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A reading and a reflection to start the day, with George Craig, a retired senior civil servant and a Methodist local preacher in Cardiff.

A new test for Bovine TB is being developed which could replace the existing skin test. Charlotte Smith hears from Alastair Hayton from the company which has developed the test. Show more

Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the house sparrow. Show more

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

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 'City of the Persians' that flourished for almost 200 years from the reign of Darius I until its destruction by Alexander III of Macedon. Show more

A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music, led by Fr Andrew Martlew. Show more

Programme that offers a female perspective on the world. Janie Dee on her new play Monogamy, the sex trade, the gender disparity in sports, and creating suffrage centenary banners. Show more

Gudrun is determined to stop a political marriage that will see Alexandra married to a brute. Starring Kate Phillips. Show more

Justice can be elusive for the young domestic servants abused and mistreated in Pakistan. Kate Adie introduces stories from correspondents around the world. Show more

The biggest art project in the world today is James Turrell's Roden Crater. Leonardo DiCaprio has been booked to open it. Lindsey Chapman seeks out art an antidote to speediness. Show more

Series following families affected by the Grenfell fire. In this programme, how counselling is helping some of the families come to terms with the fire and its aftermath. Show more

Consumer affairs programme. Identity fraud in the UK is at record levels, a visit to a shopping mall in Sweden that only sells recycled goods, and House of Fraser store closures. Show more

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Nick Robinson talks to shadow education secretary Angela Rayner about class politics, how her upbringing forged her character and asks if it constrains her leadership ambitions. Show more

Shula puts her foot in it, and Adam predicts disaster. Show more

Sian Phillips stars in Hilda, an examination of modern-day slavery by French-Senegalese writer Marie Ndiaye, dramatised by Sarah Woods. Show more

Clare Balding walks to the extraordinary Dashwood Mausoleum near High Wycombe with Julia and Lee Clements and their profoundly disabled daughter, Cerys. Show more

Joanna Lumley makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the HALO Trust. Show more

Margaret Atwood discusses her dystopian masterpiece The Handmaid's Tale with James Naughtie and a group of readers. This edition celebrates Bookclub's 20th anniversary. Show more

Francine Stock visits the archive of Richard Attenborough in the University of Sussex, which contains over 700 boxes of letters, photos and reviews, as it opens to the public. Show more

Adam Rutherford with dinosaurs up for auction, and the legal and illegal market in rare and spectacular fossils. Show more

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The government has published its "backstop" plan for trade with the EU after Brexit - following crunch meetings between Theresa May and the Brexit Secretary, David Davis.

Frank Skinner and guests Katy Brand, Pierre Novellie and Professor Kate Williams ponder history’s funniest moments. From 2016. Show more

Lily finds herself trapped, and Peggy is forced to back down. Show more

Rupert Everett disusses playing Oscar Wilde in The Happy Prince; novelist Abir Mukherjee on his latest, Smoke and Ashes; Sex and the City, 20 years on; and the late Mary Wilson. Show more

Gudrun is determined to stop a political marriage that will see Alexandra married to a brute. Starring Kate Phillips. Show more

Should it be easier to end a marriage? Some campaigners hope a current case will prompt a change in the law in England and Wales, but others fear 'divorce on demand'. Show more

Evan Davis hosts the business conversation show.

Adam Rutherford with dinosaurs up for auction, and the legal and illegal market in rare and spectacular fossils. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 'City of the Persians' that flourished for almost 200 years from the reign of Darius I until its destruction by Alexander III of Macedon. Show more

In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Show more

By Louise Erdrich. With pregnant women being rounded up, Phil helps Cedar to go into hiding. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Westminster’s alive with summer gossip, but young journalist Sam Peakes needs a story - fast. Stars Ophelia Lovibond. From 2018. Show more

Susan Hulme reports from Westminster where there were renewed calls to change Northern Ireland's abortion laws. Plus complaints about a Brexit campaigner who won't speak to MPs.

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Romani people have spread out across the world in a great diaspora, so now many nationalities have a shared heritage. Damian continues his journey and has an unexpected encounter. Show more

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