussion programme. Jessie Burton, Jonathan Haskel, Marion Rankine and Andrew Nahum with Tom Sutcliffe. Show more

Journalist Bongani Kona reads the first of five letters by five local writers exploring life in South Africa in the week of the African National Congress conference. Show more

Rohingya women and children; Queen's Young Leader award; how suicide affected one family; celebrating real role models for young readers; being ambivalent about having children. Show more

After being violently raped by someone she thought was a friend, Maddie is urged by the police to go public and prosecute her attacker, with very mixed results. Show more

Jonathan's app could be a lifeline for jobseekers in the gig economy. Grace Dent follows the Essex entrepreneur as he tries to get his app off the ground before funding runs out. Show more

Romcom inspired by Katherine Whitehorn's cookery classic. Trisha meets the parents with a special pudding. Stars Eleanor Bron. Show more

On this day in 1917, Cuba declared war on Austria-Hungary, and in North Shields, Marion Wardle is on a different campaign. Show more

We report from Coventry, which has the most visited group of food banks in the UK. The leaseholders facing bills of thousands of pounds to replace unsafe cladding on their flats. Show more

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Based on location in Ypres, Dan Snow draws on the sound archives of the BBC and Imperial War Museums to hear veterans' recollections of the battlefield there a century before him. Show more

Lilian comes to a heartbreaking realisation, and Nic offers some words of wisdom. Show more

Josey may be approaching the end of her life, but she is determined to fight it with her characteristic wit and perspicacity. No-one, not even death, will tell her what to do. Show more

Scotland take on the North of England in the regional cryptic challenge, with Tom Sutcliffe asking the questions. Show more

Investigating every aspect of the food we eat. Sheila Dillon explores our national passion for crisps, 200 years since they were invented. Show more

Following four photographers at work on four very different photo shoots. In this episode, Joanne Coates continues her project documenting the fishing industry in the UK. Show more

Politicians these days are not much given to quoting the Bible, but the Good Samaritan is the exception. Why is this parable popular amongst MPs from different political parties? Show more

Potential breakthrough for treating Huntington's Disease, Four injured in New York bomb.

Jack Dee chairs the long-running comedy panel game. A visit to the New Theatre in Hull for regulars Barry Cryer and Tim Brooke-Taylor, joined by Miles Jupp and John Finnemore. Show more

Alan reaches the end of his tether, and Eddie reckons he is on to a winner. Show more

A TV series about the feud between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, what makes the theatre or cinema a pleasure and what ruins it, The Twilight Zone onstage and a snow poem. Show more

An enthusiastic newly-trained doctor arrives in a Welsh mining town, but then meets cynical Dr Denny. Stars Richard Fleeshman. Show more

Historian and psychoanalyst Daniel Pick traces how aerial bombardment - from Zeppelins to B52s, from H-Bombs to drones - has made the unconscious mind a field of battle. Show more

In Iraq, thousands of children held captive by so-called Islamic State are now being reunited with their families - but many are still missing. Show more

Bizarre bedtime behaviours including a woman who rides a motorbike while asleep and a man who uses a shoe to dial out for a pizza. What can we learn from their brain activity? Show more

Cultural discussion programme. Jessie Burton, Jonathan Haskel, Marion Rankine and Andrew Nahum with Tom Sutcliffe. Show more

In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. A new sense of optimism, but the PM insists the UK will not pay if there is no trade deal. Show more

Eleanor's simple, completely fine life is set to change. Tale of loneliness, loss and possibility of change. Read by Tracy Wiles. Show more

Jimmy Webb talks about his classic songs 'MacArthur Park', 'Wichita Lineman', 'Up, Up And Away'. With John Wilson. From 2017. Show more

Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.

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Journalist Bongani Kona reads the first of five letters by five local writers exploring life in South Africa in the week of the African National Congress conference. Show more

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