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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Harry Baker. Show more

The first recipient to be awarded a new UK Geographical Indication Status is revealed. They tell Caz Graham what they hope this will do for their business. Show more

Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the Panamanian Montezuma oropendola. Show more

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Clarke Peters presents a new series exploring the surprising history of black music in Europe, from the late 1970s through to the present day. Show more

Professor Atul Shah draws on his background as a Jain to argue that we need a healthier relationship with finance. Show more

How popular is US VP Kamala Harris? Time to taper off working from home? Rainy camping holidays; award-winning comedy writer Georgia Pritchett; and women and financial investing. Show more

Ian Hislop tells the story of four great Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms of England, looking for traces of their legacy today. In today’s programme he’s in Northumbria. Show more

Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman get the inside of story making Goodness Gracious Me. from Meera Syal and Anil Gupta. From 2020. Show more

David Baptiste can't bear to see the mermaid in danger, and makes plans to set her free. Show more

Plans for a giant lighted sphere as tall as Big Ben are causing a rumpus in east London and its claimed internet outages have tripled in the last year - what can YOU do about it? Show more

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Neil MacGregor looks at powerful empires across the world 600 years ago - today he is with the great Inca Empire that once dominated South America - and a gold llama. Show more

It’s a big day for Ruairi while Brian attempts to pick up the pieces Show more

Crime and intrigue in Hungary during the Cold War. Bertalan's undercover operative gets caught up in the battle between the police inspector and his new boss. By Philip Palmer. Show more

Covid has been an economic crisis as well as a health emergency. Felicity Hannah meets the financial winners and losers of the pandemic. Show more

Few of us can identify the different parts of the vulva. James finds out why this matters. And who should be able to look at your medical records? Show more

Matthew Syed considers his own downfall as he flies perilously close to becoming a big head. He explores the line between overconfidence and useful pride. Show more

Why are foreign journalists leaving China and Hong Kong? Show more

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

The head of Afghanistan's army has been sacked as the Taliban continue their rapid advance & German police arrest a British employee at Berlin's UK embassy on suspicion of spying

Comedian and quizzer Paul Sinha presents an A-Z of facts, with some help from his virtual audience. Show more

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Russian composer Igor Stravinsky died 50 years ago. Is his influence still felt? We speak to musicians and performers about what Stravinsky means to them, and to music. Show more

Sunil Khilnani explores the life and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, who led the Indian nationalist movement against British rule Show more

Two nurses - Craig Davidson and Lisa Sheehy - share their stories, their decisions about whether to stay or leave the profession and exchange a gift. Show more

Professor Atul Shah draws on his background as a Jain to argue that we need a healthier relationship with finance. Show more

Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken follow the trail of the wandering vagus nerve to find out how much influence our bodies have over our minds. Show more

Why are foreign journalists leaving China and Hong Kong? Show more

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David Baptiste can't bear to see the mermaid in danger, and makes plans to set her free. Show more

Edinburgh Comedy Award winner 2019, Jordan Brookes, casts a wry eye on the world of dating, using his personal experiences as illustration, with Sunil Patel on audio description. Show more

John O'Farrell looks back at the last 20 years, to try to make sense of where we are now. With Hugh Dennis, Doon McKichan, Jan Ravens and Lewis McLeod. Show more

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Giles Terera reads from his insider's account of his time in the groundbreaking musical, Hamilton. Today: as rehearsals continue, Terera feels the hand of history on his shoulder Show more

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