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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Jonathan Romain Show more

Natural England tells farmers they don't need to reduce livestock numbers on Dartmoor just yet. Storing water on farms. Producing poppies for medicine. Show more

Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the kittiwake. Show more

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

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the power-packs within cells in all complex life on Earth: they are absolutely central to the way that cells work and the way we live. Show more

We hear from a woman who went into witness protection to escape her stalker husband. Show more

Following two mass shootings in two days, tens of thousands of Serbians have taken to the streets to demand an end to violence and the malevolent culture which encourages it. Show more

Born Anthony Wedgwood Benn in 1925, he became an MP in 1950 and a rock star politician in older age. But Benn was a divisive figure in his own party. Show more

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Oliver Burkeman dives into the spiritual and psychological implications of our obsession with convenience, making us more impatient and less tolerant of discomfort. Show more

Freddie’s frustrations grow, and there’s a surprise encounter for Brian. Show more

Police crime thriller, set and recorded in India. Following the suspicious death of a young woman, police inspector Alia Khan and a male colleague move into the flat next door. Show more

Clare joins brothers Manni and Reuben Coe as they amble to Hive beach on the Dorset Coast. Show more

Actor Robert Lindsay makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Show more

Johny Pitts talks to Guy Gunaratne about Mister, Mister, their picaresque study of a young radicalised poet. Plus Rebecca Kuang and Andrew Lipstein on literary thefts in fiction Show more

Anita Anand finds out about Enheduanna, the first documented female author whose stories left a lasting legacy. With guests Simon Sebag Montefiore and Sian Williams. Show more

Computer experts have said that the risk of human extinction at the hands of AI is so great it should be treated as a global priority. We find out if their fears are justified. Show more

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

In a letter to the inquiry the Government said it had brought the case "with regret"

Sitcom starring Mark Steel and Clare Skinner. Ashley is way out of his depth on his gender politics course and Tony finds it impossible to get a GP's appointment. Show more

Oliver finds himself in trouble, and Harrison finds himself a new challenge. Show more

Punk: Rage and Revolution exhibition reviewed, film director Tina Satter on Reality, TV drama White House Plumbers reviewed Show more

How is the law dealing with new challenges due to climate change? Is protection from global warming a human right? Also: fossil fuel contracts, and climate-ethical legal dilemmas. Show more

The random postcode generator takes us to an area of Bolton filled with parks and green spaces and a knotty problem. Show more

Computer experts have said that the risk of human extinction at the hands of AI is so great it should be treated as a global priority. We find out if their fears are justified. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the power-packs within cells in all complex life on Earth: they are absolutely central to the way that cells work and the way we live. Show more

Andrew Tate interview and analysis

Government's legal challenge over the Covid inquiry's demand for WhatsApp messages

Social media companies deleting evidence of war crimes

Lesley tells her story to Willie, a story that began with murder and an affair, in Tan Twan Eng's new novel of love and betrayal under the shadow of Empire. Show more

Comedian Phil Wang talks to Rylan about racial stereotypes, banter culture in comedy and body hair. Show more

Rochelle Burgess tells Helen Lewis why she argues 'social prescribing' needs a radical rethink - which could bring much more significant benefits than are currently achievable. Show more

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Sociologist Jonathan Kennedy explores how infectious diseases have impacted human society, politics and economics, from earliest times to the present day. Read by Gunnar Cauthery. Show more

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