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

Anna Hill visits the Cereals 2021 event - in a flat, windy field to talk crops, drones and politics. Show more

The Little Egret - Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound. Show more

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

Journalists Daniel Finkelstein and Mary Harrington debate whether centrism is obsolete - then try to discover what drives the other's view. With Anne McElvoy and Gabrielle Rifkind. Show more

Dr Erica McAlister uncovers a treasure trove of remarkable insights from the humble flea whose jump enables them to fly without wings. Show more

Can women save the High Street economy? Show more

A high-rise disaster in Surfside, Florida; a French showcase for the hard right; Australia's mouse plague; a power scandal in Lebanon; German views on a historic game of football. Show more

A four-part series on the relationship that Scotland’s writers have with Scotland itself. With Kirsty Wark. Show more

Determined to know the true nature of his nephew's death, Francis Coyne goes to the officers’ training camp to find out. Show more

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

Ella Scotland Waters tries to spread kindness throughout her part of Bristol. Show more

Elizabeth receives a surprising visitor and Lily has a confession to make. Show more

Billionaire Ravi Majumdar finds his business empire and family starting to unravel as he single-mindedly tries to destroy his lifelong adversary. A drama on a grand scale. Show more

Photographer Amanda Lockhart has been criss-crossing the country in search the rarest British breeds and their owners. Show more

Actress Sunetra Sarker makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Sightsavers. Show more

Elizabeth Day speaks to Damon Galgut about his new novel, The Promise, a multi-generational, multi-voice story that follows one family through forty years of South African history. Show more

Festen director Thomas Vinterberg discusses the personal tragedy behind his latest film, Another Round. Presented by Antonia Quirke. Show more

A treatment to change faulty genetic instructions in the liver seems to be successful. Show more

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

Boris Johnson aims to explain within days how he will lift the final Covid restrictions

Author Nikesh Shukla talks to Sarah Kendall about the importance of truth in storytelling. From July 2021. Show more

Russ unveils a surprise and Elizabeth is honest about her feelings. Show more

Bobby Gillespie on new album Utopian Ashes, audience anxiety about returning to theatres and mass events, and artist Karla Black. Show more

After he left the army, Timothy Mveigh became steeped in a world of gun shows and conspiracies. Leah Sottile investigates that world. Show more

With the passing of the deadline for EU citizens to apply for settled status in Britain, David Aaronovitch examines what it is, how it has worked and what comes next. Show more

As Nissan announces a factory in Sunderland to build electric cars, Evan Davis and guest discuss the EV roll-out. Show more

A treatment to change faulty genetic instructions in the liver seems to be successful. Show more

Journalists Daniel Finkelstein and Mary Harrington debate whether centrism is obsolete - then try to discover what drives the other's view. With Anne McElvoy and Gabrielle Rifkind. Show more

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Determined to know the true nature of his nephew's death, Francis Coyne goes to the officers’ training camp to find out. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Plastic - scourge of the planet, or synthetic scapegoat? An enviro-comedy with Jon Long and biologist Gillian Burke. From 2021. Show more

Sean Curran and the BBC's parliamentary team report from Westminster.

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Megan Phelps-Roper reads from her gripping memoir about escaping Westboro Baptist Church and its message of hate. Today: doubts finally lead to a heart-rending decision. Show more

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