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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Brahmacharini Shripriya Chaitanya. Show more

After evidence is faked in planning applications for livestock sheds, a planning expert tells us there are systemic failures in environmental protection in Northern Ireland. Show more

Chris Packham presents the whooper swan. Show more

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Thorstein Veblen's critique of wasteful capitalism, as he saw it, in America's Gilded Age with conspicuous leisure and conspicuous consumption. Show more

Jemma Redgrave talks about her return to our TV screens as Kate Stewart the head of UNIT charged with investigating alien threats to earth in three anniversary editions of Dr Who. Show more

South East Asia’s thirst for energy is imperilling the Mekong river’s rich ecosystem, and new hydroelectric dams are displacing communities which have long lived along its banks. Show more

Journalist India Knight and writer Emma Dabiri talk to Harriett about books, among them The Tap Dancer by Andrew Barrow, and the novel Anne Tyler considers her best work. Show more

Today's Gap Finder is Kate Stewart, an entrepreneur from Liverpool. Kate grew up in humble beginnings on the Clubmoor Estate and tells Winifred how she became a businesswoman. Show more

Greg Foot investigates sports bras on behalf of listener Teresa. Does paying more mean you get more support? Are expensive sports bras the best thing sliced bread? Or marketing BS? Show more

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Facing pressure, the Post Office finds ways to defend itself. Show more

Alice takes a big step, and Jakob has his arm twisted. Show more

Sebastian Baczkiewicz conjures up a thrilling prequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet. With opposition to the Danish Empire increasing, Claudius learns of a plot to overthrow his brother. Show more

Anna Jones takes to her paddleboard to explore the caves of Pembrokeshire, where - when the tide is right - waves resonate through the rocks, sounding like a dragon breathing. Show more

Mark Radcliffe makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Music in Hospitals & Care. Show more

Teju Cole discusses his new novel, Tremor. Show more

It’s spring 1970 and Joni is living in a cave. She’s meant to be back home in LA promoting the release of Ladies of the Canyon but instead she’s taken off for Europe. Show more

How scientists are monitoring Fagradalsfjall volcano and keeping people safe. Show more

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Israel has claimed Hamas was using Gaza's biggest hospital as a command centre

Policeman turned stand-up Alfie Moore takes an audience through real-life crime scenarios. This week Alfie investigates at what point unwanted feedback becomes criminal. Show more

One resident makes a shocking request, and Lilian offers some advice. Show more

Annette Bening and Jodie Foster on their new film Nyad, Briony Hanson and Kevin Le Gendre review James Walvin's book Amazing Grace and the film Rustin. Show more

Can juries acquit a defendant as a matter of conscience? Who has liability in outer space if one satellite damages another? And if you find treasure in Scotland, can you keep it? Show more

Love them or hate them, chances are your job involves meetings. So what makes a good one? With Evan Davis and guests. Show more

How scientists are monitoring Fagradalsfjall volcano and keeping people safe. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Thorstein Veblen's critique of wasteful capitalism, as he saw it, in America's Gilded Age with conspicuous leisure and conspicuous consumption. Show more

Also in the programme: Suella Braverman offers her solution to Rishi Sunak's Rwanda migrant plan and the stage version of Gwyneth Paltrow’s legal battle over a skiing accident.

The late 1960s and Katherine has just started university in London. Meanwhile, Roger Goldman, the eldest son of her professor, who she met in the summer, has begun to write to her. Show more

Resignations and sackings after a Labour rebellion and the government left trying to keep its Rwanda policy alive. Amol and Nick look at where this week leaves Sunak and Starmer. Show more

Sean Curran on the fallout from yesterday's court ruling that the Rwanda asylum policy is unlawful.

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Joshua Paul Dale, a pioneer in the field of cuteness studies, explores how the cute aesthetic spread around the globe. Show more

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