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Spiritual reflection to start the day with The Rev Dr Alison Jack of New College, Edinburgh

As weeds become more resistant to herbicides, what's the future of weed control?
Trials of an electric weed-killing machine.
UK's first pink apple variety grown commercially. Show more

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David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the greenfinch. Show more

News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Kirsty Wark with Shamil Thakrar, Priya Basil, Joanna Blythman and Thomas Harding. Show more

We explore what women think about Brexit and how it might affect the way they vote in another possible referendum and in an expected general election. Show more

Kate flees to live with the married Eugene - but her father and his cronies want to find her. Stars Charlie Murphy. Show more

In a world of complicated contracts and tangled tariffs, Steph McGovern argues that more needs to be done to ensure we understand the practical maths underpinning modern life. Show more

Clive Anderson is joined by Ross Noble, Kara Tointon, and Stephen Chbosky for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

Food writer Bee Wilson explores the history of that paradoxical food sugar. Our love for sweetness runs very deep and in this first episode Bee delves into the question of why. Show more

You & Yours speaks to Richard Flint, former boss of gambling firm Skybet, who is set to lead a big new UK gambling company. Will the industry do more to protect customers? Show more

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Mon-Thurs: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. Fri: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.

“I didn’t want to be a part of this new world.” Joachim has a decision to make. Show more

Tempers flare at Grange Farm and Jim is on a mission. Show more

By Darragh Mortell. Toby thinks he's Kanye West, but maybe he's just a regular guy from Newport whose life is falling apart. Dr Newman is trying to help him see the truth... right? Show more

Paul Gambaccini chairs the quiz that tests contestants' knowledge of music in all its varieties, with plenty of musical anecdotes and extracts to identify. Show more

Chef Romy Gill visits a holiday club in Croydon where Indian NGO Akshaya Patra are piloting a new way of delivering hot meals to UK children in the school holidays. Show more

Writer Lou Stoppard meets sound designer Michel Gaubert as he prepares for Paris Fashion Week in this behind-the-scenes glimpse at high fashion and its relationship with music. Show more

Aleks Krotoski explores our anxieties around AI and automation. Comparing western philosophy to that of the east, she asks if some of our fears around technology are cultural. Show more

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

The Commons Speaker, John Bercow has ruled out giving MPs an immediate vote on Boris Johnson's new Brexit deal - as the Prime Minister had wanted.

John Lloyd and Bridget Christie welcome Jen Brister, map expert Edward Brooke-Hitching and writer Jason Hazeley. From 2019. Show more

The residents share memories of Joe, and Rex maintains his independence. Show more

The cameraman on David Attenborough's series Seven Worlds, One Planet; Fiona Benson has won the Forward Prize for best poetry collection. Plus, the Bridget Riley retrospective Show more

Kate flees to live with the married Eugene - but her father and his cronies want to find her. Stars Charlie Murphy. Show more

Stories from the intelligence agency’s hidden past - and how it's been listening in for the last 100 years. With BBC security correspondent Gordon Corera. Show more

How censorship works in our information age. Show more

After cleaning up Glasgow's reputation as 'murder capital of Europe' Karyn McCluskey, the driving force behind the celebrated Violence Reduction Unit, has a new challenge. Show more

Kirsty Wark with Shamil Thakrar, Priya Basil, Joanna Blythman and Thomas Harding. Show more

In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective

Ten years after Harry 'Rabbit' Angstrom has died, his illegitimate daughter turns up on his widow Janice's doorstep. The spirit of Harry returns, but will it have a benign effect? Show more

Following a highly publicised run-in with the police, George looks at the fraught relationship between his community and law enforcers. Show more

Sean Curran and the team report as the government's Brexit deal runs into trouble.

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Homecoming draws on first-hand interviews, archival recordings and memoirs by the women and men who came to Britain from the West Indies between the late 1940s and early 1960s. Show more

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