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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg, senior rabbi of Masorti Judaism. Show more

In the wake of investigations at poultry supplier 2 Sisters and meat supplier Russell Hume, there are calls for the government to boost funding for food safety inspections. Show more

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The curious roding flight of the woodcock never fails to thrill environmentalist Tony Juniper. Show more

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Kirsty Wark discusses migration and expanding borders with novelist Mohsin Hamid, lawyer Carol Bohmer, theatre director Robert Hastie and former Portuguese minister Bruno Macaes. Show more

A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music, led by the Rev Clair Jaquiss. Show more

Female perspectives. Harriet Harman on changing the rape law and Reggae singer Hollie Cook performs live and talks about her latest album. Plus unusual places to meet The One. Show more

Angry and blaming the government's policy, her brother tweets an image of Sarah in hospital. Starring Jocelyn Brassington. Show more

Series documenting the untold dramas of 21st-century Britain. Show more

Mr and Mrs Wrigglesworth are thinking about getting a pet, while Tom’s planning a weekend getaway. With Kate Anthony. From 2015. Show more

Eye-witness accounts of key events in history. How the American military's Psychological Operations (PSYOP) teams waged war in Vietnam in the 1960s. Show more

News and discussion of consumer affairs. The bosses who will give you time off when you get a new pet and the shoppers killing off small retailers by insisting on free returns. Show more

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4 Extra Debut. Author Will Self embarks on a 1,000-mile tour of the UK by bus and coach exploring British identity: a time of flux. From 2018. Show more

Emma demands answers, and David proves a sympathetic ear. Show more

Comedy drama series about the exploits, musical and otherwise, of a string quartet. Second violin Fergus is taken ill with a suspected heart attack. By Sarah Wooley. Show more

Tom Sutcliffe is in the chair as the North of England play Scotland for the last time this season, in the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections. Show more

Yasmin Khan knows saffron. Her favourite spice inspired a trip across her mother's native Iran to document a food culture. But she's never considered its British story, until now. Show more

Documentary. L Cornelissen & Son has been supplying artists with supplies since the 19th century. Cathy FitzGerald discovers the stories hiding among the paints and pigments. Show more

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Rory Bremner, Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore and Prof Matthew Cobb to discover the science behind why teenagers are so teenagery. Show more

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Brussels wants the UK to continue following EU rules for 21 months

John Lloyd and Sally Phillips welcome stand-up Sindhu Vee, geneticist, Sir Paul Nurse and editor Rowan Pelling. From 2018. Show more

Adam faces a crisis, and Nic comes to the rescue. Show more

Nicholas Hytner on his production of Julius Caesar at London's Bridge Theatre, the Grammys unpacked, author Joe Dunthorne and a discussion of Neave Brown and social housing design. Show more

Angry and blaming the government's policy, her brother tweets an image of Sarah in hospital. Starring Jocelyn Brassington. Show more

Michael Robinson takes a critical look at Britain's policy of 'quantitative easing' and finds out how £435 billion has been created from nowhere - and where all the money has gone. Show more

Women are sexist too: even avowed feminists are found to be unconsciously biased against women. Where do these discriminatory attitudes come from and what can we do about them? Show more

How a discovery in boiled urine led to the trade union movement and chemical weapons. Chemist Professor Andrea Sella tells the story of the element phosphorus. Show more

Kirsty Wark discusses migration and expanding borders with novelist Mohsin Hamid, lawyer Carol Bohmer, theatre director Robert Hastie and former Portuguese minister Bruno Macaes. Show more

In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. CIA director Mike Pompeo says Russia will try to interfere in the US mid-term elections. Show more

The panic-struck Cem, fleeing from the possibility that he has accidentally killed Mahmut, takes the wages he was owed and heads home to Gebze to be welcomed by his mother. Show more

Series that explores language and communication. Vocal coaches Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher, authors of This Is a Voice, give Michael Rosen a thorough workout. Show more

Sean Curran reports from Westminster as MPs press the Government to reveal more about its Brexit policy. Show more

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Francoise Frenkel's real-life account of flight from Berlin on the 'night of broken glass'. She was once a successful bookseller, of French editions, but that life would end. Show more

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