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Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day with The Rev Richard Frazer, Minister of Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh.

Lorraine Howells is a beef and sheep farmer in the Rhymney Valley but with none of her family interested in taking it on, she's passing it to farmworker Lee Pritchard. Show more

Martin Hughes-Games presents the willow tit. Show more

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Ian Hislop concludes his series in conjunction with the British Museum celebrating sedition through the ages with a search for what motivates and drives dissent and dissenters. Show more

Helen Arney and Dr Kat Arney explore the Victorian legacy: toilets – a Victorian triumph or flushing away resources? From 2017. Show more

In 1988, 11-year-old Tom Gregory became the youngest person ever to swim the Channel. Patrick Kennedy reads his memoir. Show more

Magical drama about Gareth and Diane, pub landlords in a mysterious village perched on the wild Welsh coast. Gareth makes a shocking discovery about Guto. Show more

Reports from around the world. 'He was using prisoners like oxen for ploughing' - an ex-convict recalls life on a Ugandan prison farm. Show more

Writer Anna Freeman presents a showcase of stories about the meaning of art in people’s lives. Show more

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Consumer affairs programme. We speak to the mother of a disabled man who died in care, who is now advising the NHS on how to help prevent such deaths in future. Show more

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Jenny Kleeman explores places at the extremes of UK society, uncovering the stories behind a revealing statistic. Show more

Oliver takes the stand, and Tom is struggling. Show more

Val McDermid's thriller examines what happens if antibiotics stop working. Developed through the Wellcome Trust Experimental stories scheme. Show more

Charlotte Smith goes back to St Davids in Pembrokeshire - where she spent many of her childhood summer holidays - to find out what's changed in the local landscape. Show more

Comedian Mark Thomas makes the Radio 4 Appeal for INQUEST Charitable Trust. Show more

Alex Clark talks to Richard Powers about his new novel, The Overstory. Show more

Pawel Pawlikowski talks about his tale of amour fou in communist Poland, Cold War; the sound of A Quiet Place; and 30 years since the release of Distant Voices, Still Lives. Show more

How an electronic device implanted in the brain could stop epileptic seizures, and why freshwater species are being lost twice as fast as in any other ecosystem Show more

Simon Jack with interviews, context and analysis.

As Peter is forced to visit town, Julian’s in charge and spies a chance to finally make his mark. Stars Simon Callow. From 2016. Show more

Jazzer steps up, and Pat has a suggestion.

Mother's Day writer Nick Leather on his TV drama. Natasha Carthew discusses her festival for working-class writers, plus what it takes to draw a comic-book character. Show more

Magical drama about Gareth and Diane, pub landlords in a mysterious village perched on the wild Welsh coast. Gareth makes a shocking discovery about Guto. Show more

In the 1980s it took three years to save a deposit for a house. Today it takes 19. And renting in the private sector costs a fortune. Why can't we fix the housing crisis? Show more

Ruth Alexander visits the Museum of Failure in Sweden to learn the secrets of success. What can we learn from commercial mistakes and is failure always a part of success? Show more

How an electronic device implanted in the brain could stop epileptic seizures, and why freshwater species are being lost twice as fast as in any other ecosystem Show more

Ian Hislop concludes his series in conjunction with the British Museum celebrating sedition through the ages with a search for what motivates and drives dissent and dissenters. Show more

Veteran politician says Labour leadership has become "force for anti-semitism". Show more

Against his shipmates' advice, Hooper decides to descend in the diving cage in search of the shark. Read by Henry Goodman. Show more

Hancock needs to be married to get a job. Stars Kevin McNally stars as The Lad Himself. 1955 episode re-recorded in 2015. Show more

Aleks Krotoski wonders if it's really possible to convey a sense of joyful abandon online... Show more

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