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Reflection and prayer to start the day with Bishop David Chillingworth of the Scottish Episcopal Church. Show more

Caz Graham hears how the closure of livestock markets impacts on the farming community and asks Adam Day from the Farming Network about why these marts are coming under pressure. Show more

Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the wetland-loving African jacana. Show more

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Lyse Doucet talks to remarkable women about their role in the democratic system. Vaira Vike Freiberga, the first female president of Latvia, tells her extraordinary life story. Show more

Jenny Kleeman explores places at the extremes of UK society, uncovering the stories behind a revealing statistic. Show more

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Hayleigh and her feisty clients petition their local MP in the campaign to ban 15 minute visits. Starring Claire Rushbrook. Show more

A small town goes on life-support after its lone hospital closes. The story of Jamestown, Tennessee, recorded as word spread that its 85-bed facility had shut. Show more

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Warlow, freed from the cellar by Abraham Price, doesn’t know his kids – but does recognise his wife. Read by Robert Glenister. Show more

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Three survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire - Alison Moses, Emma O’Connor and Antonio Roncolato - recall the hardships they have faced since that fateful night in 2017. Show more

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A few days after Stella's 18th birthday, there's a knock on the door and her life changes forever. Drama inspired by interviews with former inmates of UK detention centres. Show more

In 1949 George Orwell finished '1984' on the Isle of Jura. 70 years on Helen Mark visits Jura to discover why this dramatic landscape inspires artists, musicians and writers today. Show more

Baroness Hale, President of the Supreme Court, makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity The Personal Support Unit. Show more

David Nicholls discusses his latest novel Sweet Sorrow, and two authors who have worked as ghost writers explore the pleasures and perils of the job. Show more

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James Lovelock discusses his Gaia theory on his 100th birthday; sampling life on hydrothermal vents in Iceland; and the prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in London. Show more

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Whaley Bridge residents told to head to local school after part of reservoir wall collapsed. Bank of England cuts forecast for economic growth, even if there's an orderly Brexit.

Andrew Maxwell introduces guests from Chile, the Netherlands and the USA. With Fabrizio Copano and Berit Companjen. From 2019. Show more

There's a glimmer of hope for Neil and Lynda makes the ultimate sacrifice Show more

k.d. lang on why she is retiring, and when you can pay inheritance tax with works of art. Ceramicist Magdalene Odundo talks about her new exhibition. Show more

Hayleigh and her feisty clients petition their local MP in the campaign to ban 15 minute visits. Starring Claire Rushbrook. Show more

Tom Holland and Iszi Lawrence follow history’s story-laden lines and linkages. This week - supply lines, from Hannibal to Japanese innovation. Show more

Why profit should not be the only motive and how businesses are changing the way they work by focusing on their impact on us all. Show more

James Lovelock discusses his Gaia theory on his 100th birthday; sampling life on hydrothermal vents in Iceland; and the prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in London. Show more

Lyse Doucet talks to remarkable women about their role in the democratic system. Vaira Vike Freiberga, the first female president of Latvia, tells her extraordinary life story. Show more

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Zoe Lyons, Kerry Godliman, Lou Conran and Jason Cook decide who’s Average Jolene or Maverick Matilda. From 2019. Show more

Josie Long presents stories about the natural world, from singing with whales to the ballad of a rare bird. From 2019. Show more

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Charlotte Runcie considers the cockle pickers of Penclawwd and the fishwives of Newhaven while her pregnancy approaches full term. Show more

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