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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Rev Dr Janet Unsworth

How Covid-19 is leading to the culling of hundreds of thousands of chickens. Production lines at processing plants have been shut down after workers tested positive for the virus. Show more

Bill Oddie presents the Cetti's warbler. Show more

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

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Jo Brand and Ross Noble, alongside Sir Paul Nurse and Prof Aoife McLysaght to ask what is life and how did it start? Show more

Stephen M. Stigler's Law of Eponymy states that no scientific discovery is named after its discoverer. Stigler's Law was first hypothesised by his friend, Robert K. Merton. Show more

How to be more assertive and stand up for what you need. Show more

By Nick Walker. Annika is at her son’s school play when she is called to investigate a body in the Maridalsvannet lake. Show more

The price of going ‘dry’ during the pandemic. Show more

Dancer Tatum Swithenbank explores whether artists can find an equally satisfying creative outlet when the one they’ve dedicated their whole life to is suddenly ripped away. Show more

A teenage girl uncovers family secrets and lies in 1990s Naples, in the new novel by Elena Ferrante. 4/10 Vittoria encourages Giovanna to spy on her parents. Show more

A council who separated a married couple in care have been ordered to change their care policies. Could the world run out of data storage space? And would you ban pavement parking?

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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.

Writer Joe Queenan continues his journey across American history between the arrival of the Mayflower and the landing of the first men on the Moon. Show more

Ed finds himself in hot water and there’s a nasty shock for Philip Show more

Detective drama set in 60s Hungary. Spymaster Franciska Lázár and her police inspector husband Bertalan face grave new threats. By Philip Palmer Show more

Cleeve Common is the highest point of the Cotswold Hills. Sybil Ruscoe visits and finds out about a centuries old balancing act between recreation, agriculture and conservation. Show more

Broadcaster Kaye Adams makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Home-Start UK. Show more

Alex Clark talks to Richard Powers about his new novel, The Overstory. Show more

Director and screenwriter Ladj Ly on Les Miserables, his award-winning, autobiographical thriller set in a deprived estate in the Parisian suburbs. Presented by Antonia Quirke. Show more

Mapping the evolution of birds and dinosaurs through their skulls; the wonders of yeast; and some complex glassware in the Science Museum's collection needs identifying Show more

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

England's quarantine list doesn't change
But Wales adds Portugal and some Greek islands

Marian Keyes reads selections of her non-fiction writing on the theme of travel. With her friend Tara Flynn. From 2019. Show more

Emma goes on the attack and Tracy proves a point. Show more

While some return to the office, many are not - we discuss the history of the office in culture; Orwell Prize-winning writer Kate Clanchy on her new book How to Grow Your Own Poem. Show more

In the fourth episode of 'A Small Town Murder' by Scott Cherry: Family Liaison Officer, Jackie Hartwell, is faced with giving Sue and Carl some frustrating news. Show more

Like many other areas of life, the pandemic has hit football hard and there’s a danger that some clubs will go out of business. But if that were to happen, does it really matter? Show more

Planting more trees is good for the environment and big business too, especially in rural areas. Chris Bowlby looks at the future of forestry in Northumberland. Show more

Mapping the evolution of birds and dinosaurs through their skulls; the wonders of yeast; and some complex glassware in the Science Museum's collection needs identifying Show more

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Jo Brand and Ross Noble, alongside Sir Paul Nurse and Prof Aoife McLysaght to ask what is life and how did it start? Show more

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

A teenage girl uncovers family secrets and lies in 1990s Naples, in the new novel by Elena Ferrante. 4/10 Vittoria encourages Giovanna to spy on her parents. Show more

A series of contemporary comic tales that could almost be true. Anything can happen - and it probably will - when this master storyteller combines comedy with magic realism. Show more

News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament

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Anthony Head reads Richard Ovenden's history of the continuing threat to libraries and archives. Today, the knowledge they hold is under attack as never before. Show more

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