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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Sarah Bradley.

A report on the future of global agriculture finds demand slowing over the next decade as developing countries reach saturation. Plus the Suffolk Trinity. Show more

Gull researcher Peter Rock on the lesser black-backed gull that he ringed in Bristol turning up in the Bay of Biscay. Show more

News and current affairs. Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Sean Curran reports from Westminster as Theresa May says she has an ambitious agenda to change the country, but Jeremy Corbyn says that the government has 'run out of steam'. Show more

Hilary Mantel analyses how fiction changes when adapted for stage or screen. Show more

A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music. Led by Ernie Rea. Show more

What are our children watching on TV? Do you call yourself Miss, Mrs, Ms or Mx? What is drawing women into the pedigree cattle ring? Plus bestselling author Rachel Joyce. Show more

Anna Madrigal remembers how Lasko tried to humiliate her in her younger days before she changed sex. Stars Kate Harper and Oscar Porter. From July 2017. Show more

Brett Westwood investigates our obsession with the beautiful song and folklore of the blackbird. From 2017 Show more

How is modern music helping striptease to adapt its traditional image? Some of the biggest stars of 21st century burlesque reveal their unconventional soundtrack secrets. Show more

In 1865, Justus von Liebig invented Soluble Food for Babies. It was the world's first commercial substitute for breastmilk, and it has helped to shape the modern workplace. Show more

How fair are employees' pay and conditions? We want to hear listeners' experiences. Email youandyours@bbc.co.uk and please leave a phone number. Show more

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The PM orders an inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal. One of those affected, who now chairs the Tainted Blood Campaign, speaks to us live.

Bridget Kendall explores how the 1970s 'Ostpolitik' thaw in relations between the two Germanies allowed separated families to see each other - even as the Stasi kept watch. Show more

Jill's blood boils, and Jolene shares her worries. Show more

Fiona Shaw plays a music teacher striving for the impossible - the perfect sound. Her chosen student cannot believe her luck. But the lesson soon becomes her worst nightmare. Show more

Jay Rayner and his panel of culinary experts visit Margate. Dr Annie Gray, Tim Hayward, Andi Oliver and Jordan Bourke answer questions and delve into the local food history. Show more

Helen Castor is joined by TV historian Dr Sam Willis to discuss food shortages in 1917, the history of the duffle coat, Franklin's last voyage and Silk Roads. Show more

Samira Ahmed sets out to uncover the modern allure of board games with the help of designers, geeks and the man who rediscovered the rules of one of mankind's oldest games. Show more

TV presenters Stacey Dooley (Stacey Dooley Investigates) and Gaia Vince (Escape to Costa Rica) discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert, including two modern classics. Show more

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Theresa May launches an inquiry into contaminated blood products , which resulted in the deaths of two thousand, four hundred people.

The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller shares Of Mice and Men and A Can of Worms, plus questions. From 2017. Show more

Shula has unexpected news, and Clarrie draws a line. Show more

War for Planet of the Apes reviewed; Alan Hollinghurst chooses his Queer Icon; Soul of a Nation at Tate Modern. Plus we celebrate the return of the cassette. Show more

Anna Madrigal remembers how Lasko tried to humiliate her in her younger days before she changed sex. Stars Kate Harper and Oscar Porter. From July 2017. Show more

The Dieselgate scandal rocked the US car market to the core. Jane Deith asks if Europe is doing enough to clamp down on its polluting cars. Show more

What are your rights when buying or renting a new home? Penny Melville-Brown wants to change attitudes to blindness through baking. Show more

Are we on the cusp of a new era where computers rather than doctors will be doing the diagnosing? Ali Parsa, founder of Babylon Health, believes we are. Show more

It's 50 years since LSD was banned. Since then, self-styled 'psychonauts' have tried to get altered states of consciousness without drugs. Does it work? Jolyon Jenkins investigates. Show more

US president Donald Trump's son has released an email chain showing he was keen to accept 'sensitive' information on Hillary Clinton from a Russian national. Show more

Montag's boss suspects him. And now the fire engine has stopped outside his house. Ray Bradbury's dystopian classic, abridged by Sara Davies. Read by Alex Jennings. Show more

Brian Cox and Robin Ince present an astronaut special. Every member of the panel has travelled to space, including Apollo 16's Charlie Duke, the 10th person to walk on the moon. Show more

An inquiry is announced into the scandal of contaminated blood, which led to thousands of people contracting HIV and Hepatitis C. Sean Curran reports. Show more

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Examining our passion for watery worlds, Philip Hoare is in Scotland, in lighthouse land, communing with all manner of birdlife too. Show more

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