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Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church, Melrose. Show more

Following yet another ruling against the weedkiller Roundup, we hear what it means for the industry. Show more

The jewel-like patterns of the black-throated diver have musician Fyfe Dangerfield in awe as he heads to Highlands in search of space to write. Show more

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Robert Icke has been described as the great hope of British theatre. Famous for his re-invention of the classics, he is followed while working on productions in London and Basel. Show more

In the first in a new series of personal conversations with leading politicians, Nick Robinson talks to home secretary Sajid Javid about his political roots. Show more

Sally Wainwright and Anne Choma on the life and diaries of 19th-century industrialist and lesbian Anne Lister. And how does it feel to live with bipolar disorder? Show more

Set between the 1920s and 1940s, writer Jeremy Raison tries to discover why his mother was kept at home until she was a teenager and brought up by a nurse instead of her mother. Show more

Good friends living in Belfast talk about how art can give meaning to lived experience. Fi Glover presents. Show more

Carolyn's fighting to save her home from falling into the sea. Show more

Suggs takes you on a dark comedic trip through a London you may never have seen or heard before. Expect some special guests. Show more

Hard at work in the stifling Doll Shop, Iris is annoyed by the impertinence of a group of young men she catches staring at her through the window. Show more

The specialist team inspecting the suspected use of seclusion and restraint in mental health units. Plus how councils are turning to drones to catch fly-tippers. Show more

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Lucy Worsley explores Queen Victoria's reign through significant encounters. 13 December 1861: Victoria makes a hopeful journal entry the day before the worst day of her life. Show more

Will has an uninvited guest and Tracy's tactics get her into trouble Show more

By Katherine Jakeways. Suzie receives an unexpected guest at her husband’s funeral. The latest instalment of the romantic comedy about a couple who met on a train. Show more

Adam Shaw and guests take your calls and discuss options and challenges facing people who are looking for a job after years away from the workplace. Show more

Café Conversations, the light triad, how one woman is conveying anxiety and depression through cartoon pigeons and feedback from our listeners. Show more

Walter Benjamin - Laurie Taylor presents a special programme on the work and influence of this pioneering German intellectual and theorist. Show more

How Ted Sarandos turned Netflix into one of the world's most valuable companies. Show more

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The welfare of guests on TV shows is to be scrutinised by MPs and regulators following the death of a man who appeared on The Jeremy Kyle Show. ITV has cancelled the programme.

Simon Evans points a jokenomics lens at the Big Beasts of economic theory to help our current predicament. From 2019. Show more

Jim comes to the rescue and Kenton is forced to deliver some home truths Show more

Novelist Philippa Gregory reviews Gentleman Jack. Plus the question of correcting the contemporary art canon, and #BeMoreMartyn - the verbatim play inspired by Martyn Hett. Show more

Set between the 1920s and 1940s, writer Jeremy Raison tries to discover why his mother was kept at home until she was a teenager and brought up by a nurse instead of her mother. Show more

Anne McElvoy and Louisa Weinstein invite the political journalist Isabel Oakeshott and Times columnist Matthew Parris to explore each other's perspectives on referendums. Show more

In the first in a new series of personal conversations with leading politicians, Nick Robinson talks to home secretary Sajid Javid about his political roots. Show more

Is the future of the planet making you depressed? Do you feel paralysed, unable to imagine the happiness of future generations? Verity Sharp meets the eco-anxious. Show more

Robert Icke has been described as the great hope of British theatre. Famous for his re-invention of the classics, he is followed while working on productions in London and Basel. Show more

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Angela Barnes recalls her larger-than-life father, tackles life and love and ponders the afterlife. From 2016. Show more

The host of the longest running open mic night in NYC now lives in Scotland and recalls when things were a bit weird. From 2016. Show more

Susan Hulme reports as Theresa May urges MPs to back her Brexit deal - once again. Show more

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Lucasta Miller traces the life and times of Letitia Elizabeth Landon and her vicious circle. This time she escapes the London gossip and heads for Paris. But what to expect there? Show more

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