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A short reflection and prayer, with the Rev David Bruce. Show more

A chef is Bristol is turning food waste into tasty chutney. We're in NI to hear how a cattle dealer preyed on an elderly farmer. And we hear how flora and fauna fight disease. Show more

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John Aitchison presents the skylark. Show more

News and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Cultural discussion programme. Andrew Marr discusses political conflict with David Goodhart, Oliver Letwin, Erica Benner and Richard Bean. Show more

A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.

Alternative weddings in 2017; a window on women who carry guns in the USA; support for women returning to work; a woman and a man's journey from sexual violence to reconciliation. Show more

A comedy drama about sex, work and family. When lesbian Emma begins an affair with a man she finds that she has inadvertently betrayed the trust of the people she holds most dear. Show more

The story of phone phreaking, the activity carried out by a subculture of teenagers who hacked into the US phone system in the 1960s and 70s, and the blind genius at its centre. Show more

Comedienne, writer and actor Sara Pascoe chats to TV star and comedian Harry Hill in the talk tag show. From March 2017. Show more

How much does the bacteria inside my body weigh? Adam has his inner microbes examined to find out what's lurking inside his guts. Show more

Why are more people with dementia and learning difficulties being detained in care? What is the best way to store renewable energy? How can you spot a fake car advert online? Show more

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Nicola Sturgeon says she intends to seek authority for a new referendum on Scottish independence. Ruth Davidson from the Scottish Conservatives and the SNP joins the programme live. Show more

A story of death, sex and elite Chinese politics, told by the BBC's former China editor, Carrie Gracie. A juicy mystery with major consequences. Show more

Lilian has some news, and Usha shakes things up. Show more

In 1968 Willie Rushton brought Tony Hancock's ashes back to Britain from Australia. What might have happened? Stars Ewan Bailey. Show more

Competitors from Inverness, Kent, Brighton and Hertfordshire join Russell Davies for the eighth heat in the 2017 season of the annual general knowledge tournament. Show more

Do we pay enough for tea? Dan Saladino continues his look at our love affair with the leaf. Show more

Following the vote in the UK to leave the European Union, performance poet Bohdan Piasecki asks what it is that defines home and our sense of place. Show more

Faith discussion programme exploring the challenges of today's world. Show more

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First Minister wants referendum by Spring 2019. PM said vote would create uncertainty and division. Turkey may impose sanctions against the Netherlands.

Nicholas Parsons presents the 77th series of the iconic panel show. His guests in this episode are Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Zoe Lyons and Graham Norton. Show more

David stands his ground, and Emma struggles on. Show more

Turning science into an art form with Brian Cox, Sarah Dunant responds to Michelangelo, and critics from both sides of the Brexit debate review My Country; a work in progress. Show more

The story of words, cultures, the OED and John Simpson, a word detective who spent 20 years as chief editor of the world famous dictionary. Read by Nigel Anthony. Show more

Drawing on her legal background, Helena Kennedy QC explores the key idea of consent in politics, law and digital lives. Show more

Why is liberal, tolerant Netherlands home to a major anti-immigration, anti-Islamic party? Tim Whewell investigates. Show more

Tulip Mazumdar explores how young people's rejection of intimacy and their embracing of singledom has left Japan's authorities struggling to tackle rapid population decline. Show more

Cultural discussion programme. Andrew Marr discusses political conflict with David Goodhart, Oliver Letwin, Erica Benner and Richard Bean. Show more

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Is there an appetite for a second independence vote? The World Tonight goes to Edinburgh to gauge the mood. Plus a special report from Pakistan's troubled province of Balochistan. Show more

A chance encounter reveals more of Diner's past. Read by Hattie Morahan and Carl Prekopp. Show more

Jarvis Cocker is back with his nocturnal explorations of the human condition. He cures a troubled mind with the master musicians of Joujouka in the Rif mountains of Morocco. Show more

Sean Curran reports from Westminster on the progress of the bill to begin the process of the UK's departure from the European Union. Show more

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4 Extra Debut. Mapmaker Garrett Carr follows the fragile borderland between the UK and Ireland. Reader John Paul Connolly. Show more

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