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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Very Reverend Dr Sarah Rowland Jones, Dean of St Davids Cathedral

With the government expected to announce changes to planning laws Sybil Ruscoe asks Hugh Ellis whether it's an important step to recovery or a deregulated race to the bottom. Show more

Nick Moran of the British Trust for Ornithology describes how he records the nocturnal flight calls of birds on the move. Show more

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

What can we learn from human remains? Alice Roberts talks bones with Jim Al Khalili. Show more

David Cannadine tells the story behind the buzzword Big Data, which was inspired by George Orwell's Big Brother. Show more

Helping your child to spot fake news online; Online GP appointments; The impact of scars; 'Wayfaring Stranger': travelling in the American South: learning to play bluegrass fiddle; Show more

Dramatisation of Myfanwy Alexander's satirical whodunnit set in in rural Mid Wales. Show more

Mishal Husain introduces pieces on: the tricky futures for Welsh cheese-making and Scottish wool, the legacy of brain surgery, a fraternal burial and a missing buzz in the stands. Show more

Charlotte Church talks about the writing that means the most to her, from the books of Roald Dahl, Mark Twain and Carl Sagan to the lyrics of Jill Scott and Iron and Wine. Show more

Booker-winning Anne Enright's new novel about the rise and terrible fall of Irish acting legend, Katherine O'Dell. Today: a humiliating audition haunts Katherine. Show more

How welcome are tourists in the UK this summer? With another heatwave forecast this weekend and tourists staying in the UK in larger numbers, how ready are the UK hotspots? 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.

There’s an emergency at Home Farm and Fallon has the rug pulled from under her. Show more

When Richard and Clare inherit a house, they also inherit a sitting tenant, John Hector, who treats the house as his own and the local town as his own personal fiefdom. Show more

Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show. Show more

Lockdown prompts James to make some major life resolutions - but he soon gets drawn into the world of smash hit computer game Animal Crossing. Show more

Playwright Sabrina Mahfouz talks to producer Tobi Kyeremateng and classicist Professor Katherine Harloe about othering in language: describing people in ways that exclude them. Show more

Margaret MacMillan chooses Mussolini who founded the fascist party in Italy and allied with Adolf Hitler in the Second World War Show more

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

Teenagers in Scotland have been given their grades for the exams they were not able to sit because of the coronavirus

The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller shares Can You Spare A Tie? and A Modest Proposal. From 2017. Show more

Alice finds herself in demand and Natasha makes her presence felt. Show more

Sophia Al-Maria on her screenplay for Sky Atlantic's drama Little Birds; poet Laureate Simon Armitage on poetry no longer being necessary for GCSEs; summer reads; Tara Gbolade. Show more

Dramatisation of Myfanwy Alexander's satirical whodunnit set in in rural Mid Wales. Show more

James Naughtie examines Joe Biden and the Democratic Party's chances in the US presidential election as they take on Donald Trump in November. Show more

The charity Sense says government should do more to publicise face mask exemptions. Could a robotic guide dog replace the real thing? And, fancy a night out by staying in? Show more

Dr Mark Porter on a new bedside test that differentiates between Covid-19 and other infections including flu in under an hour. And the world's largest study into 'Long Covid'. Show more

What can we learn from human remains? Alice Roberts talks bones with Jim Al Khalili. Show more

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Booker-winning Anne Enright's new novel about the rise and terrible fall of Irish acting legend, Katherine O'Dell. Today: a humiliating audition haunts Katherine. Show more

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Tim Minchin, solar scientist Lucie Green and biologist Steve Jones to look at the dazzling impact the sun has on life on earth. Show more

We listen in on the phone calls of a father and daughter during lockdown, as they prepare to let go of the past and embrace the future. Show more

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James Canton spends time with an ancient oak, and explores the history and symbolic power of oak trees. Read by Jonathan Keeble. Show more

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