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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Rev Cheryl Meban

Caz Graham asks what impact the government's plans to extend the right to buy to housing association tenants may have in rural communities. Show more

Sir David Attenborough presents the sociable weaver of the Kalahari Desert in Namibia. Show more

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

Jon Ronson, writer and broadcaster, 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

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire. Show more

Why are people with mental illness committing themselves in advance, when well, to treatment that they know they may want to refuse when they become unwell? Sally Marlow explores. Show more

Starring Philip Jackson and Tom Palmer. Egged on by Andy, Jeff breathes new life into his electrical repair business, a decision they will both come to regret. Show more

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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.

Justin Rowlatt discovers how global warming may trigger irreversible changes to our planet. But faced with disaster, could humanity itself be on the cusp of its own tipping point? Show more

Is Brian feeling flexible? Tracy has a domestic. Show more

Framed for murder, Jake and Maya are on the run. But their past is about to catch up with them. Show more

Neil MacGregor focuses on the role of distinctive dress and communal singing when groups gather together. Show more

Kathy Clugston and the team are in Euston, London answering your horticultural queries. Show more

A new story by Richard Smyth, shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award 2021. A young nature writer makes unexpected discoveries on Orkney's moors. Richard Goulding reads. Show more

Matthew Bannister on archaeologist Amanda Claridge, rapper Sidhu Moose Wala, gambler Mark Sykes and songwriter Paul Vance. Show more

The UK has a low unemployment rate but lots of people not working – how come? Show more

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

Ukraine says it is negotiating with Moscow to secure the release of two British men sentenced to death after they were captured by Russian forces.

Andy Zaltzman is joined by Alice Fraser, Ria Lina, Chris McCausland and Maisie Adam as they discuss the week’s news. Show more

Jim appears to be in demand, and Chelsea’s feeling generous. Show more

Composer David Arnold and organist Anna Lapwood help choose the first five tracks of the new playlist. Show more

Chris Mason presents political debate from St James' Concert Hall, Guernsey with Peter Ferbrache, Digby Jones, Jayne Ozanne and Polly Toynbee. Show more

Howard Jacobson on his upcoming 'significant' birthday and why he's taken to the judo mat in Nike shorts. Show more

Synthetic media is seeping into our everyday lives, but are we ready? Henry Ajder examines the legal, political and ethical implications, starting with deepfakes’ murky origins. Show more

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

On the final day of shooting 'Fedora', Callista enjoys a unique moment with Billy Wilder. By chance, they are diverted to a farm that specialises in the making of Brie. Show more

Comedian and actor Omid Djalili and novelist and screenwriter Nikita Lalwani choose a favourite book. Show more

News from Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.

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A hundred years apart, statues of Nelson and Napoleon are blown up in Dublin and Paris. David Freedberg investigates. Show more

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