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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Janet Unsworth.

40% of UK arable land is used to grow animal feed - the WWF says the system must change. Show more

Kate Humble presents the little grebe. Show more

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Rory Stewart explores the strange human phenomenon of arguing and why it matters so deeply to our lives. Show more

With at least one farmer in the UK taking their own life each week, Down On The Farm explores the struggles within the agricultural industry through music, poetry and voice. Show more

Surviving in Scrubs is being described as the #MeToo of medicine. The founders join Krupa. Show more

Naomi Alderman tells the story of Hertha Marks Ayrton, the first woman to be admitted to the Institution of Electrical Engineers, who improved electric arc lights. Show more

For 40 years Techno has been the beating heart of social movements all over the world. What makes it the perfect music to accompany radical ideas? DJ Ash Lauryn investigates. Show more

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We've entered the luteal phase and welcome a new hormone into the menstrual cycle - progesterone. Show more

Natasha needs reassurance, and can Tracy keep hiding her feelings? Show more

1912. Epistolary drama between opportunist charmer and homely daughter of a Boston millionaire. Can he succeed in his schemes? Will Father quash her chance of happiness? Or? Show more

Jay Rayner and his culinary panel are in Taunton, Somerset. Show more

Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken continue their journey around the human body, asking what our insides can reveal about our lives and the world around us. Show more

Brett Westwood talks to Michael Rosen about the interesting folk names given to plants and flowers. Show more

Times columnist Melanie Reid and sports broadcaster Andrew Cotter join Harriett Gilbert to talk about the books that inspire them. Show more

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The first in a new series looking at the world of work from stand-up comedian Andrew Maxwell Show more

Chelsea is feeling generous, and Alice offers some advice. Show more

Jean Paul Gaultier's new show, three theatre directors discuss Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, and a new parliamentary report about music touring is released. Show more

The government says Rwanda, where it intends to send some people who arrive illegally in the UK, is 'one of the world's safest nations'. Victoria Uwonkunda assesses the evidence. Show more

How the cost of living crisis is hitting visually impaired people and the campaign calling on the government to provide more help. Show more

James asks if the monkeypox virus is evolving. New research on mind body connections. Are children less active since the Covid pandemic? Show more

Rory Stewart explores the strange human phenomenon of arguing and why it matters so deeply to our lives. Show more

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By Alex Preston. With a Jacobite invasion seemingly imminent, Goody and Francis sail to Dunkerque with gold for the Young Pretender. Show more

This week on the Fortunately podcast, Fi and Jane offer summer reading recommendations and choose some of their favourite listener emails from the past few weeks. Show more

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David looks at the power of the placebo effect, and how it can work even when we know about it. Show more

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