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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Haydon Spenceley. Show more

Farmers in Scotland criticise the government's 'lack of joined up policy' on wind farms. And we hear writer Carolyn Steel's 2050 vision for food and farming. Show more

Actress and keen birdwatcher Trudie Goodwin has a lifelong love of the hoopoe. Show more

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

The Heath Quartet invites us behind the scenes as they get ready to perform Schubert's poignant 'Death and the Maiden' string quartet, one of the pillars of the chamber repertoire. Show more

Journalist Ian Wylie travels to five small towns that rarely make the national news to meet the local reporters still passionate about telling the stories of their communities. Show more

Student loans - are women unfairly penalised? The Hundred - women's cricket, Barbie the film is a surprising hit in China, University students choosing to live at home. Show more

Tens of thousands of Russian criminals - murderers, rapists, robbers - who fought for the mercenary group Wagner in Ukraine, have now gone home, and local people are terrified. Show more

Sir Stamford Raffles, born 1781, was an agent of the East India Company and often seen as founder of Singapore. He was also the first president of the Zoological Society of London Show more

This week's Gap Finder is Anna Brailsford, the chief executive and co-founder of Code First: Girls. Show more

Charlotte Stavrou and Amit Katwala continue their exploration of our culture of consumption by exploring how running shoes keep pace with trends, innovations and our feet. Show more

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Author Jerry Brotton explores the four cardinal directions, where they came from and how they have shaped both how we define ourselves and how we understand the world Show more

Stella attempts to come to terms with recent events and the Grundys fear the worst. Show more

Rising from the ashes of defeat, business mogul Ravi Majumdar attempts to claw back control of his global empire. Show more

Antonia Quirke explores the exotic cliffs surrounding Oban in the west of Scotland. Show more

Sir Michael Palin makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Children Change Colombia. Show more

Mick Herron answers readers' questions about his novel, Slow Horses where we meet his band of failed spies for the first time. Show more

Mel Giedroyc leaps through the looking glass into the surreal world of Walt Disney’s Alice in Wonderland. Show more

Leaders of several South American nations met in Brazil this week to secure the Amazon rainforest’s future. Did they succeed? Victoria Gill finds out more. Show more

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Ed decides to run an online quiz but is somewhat distracted by Jake’s new girlfriend. Show more

There’s an awkward encounter at Brookfield, and Helen puts her foot down. Show more

György Ligeti - on his 100th anniversary, the Hungarian-Austrian composer's music and Prom. Plus reviews of film L'immensità, starring Penelope Cruz, and musical La Cage Aux Folles Show more

Military unrest in Niger isn't an uncommon phenomenon. There have been five coups in the last 50 years. But what's behind the latest one and is a peaceful resolution possible? Show more

The untold story of the murder of a gay police officer in Northern Ireland in 1997 and how the LGBT community fought back against prejudice and adversity during the Troubles. Show more

Leaders of several South American nations met in Brazil this week to secure the Amazon rainforest’s future. Did they succeed? Victoria Gill finds out more. Show more

In this emotionally charged episode, Robert and Jennifer navigate the complexities of health, happiness, and the profound choices faced by the Windrush generation. Show more

Five Americans jailed for years in Iran have been moved from prison to house arrest Show more

Strafford and Quirke’s investigation into the young woman’s murder leads them to Wicklow to visit a German aristocrat, Wolfgang Kessler. Show more

Anything could happen (and probably will) in a magical realist comedy about a time travelling tea towel. You won't believe your ears. Show more

Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman get the inside of story making Goodness Gracious Me. from Meera Syal and Anil Gupta. From 2020. Show more

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On the Isle of Man, Lady Derby finds herself leading the defence of the island against a Commonwealth army. Show more

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