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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Ruth Yimika Afolabi. Show more

Should the government be doing more on bird flu in wild birds? Show more

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Actor Samuel West describes gathering with his family to listen for nightingales. Their song may be a cultural touchstone but is far less harmonious than poets lead us to believe. Show more

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Christine Checinska, Miranda Kaufmann, Yomi Ṣode and Peter Frankopan discuss whose stories get told and why in history, with Adam Rutherford. Show more

The acclaimed choreographer on her new production inspired by Alice in Wonderland. Show more

From one raccoon to 198 exotic animals including Lynx, Mountain Lions and Servals. Lindsay McKenna weighs-up how her animal rescue centre can cope with the cost of living crisis. Show more

What do you do when you have to change your business vision or the status quo in your business? How do you know when and how to change? And will it be revolution or evolution? Show more

The chancellor is to review of the two-year deal to help people cope with rising energy bills. Plus the promise of student accommodation and the issues surrounding travel to India. Show more

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Emily Knight celebrates 60 years of James Bond on the big screen, with an alternative cast of Bond characters... from the animal kingdom. Show more

Life gets more complicated for Alan, while Brad takes surprising action. Show more

Film-maker Ken Loach talks to John Wilson about his most important cultural influences and inspirations. Show more

Russell Davies hosts the last of the heats in the 2022 season of the prestigious general knowledge quiz. Show more

Dan Saladino explore three big ideas set to influence the future of our food and farming: the reinvention of wheat, supplying wild meat to hospitals and taste education for kids. Show more

In dusty attics and cupboards across the land, old radio programmes languish, lost to the BBC archive. Luckily, Keith Wickham and friends make it their business to track them down. Show more

Aleks Krotoski explores how we deal with technological paradigm shifts, and what the next big one could be. Show more

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When does an adult become vulnerable? Copper turned comic Alfie Moore takes us through a delicate situation involving a worried daughter, an old father and his new girlfriend. Show more

George needs a favour, and disaster strikes at Beechwood. Show more

Christine Checinska, Miranda Kaufmann, Yomi Ṣode and Peter Frankopan discuss whose stories get told and why in history, with Adam Rutherford. Show more

In this programme, linked to her recent Radio 4 series, Winifred Robinson reports on current best-practice and hears from those involved in the inquiry into Rikki Neave's murder Show more

How China’s President Xi Jinping took control of his party and his country. Show more

Robert Carlyle takes us back to a time when the internet seemed like a force for good and reveals how that Utopian ideal turned sour. Show more

The 2022 Booker Prize for Fiction ceremony live from the Roundhouse in London, hosted by Samira Ahmed. Show more

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Whilst preparing for her wedding anniversary, Mrs Dallesandro must visit the hairdressers, the nail bar and then a quiet part of the city where she is not known. Show more

Dare you visit Britain’s most-haunted house? Joseph Fiennes and Alexandra Roach star in a new paranormal cold case from Danny Robins, creator of The Battersea Poltergeist. Show more

Susan Hulme reports on the new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's emergency statement to parliament - undoing most of the announcements made by his predecessor last month.

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Read by Arthur Lee. Today, Garlic, and how the stinky bulb establishes Korea. Show more

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