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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Lesley Carroll. Show more

A leading food expert asks: are we getting all the facts we need from the government, to prepare for a no-deal Brexit? Show more

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Chris Jones has been rescuing sick and injured birds for years. Here he tells the story of one of his favourite rescue ravens. Show more

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Peter Hennessy invites senior politicians to reflect on their life and times - this week, Alan Johnson, former postman, union boss, Home Secretary and author of acclaimed memoirs Show more

Hints and tips on helping your child settle into primary school. Plus a new legal advice line for women experiencing sexual harassment in the workplace. Show more

A low tide reveals a sunken forest on the shores of Glan Don. And one of the trees bears forbidden fruit. Stars Sion Pritchard. Show more

Hugh Huddy meets people who are street homeless and experiences with them what they hear at night and what it means to them. Show more

Nikki Bedi and Athena Kugblenu are joined by Tez Ilyas, Roisin Conaty and Dean Atta for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

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Ulverton House, 1743. Lady Chalmers is confined to her room in the weeks and months after the birth of her first child. Her letters reveal a turbulent state of longing. Show more

The council that mistakenly towed away and crushed a legally parked food trailer. When the quest for the perfect Hollywood smile goes wrong. A romance fraud victim speaks out. Show more

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Chris Anderson talks to some of the most interesting TED stage speakers: Microsoft founder Bill Gates looks to the future. Show more

Neil proves a calming influence and Lynda comes to the rescue Show more

By Sarah Wooley. Comedy drama series about the exploits, musical and otherwise, of a string quartet. Fergus has invited Kelly, a young Australian woman, to travel with them. Show more

Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as students from the University of Plymouth take on their professors. From July 2019. Show more

Dan Saladino tells the story Esiah Levy, who shared seeds and changed lives. On allotments and his mother’s garden he grew food, built a seed bank and sent seeds around the world. Show more

Andrew McGibbon meets the artists behind works that visualise criminal investigations and abuses of power, bringing evidence to the art gallery and holding perpetrators to account. Show more

Series exploring the place and nature of faith in today's world looks at the religion of Game of Thrones. Show more

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President Trump has responded to two mass shootings, in which 30 people were killed, by calling on Americans to condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy.

Graham Norton, Zoe Lyons, Jenny Eclair and Paul Merton join Nicholas Parsons for the panel game where the challenge is to speak without repetition, hesitation or deviation. Show more

Kate makes her feelings clear and things don't go to plan for Kirsty Show more

Arthur Miller's The Crucible interpreted by choreographer Helen Pickett, the music of Peterloo, an exhibition about the father of the Brontes and the death of DA Pennebaker. Show more

A low tide reveals a sunken forest on the shores of Glan Don. And one of the trees bears forbidden fruit. Stars Sion Pritchard. Show more

Hannah Jane Walker argues that sensitivity is overlooked, dismissed and under-utilised, and she argues that our society would be much better off if we embraced it instead. 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

Lindsay Johns asks why so few black Britons give blood and examines why it matters. Show more

Peter Hennessy invites senior politicians to reflect on their life and times - this week, Alan Johnson, former postman, union boss, Home Secretary and author of acclaimed memoirs Show more

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Ulverton House, 1743. Lady Chalmers is confined to her room in the weeks and months after the birth of her first child. Her letters reveal a turbulent state of longing. Show more

Michael Rosen discovers how the Vikings changed English, using their anger, verbs and great hair. With author Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough. Show more

To mark the 70th anniversary of the partition of India, British Asians and the Colonial British who witnessed the violence tell their stories. Show more

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Edna Ismail’s memoir of her Somali childhood recalls the influence of her beloved Doctor father and the devastating trauma of FGM. Show more

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