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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Bishop of Ripon, Rt Rev Dr Helen-Ann Hartley. Show more

Should the law be changed to give police the powers to seize suspected dogs and collect their DNA to help tackle attacks on sheep? Show more

Series of stories about British birds, inspired by their calls and songs. Kate Humble presents the meadow pipit. Show more

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Dr Erica McAlister, of London's Natural History Museum, talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the beauty of flies and the 2.5 million specimens for which she is jointly responsible. Show more

Alan Rusbridger talks to consultant forensic psychiatrist Dr Sohom Das about his experiences of assessing and rehabilitating mentally ill offenders. Show more

Sudanese women and protesting, solving environmental problems, sex therapy in 1950s England, dealing with nutrition and food allergies. Show more

Manson and Denny attend a charity do for a new chest clinic, but it doesn't quite go as anticipated. Stars Julian Lewis Jones. Show more

Professor Deborah Bowman explores how being struck down by serious illness has irrevocably altered her take on medical ethics and what it means to be a patient. Show more

Clara Amfo finds out how voguing, a dance form with origins in the Harlem ballroom scene, is having a resurgence amongst a new and politicised generation here in the UK. Show more

Adrian goes to Glenn’s passing-out parade. He furnishes his new loft apartment on credit and gets to know Marigold. Show more

Are you caught up in the leasehold scandal? You and Yours have reported on the thousands of homeowners trapped in leasehold properties. What is your experience? Show more

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Bronwen Maddox talks to solicitor and stepfather Gary Rycroft about so-called 'blended families' and how to avoid inheritance disputes. Show more

Tom finds himself in trouble and Fallon makes her feelings known Show more

Drama by Henry Darke. Jay is on his first posting as an observer on a deep sea trawler off South America. It is a dangerous world where nothing is quite what it seems. Show more

Jay Rayner and the panel are in Leeds. Dr Zoe Laughlin, Tim Haywood, Rob Owen-Brown and Rachel McCormack answer the questions. Show more

Where does Brexit leave the UK countryside? Tom Heap hosts a studio debate with panellists Shaun Spiers, Heather Hancock and Patrick Holden. Show more

Cutting words into stone is a difficult, deliberate and significant business. Lida Kindersley, letter cutter, reveals the art and the thinking behind marking time in this way. Show more

Historian Tom Holland chooses the daughter of Alfred the Great, Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians. With Matthew Parris. From 2019. Show more

Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.

Officials in Paris say Notre Dame may have been spared the worst ravages of a huge fire.

Journalist Samira Ahmed recalls growing up in 1980s London, obsessed with school work, and Dallas. With Rufus Hound. From 2016. Show more

Freddie is forced to ask a favour from the enemy and Emma finds herself compromised Show more

Notre-Dame de Paris' artistic and musical significance, poet Roger McGough on his new collection, and a review of TV drama Chimerica. Show more

Manson and Denny attend a charity do for a new chest clinic, but it doesn't quite go as anticipated. Stars Julian Lewis Jones. Show more

Yascha Mounk meets the populists governing European nations along the route of the former Iron Curtain, as defined by Winston Churchill. Show more

Are you restricted to the dog-friendly part of the pub if you own a guide dog? And, who can legally read your post to you under the data protection laws? Show more

One radio producer, one randomly generated postcode, and an unheard story unfolding in a corner of Britain we would not otherwise know about. Show more

Dr Erica McAlister, of London's Natural History Museum, talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the beauty of flies and the 2.5 million specimens for which she is jointly responsible. Show more

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Adrian goes to Glenn’s passing-out parade. He furnishes his new loft apartment on credit and gets to know Marigold. Show more

Fred MacAulay presents comedy recorded live in Glasgow: Jess Robinson, Raul Kohli, Elf Lyons and Chris Forbes. From April 2019. Show more

25-year-old Will Dyson, who was injured in the 2017 Westminster Bridge terror attack. In the lead-up to its anniversary he faces up to his changing views of the incident. Show more

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Oliver Soden paints a portrait of a powerful intellect and infectious personality - charming, with a consuming interest in other people, stubborn and great fun. Show more

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