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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rt Revd Mary Stallard, Assistant Bishop in Bangor. Show more

Anna Wardley argues that we should better support children whose parents kill themselves. Show more

The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.

The Mendip hills in Somerset had a secret decoy role to play in Britain's wartime history. Helen Mark finds out about the 'starfish sites'. Show more

Farming Today looks at the state of the UK's abattoirs - from animal welfare to the challenges of finding staff. Show more

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Model and photographer Pattie Boyd, Saturday Live listener and unexpected inventor Andrew Lock, Richie Barlow on how Star Trek saved him, and The Snowman composer Howard Blake OBE. Show more

'Strumming my pain with his fingers... Singing my life with his words...'. Stories of what Killing Me Softly with His Song means to people around the world. Show more

The Guardian's Pippa Crerar looks back on events in Westminster this week. Show more

Early in the Russian invasion, residents of Irpin fled their homes. After Ukraine recaptured the city, people are now returning to face the prospect of how to rebuild their lives. Show more

The Warm Welcome Campaign on providing warm places for people struggling to afford their energy bills. Show more

The cost of living crisis, a new PM, soaring inflation, strikes and the democratic world under threat. But there's one thing that's not controversial: the World Cup in Qatar. Show more

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Alex Forsyth presents political debate from St Mary's Church, Nantwich with Baroness Chakrabarti, Lord Frost, Layla Moran MP and Sir John Timpson. Show more

Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?

Do we need new ways to judge the success of a national economy? Tom Heap finds alternative approaches looking beyond economics to include environment and wellbeing. Show more

Charles Dickens’ most political novel, the iconic Oliver Twist, is updated for today as a young Nigerian orphan goes on an epic search for family and home. Show more

The story of the ‘Silent Twins’ who spoke to no one, and Academy award-winning actor Kate Winslet on her latest project which focuses on a story about teenagers and social media. Show more

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Greg Foot investigates whether cheaper, legal imitations of expensive perfumes pass the sniff test. Can they get close to the originals and last just as long? Show more

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Morocco become the first African nation to reach the World Cup semi-final - as England get set for their quarter-final game

Clive Anderson and Andrew O' Neill are joined by Martha Plimpton, Brian Bilston, Rachel Fairburn and Jimi Famurewa for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

Oliver Dowden MP is Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and right-hand man to the PM. He's co-ordinating the government response to the current wave of strikes. Show more

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by David Baddiel and guests to discuss why conspiracy theories seem to have exploded over the last few years and whether anything can be done. Show more

Christopher Frayling explores how Hollywood movies helped to create Santa Claus and the modern global Christmas. Show more

Drama series set in a flooded future world by Linda Marshall Griffiths. Birdie has strange visions and Gil's arm is not healing; Birdie must find help before it's too late. Show more

Having found herself in love with someone who looks nothing like George Michael, Olesia must take drastic action to avoid becoming a social pariah. Written by Natalka Sniadanko Show more

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Combative, provocative and engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze Show more

Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with zoologist Lucy Cooke, conservationist Megan McCubbin and comic Felicity Ward. From 2022. Show more

Vanessa Kisuule returns with a new series of The Poetry Detective, a radio show about the poems that go with us through life. Show more

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Gus Casely-Hayford’s story starts with an enslaved seamstress's alteration to a dress made of Indian chintz fabric and spans centuries of black struggle in fashion in America. Show more

From comedy writer to Ukrainian first lady, Adrian Goldberg profiles the life of Olena Zelenska. Show more

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