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Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Rev Lezley Stewart of the Church of Scotland.

We spend a week on a fruit farm in Kent. And the spiralling cost of fertiliser. Show more

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Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the common tern. Show more

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

Jules Montague, Gavin Francis and Jennifer Jacquet discuss diagnosis, recovery and challenging the science, with Adam Rutherford Show more

Lesbians used to be banned from serving in the armed forces - what's the situation now? Show more

The full Monty isn't an easy act to pull off, particularly in front of a huge live audience. Rob Lawrie records with the 6 unlikely strippers as they prepare for their stage debut. Show more

As petrol and diesel prices hit record highs, Evan Davis looks at the economics of running a petrol station. The amount forecourts make from selling fuel is surprising. Show more

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

Marina Cantacuzino presents the first of five gripping stories from people who have had to struggle with forgiveness. Show more

There’s an awkward encounter for Beth, and Chelsea feels underwhelmed. Show more

Al Smith's award winning drama. Carrie is an emergency call handler for the ambulance service; she never knows what the next call will bring. Starring Sarah Ridgeway. Show more

Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as students from Leeds Beckett University take on their professors. From June 2022. Show more

Dan Saladino and Sheila Dillon dig deep into the details of the newly published Government Food Strategy. Show more

When the young and blisteringly talented Yves Klein died in 1962, the art world lost a revolutionary. James Fox looks back at Klein's exuberant life and radical work. Show more

Aleks Krotoski explores how the internet strayed so far from its original purpose, sharing knowledge for the benefit of humankind. Show more

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

Ukraine says a Russian missile has hit a crowded shopping centre. Ten people are known to have died but up to a thousand are reported to have been inside

Sue Perkins challenges Paul Merton, Pippa Evans, Tony Hawks and Suzi Ruffell to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Show more

Alice anxiously waits for news, and Helen and Tom are keen to impress. Show more

Playwright Stephen Beresford on The Southbury Child, a harp concerto about bees, playwright James Graham on arts education, writer-director Peter Kosminsky on The Undeclared War Show more

Think you’re the norm? Discover the surprising untold stories hiding in everyday statistics about who and what is really typical in Britain today. Show more

Some countries have legalised cannabis, often with the hope of kick-starting a lucrative new industry. But just how profitable has it been and has it really helped to reduce crime? Show more

Born in a Salvation Army home and put in care at just three months of age, Tony Simpson compares his experiences with those who have been through the system more recently. Show more

Jules Montague, Gavin Francis and Jennifer Jacquet discuss diagnosis, recovery and challenging the science, with Adam Rutherford Show more

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

A novel based on the early life of the poet Charles Causley, the mother who raised him single-handed, and the clandestine love he hid from the world. Read by Tristan Sturrock 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

Susan Hulme reports as MPs debate a controversial law to change the parts of the Brexit agreement.

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Science journalist Ed Yong leads us beyond human senses into the animal realm to explore how different sensory perceptions can alter our experience of the world. Show more

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