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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner, a tutor at Cardiff Baptist College. Show more

A sonic exploration of life beneath the sea – discovering the sounds that sea creatures produce, and the man-made sounds that can cause them harm. Show more

The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.

Rose Ferraby visits the Roman site of Vindolanda in Northumberland, to find out about the lives its residents led. She also hears how climate change is affecting archaeology. Show more

Today, food, farming and climate diplomacy. Show more

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David Gandy, the animal loving Billericay boy who went on to become an international supermodel turned designer, who has been the face of some of the worlds biggest brands. Show more

Iceland offers Shaun the opportunity to enjoy a cold drink in a thermal spa, while gawping at the Northern Lights and listening to Sigur Rós, but is it all too much? Show more

Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. Show more

Radio 4's weekly assessment of developments at Westminster

Fergal Keane returns to some familiar neighbourhoods in South Africa to reflect on what happened to the hope that gripped the country after the end of apartheid. Show more

Figures indicate that more people are overpaying their mortgage. How does that work? Show more

The weekly satirical sketch and stand-up show returns for its final episode this series. Hosts Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by stand-ups Geoff Norcott and Harriet Kemsley. Show more

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Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from St Matthew's Church in Burnley with Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Esther McVey MP, Lisa Nandy MP and Richard Tice. Show more

Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week

Mike Gunton speaks to the conservation heroes who are carrying out the vital work to protect the natural world, and the amazing species who call Planet Earth home. Show more

What is Fleet Street barber Sweeney Todd’s secret? Why do his customers keep disappearing? What’s the link with Mrs Lovett’s pie-shop? And a string of valuable pearls? Show more

The sister of late head teacher Ruth Perry responds to the coroner's report. Show more

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Greg Foot investigates listeners' bedding questions. Can changing your sheets be good for you - and the environment? Show more

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Israeli forces have continued to bombard targets throughout Gaza where a senior UN official has warned that half the population is now starving.

Clive Anderson is joined by Elvis Costello and Conor McPherson, Martin Kemp, Suranne Jones and Michelle McManus for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

Olivia Colman, the Oscar-winning actor. Stephen Smith charts her career from a school nativity play at the age of four to her latest role as Mrs Scrubbit in the film Wonka. Show more

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by art director Paul Franklin and astronauts Tim Peake, Nicole Stott and Susan Kilrain to check the fiction v reality of some great space films. Show more

Mime artist Marcel Marceau's daughters tell the remarkable story of their father's life as a Jewish teenager in the French Resistance and how this influenced his art of silence. Show more

It's 2027. The pressure is on the secretary of state for Northern Ireland to hold a poll on the Irish border question. But what exactly should the question be? Show more

A chance encounter one night leads to a surprising connection and relationship. As time passes, the couple faces challenges and their story takes an unexpected turn. Show more

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Musician Neil Brand and violinist Anna Phoebe join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the final five tracks to the current series, including a big singalong finale. Show more

Russell Davies is in the chair for the 2023 final of the ultimate general knowledge quiz. Show more

When a new voice is added to Dead Hand’s mysterious broadcast, Greg realises the killer is active again. Can he break the code before Dead Hand attacks again? Show more

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Jackie Kay joins Roger McGough to rifle through our listener requests for poems, picking favourites including W. B. Yeats, Roger Robinson and Ntozake Shange. Show more

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