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A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop Jo Bailey Wells Show more

Louise Doughty journeys back into her past to research her latest novel and discovers her own personal history sheds light on the experience of others. Show more

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The 'English Country Garden' of Painshill in Surrey was nearly lost entirely. Helen Mark finds out how it was created and those who've fought to re-establish it over decades. Show more

From drought to floods: 2019 has been a year of extreme weather. But what does it mean for farmers and how long will they be feeling the impacts? Show more

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Comedian, actor and presenter Jason Manford, Esther Rutter on her passion for knitting and Justin Myers on coming clean after years of writing an anonymous dating blog. Show more

Comedian James Veitch explores whether deepfakes can help him get another series of his show. Show more

Adam Fleming and the BBC's politics team bring you the essential guide to the 2019 UK general election.

When he came to power India's Narendra Modi pledged zero tolerance towards violence against women. But Rajini Vaidyanathan says that for many victims his promises ring hollow. Show more

For the first time hundreds of leasehold home owners have joined together in a 'David and Goliath' legal fight for a fair price to buy the freehold on their properties. Show more

Recorded while the scripts were still warm from the printer, this election special covers every twist and turn, and every spurious claim to have predicted the results long ago. Show more

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Chris Mason presents political debate from Saffron Hall in Saffron Walden, Essex, with Therese Coffey MP, Barry Gardiner MP, Liam Halligan and Layla Moran MP. Show more

What do you think of the result of the General Election? Was it a good day for democracy? How did you vote and why? Did you get the result you expected? Show more

Chekhov as never before. Three 21st-century sisters with varying degrees of D/deafness. Written by Polly Thomas and Jenny Sealey. Show more

Terri Clothier discusses how her husband’s fertility problems affected her. Show more

The artist Alison Lapper talks about a painting of her son Parys who died this summer. Why is there a shortage of HRT in the UK? And what's the future of women in space? Show more

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Are billionaires the right focus or should attention move to the systems and processes that enable them to make and keep huge amounts of money? Show more

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The prime minister has rubbed salt into Labour wounds by celebrating his general election victory in Tony Blair's old seat in north-east England.

Clive Anderson and Nikki Bedi are joined by Mackenzie Crook, Paterson Joseph, Ruth Madeley and Penn Jillette for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

Pink trams, flying squirrels and a taste for rock music. Mark Coles profiles Finland's new Prime Minister, Sanna Marin. Show more

Aquarela is a movie about water...filmed at 96 frames per second. Swive at The Sam Wannamaker Playhouse, Robert Musil's Agathe, Theaster Gates at Tate L:iverpool, Sticks and Stones Show more

4 Extra Debut. Phil Tinline explores the history of a phantom fear - that automation would end human work. Could it still happen? From 2019. Show more

Charles Dickens embroils The Herald in another dangerous investigation. Drawn into the murky world of prostitution and opium, Agnes and Jack encounter an adversary from the past. Show more

Rabbit revels in a lack of consequences for his behaviour and insists that Ruth prove her love to him. Read by Toby Jones. Show more

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Helen Lewis meets the writers and thinkers who are breaking new ground. This week, Emily Oster on how to apply evidence-based decision-making to the fog of myth around parenting. Show more

Nigel Rees hosts the quotations quiz with lyricist Sir Tim Rice, novelist Robin Stevens and stand-up Shazia Mirza. From 2019. Show more

Poet, playwright and performer Sabrina Mahfouz looks at working class poetics, talking to poets about new avenues into theatre and page poetry for many excluded due to class. Show more

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"Some believe in saints, some believe in Santa". A modern take on The Christmas Story written and read by Vanessa Kisuule. Show more

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