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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shaunaka Rishi Das, director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. Show more

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. With a 'no deal' Brexit, could farmers do as transport secretary Chris Grayling said and just 'grow more'? Show more

Birdwatching's irreverent commentator YOLOBirder on his love of the hipster-goatee beard and slick back quiff of the brightly-coloured waxwing. Show more

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

The loss of Vauxhall car workers' jobs and the uncertainty over the US-Iran nuclear deal are debated by MPs. Sean Curran follows the exchanges in the Commons. Show more

Professor Tim Birkhead talks to Jim Al-Khalili about studying promiscuity in birds, his love of Skomer Island and its guillemots and the virtuoso singing of the bullfinch. Show more

Trevor Nelson explores what it is like having half-siblings. 'Pip' tells him about her half-sibling, who has had a profound and life-changing impact on her life. Show more

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

Hillary Clinton gives her verdict on why she lost the USA presidential election. Plus Dany Cotton, the first female commissioner of the London Fire Brigade, on her role. Show more

Sarah Millican's candid and witty memoir. The comedian does not like kids, has never wanted to have them and is always amazed by people's reactions when she tells them so. Show more

Brett Westwood explores how the venerable, slow moving and long-lived turtle has become a symbol of good fortune and stability while being hunted for tortoiseshell and turtle soup. Show more

Documentary. Libby Purves follows the story of the Bridge, London's ambitious new-built theatre in the shadow of Tower Bridge, founded by Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr. Show more

Property rights for the world's poor could unlock trillions in 'dead capital'. According to one economist, the value of extralegal property globally exceeds 10 trillion dollars. Show more

Winifred Robinson presents a phone-in on house prices, asking listeners what has happened to prices where they live. Show more

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News with Martha Kearney including analysis of the increase in hate crime plus coverage of the inflation rise and debate on whether teens need more time with their parents. Show more

How to have a better brain by managing stress. Sian Williams meets the neuroscientists with the latest research on why keeping your cool will boost your brain power. Show more

Shula's day goes from bad to worse, and Ruth makes plans for the future. Show more

Boxer turned businessman Joe, finds himself in the biggest fight of his life - to stay alive. Thriller starring Robert Glenister. Show more

Jay Rayner and the panel visit Pangbourne College in Berkshire. Dr Annie Gray, Andi Oliver, Tim Anderson and Sophie Wright answer the questions. Show more

Where do the contents of our bins end up? Tom Heap lifts the lid on the recycling industry to find out what happens to our waste beyond the kerbside collection. Show more

Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright discuss with geneticist Steve Jones how language is used to talk about genetics, and how genetics, in turn, influences language. Show more

Owen Jones and Georgia LA join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books, including The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst and The Power by Naomi Alderman. Show more

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Inflation has risen to 3% - its highest level for more than five years. Average wage increases are falling further behind price rises. But pensioners will be protected.

Tim visits Greenwich and chats to a museum curator about airport security, and there is a song about cake and milk. From 2017. Show more

Tony is put in an awkward position, and Emma is suspicious. Show more

St Vincent discusses her new album Masseduction; poet Daljit Nagra on poetry in TV and radio adverts; novelist Andrew Michael Hurley; and Gunter Grass's The Tin Drum on stage. Show more

Bryant is in a vicious street battle, and government troops are captured by Bolshevik sailors. Stars Richard Laing. Show more

Kevin Nunes was murdered in 2002, but no-one is in prison, after alleged police misconduct at the heart of the case. After 15 years, will anyone be held to account? Show more

Joy Addo, Tom Skelton and Mani Djazmi join Peter White for Young Blindness for Beginners. They offer tips and advice on losing sight from a younger perspective. Show more

Dr Mark Porter on Dr Google, NHS plans for GPs to ask patients about their sexual orientation, hypermobility - missed and mismanaged, and surgery for people with COPD. Show more

Professor Tim Birkhead talks to Jim Al-Khalili about studying promiscuity in birds, his love of Skomer Island and its guillemots and the virtuoso singing of the bullfinch. Show more

Islamic State loses control of the Syrian city of Raqqa. Plus a report on a curious economic marriage between China and Greece and House of Lords term limits. Show more

In 1962, prison guard Thomas Scott investigates the story of condemned man William Telfer - and begins to believe he is innocent. Read by Jimmy Chisholm. Show more

Fred MacAulay presents stand-up comedians Sindhu Vee, Susie McCabe, John Hastings and Gary Delaney recorded at the Stand Comedy Club in Edinburgh. Show more

Boris Johnson says EU negotiators need to 'get serious' to speed up the slow-moving talks on Brexit. Sean Curran reports on MPs reaction to the foreign secretary's words. Show more

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Sarah Millican's candid and witty memoir. The comedian does not like kids, has never wanted to have them and is always amazed by people's reactions when she tells them so. Show more

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