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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with autism adviser Ann Memmott to mark Autism Acceptance Week. Show more

Part two of iPM's visit to Islay. iPM is the news programme that starts with its listeners. Email ipm@bbc.co.uk. Twitter: @BBCiPM. Presented by Luke Jones. Show more

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Clare Balding hears some wonderful and unlikely stories about lighthouses on a walk around Plymouth. She is joined by author Tom Nancollas and his friend Michael O'Mahony. Show more

Charlotte Smith visits Wykham Park Farm near Banbury on a gloriously sunny spring morning, to find out what farmers are focusing on as their busy season begins. Show more

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Singer-songwriter Keisha Buchanan; GB Bobsleigh pilot Lamin Deen; former jockey and ITV racing presenter Alice Plunkett, forager John Wright and Adrian Dunbar's Inheritance Tracks. Show more

It is 25 years since Bhaji on the Beach, and Yasmeen Khan takes a group of Asian mothers and daughters to the coast to find out if the issues raised in the film have changed. Show more

Top commentators review the political week.

Marching bands in Myanmar as the army celebrates, but it's an army accused of genocide. Our correspondent arrives at the dead of night to witness the festivities. Show more

Administrators report on failed London Capital and Finance, FSCS investment protection limit rise, reducing Council Tax bills and NHS pensions. Show more

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches

Featuring Zoe Lyons, Lucy Porter, Rachel Parris and Luke Kempner.

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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Dover Castle Keep with Alastair Campbell, Lord Hennessy, Bronwen Maddox and Gisela Stuart. Show more

Yesterday thousands of pro-Brexit protesters rallied outside Parliament. Inside, MPs inside voted down Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement yet again. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Two characters from Shakespeare’s Hamlet are condemned to watch from the wings. Comedy starring Mathew Baynton and Andrew Buchan. Show more

Swordsmiths and blacksmiths, Dead Rats and butcher boys - musician Nathaniel Mann creates an orchestra worthy of the underworld, in a secret bronze age smelting foundry. Show more

Music inspired by Eastern Europe from duo Fran & Flora. Why one in ten children suffer from maths anxiety and parents can help. Virginia Hall, SWWII legend in espionage. Show more

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Every business faces uncertainty. In the final programme of the series, Evan Davis and guests ask what businesses should do when faced with uncertainty. Show more

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Clive Anderson and Nikki Bedi are joined by Will Young, Francesca Simon, Zawe Ashton and Murray Lachlan Young for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

The Conservative MP Sir Oliver Letwin made headlines this week when he persuaded the Commons to try to agree an alternative plan for Brexit. Show more

Tim Burton's Dumbo, Grief Is The Thing With Feathers, Van Gogh and Britain, Ewan Morrison: Nina X, Sean Scully on BBC2. Show more

From her government reports on special education and IVF to her career as an academic, author and mother of five, Baroness Warnock reviews her life in conversation with John Wilson Show more

4 Extra Debut. On a barge on the Thames in the 1960s, Nenna and her two daughters have tricky decisions to make. Stars Hattie Morahan. Show more

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Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Claire Fox, Giles Fraser, Melanie Philips and Michael Portillo. Show more

Russell Davies returns with a brand new series of the perennial general knowledge contest, with contenders bidding for the title Brain of Britain 2019. Show more

Sabrina Mahfouz, British Egyptian poet and playwright, shares the readings that have meant most to her throughout her life with the audience at the BBC Radio Theatre. Show more

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When two cousins meet in Belfast, the former best friends must confront their uncertain futures. Read by Aaron McCusker. Show more

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