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Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Rev Dr Lezley Stewart of the Church of Scotland.

Can a single eco-label tell you how sustainable your food is - from carbon emissions and water usage to packaging and transport? Show more

Michael Palin presents the common poorwill from an Arizona desert. Show more

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

After a plane carrying a Belarussian dissident was recently hijacked Jonathan Freedland examines a similar incident 50 years ago when a British plane was forced to land in Libya. Show more

Five perspectives on the human hand. Today we explore our hands' role in communication, from sign language for Deaf people to the hand signals used by infantry soldiers. Show more

Exercise aggression, Purity culture, The Plumage Act, Smacking your child. Show more

Struggling to find words is often an early sign of dementia; David Shariatmadari explores the science of language, dementia and ageing as he reflects on his own father’s experience Show more

Can books help us navigate the messy business of living? Damian Barr is joined by Helen Macdonald and Melissa Harrison to discuss books to deepen our engagement with nature. Show more

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After heartfelt requests from Lawrence that Clare might befriend his wife, Freida, she walks over to Zennor to see them. After tea, she and Lawrence walk to the church in St Ives. Show more

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Ella Scotland Waters is on a mission to spread kindness in her neighbourhood of Bristol by challenging people she meets to carry out an act of kindness for someone. Show more

Lily regrets her actions and Vince makes his presence felt. Show more

High-stake deals and sibling rivalry set in the world of the super wealthy. A fast-paced, globe-trotting story of power, revenge and karma. Starring Rajit Kapur. Show more

Josie Long presents stories tied to the changing of the seasons from hummingbird wings to Columbia’s ‘spring city’. From 2018. Show more

Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey around the human body. Today it’s the turn of the peepers, the mince pies… the eyes! Show more

Bristol's reputation is for being cool and woke but it also has poverty and political polarisation. Neil Maggs and Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley search for the city beyond the headlines. Show more

Their books encompass debt, WW2 and race and class in contemporary American life Show more

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

England haven't beaten Germany in a knock-out tie in a major tournament since 1966.

Ping asks Ed to write her granny’s memoirs insisting she has Great British Battleaxe potential and could be a national treasure. Show more

Rex offers a shoulder and Freddie comes to the rescue. Show more

An exhibition at the Dickens Museum on his reading tours. Artists have signed a letter calling for a Smart Fund to support creatives. Violinist Randall Goosby on his new album. Show more

April 19th 1775 was the day the American Revolution began. Leah Sottile explores how that date continues to inspire America's far-right patriot movement. Show more

A death sentence? The inmates dying after poor healthcare in prison. File on 4 investigates failings in the prison healthcare system that contributed to the deaths of inmates. Show more

The transition into further education and employment can be daunting if you have a visual impairment. We hear about a 10-year research project that examines people’s experiences. Show more

Claudia Hammond meets the nominated people and organisations who have made a huge difference to other people's lives in the 2021 All in the Mind Mental Health Awards ceremony. Show more

After a plane carrying a Belarussian dissident was recently hijacked Jonathan Freedland examines a similar incident 50 years ago when a British plane was forced to land in Libya. Show more

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After heartfelt requests from Lawrence that Clare might befriend his wife, Freida, she walks over to Zennor to see them. After tea, she and Lawrence walk to the church in St Ives. Show more

This week on Fortunately, Fi and Jane speak to BBC Newsreader Reeta Chakrabarti. Show more

Mark D'Arcy reports as England's former education recovery tsar, Sir Kevan Collins, tells MPs a "massive national effort" is needed to help children catch up for lost time.

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Megan Phelps-Roper reads from her gripping memoir about escaping Westboro Baptist Church and its message of hate. Today: Megan begins to have doubts about Westboro's teachings. Show more

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