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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Janet Fife, retired vicar and one of the first women to be ordained. Show more

Conservationists say a skipper's £3000 fine for illegal dredging isn't tough enough.
A new conservation cooperative for farmers. Testing a lettuce harvester. Show more

Martin Hughes-Games presents the redshank. Redshanks spend the winter on the UK's estuaries and wetlands. Show more

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

Sangita Myska meets Ekim Tan, an architect and game designer whose revolutionary approach to urban planning uses game play to encourage collaboration and consensus. Show more

Author Jerry Brotton explores the four cardinal directions, where they came from and how they have shaped both how we define ourselves and how we understand the world. Show more

The author Candice Carty-Williams on her new novel, People Person. Show more

Master strategist or opportunistic gambler? Russia meddles in the US election and Vladimir Putin calls time on liberal democracy. Show more

What does style with substance mean in a digital world? Mary Portas finds out how an estate agent became an Instagram sensation and speaks to Glassette's Laura Jackson. Show more

How have you changed your shopping habits to beat the rising cost of groceries? The average food bill could go up by an average of £271. Are you making changes to cope with that? Show more

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Was Gorbachev really promised that Nato would not move one inch east in talks about Germany's re-unification in 1990? Show more

Roy doesn’t know where to turn and there’s a shock for Pat. Show more

Richard Monks' drama about Clive Ponting, the top civil servant who was put on trial for leaking documents about the sinking of the General Belgrano. Show more

Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. Show more

Green industry is heading to Scandinavia's far north. But what does this rapid development mean for the indigenous people of the region? Show more

Nathan talks with Michael about words we use when talking about mental health. Show more

Garden Designer Joe Swift celebrates the poet and musician Gil Scott-Heron Show more

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

The first evacuees from the steelworks in Mariupol have arrived safely in Zaporizhzhia. And the Home Secretary is facing legal action over delays in issuing visas to Ukrainians.

Martin Jarvis performs the first of two comic classics at The Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond. A full house rocks with laughter as he entertains, solo, as William Brown. Show more

Tracy makes her feelings clear and Stella faces an unexpected hurdle Show more

Nathaniel Price on writing his drama First Touch, actors' union Equity's campaign to protect actors from AI, and film composer Alex Heffes. Show more

How can Russian families find their sons who have disappeared fighting in Ukraine? Show more

Local authorities have prosecution powers when a guide dog refusal happens in taxis, but what about indoor establishments? We dig deeper into this with Clive Wood, from Guide Dogs. Show more

Claudia Hammond recaptures the importance of interpreting dreams, with help from Sidaarta Ribereiro whose book the Oracle of Night examines the role of dreaming in human existence. Show more

Sangita Myska meets Ekim Tan, an architect and game designer whose revolutionary approach to urban planning uses game play to encourage collaboration and consensus. Show more

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Bridget strategically ignores Daniel Cleaver and attends a dinner party with the Smug Marrieds. Why is her mum acting strangely after her holiday in Portugal? Episode 2/10. Show more

Fi and Jane chat to the journalist and presenter India Rakusen, host of the 28ish Days Later podcast. Show more

A triptych of meditations on the enduring qualities, appeal and intent of pop music. Today – the sweet allure of a sad song. Show more

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As she works through the stages of her medical training, Sophie Harrison looks at the end of life, and our fear of this inevitable process. Show more

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