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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sarah Joseph.

We visit an ELMS trial where farmers and ecologists are trying to put a value on 'environmentally sustainable actions.' Show more

Martin Hughes-Games presents the twite. Twites are known in Scotland as 'heather lintie', as they nest in the shelter of wiry heather clumps and feed on seeds. Show more

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

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 18th-century search for ways to calculate longitude at sea - how far east or west a ship was - to make voyages across oceans safer and faster. Show more

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. Show more

In desperation, Grace turns to Giles for help, with tragic consequences. Ayeesha Menon's dramatisation stars Oliver Hembrough, Holli Dempsey and Katy Sobey. Show more

The vaquita is a small porpoise facing total extinction. Linda Pressly reports from the coast of Baja California on a dangerous clash of interests. Can the vaquita be saved? Show more

How does music shape us? Journalist Jude Rogers speaks to musicians, neuroscientists and psychologists about how fundamental music is to our childhood. Show more

When an Antarctic expedition goes wrong, the consequences are far-reaching, in Jon McGregor's new novel. Today: Robert desperately tries to communicate what happened on Bluff Point Show more

Can anything be done about the deluge of scam delivery texts being sent to us? And, the grocery delivery firms that promise to deliver within 15 minutes of an order. Show more

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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.

Chris Mason and Anita Anand meet some of the listeners who have got in touch with Any Questions and Any Answers. Today we hear from Anthony. Show more

Fallon wants tongues to stop wagging but Emma can’t hold hers any longer. Show more

Toby Jones plays the corrupt politician and financier Joseph Oldman, now enobled in GF Newman's series interweaving fact and fiction. Brian is waiting for his day in court. Show more

Rhiane Fatinikun of Black Girls Hike puts Clare through her paces on a challenging but exhilarating ramble in the Peak District Show more

TV Sports presenter Seema Jaswal makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Magic Bus UK. Show more

Elizabeth Day talks to the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Jhumpa Lahiri about Whereabouts, a novel she first wrote in Italian before translating it herself to English. Show more

As cinemas are set to re-open on 17 May, Antonia Quirke visits The Uckfield Picture House, which has been run by the same family for over six decades. Show more

Vic Gill reports on new research trying to find the sources of the microplastics that are accumulating in UK riverbeds. Also, why scientists are making apple spirit near Chernobyl. Show more

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

Boris Johnson has admitted that his Government is anxious about the spread in the UK of an Indian variant of Covid.

John Finnemore presents a ninth series of his award-winning sketch show, with Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Simon Kane, Lawry Lewin, Carrie Quinlan, and music by Susannah Pearse. Show more

Josh and Rex walk on eggshells and Ruari offers an olive branch. Show more

Rachel Maclean on her installation critiquing the decline of the High Street. Show more

In desperation, Grace turns to Giles for help, with tragic consequences. Ayeesha Menon's dramatisation stars Oliver Hembrough, Holli Dempsey and Katy Sobey. Show more

The Chief Executive of Christian Aid, Amanda Khozi Mukwashi is the preacher at a service for Ascension Day, live from St Martin-in-the-Fields in London. Show more

Vic Gill reports on new research trying to find the sources of the microplastics that are accumulating in UK riverbeds. Also, why scientists are making apple spirit near Chernobyl. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 18th-century search for ways to calculate longitude at sea - how far east or west a ship was - to make voyages across oceans safer and faster. Show more

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

When an Antarctic expedition goes wrong, the consequences are far-reaching, in Jon McGregor's new novel. Today: Robert desperately tries to communicate what happened on Bluff Point Show more

Journalist and comedy writer David Quantick has met and interviewed hundreds of people – what were his first impressions, how have they changed and does it all matter? Show more

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

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Philosopher and scuba-diver Peter Godfrey-Smith explores the wonder of cephalopods, and wonders why the octopus, with such high intelligence, lives for such a short time. Show more

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