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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Alex Chapper, community rabbi at Borehamwood & Elstree Synagogue. Show more

The programme hears what could happen to farmers exporting lamb under World Trade Organisation rules in the event of a 'no-deal Brexit'. Show more

Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the firecrest. Show more

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Jonathan Freedland compares Isambard Kingdom Brunel's work on his Atmospheric Railway with Elon Musk's equally ambitions Hyperloop transport system. Show more

Andrea Catherwood talks to senior women in the City about how they combine motherhood with their high flying careers. Show more

The factors affecting how you feed your baby. We unveil the findings of our poll commissioned alongside BBC Radio Sheffield. Show more

Christine discovers taking up painting adds a splash of unexpected colour to her marriage. Stars Rosie Cavaliero. From 2015. Show more

As the number of children diagnosed with gender dysphoria grows, Britt Wray investigates the hormone blocking drugs used to delay puberty. Show more

Award-winning photographer Nick Danziger revisits Armenia to see if a pilot project started by the Red Cross to help thousands of isolated elderly people is making a difference. Show more

Simon Schaffer on Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus, who first classified humans among the apes and founded the system by which we classify all the animals on earth. Show more

New figures from the media regulator Ofcom show children spend more time online and prefer YouTube and Netflix to traditional television. How do you monitor it and keep them safe? Show more

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In a modern day retelling of Arthur Schnitzler's play of sexual morals, La Ronde, five interconnected couples paint a picture of modern love, sex and relationships. Show more

Lexi is guilt ridden and Helen looks to the future Show more

Joanne and Pauline were teenage bridesmaids when they first fell in love. 20 years on, they are Joel and Blaise. Drama about love and identity by Jason Barker and Ellie Kendrick. Show more

Jay Rayner hosts the culinary programme from Colchester. Tim Anderson, Annie Gray, Sophie Wright and Jordan Bourke are on the panel. Show more

Tom Holland and Iszi Lawrence explore the stories revealed by history's lines and linkages. This week - power lines, from Victorian telegraph wires to fibre optic cables. Show more

Dr John Olsson talks to Michael Rosen about how he uses forensic linguistics, specifically authorship analysis, to solve crimes including murder, false witness and hate mail. Show more

Writer Scarlett Curtis and comedian Catherine Bohart talk about books they love with Harriett Gilbert. The books are Convenience Store Woman, The Argonauts and Milkman. Show more

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Theresa May has promised to try to renegotiate her EU withdrawal deal.

The group turn to the problem of getting through a wedding as a recovering alcoholic. Stars Johnny Vegas. From 2018. Show more

Jolene takes the initiative and Kirsty feels unsettled by recent events Show more

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Pliny has been commanded by the Emperor to hold a banquet for General Agricola, recently returned a hero from his conquest of Britain. But all is not as it seems. By Hattie Naylor. Show more

Students say drugs have become commonplace at UK universities. Buying in Class A drugs for a night out is an everyday occurrence on campus. Tom Wright investigates. Show more

Visually impaired people protest the closure of an RNIB centre in Bristol. Mandy Redvers-Rowe on writing the Radio 4 drama Blind School. Show more

Warnings that expensive, unproven 'add-ons' are being offered by IVF clinics, and does rest help running injuries? Plus DNA analysis on the NHS to anyone prepared to pay. Show more

Jonathan Freedland compares Isambard Kingdom Brunel's work on his Atmospheric Railway with Elon Musk's equally ambitions Hyperloop transport system. Show more

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Harry’s off his golf game, his health has definitely seen better days. While he entertains the grandkids, Nelson’s gone AWOL and Janice and Pru appear to know more than he does. Show more

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by comedian and author David Baddiel, Prof Aoife Mc Lysaght and Dr Adam Rutherford to ask whether human beings are still evolving? Show more

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Hoping to learn to be more present in his own life, philosopher and adventurer Erling Kagge goes in search of silence.

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