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Irish government plans to cull 200,000 cows to meet emission targets. Tens of thousands of workers to be recruited from Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. Using eggs to make vaccines. Show more

RSPB learning officer John Clifton on the bee-eater for Tweet of the Day. Show more

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

Ronnie O'Sullivan, snooker player, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more

‘Woman of Firsts’. Edna Adan Ismail, Somaliland’s first trained midwife, first female Minister of Foreign Affairs, and former First Lady. Show more

For 30 years, governments have tried to get disabled people into work by toughening up benefit rules. It's had tragic consequences as many claimants have taken their own lives. Show more

Once more on his uppers, Ed finds himself having to choose between a project with Jaz Milvain, or with Maggie. Show more

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Oliver Burkeman concludes his exploration of the hidden pitfalls of the culture of convenience, drawing on his experience of living in Brooklyn and now rural Yorkshire. Show more

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

A hilarious, unorthodox love story set on the night shift at a petrol station. Alex and Keith build a customer out of the recycling during a storm. What could possibly go wrong? Show more

Jayde Adams and her guest Kiell Smith-Bynoe dive into the world of community apps and messageboards. This week - a naked man in Hampstead divides opinion. Show more

Are rabbit droppings good for the garden? Why won’t my courgettes grow? What is the most bizarre plant you have ever grown? The GQT team are in Chipping Campden. Show more

A new short story specially commissioned for Radio 4 from the writer and comedian Josie Long about a less-than-glamourous summer job. Producer: Ciaran Bermingham Show more

Matthew Bannister on columnist Jeremy Clarke, campaigner Dr. Moira Woods, film critic Iain Johnstone and singer Rita Lee. Show more

Does Britain really have the most affordable food in Europe? Show more

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

Charlotte Nichols told the BBC of a rotten culture at Westminster

Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week's news. Providing the answers, hopefully, are Ian Smith, Alice Fraser, Anushka Asthana, and Andy Hamilton. Show more

There’s a showdown at Home Farm, and a mystery is solved for Jim. Show more

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode devote the final episode of the series to the world’s most famous doll, ahead of the release of director Greta Gerwig’s eagerly-awaited Barbie movie. Show more

Alex Forsyth presents political debate from The Corn Exchange in Wallingford with Baroness Chapman, Harry Cole, Ann Pettifor and Mark Spencer MP. Show more

John Connell reveals how his love for a pristine lawn gave way to letting the grass grow. Neatly cut, he says it was a 'green desert' for bees but is now a riot of wild flowers. Show more

Comedian Steve Punt scours the archives for rock star opinions on life, the universe, and everything. Show more

Nearly 200 countries pledge to create a legally-binding treaty to combat plastic pollution

Former scriptwriter of Cheers, ahead of an auction of the TV series' bar

As Lesley's story of murder and adultery unfolds, Willie is convinced she's holding something back about Sun Yat Sen, in Tan Twan Eng's novel of love and betrayal in 1920s Penang. Show more

Why is America a breeding ground for conspiracy theories? Show more

Helen Lewis returns with a new series of encounters with innovative thinkers. In this episode, she meets James Bridle, author of Ways of Being. 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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