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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Canon Simon Doogan

How science is shaping British and global farming for the future. Show more

Writer Tristan Gooley on the wood pigeon. Show more

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

Today's random postcode is Broadstone, an affluent suburb of Poole. 13 cars were recently set alight over one night, leaving consequences for one family beyond a burnt out car. 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

A new Commons debate on the pregnancy testing drug that families say harmed their children. Show more

Three men describe surviving one of the worst migrant shipwrecks in decades. Show more

The former director of The Birmingham Royal Ballet, Sir David Bintley, nominates The Royal Ballet School's founder, Dame Ninette De Valois. Show more

Our Gap Finders interview today is with Sandrine Zhang Ferron, the founder of Vinterior, the online marketplace for antique, vintage and pre-loved furniture. Show more

Charlotte Stavrou and Amit Katwala continue their exploration of our culture of consumption by unpicking our abiding love affair with denim. Show more

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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.

Ambrosia Plasma promised to bring the anti-aging properties of young blood to the world. But does what appeared to work in mice in the lab work for humans in the world? Show more

Chelsea is on a mission, and George is feeling sorry for himself. Show more

Janey is on her first holiday abroad with boyfriend Matthew, carers Kayleigh and Daniel. A new rom com by Leanne Allen. Will Janey’s wheelchair even make it off the plane? Show more

Paul Evans explores the rich folklore and natural history of St Melangell church near Llangynog in Powys for a new piece of nature writing. Show more

Former beneficiary, Mandira Sharma makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Prisoners of Conscience. Show more

Denise Mina answers readers' questions about her true-crime book The Long Drop. It portrays the life of Scottish murderer Peter Manuel, who was sentenced to death in 1958. Show more

Zakia Sewell explores the ideas of identity, aesthetics and social conditioning that lie within 'taste'. Show more

A landmark report reveals the staggering economic and environmental damage caused by invasive species. Show more

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

Daniel Khalife absconded from HMP Wandsworth in London yesterday

Michaela Strachan's diary takes us back to the 80s, when she's starting out as a TV presenter. She has a break up, gets a dog and finds a new job on cult show The Hitman and Her. Show more

Pat faces an uphill struggle, and there’s sad news at Brookfield.

Soprano Lise Davidsen and Amon Warmann and Alayo Akinkugbe review South Korean film Past Lives and Cambridge exhibition Black Atlantic: Power, People, Resistance Show more

Over 100 schools in England have discovered they’ve been built with crumbling RAAC concrete. How many more public buildings in the UK are at risk? Show more

The peace talks happening behind the scenes are put to the test by the murder. Questions are asked who could have betrayed Darren. Was it someone inside the gay community? Show more

A landmark report reveals the staggering economic and environmental damage caused by invasive species. Show more

Today's random postcode is Broadstone, an affluent suburb of Poole. 13 cars were recently set alight over one night, leaving consequences for one family beyond a burnt out car. Show more

Also in the programme; an Italian scientist tells us how the suspension of Horizon in the UK helped persuade him to move to Spain; and the Ezra Collective win the Mercury Prize.

Martyn and Jess feel very differently about returning to her family home in London. Lucia is deeply regretting having invited Priya round for supper. Show more

Comedy. Tim Key should be back with a new series, but he’s stuck in a Norwegian cable car. With Tom Basden, Katy Wix and Mike Wozniak. Show more

Sean Curran reports as MPs demand answers over the escape of a terror suspect from Wandsworth Prison.

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Fuchsia Dunlop reads from her new book on China's culinary culture and takes us into the realms of noodle making and dim sum where an astonishing array of tasty delights awaits. Show more

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