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Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster, Anna Magnusson

The Defra Secretary of State will announce the new post-Brexit support payments for farmers in England today. Will they like what they hear? Show more

Two-time Olympic Gold medallist Alex Gregory reflects on the birds he sees, such as the kingfisher and heron, while out on early morning training for this Tweet of the Day. Show more

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

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Nelson's decisive naval victory in 1805, long celebrated in Britain and remembered as a watershed in Spain yet overshadowed in France by Austerlitz. Show more

Krupa Padhy explores the realities and complexities facing modern stepmothers and speaks to author Joanna Chiu about China's human rights abuses and police surveillance. Show more

Korea is one of the most tired nations on earth, people work longer and sleep fewer hours than almost anywhere else. As a result combating sleeplessness has become big business. Show more

Comedian Josie Long is haunted by feelings of the outsider - the ghosts of the past, Paris (and Pernod) - as she unlocks the secrets of Jean Rhys’s novel Good Morning, Midnight. Show more

Hatttie Morahan continues Meg Mason's achingly funny and heartbreakingly tender novel on modern life and love. Today: home-truths, a reconciliation and moving on... Show more

An investigation into the unvaccinated carers looking after older and disabled people in their own homes and shoppers get tips on spotting greenwashing. Show more

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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.

A criminal case of sexual abuse exposes the power structures and misinformation that dominates the online sperm donor marketplace. Show more

Harrison attempts to get to the truth and Mia faces a personal struggle. Show more

Love, loss and obsession come together in a desperate attempt at connection. Show more

A star-lit adventure, dusk to dawn in the Brecon Beacons National Park. From moth-trappers to starling-spotters to astro-photographers, Emily Knight meets those outside after dark. Show more

Education activist Vee Kativhu presents the BBC Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of United World Schools. Show more

Elizabeth Strout discusses her new novel, Oh William! which revisits the characters of her Lucy Barton series. Show more

Why do so many of us believe in quackery and conspiracy? In his guide to thinking better, Professor Steven Pinker tries to make sense of the senseless. Show more

Did the omicron variant incubate in an immunocompromised patient? Also, mapping the world's subterranean fungi, reflooding saltmarshes, and carnivorous bees that eat chicken. Show more

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

Relatives of those who died during the pandemic are sickened by a Christmas party was held at Downing Street last year, when London was under restrictions banning such gatherings.

Jane treats Ken and Margaret to a slap up cream tea with a little too much prosecco. Stars Fenella Woolgar. From 2020. Show more

Rex has reservations and Lynda is on a mission. Show more

The Hand of God, Paolo Sorrentino's film inspired by his early years in Naples, and a new Dürer exhibition at the National Gallery reviewed. Aaron Sorkin on Being the Ricardos Show more

Omicron is the latest Sars-Cov-2 variant. What are variants, where do they come from, how do they develop and what makes one dominant? David Aaronovitch asks the experts. Show more

Economist Sam Bowman tells Helen Lewis why he thinks building more houses will fix a surprising range of social problems - and how he thinks this can win wide democratic backing. Show more

Did the omicron variant incubate in an immunocompromised patient? Also, mapping the world's subterranean fungi, reflooding saltmarshes, and carnivorous bees that eat chicken. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Nelson's decisive naval victory in 1805, long celebrated in Britain and remembered as a watershed in Spain yet overshadowed in France by Austerlitz. Show more

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Hatttie Morahan continues Meg Mason's achingly funny and heartbreakingly tender novel on modern life and love. Today: home-truths, a reconciliation and moving on... Show more

Fred MacAulay introduces some of the country's best and most exciting stand-up comedians recorded live in Newcastle. The closest thing to a night at a comedy club you can get. Show more

Sean Curran and the team report as MPs debate proposed new rules on their behaviour and peers question a minister about the impact of Storm Arwen.

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In the vivid account of the 16th-century city a bigger and better Exchange is built and there is innovation in dealing in art and song. Michael Begley reads. Show more

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