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Reflection and prayer to start the day with Fr Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church, Melrose. Show more

Producing turkeys under avian flu restrictions.
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Actress and keen birdwatcher Trudie Goodwin has a lifelong love of the hoopoe. Show more

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Best-selling Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie gives the first of four 2022 Reith Lectures on freedom, looking at what freedom of speech means. Show more

Dr Rosemary Coogan is the first UK woman to be chosen as a European Space Agency astronaut. Show more

Ben Chu asks why nations are turning away from globalisation and seeking self-sufficiency. Show more

Why is fast food getting slower in some take-away food restaurants, and a change of name but same old failings at parcel company voted top of the woe list. Show more

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Why is it so hard to save for when we’re older? Will future generations even be able to retire? Show more

Has Jolene got her man? David remembers Christmases past. Show more

Monica Dolan stars in Georgia Fitch’s funny, frank drama about caring for mum and dad. Show more

What are your financial rights if you're cohabiting? Show more

Tips on how best to use devices to aid our memories and the safest music to drive to. Show more

Matthew Syed tells the story of a landmark sexual harassment case to discover how finding the right words can help us tackle big wrongs. Show more

The challenge of reporting the protests sweeping the country. Show more

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

Thousands of ambulance workers in England and Wales have voted to go on strike.

Granny Kumar is back. Meera Syal’s glorious comedy creation returns, with great-granddaughter Maya (Ambreen Razia) and arch-nemesis Geeta (Harvey Virdi), to chat with the sisters. Show more

Chelsea has some unexpected company, and Stella is feeling crafty. Show more

Maxine Peake on co-writing and starring as Betty Boothroyd in Betty! A Sort of Musical, Turner Prize-nominated artist Heather Phillipson, Signal Film and Media in Barrow-in-Furness. Show more

Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. With Ash Sarkar, Tim Stanley, Giles Fraser and Ella Whelan #moralmaze Show more

Author Joe Nutt argues we need to fight back against what he calls 'linguistic piracy'. Show more

Months of governmental chaos have seen contradictory policies on the environment come and go. Tom Heap asks where the Conservative Party now stands on the environment. Show more

The challenge of reporting the protests sweeping the country. Show more

Ambulance workers are the latest group to announce strike action in the run-up to Christmas - will the disputes bring the country grinding to a halt? Show more

On a trip to the beach, tensions begin to simmer between Alice and Eileen. Show more

Richard decides to invite his friends to the meal of a lifetime. But who will he choose? And will it be worth it? From 2018. Show more

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After a highly successful career at CNN, Maria Ressa was offered the job of running the largest news organisation in the Philippines. Show more

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