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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Carolyn Skinner, CEO of Third Space Ministries. Show more

Forestry industry leaders say a workforce "crisis" threatens the UK's ambitious tree-planting targets. Show more

For singer and songwriter Kitty Macfarlane the natural world and the landscape around her provides the inspiration for her work, especially on the Somerset Levels. Show more

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Lord Simon Woolley, crossbench peer, 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

Live coverage of the Women's World Cup game between England and Denmark Show more

As wildfires tear across southern Europe the need for urgent action on climate change becomes ever clearer. Reducing carbon emissions is a global challenge but can we meet it? Show more

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How did Banksy go from wall-spraying hood rat, to the most famous, and infamous, artist in the world? Banksy springs a retrospective show, and we hear why Steph told her story. Show more

There’s a shock for Hannah, and Eddie turns the screw. Show more

Mary’s only hope of returning home is to persuade Jackie of the impossible. Show more

Millions of people were sent to labour camps in the Soviet Union during Stalin's rule. Many died of disease, starvation or exhaustion. Hear one man's story of life in the Gulag. Show more

Peter Gibbs is in Hayward's Heath to answer gardening questions. He's joined by experts Kirsty Wilson, Christine Walkden and Pippa Greenwood. Show more

Kicha and the Unicorn. A widow deals with grief in an extraordinary way. New short fiction by Hanan Issa. Read by Nina Wadia. Show more

John Wilson on journalist George Alagiah, Irish singer Sinead O’Connor, politician Ann Clwyd, singer Tony Bennett, footballer Trevor Francis. Show more

Andrea Catherwood puts listeners' comments on Radio 4’s Fever: The Hunt for Covid’s Origin to John Sudworth, and we hear your thoughts on BBC coverage of the Farage vs Coutts saga. Show more

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

Topical character comedy, hosted by Rachel Parris. Show more

One villager has the rug pulled from under them, and tempers flare at Home Farm. Show more

Composer Debbie Wiseman and fiddler Sam Sweeney join Cerys and Jeffrey as we go from an instantly recognisable TV theme to an Etta James classic Show more

Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Charfield Village Hall in Gloucestershire with Julian Dunkerton, Andrew Griffith MP, Charlotte Pickles, Nick Thomas-Symonds MP. Show more

Stephen Smith looks forward to seeing some of Freddie Mercury's most prized possessions....before they go under the hammer at Sotheby's. Show more

James Peak tells the story of how Banksy went from wall-spraying hood rat, to the most famous, and infamous, artist in the world. Show more

Rival candidates vying for the US Republican presidential nomination face off. Show more

With his actors in revolt, and his drinking getting now out of hand, Self wonder whether it's time to curb his excesses, in the next in Amis's classic novel of 1980s excess. Show more

The Americast News Feed returns as we scroll through the biggest stories trending on social media. Show more

Greg James heads deep into the BBC archives to deliver a selection of prime audio, using stories of the week as his launch-pad, along with requests and challenges from listeners. Show more

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How will prisons and prisoners fare in the event of nuclear war? And how will the church play a role in tending to the thousands of displaced and desperate people? Show more

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