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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.

If British shoppers are spending £204 billion a year on food - why are farmers only seeing 4.5% of that? And the latest on the badger cull. Show more

Kate Humble presents the snipe. Show more

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

Our morality used to be tied to our care for others. Rabbi Jonathan Sacks asks leading global thinkers and British sixth form students if the selfie has made us selfish. Show more

A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music led by Canon Steve Williams. Show more

Gina Miller on why we all need to stand up for what we believe in. Why does female rage make so many people feel uncomfortable? And managing jobs, school and childcare. Show more

Tony, (Tim McInnerny) eager to establish his Englishness, is gratified to learn from a genealogist from Burton-on-the-Water that he is, in fact, descended from Merlin. Show more

Dogs have changed us and we have changed them. Brett Westwood visits Battersea to meet the animals whose history is most inextricably linked with our own. Show more

Documentary. Artist and sceptic Adham Faramawy asks if virtual reality's fantastical spaces can offer new ways to make and experience art. Show more

Are intelligent aliens out there? And if so, where are they hiding? Rutherford & Fry investigate. Show more

Consumer phone-in. How have changes to the childcare system affected you? Get in touch if you run a nursery, or if you are a parent affected. 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 Bosnian bomb disposal officer Sead Vrana as he detects and disposes of a deadly anti-tank warhead. Recorded in immersive stereo, best heard on headphones. Show more

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

By Joseph Wilde. Unsettling drama set in the near future. When a couple discover that they cannot have a healthy baby naturally, Zenith Genomics seems to offer the solution. Show more

The story of two rough sleepers and how they came to make their home on a street in east London. Show more

Sir Tom Jones answers audience questions about his musical roots 2010 album, 'Praise & Blame'. With John Wilson. From 2017. Show more

Documentary. Louise K Wilson meets fellow artists who, like her, make work inspired by the Cold War. The artists explore the creative mark left by the threat of nuclear war. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Historian Greg Jenner nominates the Hollywood star Gene Kelly. Ruth Leon is expert witness. With Matthew Parris. From 2018. Show more

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Labour's ruling body has agreed a new policy on anti-semitism in an attempt to settle the row that has split the party for months.

Evan and Fiona are in therapy, Cathy wants Barney to go and David’s distracting a therapist. With Sanjeev Bhaskar. From 2016. Show more

Jazzer digs for dirt and Clarrie is concerned. Show more

A film adaptation of Chekov's The Seagull reviewed, Refashioning Shakespeare, Alison Balsom on what inspires her and artist Leo Fitzmaurice on an exhibition that makes you look. Show more

Tony, (Tim McInnerny) eager to establish his Englishness, is gratified to learn from a genealogist from Burton-on-the-Water that he is, in fact, descended from Merlin. Show more

By 1918 the war had killed millions, yet the influenza pandemic that began sweeping the globe that year would go on to snuff out some 100 million lives. Was war its greatest ally? Show more

The RNIB announces that it is closing a school after accusations it failed to safeguard pupils and answers critics of the way it handled its financial crisis. Show more

Following the lives and stories of those who live along the rail network that fans out from Cardiff up into the South Wales Valleys. Show more

Our morality used to be tied to our care for others. Rabbi Jonathan Sacks asks leading global thinkers and British sixth form students if the selfie has made us selfish. Show more

Party's ruling body adopts in full an internationally agreed definition of the term. Show more

In 1940, Juliet finds herself recruited by the security services to play her part in the war effort. Abridged by Robin Brooks. Read by Fenella Woolgar. Show more

Current affairs parody where a very special anniversary comes under the idiot microscope. With Carrie Quinlan. From 2018. Show more

All the news from today's sitting at Westminster. The Brexit Secretary gives the Commons an update on recent events, as MPs and peers return to Westminster from their summer break. Show more

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Jan's diary of her thoughts covers much ground - life by the sea, catchphrases and Ibsen the cat. Read by Janet Suzman. Show more

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