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Spiritual reflection to start the day with Lorna Farrell, a Christian author and disability activist.

The Blue Sea Food Company sells Devon crab and says their fuel costs have gone up more 500% in the last five years, but they are placing their hopes on a growing Asian market. Show more

Michael Palin presents the black-nest swiftlet deep inside an Indonesian cavern Show more

Join Justin Webb and Amol Rajan to hear one woman's experience of forced adoption. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the statesman and poet whose political and legal reforms transformed Athens in the 6th century BC. Show more

The trailblazing female broadcaster and comedian Mabel Constanduros who created the sitcom as a genre for BBC Radio in the 1920s. Show more

Our International Editor, Jeremy Bowen, recalls his experiences reporting in Iraq, and reflects on events that shaped the country's destiny, before the US-led invasion in 2003. Show more

This started as a love story, but something clicked: this is not love. A poetic insight into a coercive relationship, adapted from real-life experiences, performed by Kate Dickie. Show more

Today’s Gap Finder is Nic Seal, the founder of Environet, a business helping people to beat the scourge of damaging and invasive plants growing on their land and property. Show more

Does mascara really give us longer, fuller, or curlier eyelashes – and how much do we have to pay for it? Show more

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As public trust disappears, deep scars begin to take their toll. Show more

Has Debbie made a terrible mistake? George puts in a bid for space. Show more

The mystery of Flight 702 continues with Season Two of the hit podcast, starring Kelly Marie Tran. Show more

Clare discovers how to safely and considerately walk with your dog in the countryside. Her human companion is Steve Jenkinson, who lives on Mainland, Orkney. Show more

Broadcaster Emma Willis makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Comic Relief. Show more

Eleanor Catton talks to Chris Power about her new novel, Birnam Wood, an eco-thriller that pits big tech against environmental activism. Show more

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Russell Kane and Sally Gunnell to find out the limits of human endurance. Show more

Researchers have identified a potential intermediate species in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans. Show more

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

The Bank of England has pushed up interest rates for the eleventh time in a row.

This instalment from the Sedaris files revolves around the essays My Corona and A Better Place, and some fresh diary extracts. Show more

Justin is feeling patriotic, and Jim is getting ready to settle in. Show more

Critics Ben Luke and Isabel Stevens review Spanish film The Beasts, the After Impressionism exhibition and the return of TV drama Succession. Show more

Rape convictions in court higher than thought; forensic science under threat; the outgoing Director of Public Prosecutions, Max Hill KC; do the powerful get away with it in the US? Show more

Ahmad Chalabi: traitor to Iraq, or liberator? Two decades on from the invasion, his distant cousin, journalist Selma Chalabi, explores his role in the lead-up to the Iraq war. Show more

Researchers have identified a potential intermediate species in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the statesman and poet whose political and legal reforms transformed Athens in the 6th century BC. Show more

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Ab Fab star Jane Horrocks tells of sunny days and crazy nights at the disco in Italy in 1980. With Rufus Hound. From 2021. Show more

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