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

A new row over figures for the controversial badger cull. Fishermen take to the sea to protest about what they say is a lack of action over the death of thousands of shellfish. Show more

Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the hobby. Show more

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

Bradley Walsh, presenter and actor, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more

With a career spanning 40 years Beth Nielson Chapman has written songs for many including Bonnie Raitt and Elton John. Show more

Writer Anna Freeman presents a showcase of stories about the meaning of art in people’s lives. This week, stories of people using creativity to pay tribute to others. Show more

Richard Wilson decides it's time to declutter his life. One can only have so many gravy boats or Sibelius Symphonies. Show more

"My own belief in progress has been badly shaken by multiple events - namely the war, the plague and endless trouble with my knees." Joe Queenan on the stuttering ascent of man. Show more

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A father whose son was killed in a US school shooting explains how the teenager was `brought back to life' using synthetic media in a gun control campaign. Show more

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

Surgeon Magnus lives a structured life, so is trying to make changes to his rituals as his girlfriend suggested. Change however isn’t always for the best. Show more

Neil MacGregor focuses on the protection of the newly-born and their mothers, including St Margaret, patron saint of childbirth, and the role of protective omamori in Japan. Show more

Kathy Clugston and the panel are at Wellcome Collection, London. Show more

By Heidi Amsinck. A man takes a job in a very unusual bakery in Copenhagen that relies on a unique ingredient. Show more

Matthew Bannister on journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, artist Robert Gillmor, Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk and hairdresser Carrie White. Show more

How does the BBC’s defence correspondent tell fact from propaganda during the Russian Ukrainian conflict? Jonathan Beale answers listeners’ questions. Show more

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

The US says the row with the EU about Northern Ireland risks western unity over Ukraine.

Andy Zaltzman hosts a special UK vs Rest of the World edition recorded with a virtual online audience. Show more

Greg Jenner looks at the evolution of the pub, after hearing a clip of a man saying that men ‘aren’t very keen’ on women joining them for a game of darts in the bar. Show more

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore big-budget flops, from Ishtar to Cats. Show more

Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Sheffield Hallam University with Lord Blunkett, David Davis MP, Nancy Fielder and Dame Julie Kenny. Show more

Michael Morpurgo says he finds the government’s current response to the refugee crisis ‘shaming’. Show more

On the 25th anniversary of Radiohead's masterpiece OK Computer, the author Sarah Hall examines the album's prophetic, predictive qualities. Show more

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Meera Syal continues Monica Ali’s new novel, a bighearted and hilarious story of two very different families brought together by marriage. Today: new horizons and a new business... Show more

Comedian, writer and environmentalist Rob Newman champions the life of President Franklin D Roosevelt, whose 'Tree Army' planted three billion saplings all over America. Show more

Mark D'Arcy reports on this year's ballot for private members' bills, the combination of lottery and tombola that gives backbench MPs the chance to change the law. Show more

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Patrick Radden Keefe's book about America's opioid crisis continues. Today, OxyContin drug abuse makes disturbing headlines; the Sacklers response is unexpected. Kyle Soller reads. Show more

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