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Spiritual reflection to start the day with Bob Fyffe, general secretary of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. Show more

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Following criticism from Parliament, Red Tractor Assurance have introduced a new auditing system. Show more

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Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the common pheasant. Show more

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Cultural discussion programme. Andrew Marr discusses the Good Samaritan, UBI and the role of the state with Chris Hughes, Caroline Slocock, Nick Spencer and Ian Goldin. Show more

A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and Christian music, led by Pastor Alex Robertson. Show more

Presented by Jane Garvey. Featuring screenwriter turned novelist Ruth Jones, tips on helping young people with mental health issues, and music from international girl band GRRL. Show more

Richard Fallon MP seems thus far to have avoided any major embarrassments on reality TV - but there is something in the offing that gives cause for alarm. Show more

Writer AL Kennedy goes in search of epiphanies - those powerful revelations, the 'aha' instant in cognitive science, and the eureka moment, among theorists and inventors. Show more

Pam explores holidays - with poems and sketches about swimsuits and holiday one-upmanship. With Felicity Montagu. From 2018. Show more

On this day in 1918, the German's launched Operation Georgette as part of their Spring Offensive, and on the edge of Folkestone, Edie wakes up to an unwelcome intrusion. Show more

Why rural high streets are struggling, how getting into gigs is still not straightforward for people with disabilities, and why wind farms are creating a stir on the Isle of Lewis. Show more

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Rana Mitter tells the story of Empress Wu Zetian, who grew up a humble lady of the court, but became the only woman in 2,000 years to rule China in her own right. Show more

Life proves difficult for Alistair, and Adam continues to be overwhelmed. Show more

Linda Marshall Griffiths imagines the inner world of Ella, who is in a minimally conscious state after a brain injury. Developed through Wellcome Trust Experimental Stories Scheme. Show more

Russell Davies asks the questions in the latest heat of the general knowledge tournament. Four amateur quiz buffs compete for a chance to become Brain of Britain 2018. Show more

Dan Saladino looks behind the headlines of the newly introduced sugar tax.

Natalie Haynes, Edith Hall and Matthew Sweet explore the life of the ancient Greek writer, Lucian. From 2017. Show more

Ernie Rea in conversation with guests about the role of the churches in Northern Ireland since the Good Friday Agreement. Show more

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President Trump says 'major' decisions will be made within hours

David Mitchell gets Richard Osman, Elis James, Sindhu Vee and Alan Davies to lie with some truths. From April 2018. Show more

Freddie is confronted, and Will's behaviour causes concern. Show more

Arts news, interviews and reviews. Writers Ben Okri and Joanne Harris discuss writing to be read aloud. Ken Simons talks about curating his own exhibition for Tate Liverpool. Show more

Richard Fallon MP seems thus far to have avoided any major embarrassments on reality TV - but there is something in the offing that gives cause for alarm. Show more

20 years on from the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, Ruth Sanderson asks if a growing number of people in Northern Ireland are identifying as neither Unionist nor Nationalist. Show more

Thousands of refugees from across the world have come to live in Athens. But how - in the midst of its own economic problems - is the city finding homes for them? Show more

Lots of people wear wigs - but they keep them secret. Brian Kernohan explores the hidden world of wigs and asks whether it could be a solution to his own not-so-secret hair loss. Show more

Cultural discussion programme. Andrew Marr discusses the Good Samaritan, UBI and the role of the state with Chris Hughes, Caroline Slocock, Nick Spencer and Ian Goldin. Show more

The US has warned that it will respond to the suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria, regardless of whether the UN Security Council acts or not. Show more

Nelson has begun working at the garage leaving his pregnant new wife at his parents' house. He has already begun to feel stifled by married life. Like father, like son. Show more

Pianist and composer Stephen Hough, actor Stephanie Street and Stan Todd, Royal National Lifeboat Institution helmsman, join Libby Purves for live, nocturnal conversation. Show more

By creating a web of meaning, rituals help control the uncontrollable and explain the inexplicable. Aleks Krotoski explores whether we use rituals enough in the digital world? Show more

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4 Extra Debut. With regret, author Alberto Manguel has to pack up his library of 35,000 volumes to move to New York. Read by Oliver Cotton. Show more

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