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Spiritual reflection to start the day with Quaker and writer Alastair McIntosh. Show more

Will more community forests and a woodland competition help meet - or at least get nearer reaching - tree planting targets? Show more

For Welsh poet and playwright Gillian Clarke she has had two close encounters with a grey heron, including the one in her garden reminding her of a Bishop wearing vestments. Show more

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This year's BBC Reith Lecturer, Ben Ansell, asks how we can make politics work for all of us as we face the challenges of the 21st century, from AI to climate change. Show more

New safeguarding rules to better protect the welfare of gymnasts - do they go far enough? Show more

Borrowing levels have soared during recent global crises. Author and financier Mike O’Sullivan asks whether debt has weakened our chances of dealing with another. Show more

From official team doctor to the gladiators to personal GP to emperors, Galen had a talent for medicine and social climbing. But could his life's work be wiped out by fire? Show more

Charity shops say they are losing out to booming online second-hand clothes websites. Also, would you know how to use a lasting power of attorney if a loved one gave it to you?

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Mrs Lincoln had an insatiable glove habit, while Cherie Blair had a contraceptive disaster. Helen Lewis dives into the 'goldfish bowl' of life as a political spouse. Show more

Tom seeks validation, and Lynda makes a surprising offer. Show more

Alice crash lands back into the present day from the 17th century, to continue her search for her missing brother. Time travelling drama. Show more

Felicity Hannah and the team discuss how to grant someone else the ability to look after your finances and welfare when you no longer can. Show more

ADHD medication has been in short supply since October, leaving many struggling to fill their prescriptions and having to navigate life with re-emerging symptoms. Show more

They say practice makes perfect, but is perfection really what we should be aiming for? Matthew Syed asks what happens when we embrace mediocrity instead. Show more

Jane Tranter, the TV supremo who re-launched Doctor Who in 2005, on the latest iteration of the franchise. Show more

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The 10-month-old reportedly died alongside his four-year-old brother and his mother

Comedian Glenn Moore looks in his almanac at world events and what he was doing at the time. As one British astronaut touches down from the ISS, Glenn decides to become the next. Show more

Natasha puts her foot down, and Ian believes in seizing the day. Show more

Sir Richard Mantle on leading Opera North for three decades, Billie Marten performs tracks from her latest album, and Yinka Shonibare on his new public sculpture in Leeds. Show more

The debate around the use of the phrase 'lefty lawyers'. What's behind the phrase, who uses it, and why? Show more

Samantha Harvey creates a fictional response to a story in the news. Mum drives through the Dark Hedges, crossing a threshold into a different world. Read by Deirdre Mullins. Show more

David Yelland and Simon Lewis discuss Omid Scobie’s Royal book Endgame, obituary PR and the battle between director Ridley Scott and historians over Napoleon. Show more

Jane Tranter, the TV supremo who re-launched Doctor Who in 2005, on the latest iteration of the franchise. Show more

How Covid lockdowns affected young children's speech and language

The musician leading Uganda's opposition on democracy and his country's crackdown on gay people

The villagers of Silverstream are horrified when a thinly fictionalised novel set in their community is published.
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Animal lover Charlotte’s question is about a subject matter that comedians Amy Gledhill and Chris Cantrill are uniquely qualified to talk about - laughter!. Show more

Jon Holmes's comedy current affairs concept album remixes the news into satirical shapes. This week King Charles sees dead people (and takes their money) and Oily Fools and Horses. Show more

Migration and marbles at PMQs.

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The Ganges is one of the most sacred rivers in the world and yet is also one of the most polluted. Oliver Franklin-Wallis discovers the true cost of cheap leather goods. Show more

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