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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Cheryl Meban. Show more

New research suggests a lack of adequate broadband and other services means rural areas are losing young people who are vital to a thriving local economy. Show more

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Martin Hughes-Games presents the siskin. These birds now breed across the UK and cash in on our love of bird-feeding. Show more

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Smacking and shouting are usually discussed in terms of parenting, but sometimes it is children who lash out. Mariella and guests discuss the causes and consequences of aggression. Show more

The Rev Sharon Grenham-Thompson visits sacred sites in Assisi to explore St Francis' commitment to spiritual poverty. Show more

Controversies on Love Island, Sonia Boyce on the BBC4 documentary Whoever Heard of a Black Artist?, preventing stillbirth, and parenting and gender dysphoria. Show more

Teenagers Amy and Ryley are falling for each other. How will Amy tell him she is trans? And when should she tell him? Will he still like her? She's going to have to find out. Show more

A new peri peri chicken shop in Reading faces legal action for copyright infringement of another, very famous, peri peri chicken chain. Show more

Facing the diabolical traps of the Alien ziggurat has deadly consequences for Brian. Stars Ryan Sampson. From 2018. Show more

On this day in 1918, German prisoners were banned from farming alongside the Women's Land Army, and in Devon, Ivan is working closely with Primrose. Show more

The rise in estate agents facing financial difficulties, is there really such a thing as sustainable fashion?, and what one European country is doing to combat physical inactivity. Show more

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TV director and producer Geoff Posner has an imagined chat with the late Victoria Wood, reliving their classic comedy collaborations like Dinnerladies and As Seen on TV. Show more

An arrival ruffles feathers, and Harrison has a confession. Show more

It is 2am. There is an intruder in your dining room. Of course you'll call the police. It is the only sane and reasonable thing to do. But this is the story of a couple who don't. Show more

Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as students from Brunel University take on their professors. From July 2018. Show more

Dan Saladino explores the relationship between tunes and taste, with Andi Oliver on the link between Sam Cooke and roast chicken and chef Stephen Harris on food and the Buzzcocks. Show more

Natalie Haynes is joined by Professor Edith Hall and comedian Katy Brand as she stands up for Phryne, the Greek courtesan famed for her wit and beauty. Show more

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Shappi Khorsandi and Prof Dan Davis and Prof Steve Jones to look at our amazingly complex and clever Immune system. Show more

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If doctors and families agree to withdraw food and water, legal permission no longer required. Long queues in Zimbabwe's first election since Robert Mugabe stepped down.

A return visit to the Oxford Playhouse for regulars Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor, with Jeremy Hardy also on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair. Show more

Alistair goes too far, and Shula has an emergency on her hands.

Arts news, interviews and reviews. Fifty years of Dad's Army, the Jazz renaissance on streaming services, and the Marvellous Mechanical Museum. Show more

Teenagers Amy and Ryley are falling for each other. How will Amy tell him she is trans? And when should she tell him? Will he still like her? She's going to have to find out. Show more

American satirist Joe Queenan goes in search of sovereignty. What is it? How old is it? What colour is it? Show more

Why does South Korea have the lowest fertility rate in the world? Simon Maybin explores why South Koreans aren't making enough babies. Show more

Brett Westwood explores how our idea of the dung beetle has shifted from sacred symbol to filthiest vermin, the butt of the joke... and back to sacred again. Show more

Smacking and shouting are usually discussed in terms of parenting, but sometimes it is children who lash out. Mariella and guests discuss the causes and consequences of aggression. Show more

In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Counting begins in the first elections held without Robert Mugabe as a candidate. Show more

In Baltimore, Willa begins to meet the local community. Anne Tyler’s tale of family and self-discovery read by Barbara Barnes. Show more

Dr Johnson's celebrated biographer attempts to write about another famous Johnson – Boris. With Alistair McGowan. From 2015. Show more

17-year-old Maya is struggling with anorexia. Her A-levels are looming, but she cannot concentrate. Can she make it to the exams and get the grades for a new start at university? Show more

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4 Extra Debut. Charlotte Higgins reflects on the significance of mazes and labyrinths in art and mythology, literature and life. From 2018. Show more

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