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A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Rev Carolyn Skinner. Show more

In a world first, methane from slurry on a dairy farm in Somerset is being broken down and turned into hydrogen gas and graphene. Show more

Live coverage of the election campaign, plus Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

150 receipts, carbonised in the ruins of Pompeii, reveal the economic life of the city- and the profitable life of the local moneylender Show more

Playing Tetris to help with intrusive memories; the impact of internet addiction on teenage brains; the psychological burden of keeping secrets; and how to choose a good confidant. Show more

The writer and activist Naomi Klein on her latest book, Doppelganger. Show more

Saxophonist Emma Rawicz and composer Gavin Higgins head from a blues classic via Copenhagen to New York as they choose five more tracks with Anna and Jeffrey. Show more

By Orlando Whitfield, Orlando and Inigo form I & O Fine Art and are given a Rego to sell. Read by Hugh Skinner Show more

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Do you live somewhere spoiled by over-tourism? If you live in a tourist hot spot, how has life changed? As a visitor, do crowds put you off? Show more

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The Conservatives reveal their manifesto. Analysis and reaction. Also, knife crime prevention as judge decides whether to name 12-year-old killers. Show more

How do the different parties select their candidates, and why is it such a critical moment? Show more

There’s a shock for Paul, and Lilian fears the worst. Show more

An intimate and mischievous drama that follows the twists and turns of Franz Kafka's most significant romantic relationship, and explores how his unique imagination responded. Show more

How did a strange handbound book passed around hippy communes in the summer of love influence the pioneers of social media? Jamie Bartlett travels to San Francisco to find out. Show more

The politics of the body: Laurie Taylor explores the relationships between freedom and how we move and the posture panic which once gripped America. Show more

Selections of poetry on various themes, chosen by listeners. Presented by Roger McGough. Show more

David Yelland and Simon Lewis discuss Rishi Sunak's D-Day PR problems, Nigel Farage's tactics and lessons from the acquittal of tech tycoon Mike Lynch. Show more

Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.

Rishi Sunak's offer promised tax cuts, help to buy homes and falling immigration

Recorded in Manchester, Joe Lycett is joined by BBC Manchester presenter Chelsea Norris and comedian Jack Carroll as they share their own personal obsessions. Show more

Emma has some surprising news, and Josh has concerns for a friend. Show more

A visit to the Taylor Swift art trail in Liverpool, Les Dennis on making his Shakespeare debut, and are independent festivals at risk? Show more

Prof Michael Sandel asks if extracting the voices of dead musicians, digitally de-aging living actors, or relying on algorithms to find a future husband or wife is creepy or cool. Show more

The BBC has produced mandatory training and guidance for journalists on how to use Alt-Text. Gareth Mainwaring from west Wales tells In Touch how Goalball changed his life. Show more

Your guide to the law and the legal decisions that have a bearing on everyone in the UK. This week: sewage-polluted waters - what's legal? New divorce laws, and Leasehold reform. Show more

Could the UK soon be awash with cheap EVs from the industry's global superpower? Evan Davis and guests discuss how Chinese firms are shaking up the electric car market. Show more

The Prime Minister unveils the Conservatives' General Election manifesto, with a promise to reduce the tax take by 17 billion pounds. Show more

A life in five photographs. 2/5 "“I’m going to walk the dog” she said “and when I get back, could you take a photograph of me, please, in front of the house.”" Show more

Myke is visited by a nightmarish apparition as a child, and is haunted afterwards by memories of what he witnessed. Was the apparition real? And if so, what did it want? Show more

Evan Davis sits down with the entrepreneur, philanthropist and author Duncan Bannatyne. Show more

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