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

Farmers warn of a shortage of skilled workers, but the government says the jobs aren’t skilled enough to allow workers from abroad. Show more

Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Cattle Egret. Show more

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

Yusuf Cat Stevens chooses the eight tracks, book and luxury he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more

Why are a record number of Republican women running for Congress? Show more

Anna and John's dream of a new life in rural France is shattered when Joe, their 16 year old son, disappears. Show more

What lessons can we learn from 10 years of austerity and how can that help us going forward in the wake of Covid-19? Show more

Richard decides it’s time to write his celebrity autobiography. He enlists help from Sir Ian McKellen, David Tennant and Peter Capaldi in order to complete his masterwork. Show more

By Charlotte Hobson. Gerty and Pasha learn the truth about the mysterious Laboratoria 37. Show more

Sales of home fitness equipment like dumbbells, weights and running machines have doubled since lockdown. But how much are people willing to spend? 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.

25 years after Timothy McVeigh bombed the Murrah Building in Oklahoma City, journalist Leah Sottile investigates the far-right today in a divided and turbulent America. Show more

Fallon has a dilemma on her hands and Jazzer attempts to turn a situation to his advantage Show more

Barrister Rebecca Nyman is representing Harry, a husband, whose wife, Mary, has been in a minimally conscious state for over three years. Should Mary be allowed to die? Show more

The gardening panel show hosted by Kathy Clugston with horticultural experts. Show more

Two people meet in a mental health support group and quickly grow close. But is one of them hiding something? A story by the winner of the Desmond Elliott Prize for new fiction. Show more

Julian Worricker on the French singer Juliette Greco, the inventor Bob Gore, the ecologist Georgina Mace, the film director Jiri Menzel. Show more

Case counts in perspective, a suspect stat from the US, and life lessons from insects. Show more

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

The White House says President Trump is experiencing mild symptoms of coronavirus -- but remains "very energetic" and is still working while self-isolating.

A satirical review of the week's news with Andy Zaltzman and guests Simon Evans, Jena Friedman, Mark Nelson and Zoe Lyons. Show more

Radha Blank on new movie The 40 Year Old Version, Public Enemy's Chuck D, Dramas The Trial of the Chicago 7 and The Comey Rule reviewed, Poet Dana Gioia on the wildfires. Show more

Anna and John's dream of a new life in rural France is shattered when Joe, their 16 year old son, disappears. Show more

Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Broadcasting House in London with Vaughan Gething MS, Amanda Milling MP, Frances O'Grady and Camilla Tominey. Show more

Bernardine Evaristo on why "communal effort and community spirit" by everyone will be vital to get us through the pandemic and out the other side. Show more

Journalist Leah Sottile investigates the legacy of the Oklahoma City Bombing in a series that gets into the heart of America’s far-right today. Show more

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By Charlotte Hobson. Gerty and Pasha learn the truth about the mysterious Laboratoria 37. Show more

Xuanzang was a monk who travelled overland through Central Asia to India and brought back nearly 600 Buddhist texts. Show more

Economists in the 1920s argued in favour of Prohibition. But economics didn’t yet have the idea of the “rational criminal”, which helps explain why the ban was so widely flouted. Show more

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Anne-Marie Duff reads the incredible true story of Ursula Kuczynski: lover, mother, soldier, spy. By Ben Macintyre. British Intelligence is closing in on 'Agent Sonya'. Show more

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