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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Krish Kandiah. Show more

We hear from the Norfolk Farmers challenging the Environment Agency on the real cause of river pollution. Show more

Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the lesser black-backed gull. Show more

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

Deborah Levy, writer, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item she would take with her if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more

Mary Ward the 17th century Catholic nun, Georgina Lucas and dealing with the loss of her baby and Ladette Culture – was it a feminist movement? Show more

Tim Hayward concludes his fungal adventures with a look at some fungal body snatchers and considers the potential of fungi to offer therapeutic treatments for the body and mind. Show more

Episode Three of the comedy about the trials of a train crew, as they try their best to arrive on time. Written by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis and starring Rosie Cavaliero. Show more

Amid rumours of war, Yusuf attempts to stay away from the mistress while loving Amina. Their situation seems hopeless. Is there any possibility of escape? Show more

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

Becky Ripley and Emily Knight find out who to trust, who not to trust, and how to make friends, with the help of a mob of mongooses. Show more

Harrison offers support and Jim’s plan proves surprisingly dangerous. Show more

Luther offers Joleen a chance of life, but in return she must agree to live in hiding and be companion to his grand-daughter, Kit. A thriller starring Jessica Barden. Show more

How can we avert a drought stricken future? Show more

Peter Gibbs hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. Show more

Jessie Greengrass takes inspiration from Jubilate Agno by Christopher Smart in this moving story of the healing power of nature. Read by Jessica Hardwick. Show more

Matthew Bannister on businessman Lord Sainsbury, LGBT support worker David Stuart, photo agent Elizabeth Selby, singer Ronnie Spector. Show more

Women reported to be 32% more likely to die after operations by male surgeons, plus Test and Trace costs in Germany and the UK, the Covid death toll and podcast plans. Show more

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

Both sides described the talks as frank. Moscow insisted NATO was working against Russia, and the US warned of a swift and severe response if Russian troops crossed into Ukraine.

Andy Zaltzman is joined by Alice Fraser, Chris McCausland, Daliso Chaponda and Hugo Rifkind to take on the news headlines from the UK and beyond. Show more

Public historian Greg Jenner hears an archive clip from 24 December 1945 and hears about plans for Christmas after years of war. Show more

From Hitchcock's Rope, to high-octane restaurant drama Boiling Point, via Sam Mendes' First World War epic 1917 - Ellen and Mark explore the one-take movie. Show more

Anita Anand presents political debate and discussion from Gedney Hill in Lincolnshire with Louis de Bernières, Sir Edward Leigh MP, Layla Moran MP and Baroness Smith. Show more

Sarah Dunant asks if we should judge the past by the standards of the present or future, as shifting social attitudes colour our view of how the past is portrayed. Show more

Dr Kat Arney tells the unexpected story of five more pieces of human DNA: the fat gene, the Huntington's gene, the warrior gene, the HIV gene and the eyeball gene. Show more

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Amid rumours of war, Yusuf attempts to stay away from the mistress while loving Amina. Their situation seems hopeless. Is there any possibility of escape? Show more

Mrinalini Sarabhai was a revolutionary Indian classical dancer who became known as the 'Hindu atomic bomb'. The engineer and author Roma Agrawal chooses this remarkable life. Show more

What a week! Mark D'Arcy reports on a tumultuous few days at Westminster as some Tory MPs demand Boris Johnson's resignation while others rally round the prime minister.

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The Maccabees take off and so does the England cricket team, but Felix's unprocessed grief still remains. From 2022. Show more

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