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Space for spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh. Show more

The National Farmers' Union says it wants British farming to set a global benchmark in sustainable food production, by becoming more self-sufficient in terms of produce. Show more

Sir David Attenborough presents the Florida scrub jay. Show more

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Kirsty Wark brings together bankers, traders and politicians from Black Wednesday in 1992, when an attack on sterling forced Britain’s exit from the Exchange Rate Mechanism. Show more

Wendy Holden on her novel ‘The Governess: She Came from Nothing and Raised a Queen’, inspired by the life of Marion Crawford. Plus How to... make time for yourself. Show more

Suddenly, in 1951 television, a woman could be funny! The inside true-story by the son of I Love Lucy’s writer-producer. How it became a groundbreaking TV comedy. Show more

Rachel Hurdley takes a look at the mantelpiece and how its development reflects changes in society. What do the objects we put on them reveal about us and how we wish to be seen? Show more

With many a debacle as usual, can a brief appearance from Richard Osman lighten the mood? Starring Richard Herring. From 2020. Show more

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The English navy is preventing ships from landing in France in order to cut off supplies to Napoleon. The war with Napoleon’s Europe has reached a crucial phase. Show more

Research from the Institute of Customer Service suggests customer-facing staff have experienced increasing levels of hostility and abuse during the Coronavirus Pandemic. Show more

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Neil MacGregor continues his world history told through objects at the British Museum with the world's first proper coins that made King Croesus so rich Show more

Fallon finds herself bombarded and Natasha questions her own judgement Show more

Lockdown explored from an unexpected angle in this coming-of-age drama by Sami Ibrahim. A figure waits on a deserted beach in a deserted seaside town for her father to return. Show more

Kathy Clugston chairs this week's horticultural panel show. Show more

Jenni Fagan's dreamlike story inspired by the work of Anne Finch, one of the first published female poets whose pieces were a precursor to the English Romantic movement. Show more

Matthew Bannister on guitarist Julian Bream, campaigner Elizabeth Ward, publisher Chris Graham-Bell, anarchist Stuart Christie. Show more

The Controller of Radio 4, Mohit Bakaya, answers listeners’ questions about The Archers, Desert Island Discs, Woman’s Hour, coronavirus coverage and his plans for the future. Show more

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

Tighter restrictions in Oldham, Blackburn and Pendle due to coronavirus spikes

Superstar stand-up Sara Pascoe curates her dream festival; one for the miserable. Featuring Rhik Samadder, Steen Raskopoulos, Sophie Duker and music from Emmy the Great. Show more

Christopher Nolan's long-awaited Tenet comes to the big screen. Was it worth the wait? The British Museum re-opens soon - Front Row talks to director Hartwig Fischer. Show more

Suddenly, in 1951 television, a woman could be funny! The inside true-story by the son of I Love Lucy’s writer-producer. How it became a groundbreaking TV comedy. Show more

Anita Anand presents political debate from Broadcasting House London with Charles Clarke, Stella Creasy MP, Michelle Donelan MP and Toby Young. Show more

John Gray argues that western liberals are rejecting tolerance in favour of enforcing what they believe is the truth. Show more

By E.V. Crowe. The Royal Court production recorded under lockdown. With Katherine Parkinson. Directed by Vicky Featherstone. Show more

An Extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the soaring skylark, with John Aitcheson, Joe Harkness and Gary Moore. Show more

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The English navy is preventing ships from landing in France in order to cut off supplies to Napoleon. The war with Napoleon’s Europe has reached a crucial phase. Show more

Matthew Parris is joined by the best-selling historian and Professor of Global History at Oxford University, Peter Frankopan, to discuss the Russian "father of space travel." Show more

Documentaries that encourage the audience to take a closer listen. Ripples from an explosion in Saigon in 1966 are felt in the soul of a 17-year-old in London. Show more

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Sir Antonio Pappano final preparations for the Royal Opera's first staging of Puccini's La Bohème in over 40 years. From 2017. Show more

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