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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rt Revd Mary Stallard, assistant bishop in Bangor. Show more

The reality for Ukrainian farmers trying to export their grain, the growth of community supported agriculture, and growing flowers in a glass house. Show more

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Ever since childhood, Helen Moncrieff, Shetland Manager for RSPB Scotland has been fascinated by the ways in which Shetland starlings mimic not only other birds but other sounds. Show more

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

Frans de Waal, Seirian Sumner and Nichola Raihani discuss apes, fish and wasps and what they can teach us about human behaviour, with Adam Rutherford. Show more

Journalist Sean O'Neill on the death of his eldest daughter, Maeve, from ME, writer Polly Curtis on new social care report, Love Island and second-hand clothes. Show more

Seán Binder's life is totally normal except for the Damoclean threat of a possible 20-year sentence in a Greek jail for his humanitarian work on the Greek island of Lesbos in 2018. Show more

In changing and challenging times, Alan Dein connects with people across the world who are reaching further, dreaming deeper and seeking a different path in life. Show more

The 'buy-now-pay-later' company offering to spread the cost of your energy and supermarket prices; new research shows some staples have risen by 20% in two years. Show more

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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.

Erica McAlister on how there's more than meets the eye in the distinctive structural colour of the morpho butterfly wing, whose dazzling sheen is a key for camouflage and commerce. Show more

Alice shares an uncomfortable truth, and Tracy is well and truly stuck. Show more

Sharply observed, audio-rich satire on modern politics, from award-winning film maker Peter Strickland. Starring Toby Jones, Paul Ready, Hugh Dennis and Stephanie Racine. Show more

Kirsty Lang chairs a clash between the South of England and the North of England in the cryptic quiz contest Show more

Dan Saladino and blacksmith Alex Pole explain how our food has been influenced by metals.

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

When the mainstream internet seems to be growing ever more divided and fractious, Aleks Krotoski discovers if the digital world is still one that can be a force for good? Show more

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

New pictures have emerged showing the prime minister holding up a glass at an event in Downing Street during lockdown.

Sue Perkins challenges Gyles Brandreth, Ria Lina, Zoe Lyons and Paul Merton to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Show more

Jazzer has an elaborate plan, and Stella gets the wrong idea. Show more

This year's Cannes Film Festival, playwright John Godber, the ongoing debate over the Parthenon Marbles and the winner of the British Book Awards. Show more

Some sports stars appear to have more political influence than any of their predecessors. How did we get here and what does it mean? Sports writer Joey D'Urso investigates. Show more

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

Jonathan Freedland explores the past behind the present. In the last of this long view of the future we ask: when do civilizations and systems know that things cannot go on? Show more

Frans de Waal, Seirian Sumner and Nichola Raihani discuss apes, fish and wasps and what they can teach us about human behaviour, with Adam Rutherford. Show more

In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.

Meera Syal reads Monica Ali’s first new novel for a decade, a bighearted and hilarious story of two very different families brought together by marriage. Today: confusion... Show more

4 Extra Debut. Athena Kugblenu and Ali Official give us the latest satirical bite from the latest news and trends in sketches submitted by you, the listeners. Show more

Sean Curran presents all the day's news from Westminster.

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In Patrick Radden Keefe's book on America's opioid crisis federal prosecutors investigate the Sackler's family run pharmaceutical business. Kyle Soller reads. Show more

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