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NHS England is rolling out a more accessible version of the bowel cancer screening test. Election information you need to know. Rules for flying with a Swedish guide dog. Show more

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The swimming pool: Laurie Taylor explores its iconic role in our society and culture, as well as its the unspoken rules, routines and rituals. Show more

When Julia Blazer moved to South Wales she was struggling to find employment so set up a business providing bespoke experiences with animals in the countryside. Show more

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Prime minister Rishi Sunak has once again affirmed how his Hindu faith helps him stay strong, while Keir Starmer has pledged to work with faith communities if he is elected. Show more

Antiques expert Eric Knowles makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Workaid. Show more

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Today's episode from Highfields Church in Cardiff explores ‘success’ and where it might be found. Led by Rev Dave Gobbett, we also hear from members of the Highfields congregation. Show more

Megan Nolan reflects on a generation that believes they'll never own their own home. Show more

BTO Young Ornithologist of the Year winner Mya Bambrick remembers monitoring nightjars in her first year at University. Show more

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Anthony Joshua, boxer, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more

The stress piles on Lilian, and Alice makes a shocking decision. Show more

The country’s most famous polling guru who’s been doing TV election coverage for 45 years, Professor Sir John Curtice. Show more

A return visit to the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh, featuring panellists Fred MacAulay, Milton Jones, Pippa Evans and Rory Bremner, plus Jack Dee in the chair. Show more

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What could an incoming government do to turn scientific innovation into economic growth? Plus how Europe's tourist hotspots are adapting to ever-increasing temperatures.

At the last general election, three of the four seats with the lowest turnouts were in Hull. Alex Forsyth meets people who stay at home on election day to find out why. Show more

How do we get our climbing hydrangea in a pot to flower? How can I encourage more wildlife into my garden without it being too wild? Peter Gibbs and the panel have all the answers. Show more

Cherise Saywell is an award winning writer and in this specially commissioned story there is a misunderstanding at an out of town play centre. Katie Leung is the reader. Show more

After a mysterious family scandal, young Karl Rossman is dispatched to America by his parents. Franz Kafka's dark comic fantasy about an innocent’s misadventures. Show more

Shahidha Bari discusses EM Forster's A Passage to India with Neel Mukherjee, Elizabeth Lowry and Dr Chris Mourant. Show more

Join Sue Perkins for her award-winning comedy series Nature Table, the funny show-and-tell series celebrating the natural world and all its funny eccentricities. Show more

Hiroo Onoda was an Imperial Japanese Army intelligence officer who fought in World War Two and did not surrender at the war's end in August 1945. Show more

Ian McMillan's guest include Jackie Kay, Paterson Joseph, Sam Lee and Helen Mort Show more

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Labour has called on the Gambling Commission to release the names of all the people being investigated for allegedly placing bets on the election timing.

Julie Hesmondhalgh chooses audio highlights from the past week. Show more

Recent events begin to take their toll on Chris, and the Grundys debate their next move. Show more

Discover the lost legacy of Sunderland’s glass ships in bottles, as scientific glassblower Ayako Tani meets the pioneers of this now endangered craft. Show more

Ros Atkins is joined by the much-loved comedian Rob Brydon to explore how to captivate an audience and keep them listening. Show more

Andrea Catherwood discusses political interviews with Nick Robinson and the BBC’s director of journalism, and hears your views on Radio 4's Orwell v Kafka weekend. Show more

Kirsty Lang on judge Sir Oliver Popplewell, computer pioneer Lynn Conway, music mogul Tony Bramwell and 60s singing icon Francoise Hardy. Show more

The listener being chased for £7,000 of energy debt he didn't owe. Show more

Antiques expert Eric Knowles makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Workaid. Show more

Ukraine is struggling to recruit soldiers to the frontline, as reports of the high fatality rates sustained in the fight against Russia deter men from signing up. Show more

Ben Wright discusses the election campaign latest with Conservative Andrew Griffith, Labour's Meg Hillier, Stephen Gethins from the SNP and political journalist Kevin Schofield. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the development of the doctrine of Karma, broadly of reaping what you sow, from the ancient Sanskrit texts of Hinduism down to today. Show more

A brand new story from Benjamin Markovits. Show more

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Beneath starched togas and the fug of gladiator sweat there are real Romans waiting to be discovered. Mary Beard meets a woman fighting for her family in a vicious civil war. Show more

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