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A reading and a reflection to start the day with Canon Jenny Wigley, rector of Radyr in Cardiff. Show more

Environment secretary Andrea Leadsom admits some environmental protection laws may be scrapped post-Brexit. Presented by Anna Hill. Show more

Sir David Attenborough presents the North American red-winged blackbird. Show more

Sean Curran reports from Westminster.

Milliner Stephen Jones, professor of volcanology Clive Oppenheimer, filmmaker Karen Guthrie and former MI5 operative Tom Marcus join Libby Purves. Show more

Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman's diary, actor Joanne Froggatt on playing the serial killer Mary Ann Cotton in Dark Angel, and principal ballerinas discuss the role of Anastasia. Show more

Shonagon and Yukinari attend separate funerals - to solve the same crime. Robert Forrest's popular thriller set in 10th-century Japan. Show more

Fi Glover introduces a conversation between a mother and son about football. Her knowledge may not be quite as extensive as his, but his mum has clearly absorbed some facts. Show more

Oona King uncovers the story of how Dominican Asquith Xavier fought a colour bar at London's Euston station in 1966, and asks why UK civil rights campaigners are neglected. Show more

Elizabeth has to get a job and she is soon having run-ins with her new boss. Starring Amanda Hale and Andy Nyman. From 2016. Show more

Fi Glover introduces conversations about how it feels to identify as a European in post-Brexit Britain. Show more

How hair salons dedicated to just styling blow drys are becoming popular on affluent high streets, plus Vodafone is fined £4.6m by the regulator for breaking consumer rules. Show more

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Bronwen Maddox, director of the Institute of Government, meets Barbara Ntumy, a political activist with pressure group Momentum. Show more

Shula wants Alistair to reconsider, and Neil gets in the mood. Show more

Final season of award winning Zola dramas: Money, starring Glenda Jackson. First of a two part drama set in the depths of rural France where families fight over ownership of land. Show more

Financial phone-in. Adam Shaw and an expert panel discuss the consequences and likely impact on the prices we pay in the shops, our wages and the broader UK economy. Show more

Being shot by a taser hurts, but new evidence says it could also affect thinking and memory. Claudia Hammond hears why this matters for police interviews with tasered suspects. Show more

Laurie Taylor explores the cultural history and many meanings of the hood. Also, 'blacklisted' construction workers. Show more

New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet on covering Donald Trump. Impress becomes the first officially recognised press regulator. AT&T and Time Warner want to merge. Show more

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Rich Hall follows the closing stages of the US Presidential race, offering an acerbic look at the electoral system and the candidates vying for the most important job in the world. Show more

Rex delivers a final blow, and Jazzer muscles in. Show more

Bryan Cranston explains why he has turned author, the writer and director of Lazarus talk about working with David Bowie, Nicholas Hytner remembers Howard Davies. Show more

Shonagon and Yukinari attend separate funerals - to solve the same crime. Robert Forrest's popular thriller set in 10th-century Japan. Show more

Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Anne McElvoy, Giles Fraser, Michael Portillo and Matthew Taylor. Show more

Annie Zimmerman and James Wheale argue that food is the perfect storytelling medium. Show more

Some of the last refuges of the orangutan are under threat. Peter Hadfield reports from the forests of Indonesia. Show more

Milliner Stephen Jones, professor of volcanology Clive Oppenheimer, filmmaker Karen Guthrie and former MI5 operative Tom Marcus join Libby Purves. Show more

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The closure of the Calais camp causes growing concen for migrant women and children. Plus the results of Bake Off and why evangelical Christians are standing by Trump. Show more

Rhett returns home after World War Two, where the unusual cookie jar continues to exert its influence. Read by Colin Stinton. Show more

Anthea sends a round robin every Christmas, but this year’s news surprises even her. Starring Samantha Bond. From 2016. Show more

Mae's using a very classy title as an excuse for cathartic storytelling, mostly about their biggest adolescent crush. From 2016. Show more

Sean Curran reports as Jeremy Corbyn says the government has 'no plan' for the UK's exit from the EU, but Theresa May says he is trying to frustrate the will of the people. Show more

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Alan Bennett reads from his diaries: ‘Fanny Hill’ and reflecting on his public image as “kindly, cosy and essentially harmless.” Show more

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