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A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Dr Marika Rose. Show more

This week Farming Today is looking at shooting for sport and Caz Graham speaks to Nick Weston from the League Against Cruel Sports to hear the arguments against this practise. Show more

Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the common redstart. Show more

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Roderick Williams tells the stories of Britain through our songs. Show more

Liv Boeree explains how playing poker teaches good decision making. Show more

The length of the menstrual cycle: what is normal? Author Lisa Jewell on her latest thriller and how to cook the perfect Caribbean jackfruit fritters with Rachel Ama. Show more

Baba and Kate leave village life behind them and move to Dublin. Starring Aoibhinn McGinnity and Charlie Murphy. Show more

Friends travel back in time to when they first met as student nurses and recall why one chose midwifery and the other turned to general nursing. Fi Glover presents. Show more

We're realising why trade matters to all of us. And Chris Morris discovers why a medieval trading network, which included England, still has such a hold on Europe's imagination. Show more

Emily has options, Jen is taking the plunge to teach and Maggie’s excited about an adventure. Stars Lucy Hutchinson. From 2018. Show more

Thanks to Dulcie Piper, Robert discovers the pleasures of fine food, good wine and conversation. Read by Kevin Whately. Show more

Making ends meet - the new loan companies re-packaging an old idea and as fewer people go to church, we'll look at the rise in lay celebrants for weddings and funerals.

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Tonight's the night they had planned to conceive a child, but Layla and Paris, both mixed-race, argue the reasons for and against, exposing the rocky basis of their relationship. Show more

A relationship counsellor helps people talk about money. In honest and intimate discussions, families and couples open up about their finances and their feelings. Show more

Lindsey Fitzharris tells the story of Ignaz Semmelweiss. In a world that had no understanding of germs, he saved lives with three simple words, 'wash your hands'. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Damon Albarn, Paul Simonon, Tony Allen and Simon Tong talk about ‘The Good, The Bad & The Queen’. With John Wilson. From 2018. Show more

What the rapid growth of virtual assistants in the home means for you. Show more

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MPs accuse Boris Johnson of subverting democracy

Gaby Roslin hosts the film quiz with impressions by Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona. Samantha Spiro and Susan Calman join regular team captains Ellie Taylor and John Thomson. Show more

Kate’s plan backfires and Shula is offended by a surprising request Show more

James Graham on drama and the constitution, Jeff Pope on his new ITV series A Confession starring Martin Freeman, and how the arts have presented The Troubles in Northern Ireland. Show more

Baba and Kate leave village life behind them and move to Dublin. Starring Aoibhinn McGinnity and Charlie Murphy. Show more

Clive Anderson and guests ask whether the laws protecting our data are keeping up with technological change. Are layers of bureaucracy hampering high-tech development? Show more

How might a young couple, unable to buy their first home today, have fared in past decades? In this episode Tacita and Charlie explore 1988, when house prices boomed. Show more

Laurie Taylor investigates the people who hear the voices of the dead in recorded sound - and uncovers the strange and haunting world of auditory illusion. Show more

Roderick Williams tells the stories of Britain through our songs. Show more

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Thanks to Dulcie Piper, Robert discovers the pleasures of fine food, good wine and conversation. Read by Kevin Whately. Show more

John takes the whole family to the historic city of York for a short break and has a puppy problem. From August 2019. Show more

Comedian Tez Ilyas returns for a third series of Tez Talks. In this episode, Tez talks about communication mishaps. Show more

The Beyond Today podcast team investigate genetics and fertility. Show more

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Lemn Sissay, the acclaimed poet reads from his powerful memoir about growing up in care in the 70s and 80s. Today, a life without love begins when he moves to his first care home. Show more

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