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

Staff at the Rural Payments Agency look set to strike for a month over Christmas, just as they’re meant to be sending out crucial Basic Payment cheques to farmers. Show more

On a visit to the Camargue National Park in France, author Michael Morpurgo found getting close to beautiful and elegant flamingos, and hearing their call, touched his soul. Show more

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

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the epic German poem of Siegfried and Kriemhild against Gunther and Brunhilda, two powerful couples whose friendship turns to rivalry and revenge. Show more

The woman whose testimony put the so-called Babes in the Wood killer behind bars. Show more

The shocking story of one young Russian mobilised to fight against Ukraine - and the impact of the war on his remote Siberian city. Show more

Zoë Comyns catches a glimpse of paintings of girls reading through the centuries and asks what the pose evokes for painters, writers and readers. Show more

Our Gap Finder today is Joanna Jensen, the founder of Childs Farm, the award-winning baby and child toiletries brand. Show more

Do more expensive razors with multiple blades really make a difference to your shave? Show more

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The reason we can eat pineapples and sell aeroplane parts. But why might the value of the pound fall and what does that mean if it does? Show more

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

Artist Marcie (Jessica Hynes) takes a once-in-a-lifetime chance to make an installation in New York, but must leave her young son behind in the UK for ten weeks. Show more

Ancient woodland is being opened to the public, and work is underway to restore land damaged by last year's wildfires. Helen Mark visits the Mournes in County Down. Show more

Richard Coles makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Toybox. Show more

Octavia Bright talks to Mariana Enríquez about Our Share of Night, her highly-praised novel about the horrors of Argentina's history, the occult and what we inherit from the past. Show more

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Eric Idle, planet-hunters Jessie Christiansen and Tiffany Kataria and cosmologist Sean Carroll to chat about the search for Exoplanets. Show more

Seventy years ago, the deaths of thousands in London's smog led to the Clean Air Act. Show more

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

The Health Secretary says the government is taking "urgent action" to tackle the delays.

Nathan Blakely was a popstar, but he died and was reincarnated - as a bonobo ape. Comedy with Daniel Rigby, Ashley McGuire, Amy-Beth Hayes, Freya Parker, Henry Paker & Mike Wozniak Show more

Tracy is given something to think about, and Kirsty offers some romantic advice.

Veronica Ryan, shortlisted for the Turner Prize. Reviews of Stormzy's album This Is What I Mean and Noah Baumbach's film White Noise. Show more

David Aaronovitch and guests discuss the recent protests in China and ask what they mean for the Chinese Communist Party and the country's citizens. Show more

Commercial fishing is one of the last all-male bastions in the UK. Emily Kempson meets a handful of women who have made it on board to pursue a career. Show more

Seventy years ago, the deaths of thousands in London's smog led to the Clean Air Act. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the epic German poem of Siegfried and Kriemhild against Gunther and Brunhilda, two powerful couples whose friendship turns to rivalry and revenge. Show more

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Felix hits a nerve with Eileen by questioning her friendship with Alice. Show more

John Shuttleworth is back and a little annoyed that Ken Worthington hasn't invited him along to Bobby Davro’s party. Never mind, he has a more important party to attend. Show more

Sean Curran reports on testy exchanges as MPs confront the government over rail delays.

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