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A reading and a reflection to start the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner, a tutor at South Wales Baptist College. Show more

This edition looks at Michael Gove's plan for the future of British farming, hi-tech strawberry crops, England's TB strategy, and alpacas in Angus. Show more

RSPB Yorkshire reserve manager Matthew Capper recalls school holiday quests for a bittern in East Anglia. Show more

Sean Curran reports from Westminster.

Kirsty Young interviews John McEnroe, former tennis star turned commentator. Show more

Spiritual reflection and prayers on a topical subject, led by Leslie Griffiths. Show more

The challenges of being a woman governor in a men's prison; Cook the Perfect smoked aubergine salad; craft prize finalist - ceramicist Neil Brownsword. Show more

Marianne Jean-Baptiste plays Assata Shakur in debbie tucker green's dramatisation of Shakur's autobiography. Shakur is in jail awaiting trial with her friend Kamau. Show more

Documentary. A glimpse behind closed doors into the dwindling, cloistered world of traditional religious communities. Show more

Monica’s going back to her campaigning roots and Stephanie has political plans of her own. Starring Polly Frame. From 2017. Show more

Why would anyone be a goth? What is the appeal of this dark and spooky subculture that embraces death, pain and sadness? Show more

Tesco's Clubcard is relaunched; the train stations that have become shopping destinations in their own right; has your smartphone been designed to quickly become obsolete? Show more

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Bridget Kendall presents an oral history of the early Cold War. Stories from three people who remember the events of 1991 in the USSR. Show more

Shula shares all the latest gossip, and Kirsty is forced to reveal her hand. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Why does Tom believe his recently deceased dad was secretly an alien? Comedy drama starring Ronald Pickup and Toby Hadoke. Show more

Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from the Jurassic Coast. Anne Swithinbank, Bob Flowerdew and Bunny Guinness answer the gardening queries. Show more

A young man goes to volunteer with a refugee rescue mission, leaving behind the complications of his own life in the UK. An original short work for radio by Anthony Anaxagorou. Show more

The BBC's Norman Smith looks back at a tumultuous few months covering UK politics, listeners react to the week's revelations about BBC salaries, and Clive Anderson has an Open Mic. Show more

When it is human rights that puts the fire in your belly, you could burn out. So sometimes you just have to sit on the kitchen floor with a jar of Nutella. Fi Glover presents. Show more

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A leading Brexiteer and cabinet minister has said the Government will adopt a pragmatic approach to migration in any transitional period after the UK leaves the EU.

Much more than an impression show, the world of politics, celebrity and media are often viciously sent up. Like a baked Alaska, it's only warm on the outside. Show more

There is another unexpected visitor to Grange Farm, and Lilian tries to calm the situation. Show more

Jane Campion and Alice Englert on the new series of Top of the Lake, Chris Smith's Queer Icon Maurice by EM Forster, Lucy Kirkwood on her new play Mosquitoes, Love Island. Show more

Marianne Jean-Baptiste plays Assata Shakur in debbie tucker green's dramatisation of Shakur's autobiography. Shakur is in jail awaiting trial with her friend Kamau. Show more

Ed Stourton presents political debate from Wedmore in Somerset with a panel including Lord Hennessy, Chris Ormrod, Emily Thornberry MP and Theresa Villiers MP. Show more

Adam Gopnik reflects on why he turned to marijuana during his recent bout of shingles. Show more

Bridget Kendall presents an oral history of the Cold War. Stories from an English village which played host to American nuclear weapons; perestroika; the fall of the Berlin Wall. Show more

Downing Street dismisses the idea that any transitional arrangement would mean the continued free movement of EU citizens. Plus Sean Spicer resigns as White House press secretary. Show more

With his overdraft approved, Frank is keen to refurbish the Music Shop. However, Ilse has something important to tell him. Show more

Presenter Sara Cox and Eimear McBride, author of A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing, talk about books they love with Harriett Gilbert. From South Korea to old Hollywood via France. Show more

Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster as MPs depart for the summer recess. Show more

Cousins with Coeliac Disease reflect on onion rings, donuts and why people have to get crumbs in the butter. Fi Glover presents. Show more

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Naoki Higashida reveals a unique insight into his world as a young adult with severe autism. Read by Matthew Beard. Show more

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