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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Rev David Campton

The ongoing problem of fat pigs - pig farmers call for more help from retailers. Show more

Mike Toms of the British Trust for Ornithology describes his encounters with tawny owls in Thetford Forest in Norfolk. Show more

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great tragedy by Euripides, where Dionysus takes revenge on Thebans who denied his divinity, their king torn to shreds by his mother. Show more

Three men talk about male violence: why it happens and how it can stop. Show more

Lynn is en route to the childhood home of her old schoolmate Angel with an enthusiastic Amber in tow.
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The story of one of the original Syrian protesters from Raqqa and efforts to rebuild the city. Show more

James Fox asks how technology is changing the way we experience art, bringing rainstorms into galleries, floating virtual artworks in the sky and immersing us in new worlds. Show more

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The new novel from Nobel-winning author, Kazuo Ishiguro, read by Lydia Wilson. Today: Desperate to save her owner, Klara turns again to the Sun for help... Show more

How the failed gambling website Football Index blurred the lines between betting and investing. Show more

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Korea: source of modern-day electronic components. Neil MacGregor delves into the history of a an artefact from the region.

Jazzer learns a valuable lesson and Clarrie drops a bombshell. Show more

By Siân Owen. Lizzy found out that Charlie was deaf when he was 6 weeks old. This is the story of her struggle to bridge the gap between the hearing and non-hearing worlds. Show more

Sound recordist Ellie Williams takes Clare for an audio-rich wander near Long Ashton in North Somerset. Show more

Felicity Finch makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Radio 4 Appeal Fund, a way of giving to all the weekly Radio 4 Appeals. Show more

Elizabeth Day talks to Vietnamese-American author Viet Thanh Nguyen about his novel The Committed, a spy thriller that takes on themes of colonialism and ideology in 1980s Paris. Show more

Antonia Quirke talks to Francis Lee, director of Ammonite starring Kate Winslet, looks at the work of a film makers' collective, and director Mark Jenkin continues his audio diary. Show more

Should research on human embryos be permitted beyond 14 days? And artificial embryos made from stem cells, sperm whales social learning and the Antikythera mechanism. Show more

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The EU's Medicines regulator has concluded the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine is safe and effective and not associated with a bigger overall risk of developing blood clots.

The world-renowned storyteller’s home recordings. Featuring: Recipe For Disaster, Nailed and Must Everything Go? From 2021. Show more

Chris attempts to be supportive and Eddie’s idea continues to cause problems. Show more

Michael Rosen's book about suffering from Covid, Chris Bush on her drama The Band Plays On, Zack Snyder’s Justice League reviewed. Show more

As Kennedy and Heawood further their investigation, they start to doubt Henry Akeley’s sanity. Starring Jana Carpenter. Show more

Around the world people are taking governments and companies to court to fight climate change. Could "ecocide" become a crime? How is the law evolving? With Joshua Rozenberg. Show more

Hydrogen. It's one of the most common elements on our planet. Billed as a potentially cleaner alternative to fossil fuels. Has the time for 'green hydrogen' finally arrived? Show more

Should research on human embryos be permitted beyond 14 days? And artificial embryos made from stem cells, sperm whales social learning and the Antikythera mechanism. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great tragedy by Euripides, where Dionysus takes revenge on Thebans who denied his divinity, their king torn to shreds by his mother. Show more

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The new novel from Nobel-winning author, Kazuo Ishiguro, read by Lydia Wilson. Today: Desperate to save her owner, Klara turns again to the Sun for help... Show more

Husband & wife team - the Radio 1 Breakfast host and the writer talk up their top reads with Harriett Gilbert. Show more

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

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George Szirtes reads his award-winning memoir about his mother, and her hidden history. Tender and profoundly moving, it’s a life told backwards. Show more

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