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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rachel Mann, Anglican priest and feminist theologian. Show more

From the future of food to the impact of Brexit - just some of the topics up for discussion at this year's National Farmers' Union Conference. Show more

David Attenborough presents the glossy ibis. Show more

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Fashion designer Osman Yousefzada meets artist Haroon Mirza. Show more

Timandra Harkness explores the best ways to disagree with other people - constructively. In this episode, Timandra talks to scientists about disputes over establishing facts. Show more

Family secrets. The life of trade unionist Mary Macarthur, who is now the subject of a folk opera. Gender pay inequalities in UK nursing. Presented by Jenni Murray. Show more

Diane’s seduced by Hadrian’s charms. Drama about pub landlords in a village on the wild Welsh coast. Starring Paul Rhys. Show more

Tony and daughter Mandie discuss diets, depression and how Tony managed to lose ten stone. Fi Glover presents. Show more

Radio 4 investigates what makes parents risk their own lives and the lives of their children as they embark on dangerous Channel crossings and who is behind this desperate trade? Show more

Comedian Rob Newman takes on thought experiments through history, including a famous Shakespeare-typing monkey. From 2018. Show more

Maurice Swift hatches a plan to reinvigorate his career by exploiting his unassuming interviewer. Read by Enzo Cilenti. Show more

One of the biggest fashion retailers has announced it will stop using retouched photos of its models. And how cycle shops are struggling to compete with the rise of online shopping Show more

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Liza Ward recalls how she became caught up in a web of gang culture, and meets former gang members who are now trying to reverse a new explosion of street violence. Show more

Peggy offers some advice and it's stalemate at Bridge Farm Show more

Joe and Hermione see the wife of Joe’s friend with another man. What should he do? Tell his friend or keep quiet? Starring Alun Armstrong and Deborah Findlay. Show more

How possible is it to make a living as an author, and which is the most cost effective route to publication - a traditional publisher, self-publishing or a hybrid approach? Show more

Dr Mark Porter investigates the digitisation of the NHS: are online GP consultations the future? A new test for pre-eclampsia and could aspirin help in the treatment of cancer? Show more

Laurie Taylor explores the social history, meaning and changing nature of the tendency to look down on others. Show more

The DCMS Select Committee releases its report on fake news and disinformation Show more

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The group accuse Theresa May of allowing hardline Brexiteers to take over the party. Shares in Sainsbury's plunge after its merger with Asda was thrown into doubt.

Nathan didn't really nail life the first time round, so he's been reincarnated as a mayfly. Starring Daniel Rigby. From 2019. Show more

Jill is shocked by the truth about recent events and Kenton pleads for mercy Show more

Felicity Jones on playing US Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Show more

Diane’s seduced by Hadrian’s charms. Drama about pub landlords in a village on the wild Welsh coast. Starring Paul Rhys. Show more

Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Anne McElvoy, Claire Fox, Giles Fraser and Mona Siddiqui. Show more

Do huge state-backed companies - like those in China - threaten the free market system? Show more

Does kombucha boost your immune system? Can turmeric lattes prevent memory loss? Greg Foot and Blur bassist and food fanatic Alex James to put these wonder drinks to the test. Show more

Fashion designer Osman Yousefzada meets artist Haroon Mirza. Show more

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Maurice Swift hatches a plan to reinvigorate his career by exploiting his unassuming interviewer. Read by Enzo Cilenti. Show more

There is a new prisoner on The Egg, who is known to one of the wardens...could this raise a conflict of interests? Show more

Characters, songs, sketches and well, who knows really? A journey inside comedian Terry Alderton’s chaotic mind. From 2016. Show more

Susan Hulme reports on more dramatic party resignations at Westminster. Show more

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How did two people from such vastly different backgrounds end up together? Birkin from British aristocracy and Gainsbourg from Russian Jewish immigrants. Show more

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