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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Steve Taylor, author on psychology and spirituality. Show more

Farmers and food businesses in Northern Ireland say anything other than a negotiated deal on changing the Protocol would be ‘sub optimal’. Show more

Michael Palin presents the red-eyed vireo from North America. Show more

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Czech man who tried to use education to build a better understanding between the peoples of Europe who were otherwise divided by religious wars. Show more

Actor Anne Marie Duff on her latest role. What it's like to be a feminist in China. The story of Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk. Show more

As music blasts from Estonia across the border to Russia, festival revellers hope culture can send a message of unity. Show more

Cerys Matthews celebrates the centenary of the Peace and Goodwill messages sent by the youth of Wales to the youth of the World by the Welsh League of Hope, Urdd Gobaith Cymru. Show more

How Marcia Kilgore, the founder of Beauty Pie, found a gap in the market to sell premium skincare products and makeup in a new way. Show more

Hyped as an antidote for screen time, brands say their specs can help prevent tired eyes, poor sleep and potentially, a more worrying long term disease. How true are those claims? Show more

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What happened when a AI creative posted deepfake audio of Jay-Z rapping Shakespeare on YouTube? Can a synthetic voice be copyrighted? Thorny issues tackled in this episode. Show more

Roy feels rather uncomfortable, and there’s trouble served at Lower Loxley. Show more

Playwright and screenwriter Peter Flannery has rewritten his multi-award winning and highly acclaimed television series for BBC Radio 4. Show more

In the first of two back-to-back hikes in the Mourne Mountains, Clare walks from Bloody Bridge near Newcastle, on the coast of County Down, up into the hills. Show more

Cricket commentator and former cricketer Mark Nicholas makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Chance to Shine. Show more

Johny Pitts discusses neurodiversity in contemporary fiction with Elle McNicoll, Helen Hoang and Sunyi Dean. Plus a literary postcard from Scotland's North West Highlands. Show more

Silicon Valley loves science fiction about bold men and gleaming rockets: what's the alternative? Show more

Nasa's InSight Mars lander nears its end, tree mortality in tropical forests has doubled in 50 years, and why conservationists are putting animal tissue on ice. Show more

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

BBC probe finds MI5 agent used secret status to terrorist girlfriend

When Milton accidentally invents a new hair tonic with surprising powers, the local football team can't wait to see the highlights. Show more

Brian is looking out for his family, and Will feels ready to learn. Show more

Melly Still on directing The Wreckers, Ivor Novello Award winner discussed, Emergency and Cornelia Parker reviewed. Show more

Last week more than $200 billion was wiped off the value of cryptocurrencies. One currency lost 98% of its value. Crypto is notoriously volatile, but is the market in trouble? Show more

1976: The UK is in the grip of a heatwave and fresh-faced detective, Steve Bentley is undercover in rural Wales. He’s excited but wholly unprepared for the toll this job will take. Show more

Nasa's InSight Mars lander nears its end, tree mortality in tropical forests has doubled in 50 years, and why conservationists are putting animal tissue on ice. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Czech man who tried to use education to build a better understanding between the peoples of Europe who were otherwise divided by religious wars. Show more

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Meera Syal reads Monica Ali’s bighearted and hilarious new novel, following two very different families brought together by marriage. Today: passion and a banishment. Show more

Sean Curran reports as ministers come under pressure over the rising cost of food.

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Patrick Radden Keefe's tale of America's opioid crisis reaches 1996. OxyContin is launched and a phalanx of well-trained sales reps spread out across the nation. Kyle Soller reads. Show more

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