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Imports of eggs are up 276%. British egg producers say they're not surprised. Show more

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Paul Brook discusses watching a garden warbler for Tweet of the Day. Show more

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

In the last episode of the series, Dr Kevin Fong reveals how the health of the workforce and their ability to innovate solutions are key to the recovery and success of the NHS. Show more

UN inspectors hunt for weapons of mass destruction and find… nothing. Show more

Best-selling author Jane Fallon on her latest novel and its themes of projecting the perfect life on social media, loneliness among young women, and the Women’s Netball World Cup. Show more

Anita Anand travels to Scotland on the trail of a 1940s ‘experiment’ to settle gypsy travellers into society – a story forgotten by mainstream history. Show more

Is advertising less funny than it used to be? If so, why? Is making people laugh a good way to sell products? With Evan Davis. Show more

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In 1974, four young girls from Middlesbrough won a national competition and found themselves making a record for their idols - The Osmonds. Show more

Helen is on a mission and Lynda selects her victim Show more

When an intimate photo falls into the wrong hands, Kate and Emma's worlds start to crumble Show more

A quiz hosted by Steve Punt where a team of three University students take on a team of their professors. This week, from King’s College London. Show more

Dan Saladino and psychologist Kimberley Wilson on what the latest science is telling us about food, mental health and boosting brain power. Show more

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Ben Willbond, Turi King, Tom Booth and Sir Paul Nurse to look at the story of Richard III and the incredible secrets hidden in ancient DNA. Show more

True stories of what Prince's epic ballad means to different people around the world, from the very first jam in 1983 to the global hit that reigns over us today. Show more

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

A return visit to the Regent Theatre, Ipswich, featuring panellists Vicki Pepperdine, Omid Djalili, Andy Hamilton and Henning Wehn and Jack Dee in the chair. Show more

Tom hatches a cunning plan, and Brad finds himself on the spot. Show more

Adjani Salmon on TV comedy Dreaming Whilst Black, reassessing Virgil's Aeneid as poetic political propaganda, and unmasking 'West End Producer' - one of theatre's biggest secrets. Show more

The K-pop stars are in jail. Some women hope after so many sex scandals real social change may happen. Show more

The battle to keep the peace between people and elephants in northern Botswana and the threats to their ecosystem, the Okavango Delta. Show more

Some of the UK’s most iconic landscapes have been shaped by sheep for thousands of years. But upland sheep are under fire. Charlotte Smith asks, what is the trouble with sheep? Show more

In the last episode of the series, Dr Kevin Fong reveals how the health of the workforce and their ability to innovate solutions are key to the recovery and success of the NHS. Show more

EU Environment Commissioner says UK appears to be backtracking on net zero commitments

Denmark and Sweden consider a ban on Koran-burning protests - after a global backlash

After reading the disastrous script for his movie, John Self jets back to London to his errant girlfriend, in Martin Amis's savagely funny novel on 1980s excess. Show more

Lonny Evans audio describes in theatres and museums, and Terry James, who is vision impaired, trains audio describers. They talk to Michael about their work. 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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When Ukrainian journalist Victoria Belim returns to her country in 2014 in search of her family’s history, she uncovers the truth about a well-kept secret. Show more

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