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

The guns will be out on the moors tomorrow for the first day of the grouse shooting season. As more landowners ban grouse shooting, what kind of a future does it have? Show more

Bill Oddie presents the little ringed plover. Show more

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

Shirley Collins, folk singer, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury that she would take with her if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more

In each episode, the mother and daughter duo ask a guest, and their guest’s chosen plus one, to join them at their kitchen table. 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

New comedy from Ashley Blaker about raising children with special educational needs. Ashley considers the many issues surrounding sending his kids to school. Show more

Is better awareness of mental illness a good thing - or encouraging people out of work? 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

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

After agreeing to help a mysterious stranger, young couple Jake and Kayla are implicated in an assassination at their hotel. A global thriller of espionage, money and murder. Show more

In 1964 a young Scot joined a plot to assassinate the Spanish dictator, General Franco. But the plot failed and he ended up in jail in Spain. Show more

Kathy Clugston is at the Army Flying Museum to answer a variety of gardening questions. Joining her are Ashley Edwards, Juliet Sargeant and Pippa Greenwood. Show more

New short fiction by Manon Steffan Ros. Read by Sara McGaughey. Why does Elen listen to the voices so much these days? Show more

Kirsty Lang on Sir Michael Boyd of the RSC, documentary filmmaker Jess Search, tea consultant Warren Ford and Brazilian jazz singer Leny Andrade. Show more

Tom Robinson on cuts to BBC Introducing shows on Local Radio, Glasgow graffiti artists review Radio 4’s The Banksy Story and listeners lament the demise of Long Wave. Show more

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

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In a satirical mash-up of prank calls, interviews and features, Dom Joly offers his mischievously surreal take on the people and stories that are hitting the week's headlines. Show more

Emotions run high for Pip, and Fallon is surprised by a generous offer. Show more

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode celebrate the power of pop music on screen, 50 years on from the release of George Lucas' American Graffiti, with its hits-packed soundtrack. Show more

Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from Pavilions, Teignmouth with Sir Ben Bradshaw MP, George Monbiot, Selaine Saxby MP and Olivia Utley. Show more

Sara Wheeler argues that, as we're propelled into an increasingly uncertain future, learning to accept a kind of 'limbo' may be a useful tool. Show more

A recreation of the 1963 Chicago train journey taking civil rights campaigners to the March on Washington, with discussion of the legacy of the March. Show more

The number of people killed in the Hawaii wildfires has risen to 55, and hundreds more are said to be missing on the island of Maui Show more

Suspicion grows about the Kessler family. Could they be involved in Rosa’s death? Show more

BBC Washington reporters reunite to share stories of meeting presidents and unpick what’s truly unprecedented in American politics. Show more

Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman get the inside story of making The Thick Of It from Armando Iannucci and Rebecca Front. From 2020. Show more

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In the aftermath of the death of Oliver Cromwell, the future of the republic became increasingly uncertain. Show more

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