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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rev Richard Littledale. Show more

The new England Peat Action Plan means some farmers in areas of lowland peat may have to re-wet their land - so what will that mean? Show more

Helen Moncrieff of RSPB Scotland finds an ally in a territorial fulmar. Show more

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Aged 16 as an apprentice carpenter Tony Kofi fell from a roof and landed on his head. While falling he had visions of his future self, playing an instrument he didn’t recognise. Show more

A passionate writer who destroyed her reputation by divorcing her husband, only to be recognised as one of the greatest poets in Chinese history. Show more

Emma speaks to a woman involved in the supercomplaint about domestic abuse by police officers and discusses whether Alice in Wonderland is a female icon. Show more

Twenty years on from the 2001 summer of racial violence, Barnie Choudhury examines the recordings he made in Burnley - as the BNP make political gains in a divided town. Show more

Mark visits the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar and performs in a massive cave for a local audience From 2016. Show more

Debbie attempts to step out of her comfort zone and go drinking with Xanthe in the city. As read by Louisa Harland. Show more

Why Park Run's have been delayed, plus how do we ease the burden on unpaid carers who manage the bills of frail and elderly relatives? Show more

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Bob Dylan turns 80 next week. In the third programme of Sean Latham's exploration of his life and work the singer's never-before-seen notebooks reveal him creating characters. Show more

Peggy begins to wonder if she has done the right thing and Helen comes to the rescue. Show more

Brian's day in court has backfired and he faces another ten years in jail. Meanwhile, Margaret's health is deteriorating. Toby Jones stars in GF Newman's family crime saga. Show more

Charmaine Cozier is joined by a panel of experts to discuss listener's experiences of getting a mortgage during the pandemic. Show more

Voices and personality; Poppy nominates teacher, Sophie in the All in the Mind awards and misophonia: how people can feel intense rage and panic when hearing certain sounds. Show more

Fitness & fatness: Laurie Taylor asks if they are two sides of the same coin. Show more

How social media became a weapon of war. Show more

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

Prime Minister increasingly confident that jabs can protect against Indian variant.

When an International Librarians' Conference looms, Alice (Rebecca Front) and Snoo (Morwenna Banks) have to resort to some rather unconventional means to get hold of a passport. Show more

Jim finds himself caught in the crossfire and Kirsty offers a solution. Show more

Composer Roxanna Panufnik, Halo installation at the Brighton Festival, Eileen Agar retrospective at London's Whitechapel Gallery. Show more

In 1983 the first ward dedicated to the treatment of AIDS opened at the San Francisco General Hospital. Alison Moed Paolercio remembers her time as one of the ward's first nurses. Show more

Aged 16 as an apprentice carpenter Tony Kofi fell from a roof and landed on his head. While falling he had visions of his future self, playing an instrument he didn’t recognise. Show more

Syrian artist Mohamad Hafez began making miniature models of Damascus to ease crippling homesickness. When the Syrian conflict began ten years ago his art began to change. Show more

Government action on climate change is slow. Could rich individuals cut through red tape and fund measures to cool the planet from their own pockets? And should they be allowed? Show more

How social media became a weapon of war. Show more

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Debbie attempts to step out of her comfort zone and go drinking with Xanthe in the city. As read by Louisa Harland. Show more

Stand up comedian Jamie MacDonald’s unique and hilarious take on his rapid descent into blindness. Jokes, stories and revelations about life without sight. Show more

A heady mix of maths, science and comedy, as the Festival of the Spoken Nerd trio experiment in the bedroom. From 2018. Show more

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After years of medical training, the Roslings have achieved their ambition of moving to Mozambique. Read by Adrian Rawlins. Written by Hans Rosling with Fanny Härgestam. Show more

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