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Is a labour shortage in the fields putting workers at risk? We hear why the pressure to pick flowers cheaply could be encouraging operators to take illegal shortcuts. Show more

Bill Oddie presents the rook. Show more

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Sangita Myska meets former US mayor Michael Tubbs, who believes a guaranteed income holds the key to ending poverty. Show more

Will Self explores the science behind mineral water in his exploration of our insatiable thirst for bottled H2O. Will imagines himself in the Loire Valley on a water tasting trip. Show more

Emma hears from Molly Martin how to repair much-loved textiles and from women campaigning for better protection against image based sexual abuse. Show more

Sensing violence in the air, Truda tries to persuade Gudrun to flee Rome with Jesson. Viking epic starring Kate Phillips. Show more

Chris van Tulleken on the human behaviours that are causing pandemics, paying the price for getting too close to animals by degrading their territory and allowing viruses to jump. Show more

Alexei Sayle’s The Absence of Normal, is a series of dark comic plays narrated by Alexei Sayle and adapted for radio from his original short stories Show more

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Lydia Wilson reads the new novel from Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro, exploring what it means to love. Today, Klara begins to process her new home, and owners... Show more

The new figures showing a steep rise in sales of cheese and milk during lockdown. Show more

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The history of the world told through objects. This week Neil MacGregor is exploring faith and the emergence of images to express the divine. Today, an image of faith from Iran. Show more

One resident finds themselves in a terrifying situation and the pressure is on for Jazzer. Show more

One in a trilogy of plays by Lucy Caldwell about the ways in which families say goodbye to loved ones. A husband and father reconnects with his family and says a happy goodbye. Show more

Charmaine Cozier and guests answer your questions about social trading. Email moneybox@bbc.co.uk. Show more

Because of Covid how doctors communicate is changing, how do you give bad news over an iPad, what doctors and nurses can learn from actors used to wearing heavy costumes. Show more

Matthew Syed examines anthropologist Colin Turnbull’s claims that he discovered "the most selfish people on earth". From 2021. Show more

Piers Morgan looks for a new job and other aftershocks of the historic royal interview. Show more

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Detectives investigating the disappearance of a woman in London say a serving police officer they arrested last night is now being held on suspicion of murder.

Granny Kumar is back! Meera Syal’s glorious comedy creation returns, with great granddaughter Maya (Ambreen Razia) and arch nemesis Geeta (Harvey Virdi) to chat with the sisters. Show more

Tension mounts at the hospital and Jim extends the hand of friendship. Show more

The longlist for the Women’s Prize for Fiction is announced today; Kohinoor Sahota reviews Netflix’s new drama 'The One'; Samuel West on rebooting regional theatre; Kieran Hodgson. Show more

Sensing violence in the air, Truda tries to persuade Gudrun to flee Rome with Jesson. Viking epic starring Kate Phillips. Show more

Combative, provocative and engaging live debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Melanie Phillips, Ash Sarkar, Mona Siddiqui, and Ella Whelan. #moralmaze Show more

Theologian Dr Paula Gooder reflects on how the story of the Last Supper has particular poignancy in the pandemic. Show more

Dame Glenys Stacey is charged with the job of keeping the government on track toward a greener future. Tom Heap meets the head of the new Office for Environmental Protection. Show more

Piers Morgan looks for a new job and other aftershocks of the historic royal interview. Show more

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Lydia Wilson reads the new novel from Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro, exploring what it means to love. Today, Klara begins to process her new home, and owners... Show more

Comedian Tom Mayhew takes you on an autobiographical journey through the benefits system. This episode Tom looks at how our beliefs affect the way we see each other Show more

The news, remixed as a twisted comedy treat. Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning The Skewer. Headphones on. This week, Oprah gets some surprising answers from Meghan. Show more

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Film critic Helen O'Hara explores how the male-dominated Hollywood studio system controlled the most intimate aspects of the lives of female stars. Show more

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