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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Rania Hafez, senior lecturer at the University of Greenwich and Fellow of the Muslim Institute. Show more

Charlotte Smith hears about the impact of the demise of Countrywide Farmers stores on those who rely on their goods for everyday rural needs. Plus a look at the UK egg industry. Show more

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Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the razorbill. Show more

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

Cultural discussion programme. Jordan Peterson, Louise O'Neill, Hashi Mohamed and Lawrence Wright teach Tom Sutcliffe lessons for life. Show more

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

The latest ONS crime survey reveals that young women were the age group most likely to experience domestic abuse. Woman's Hour talks to three young women. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Dark, thrilling, full of passion. A dramatic re-telling of Emily Bronte's haunting novel. Starring Ben Batt and Chloe Pirrie. Show more

Can a feminist politician with purple hair and piercings break through in Worcester? The city council is dominated by men - can Leisa Taylor make her mark in the May elections? Show more

Andy returns to his uncle's seaside home – which seems to have been taken over by Brad Pitt. Stars Alison Steadman. From 2018. Show more

Neuropsychologist Dr Paul Broks embarks on a hunt in search of the self. In the first episode, he considers a patient who thought he was dead. But what makes us think we are alive? Show more

Why people making their mortgage payments can't get a new deal, we test the Scottish shopping sector and what past mergers could show us about a Sainsbury/Asda supermarket deal. Show more

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'I felt there was a fire. Then, there was a blast.' An emotional and forensic account of Benazir's last hours. Show more

Brian tries to do the right thing, and Alan offers some advice. Show more

A modern western by Emmet Kirwan. After her son is murdered by a local gang, Helen is forced to take the law into her own hands. Show more

The 2018 tournament of the perennial general knowledge quiz reaches its 12th and last heat, with Russell Davies in the questionmaster's chair. Show more

Dan Saladino on how Japanese distillers managed to make some of the world's best whisky. Dan charts a 100-year-old story from Japan's first distillery to its newest distillers. Show more

Britain's most decorated female Olympian, rower Katherine Grainger, shares the pieces of writing that mean most to her with the audience at the BBC Radio Theatre. Show more

Ernie Rea in conversation with guests about the religion in Jane Eyre. Show more

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The Israeli security forces are reported have shot dead more than 50 Palestinians in Gaza as they protested against the opening of a new American embassy in Jerusalem

Nicholas Parsons returns for the 81st series of the award-winning panel show. He is joined by Paul Merton, Shelia Hancock, Fern Britton and Graham Norton. Show more

Susan has concerns, and Freddie is put on the spot.

Backstage at Liam Scarlett's production of Swan Lake, the short life of Emily Bronte and the impact of her only novel plus Kaffe Fassett on his latest exhbition. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Dark, thrilling, full of passion. A dramatic re-telling of Emily Bronte's haunting novel. Starring Ben Batt and Chloe Pirrie. Show more

As Ireland goes to the polls to vote on abortion, William Crawley explores the decline of the Catholic church's authority in society and its relationship with the state. Show more

China's President Xi Jinping wants his country to win the World Cup. Celia Hatton visits a small rural school which could help the Chinese achieve their World Cup dream. Show more

Pioneering plant scientists claim plants can communicate, learn and remember, and that they even have 'regional dialects'. So, asks botanist James Wong, is it wrong to eat them? Show more

Cultural discussion programme. Jordan Peterson, Louise O'Neill, Hashi Mohamed and Lawrence Wright teach Tom Sutcliffe lessons for life. Show more

New American embassy opens in Jerusalem. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Greer is a shy freshman. A new friend persuades her to go to a party, and her life is changed for ever. Read by Tanya Moodie. Show more

Michael Rosen and Laura Wright talk to Sally Bayley, author of Girl With Dove, about how words both mystified and rescued her during a highly unusual childhood. Show more

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4 Extra Debut. Keith Houston visits the Nile Delta where papyrus was created when humans first put ink to paper. Read by Deborah Findlay. Show more

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