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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Myriam François, journalist and research associate at the Centre of Islamic Studies, SOAS University of London. Show more

Chairman of the new Agriculture and Trade Commission says laws on food standards won't change. The scientist who pioneered trials of GM crops. Hunters fear licences may be revoked. Show more

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Sangita Myska sets out to find the world's brightest ideas that could make Britain better. Show more

David Cannadine tells the story behind the Buzzword FOMO - fear of missing out. Show more

How can cycling be made comfortable for women? Jane Garvey speaks to Jasmijn Muller and Bianca Broadbent. Show more

Timandra Harkness looks at how to turn the political system into an engine of change. Show more

Jennifer Lucy Allan presents a lyrical eulogy to foghorns, those melancholy disappearing giants of our coastal landscape and soundscape. Show more

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Booker-winning writer Anne Enright reads her new novel about the rise and terrible fall of an Irish acting Legend. Today: Katherine's O'Dell's glorious early days in the theatre... Show more

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‘We do not believe the industry should indulge in any flashy or spectacular ballyhoo’. In 1953 PR and tobacco execs draw up a playbook to fight claims that smoking causes cancer. Show more

Fallon finds herself under pressure and Harrison unveils his grand plan. Show more

Comedy by Nick Warburton starring Ronald Pickup as John Hector the most truculent man in Yorkshire determined to stand fast against any change in his world. Show more

Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show. Show more

Comedian James Veitch tries to mind read, exploring the latest science of brain decoding - and speaks to world famous spoon bender Uri Geller. Show more

Journalist and author Nicholas Lezard and former Radio 4 controller Gwyneth Williams introduce their favourite reads to Harriett Gilbert. Show more

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Boris Johnson has warned there are signs of a "second wave" of coronavirus in Europe, as he defended a 14-day quarantine on travellers from Spain.

The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller shares Suitable for Framing and extracts from his diaries. From 2017 Show more

Tony makes a nostalgic discovery and things are looking up for Joy. Show more

Artist Shawanda Corbett, one of the 10 recipients of a £10,000 Tate bursary; The Booker 2020 longlist is discussed; Claire Oakley, director of the new film Make Up. Show more

Suspenseful drama set amid the creative ferment of 1920s Berlin and its film studio. The wiriter Jonas Beck returns to Babelsberg to learn more about Krista Wolff's disappearance. Show more

What happened to rough sleepers during the coronavirus lockdown - and what happens next? Show more

Peter White talks to Abbie Robinson about paraclimbing as a Paralympic sport and Simon Mahoney talks about cooking with no sight. Show more

The evidence for GPs prescribing cycling; temperature checks; as the pandemic progresses Professor Carl Heneghan explains why false positive tests go up; choirs and Covid-19. Show more

Sangita Myska sets out to find the world's brightest ideas that could make Britain better. Show more

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Booker-winning writer Anne Enright reads her new novel about the rise and terrible fall of an Irish acting Legend. Today: Katherine's O'Dell's glorious early days in the theatre... Show more

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by astronauts Helen Sharman, Chris Hadfield, Nicole Stott and Apollo 9's Rusty Schweickart to talk isolation and the future of space travel. Show more

How quickly is solar photovoltaic energy becoming affordable? And how will the world change if, or when, the cheapest source of power is solar power? Show more

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When Rob Lawrie volunteered at the Calais Jungle he didn't think it would lead to smuggling charges: worse follows when he finds out that the man he tried to help has deceived him. Show more

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