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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Eve Poole, Third Church Estates Commissioner for the Church of England.

Farming Today hears from an expert how food price inflation compares to other household expenses such as fuel and travel, and who is affected most by the cost of what we eat. Show more

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David Lindo reflects on the arrival of the swift as a sign that summer is here. He marvels at its ability to navigate its way to Britain across Africa and Europe. Show more

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

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks explores how outsourcing moral responsibility can also leave us feeling vulnerable and alone with leading global thinkers and British sixth form students. Show more

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

Wendy and Colin Parry whose son Tim aged 12 died in the Warrington bombing, swatching or trying different shades of make up, and how much choice is there for women with dark skin? Show more

This week for a change, Richard Fallon MP seems to have avoided any major embarrassments on reality TV - but an incident in a natural food restaurant threatens to cloud his mood. Show more

Journalist John Harris examines the potency of narrative, both in the stories that define us as individuals and in those that shape our understanding of the public domain. Show more

Richard Wilson decides that it's time he became more Scottish and calls on all his Scottish friends to do likewise. From 2018. Show more

How do we look for alien life, and what are we expecting to find? The first part of two episodes in which Rutherford and Fry hunt for ET. Show more

Cracks in the wall and garden - the homeowners paying a high price for the hot, dry summer, and the shops saying that rents need to fall if they are to survive on the high street. Show more

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Mon-Thurs: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. Fri: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.

Step into the world of paparazzo George Bamby as he goes in search of lucrative shots of Fern Britton and David Cameron. Recorded in immersive stereo, best heard on headphones. Show more

There's yet another shock for Elizabeth and Jim has a new mission. Show more

The Marquis de Carabas has lost his coat - but getting it back brings him face to face with an old enemy and sees him forced to accept help from someone rather close to home. Show more

Another three competitors face Paul Gambaccini's questions on every aspect and genre of music. Show more

Series about food. Sheila Dillon investigates the world of food and drink labelling: what has to go on, what does not, how we got here - and where things might be going. Show more

With Poland’s new government accused of trying to exert political control over the country’s media and cultural institutions, artists are fighting back against ultra-nationalism. Show more

Ernie Rea discusses the role religion plays in Mexico from the veneration of the Virgin of Guadalupe to Our Lady of Death. Show more

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No 10 said there were no new ideas in Mr Johnson's criticism of Mrs May's Brexit plan. Talks under way to keep Mark Carney as BoE governor after June. Chris Evans to leave Radio 2

Just how hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition or deviation? Paul Merton, Pam Ayres, Josie Lawrence and Julian Clary find out. Show more

Fallon loses her temper and Helen fears for Henry. Show more

John Simm on his latest role in TV drama, Strangers, and novelist Patrick Ness on his re-telling of Moby Dick. Show more

This week for a change, Richard Fallon MP seems to have avoided any major embarrassments on reality TV - but an incident in a natural food restaurant threatens to cloud his mood. Show more

Actress and broadcaster Jameela Jamil tackles the explosive conversation around sexual assault to determine what consent should look like in a modern, digital world. Show more

Reports from around the world. 'He was using prisoners like oxen for ploughing' - an ex-convict recalls life on a Ugandan prison farm. Show more

Brett Westwood on the Komodo dragon - myth, monster and reality. With contributions from Mark Carwardine, Antonia Quirke and Joe Capon of the Attenborough Komodo Dragon House. Show more

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks explores how outsourcing moral responsibility can also leave us feeling vulnerable and alone with leading global thinkers and British sixth form students. Show more

Downing Street dismisses attack by Boris Johnson on Theresa May's Brexit plans. Show more

Kate Atkinson's novel is set in postwar London, where radio producer Juliet is about to spy a familiar face in the crowd. Abridged by Robin Brooks Read by Fenella Woolgar. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Imagine London's genteel literary scene with swag and a gangsta's lean. Mr Brown solves problems - for 15%. From February 2016. Show more

Kayvan Novak imagines the answerphone messages of the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. Fictitious improvised comedy. From 2017. Show more

Aleks explores moments of reckoning- when everything before is put into the sharp focus of everything after - because of something we did or something that happened to us. Show more

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4 Extra Debut. Jan's diary of her thoughts covering her beloved Honda R, reading Ovid and being a TV personality. Read by Janet Suzman. Show more

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