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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day. Show more

We hear from a farmer who has started selling carbon credits after measuring how much carbon has been sequestered by his soil. Show more

Kate Humble presents the goosander. Show more

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

Killing the worm in Simon’s brain before it kills him. Show more

Scotland's ospreys are on their epic autumn migration to West Africa. Emily Knight and a team of conservationists follow them through French landscapes parched by a hot summer. Show more

Crime writer Denise Mina on why she has changed her twitter display name to Elon Musk, and Althea McNish, one of UK's most innovative textile designers. Show more

Edward Stourton examines claims that tensions between rival supporters of Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict have hampered reforms and undermined Church unity. Show more

Cathy FitzGerald invites you to discover new details in old masterpieces, using your phone, tablet or computer. This episode - Caravaggio's The Flagellation of Christ. Show more

Call You and Yours: What do you have planned for Christmas? Show more

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

Why does the interest you pay on your credit card or your mortgage rate go up and down? Show more

There are challenges ahead for Brookfield, and will Lynda’s snooping yield results? Show more

By Stephanie Dale. The UK’s first ‘environmental refugees’ are due to be displaced in the next 20 years. This is the story of Fairbourne, in North Wales. Show more

Jay Rayner and a panel of culinary experts are in Preston, Lancashire. Show more

COP 27 is about to welcome the world to Egypt. Can it improve on pledges made last year in Glasgow? Tom Heap and Matt McGrath look back on a tough year for climate negotiations. Show more

Tightening up protest law; California restricts the use of rap lyrics in criminal prosecutions; students giving legal advice at Liverpool John Moores University's law clinic. Show more

Comedians Heidi Regan and Neil Delamere discuss their favourite all-time books with Harriett Gilbert. Show more

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

Campaign groups have expressed outrage after an ambassador for the football World Cup in Qatar described homosexuality as 'damage in the mind'.

Tony takes a break from his job as a lift attendant and decides to head to the seaside for a fortnight in Brighton... in winter! Show more

Alice has an important appointment, and Pip feels aggrieved. Show more

Jennifer Lawrence and director Lila Neugebauer discuss their new film Causeway, mandolin player Chris Thile, Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow on choke point capitalism. Show more

Paul Kenyon travels across Albania and hears from young people all over the country to discover the truth behind the biggest migration controversy to hit the UK for years. Show more

Louisa Wickham was recently appointed as England's first national clinical director for eye care. She tells us about the challenges she faces and her ambitions for the role. Show more

Steven Pinker tells Claudia about the pandemic of poppycock we are living through and how to be more rational. Show more

All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.

Also tonight: ex UK ambassador to Washington Sir Kim Darroch on US “midterm madness”

And the former FA chairman David Bernstein on the Qatar World Cup

Demon's luck takes a turn when his grandmother arranges a foster placement with the coach of the prestigious local football team.
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Results and analysis from across America as voters go to the polls to decide the future direction and shape of US politics. Show more