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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Warren Elf MBE

Sarah Corbett explains the power of 'craftivism', a form of activism which uses craft to create gentle protest. Show more

The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.

Barry Farrimond, who plays Ed Grundy in The Archers, takes Clare Balding for an adventurous hike across Dartmoor. Show more

Today we talk day old chicks, chickens, cockles and queuing. Show more

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Children's Laureate Cressida Cowell, Judas Priest's Rob Halford, and the inheritance tracks of Susie Dent Show more

Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show. Show more

Anne McElvoy of the Economist presents Radio 4's assessment of developments at Westminster. This weekend we'll be discussing Covid-19 test and tracing, and the Labour Party conference. Show more

Stories from the peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government being held in Qatar, and from Yemen, Cuba and Sicily. With Kate Adie. Show more

Car warranties: worth paying for peace of mind? The latest on the government scheme to top up the pay of people unable to work full time and a campaign to ban unpaid work trials. Show more

A satirical review of the week's news with Andy Zaltzman and guests including Francis Wheen, Neil Delamere, Lucy Porter and Fern Brady. Show more

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Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Broadcasting House in London with a panel including Joanna Cherry MP, Alexander Downer, Lisa Nandy MP & Helen Whately MP. Show more

Our inbox has been inundated with people concerned about relatives in homes or looked after by carers. Is this you? Show more

Teenager Mya-Rose Craig, aka Birdgirl talks to Rhiane Fatinikun about Black Girls Hike which she founded about a year ago to encourage black women into the rural landscape Show more

8. Lust. A story of insatiable desire. Dramatised from the work of Emile Zola by Lavinia Murray. Show more

The 2020 Woman’s Hour Power List is ‘Our Planet’. Show more

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Nick Robinson talks politics and personal roots with the Irish Foreign Minister, Simon Coveney. Show more

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Students have criticised coronavirus restrictions imposed on some university halls of residence - amid calls for the authorities to say how long the measures will last.

Clive Anderson and Nikki Bedi are joined by Adrian Lester, Mary-Ann Ochota, Alice Levine and Nina Sosanya for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

The first black Formula 1 driver may be about to become the most successful of all time - equalling Schumacher's record 91 Grand Prix wins. But can he achieve even more? Show more

Actor Alison Steadman hosts a dinner party with a twist - all her guests are from beyond the grave, long time heroes brought back to life by the wonders of the radio archive. Show more

Stanley Tucci continues his history of California with the story of Silicon Valley's troubled founder, William Shockley: a genius, a hideous boss and an irredeemable racist. Show more

Carolyn Quinn recalls the intense and bitter Parliamentary confrontations over Brexit Show more

Helen and Freddy discover a bunker which holds the secret of ‘Patient Zero’. Part 7 of the conspiracy thriller starring Hattie Morahan, written by Timothy X Atack. Show more

An original short story by poet David Harsent, springing from his work A Dream Book. Read by Pippa Haywood. Show more

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Helen Lewis meets the educationalist Kiran Gill, founder of The Difference, to hear how she is setting out to improve the life chances of pupils excluded from mainstream education. Show more

Russell Davies chairs the first semi-final of the prestigious general knowledge tournament. Show more

Barrow poet Kate Davis faces her chronic claustrophobia and polio to go potholing, experiencing first-hand the subterranean world that’s fired her literary imagination. Show more

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Blow winds! Alexandra Harris tells the story of how the weather has written itself into the cultural life of Britain. Show more

On the morning of her eightieth birthday, Joan bumps into her twelve year old neighbour Fionn at the post box. Written by Elaine Feeney. Show more

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