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The foundations are in place for a new Food Bill in Wales. It could mean better prices and a more sustainable future for Welsh farmers. Show more

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Having recorded a number of bird calls in Australia, back home, musician Fyfe Dangerfield manipulates their speed and pitch to experiment in music and melody composition. Show more

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

Janine di Giovanni, Elle Hardy and the Reverend Tricia Hillas discuss the fall of Christian communities in the Middle East and the global rise of Pentecostalism, with Andrew Marr. Show more

Mel Sykes on her mid-life autism diagnosis and how it all makes sense. Show more

Nick is homeless and has unbearable toothache. He's even tried to extract the bad tooth himself. He finds a mobile dentist van and joins the queue. But will he get an appointment? Show more

Clive Anderson and Anneka Rice are joined by Robert Plant, Kayleigh Llewellyn and Bill Bailey for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Frazey Ford. Show more

Meg Mason's achingly funny and heartbreakingly tender portrait of modern love and life. Today: as her husband leaves, Martha looks back on how they came to this point... Show more

Is the security of smart home gadgets getting worse? We'll have tips on how you can protect yourself. And we speak to bookseller James Daunt about his latest venture. Show more

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

When Ophelia Byrne goes to find out how the border in Ireland was finalised nearly a century ago, a chance discovery in the archives makes her question the entire process Show more

It’s a big day for Eddie and Clarrie, and Oliver steps up to the mark. Show more

A new play to mark the 200th anniversary of the death of the poet John Keats, who travelled to Rome in a desperate attempt to improve his health as he battled fatal tuberculosis. Show more

4 Extra Debut. The celebrity panel game about quotations hosted by Nigel Rees returns to celebrate its 500th edition. From 2021. Show more

Sheila Dillon, Dan Saladino, Jaega Wise and Leyla Kazim discuss their favourite food and drink titles from this year. Show more

Capitalism is in crisis and blamed for everything from the environment to social inequality. Leo Johnson discovers how capitalism might fulfil its promises of a better life. Show more

Ernie Rea takes a look at African spirituality. Why is it increasing in popularity? Show more

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

Boris Johnson has said changes to the way people in England pay for social care will end a "long-standing social injustice" - Labour describes it as "daylight robbery".

John Lloyd and Holly Walsh with comic Daliso Chaponda, fire chief Dr Sabrina Cohen-Hatton and anaesthetist Dr Kevin Fong. From 2021. Show more

Lynda’s feeling a cut above the rest while Jazzer and Will hatch a plan. Show more

The Power of the Dog film reviewed by Briony Hanson; Turner Prize nominees Cooking Sections; South African literature today with Damon Galgut and Rešoketšwe Manenzhe. Show more

Charlotte Sibtain and Cole Moreton uncover the moving story of a young woman who fell in love with a dashing Marine. But their wedding plans were cut short by tragedy. Show more

Sockeye salmon make one of the great migrations in the world, but maybe not for much longer. Heath Druzin reveals how a bitter fight over a fish is playing out in the American West Show more

David Runciman looks at how democracies can better grapple with the future. Show more

Janine di Giovanni, Elle Hardy and the Reverend Tricia Hillas discuss the fall of Christian communities in the Middle East and the global rise of Pentecostalism, with Andrew Marr. Show more

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Meg Mason's achingly funny and heartbreakingly tender portrait of modern love and life. Today: as her husband leaves, Martha looks back on how they came to this point... Show more

Jarvis Cocker is back with a new series of Wireless Nights. Tonight, armed with a bat detector, Jarvis sets off through a wetland in search of bats and bat stories. Show more

Sean Curran and the team report as MPs approve plans to change social care in England - but the government's majority is cut.

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Qian Julie Wang's powerful memoir is about leaving China for America aged seven, and growing up as an illegal immigrant. Today, it's 1994 and Qian Julie has arrived in a new land. Show more

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