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Writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson starts the day with reflection and prayer.

Report says extreme weather caused by climate change is costing Welsh farmers tens of millions of pounds a year. Show more

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Kirsty Wark is joined by Esther Rantzen and her former co-presenters to recall the consumer show That’s Life! which ran on BBC1 for 21 years. Show more

Irish author Marian Keyes talks about her latest page turner, My Favourite Mistake. Show more

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Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. As the writer flourishes, the man, now a husband, suffers at the cruel hands of infertility. Show more

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The clash between the rights of LGBT people and freedom to express Christian views. Show more

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Fallon calls in reinforcements, and George offers his opinion. Show more

'We're missing our targets for renewable energy ...' Nat discovers that everything is connected. But have they run out of time? By Anita Sullivan. Show more

So many huge emotional shifts are happening in the 'Fourth Trimester'. We discuss postnatal care, the history of lying-in and postnatal depression. Show more

What plants could I use for flavouring in my gin? What's eaten the heads of my daffodils? What hardy exotic plants could I grow? Peter Gibbs and his panel have the answers. Show more

Can an AI dating coach mend a woman's broken heart? Rose Robinson reads a new short story for Radio 4 by the award-winning writer, Naomi Wood. Show more

Matthew Bannister on physicist Professor Peter Higgs, playwright Trevor Griffiths, journalist Hella Pick and singer Margaret Tynes. Show more

When experienced midwife Agnes’ third baby is delivered, she’s confronted by a profound need for systemic change – and makes it happen. Show more

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Gareth Gwynn and Laura Lexx join Punt and Dennis for the penultimate episode of the final series. Show more

Alarm bells ring for Lilian, and Emma has her eye on the prize. Show more

Ellen and Mark explore Patricia Highsmith's Ripley and other social strivers on screen, asking how these interlopers have insinuated themselves into our hearts and minds. Show more

Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Halifax Minster in West Yorkshire with Dan Jarvis MP, Enver Solomon, Alex Phillips and Andrew Stephenson MP. Show more

Sara Wheeler reflects on the experience of being a sibling to her brother who has a lifelong disability. Show more

Philosophers Takeshi Morisato and Sophie Grace Chappell, author and podcaster Dorian Lynskey and historian and journalist Kate Maltby join Matthew Sweet to talk about change. Show more

Inquest finds that the IRA killed 10 men in County Armagh in 1976 Show more

The Stack family are denounced as traitors to the state. Show more

The former president has angered some Republicans with his stance. Show more

Michael Symmons Roberts invites Katherine Rundell, Simon Schama and Anthony Capildeo to explore John Donne’s brilliant and bold spring poem, Love’s Growth. Show more

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Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. As the writer flourishes, the man, now a husband, suffers at the cruel hands of infertility. Show more

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