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

We hear from the Northern Ireland vet who blew the whistle about failures in the government's livestock tracing system... and was ignored. Show more

Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the corn bunting. Show more

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

It’s 1996 and like for most young people, looks are important to Jill Clark. Her journey home from the pub is about to make her question the importance of the human face. Show more

Michael discovers why Olympic athletes love beetroot and reveals why this humble veg can have big benefits for your heart, your muscles, and your brain. Show more

As she celebrates being named Action Sportsperson of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards, Bethany Shriever talks to Emma Barnett. Show more

Caroline Wyatt speaks to British veterans about why they joined up to fight in Afghanistan, despite the risks, and what the campaign’s ultimate failure means to them now. Show more

Lucy Worsley investigates Florence Bravo, the focus of a sensational unsolved Victorian murder case, and asks whether she was a ruthless poisoner or an abused wife. Show more

The airport car parking scam that can put miles on your car and leave you facing multiple traffic fines. Is shared ownership a good option to get on the property ladder?

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Five cultural figures from the front line of Russia's border with Europe - Lithuania, Finland, Moldova, Latvia and Estonia - explore their national psyche in uncertain times. Show more

Tracy tries to make a good impression and debate rages about the future of Home Farm. Show more

New drama starring Monica Dolan. It’s 2025 and a new virus in Singapore threatens a major trade deal. Political expediency clashes with the inconvenient need to do the right thing. Show more

Felicity Hannah and a panel of experts discuss the cost of IVF treatment. Show more

When Ursula Saunders' son was 11 he refused to go to school. Seeing him suffer caused her to crumble, so when she couldn't find support she wrote a book with psychologist friends. Show more

Laurie Taylor explores prisoner resistance, from riots to hunger strikes. Show more

Ros Atkins and guests discuss Elon Musk’s Twitter deal, the implosion of CNN+, and the launch of TalkTV. Show more

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

The High Court has ruled that the government's policy of discharging untested hospital patients into care homes at the start of the pandemic was "unlawful".

Stephen Mangan asks his guest Clarke Peters to reveal three guilty secrets inside his virtual confessional box. From 2021. Show more

There’s a difficult question for Susan, and Clarrie is feeling left out. Show more

The National Gallery's Raphael exhibition; critic Alex Clark on The Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist; poet Valzhyna Mort on her collection Music for the Dead and Resurrected. Show more

Alex and Jeremy achieved high status in life. But one has given it up, the other is still pursuing it. They meet to share experiences, exchange gifts and explain their choices. Show more

Michael discovers why Olympic athletes love beetroot and reveals why this humble veg can have big benefits for your heart, your muscles, and your brain. Show more

Millions of trees were brought down by this winter's storms. Tom Heap asks what impact this will have on our forests - both present and future. Show more

Ros Atkins and guests discuss Elon Musk’s Twitter deal, the implosion of CNN+, and the launch of TalkTV. Show more

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Audrey contemplates her wedding and Florence meets an acquaintance at a party. Tale of two sisters read by Lisa Dwyer Hogg. Show more

Maggie Steed stars as a grandmother determined not to lose touch with her granddaughter in Jenny Eclair's comic monologue. Show more

Jon Holmes's The Skewer remixes the news into a satirical soundtrack This week - The Terrors of the Earth, Tom Cruise v Alan Titchmarsh, and a questionable pint of Starmerpramen. Show more

Sean Curran reports as Boris Johnson is challenged by MPs over the cost of living at the last Prime Minister's Questions of the parliamentary year.

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A revealing memoir by an anonymous bestselling criminal barrister of their journey towards the Bar, and their perception of the failures at the heart of the British justice system. Show more

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