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Spiritual reflection to start the day with Bishop David Chillingworth of the Scottish Episcopal Church.

Free-range hens will be allowed to roam free again next week as bird flu restrictions are eased in England and Wales. Show more

Steve Backshall presents the cirl bunting. Show more

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the brutal 1346 conflict between the French army, led by Philip VI, and the English, under Edward III, after years of simmering tension. Show more

A steady rise in the number of women requesting labiaplasty, which reduces the size of a woman's labia has led Brtitish plastic surgeons to start collating data for the first time. Show more

A massive new road across Paraguay threatens a fragile eco-system. Will its impact on the indigenous and Mennonite communities - and the environment - be worth the benefits? Show more

Nicknamed Old Fritz, Frederick the Great of Prussia is associated with a particular type of military proficiency. But there's much more to him than that. Show more

Gap Finders: We explore how Simon Griffiths, Co-founder and CEO of toilet paper brand, Who Gives A Crap, found a gap in the market- serving customers and aiding sanitation. Show more

From the team that brings you Sliced Bread. Sean Farrington investigates the big ideas which promised so much to consumers but ended up toast. This week it's the fake fat, Olestra Show more

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

Jules Montague and William Miller meet Susan, who has a rare type of dementia called posterior cortical atrophy. Show more

Oliver faces a dilemma and Brian has concerns. Show more

Al Smith's award-winning drama set in an ambulance call centre. Carrie is cool and collected dealing with the emergencies at work, her home life is a different story. Show more

Norfolk has hundreds of abandoned villages and ruined churches. Lawrence D'Silva explores them, asks what led to their decline and finds out why the county has so many. Show more

Books Beyond Words mentor Marie Grant makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity. Show more

Octavia Bright finds out why there is so much exciting new fiction coming from India with newly-published debut writers Santanu Bhattacharya, Anindita Ghose and Sonal Kohli. Show more

Anita Anand uncovers the story of the Icelandic Viking matriarch Aud the Deep Minded. With guests Jude Kelly and Vilborg Davíðsdóttir. Show more

Amidst the junior doctor strikes, Victoria Gill sits down at the hypothetical negotiating table to unearth the secrets and science to managing conflict and reaching an agreement. Show more

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

US media names a man alleged to be behind the leaking of secret intelligence documents

New stand-up series in which Susan Calman explores the things in her life that bring her joy. This week, aided by her wife and audience, she presents a love letter to television. Show more

There’s a surprise for Helen and Chris has a brainwave. Show more

Reviews of Hamnet at the RSC, based on the bestselling novel by Maggie O'Farrell and the TV drama Obsession, based on Josephine Hart's novella Damage; Michael Frayn on his memoir Show more

Artificial intelligence is going to change all our lives. There are seemingly limitless opportunities. But as computers get ever more powerful how cautious do we need to be? Show more

An examination of the fallout from Britain's atomic testing programme which began in October 1952. Show more

Amidst the junior doctor strikes, Victoria Gill sits down at the hypothetical negotiating table to unearth the secrets and science to managing conflict and reaching an agreement. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the brutal 1346 conflict between the French army, led by Philip VI, and the English, under Edward III, after years of simmering tension. Show more

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Weekends at the home of Jake's parents become tense when his mother, Annabelle makes her feelings about Kate and Marisa clear. Pippa Nixon. Show more

Inbetweeners star Joe Thomas was a rule-loving cub scout who even got his mum to write his diary. With Rufus Hound. From 2021. Show more

A third-generation Londoner of Caribbean heritage is forced to take part in a vicious virtual reality game in order to win British citizenship. Starring Jade Anouka and Cyril Nri. Show more

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A group of former 'Educated Youth' workers mourn the lost years of their youths, in Tania Branigan's haunting account of China's notorious Cultural Revolution. Show more

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