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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Richard Oppong Boateng Show more

Ukrainian farmer says the war could lead to no crops next year; growth of tourism on the 'holy' island of Lindisfarne is leading to safety issues; and a school soil project. Show more

Bill Oddie presents the treecreeper. Show more

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

Adele, singer and songwriter, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item she would take with her if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more

For over a hundred years female freemasons have been gathering to conduct initiations and ceremonies like their male counterparts. Show more

Devi Sridhar, Professor of Global Health at Edinburgh University, hears from scientists whose working lives have been affected, and in some cases revolutionised, by the pandemic. Show more

Philip Jackson, Mark Benton, Alison Steadman and Tom Palmer star. Love blossoms between the bookshelves of Flamford Central Library. Show more

The battle between gas-guzzlers and environmentalists. Show more

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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Edward Stourton.

Are menstruating women safe to go out in bear country? India finds out. Show more

Will it be Chelsea to the rescue? Josh is in a teasing mood. Show more

What does an anarchistic group hell-bent on changing the world need to do to get its message across? Show more

Neil MacGregor focuses on the role of pilgrimage in Christianity, Buddhism and Islam. Show more

Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. Show more

Five toddlers in nappies to look after instead of four? Whoever suggested this should try it for a day. Amy Mason creates a fictional response to a story in this week's news. Show more

Matthew Bannister on campaigner Baroness Greengross OBE, Hell’s Angel Sonny Barger, YouTuber Technoblade and actor Qin Yi. Show more

Emily Maitlis, formerly of Newsnight, gives her thoughts on her series about J Edgar Hoover, the man who became probably the most powerful non-elected official in the USA. Show more

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

The Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is cleared by Durham police of breaking lockdown rules

Condemnations, recriminations and resignations. Incisive analysis of the week’s chaotic events in Westminster, plus some jokes about Andrew Neil’s hair. Show more

Susan’s looking for a new hobby, and Alistair’s impressed. Show more

Ukrainian pianist Dinara Klinton and bassoonist Linton Stephens take us from a black musical pioneer to a grime classic as they add five more tracks to the playlist. Show more

Anita Anand presents political debate and discussion from The Electric Palace in Bridport with Baroness Jenny Jones, Peter Kyle MP, Jacob Rees-Mogg MP and Anna Soubry. Show more

John Gray argues that influential sections of the Conservative party are seeking a return to Margaret Thatcher's inheritance. Show more

Amol Rajan and guests discuss how the Russian invasion of Ukraine might affect energy security around the world. Show more

Michael reveals how to boost your mood, focus, creativity and help your eyesight - by simply stopping work for a moment! 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

The broadcaster Petroc Trelawny and the novelist Stuart MacBride talk to Harriett Gilbert about books they love, including a Hollywood memoir and a dystopian JG Ballard novel. Show more

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While pondering the nature of change, Geoff Dyer considers how similar situations for writers and artists brought about some of their greatest work. Show more

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