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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Iwan Russell Jones, a lay reader for the Church in Wales. Show more

Insect farmers want to be allowed to feed processed maggots to pigs and chickens, like they do in the EU. But would we want to eat the meat? Show more

Martin Hughes-Games presents the pied wagtail. In winter, pied wagtails can often be seen roosting in towns and cities in large flocks. Show more

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aristotle's influential approach to the questions of how to live a good life and what happiness means, originally aimed at the elite in Athens. Show more

Women and Covid, Rebecca Reid on child-free friends, Afghan refugees in Pakistan, Writer Sarah Ditum tackles toxic noughties, Performing Grief... a Comedy by Alison Larkin. Show more

The story of an Israeli man whose family have been taken hostage from Kibbutz Be'eri, and the Irish Palestinian family taking shelter in the Gazan city of Khan Younis. Show more

More inspirational good reads from Harriett Gilbert and guests Cressida Cowell and Romy Gill. Show more

On Gap Finders, our presenter, Winifred Robinson speaks to Layla Sargent from The Seam, an online repair service using new technology that links customers with skilled dressmakers. Show more

Is eco-friendly toilet paper the best thing since sliced bread - or marketing BS? Are home delivery companies greener than the supermarket options - and what about the packaging? Show more

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One of the most disturbing BSE theories so far causes an international incident - but will there ever be an answer to the origin of BSE? The top BSE scientist is still looking. Show more

Tensions boil over for one family, and Lily has a brainwave. Show more

Dan has vanished, and Jess is days away from the gallery opening for her new artwork. Who can Jess trust? Holli Dempsey and Josef Altin star in Matthew Broughton's thriller. Show more

Scotland's hutting movement, which offers simple off-grid huts in woodland areas, has been growing in popularity. Helen Mark finds out about its history and its future. Show more

Actor Tom Conti makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Inside Justice. Show more

Elizabeth Day and Johny Pitts present a special programme from the London Literary Festival discussing depictions of AI in fiction – and what AI might mean for fiction. Show more

Joni loves to watch the trains go by from the window of her house in a Saskatchewan prairie town. Even as a child, there's a desire to see what's around the next bend. Show more

We go underground to find out how disused mines are affecting our rivers. Show more

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Kevin Eldon and his all-important cast bring you the sound of multiple flamethrowers, God and an archivist being flung onto a lorry. Show more

Harrison faces a difficult negotiation, and Stella puts her foot in it. Show more

Reviews of Kenneth Branagh's King Lear production and new film How to Have Sex, Andrew Motion on Elegies, and new Beatles song, Now and Then, 45 years in the making, assessed. Show more

Should prison sentences be longer or shorter, and should the public have a say? The state of our prisons, and some solutions. Suing US gun manufacturers. New Scottish human rights. Show more

Could we be on the verge of a new 'age of the train'? Evan Davis and guests discuss the resurgence of long distance and sleeper trains in Europe. Show more

We go underground to find out how disused mines are affecting our rivers. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aristotle's influential approach to the questions of how to live a good life and what happiness means, originally aimed at the elite in Athens. Show more

A new operation for some women giving birth could reduce their risk of ovarian cancer

Why many in Taiwan hope a "silicon shield" will protect it from a Chinese invasion

Kennedy has travelled to Paris to discover what Levesque can reveal about Edwin Lillibridge. Back in rural Essex, why does Diane Netley think Ashton-Heath can help her husband? Show more

Amol and Nick discuss the explosive evidence at this week’s Covid inquiry and ask just how badly the pandemic was mismanaged. Show more

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