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A reading and a reflection to start the day, with the Reverend Mary Stallard, director of the St Giles Religious Education Centre, Wrexham.

Farming Today continues its week-long look at the pig-farming sector, with the second of its programmes based on a Yorkshire pig farm. Show more

Helen Moncrieff, Shetland Manager for RSPB Scotland, reveals why she gets so excited when northern wheatears return to Shetland for the breeding season. Show more

Susan Hulme reports from Westminster, where MPs demand action to stop the violence in Syria. Show more

From sewage treatment to Crossrail, engineer Ailie MacAdam talks to Jim Al-Khalili about working on some of the biggest construction projects in Europe. Show more

Interview series. Jay Brave speaks to poet Lawrence Hoo about his upbringing in Bristol, how it has informed his ideas about identity and why he is now done with race. Show more

A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music led by Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe. Show more

Detainees on strike at Yarl's Wood, a century of women in the navy, the long-term impact of postnatal depression, and female comedians on the right to air dirty linen in public. Show more

Doris Lessing's 1985 satire about a band of incompetent British radicals, starring Olivia Vinall and Pippa Bennett-Warner. Comrade Jocelin tests out her bomb-making abilities. Show more

How much do we know about where our food comes from - and how much influence do we have? Charlotte Smith concludes her investigation into the complex world of global food chains. Show more

As Athens struggles through what has been called a 'forever crisis', critic Alastair Sooke reports on the arts boom in Greece. Show more

Why don't we have more than two sexes? Rutherford & Fry investigate unusual sexual unions across the natural world. Show more

Consumer phone-in. Tell us what it's like to work in the charity sector? Show more

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Anne McElvoy traces the battle for British socialism's soul amid the crises of the 1930s - between trade union leader Ernest Bevin and revolutionary barrister Sir Stafford Cripps. Show more

Tony offers the benefit of his experience, and Pip has a change of heart. Show more

Toby Jones stars as movie mogul Louis B Mayer determined to stop Upton Sinclair becoming the next Governor of California and taxing the movie studios. Comedy by Stephen Sheridan. Show more

Josie Long presents a rainbow of stories about colour, exploring how it affects the way we experience the world. From 2018. Show more

The Great Barrier Reef seems doomed to be the first great victim of global warming. Marine biologist Ellen Husain meets the people fighting to save it from destruction. Show more

Legal magazine programme. Joshua Rozenberg speaks to the director of public prosecutions, Alison Saunders, about recent evidence disclosure failings. Show more

Scientist Mark Miodownik and food writer Diana Henry tell Harriett Gilbert about the books they love. Flann O'Brien, Elizabeth Taylor and chef Gabrielle Hamilton are the authors. Show more

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Research by BBC News has revealed widespread failures by police and prosecutors in the disclosure of evidence.

Sara Pascoe uses theories of evolutionary psychology to make sense of our modern day emotions – such as jealousy. From 2018. Show more

Alice feels guilty, and Neil needs a solution.

A Fantastic Woman reviewed, revealing paintings under paintings, a tribute to Bond director Lewis Gilbert, and how to play a drunk on stage. Show more

Doris Lessing's 1985 satire about a band of incompetent British radicals, starring Olivia Vinall and Pippa Bennett-Warner. Comrade Jocelin tests out her bomb-making abilities. Show more

Almost all criminal cases start in magistrates' courts, but are those who appear before the bench getting fair treatment? Allan Urry investigates. Show more

Peter White discusses sex education with Cathy Wright from New College, Worcester, and Lucy Emmerson of Sex Education Forum. Plus, a day in the life with MP Marsha de Cordova. Show more

Dr Margaret McCartney reports from Glasgow on the high-tech revolution in glucose monitoring and diabetes care. Show more

From sewage treatment to Crossrail, engineer Ailie MacAdam talks to Jim Al-Khalili about working on some of the biggest construction projects in Europe. Show more

The government has insisted its policy on the Irish border after Brexit has not changed, after a leaked letter from Boris Johnson failed to rule out a hard border. Show more

Stephen rejects the idea of priesthood on instinct, wanting to embrace a wilder, more vivid kind of life. Read by Andrew Scott. Show more

Comic poet Tim Key looks at the concept of cuisine, and indulges in a tasting menu at the top of the Shard in London. From 2018. Show more

Susan Hulme reports from Westminster, where a former head of the World Trade Organisation says he cannot see how to avoid customs posts between Northern Ireland and the Republic. Show more

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Francisco Cantú, a former border patrol agent, recounts how the US-Mexican border was created. Read by Joseph Balderrama. Show more

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Commentary on the second ODI between New Zealand and England, from Bay Oval in Tauranga, with Simon Mann, Charles Dagnall, Graeme Swann, Jeremy Coney and James Taylor. Show more