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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Guvna B, award-winning rapper and grime artist. Show more

Should sea anglers in the UK be allowed to fish for bluefin tuna on a catch and release basis, even though they are endangered? We hear from anglers and conservationists. Show more

Helen Moncrieff, Shetland Manager for RSPB Scotland, reveals why she gets so excited when northern wheatears return to Shetland for the breeding season. Show more

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Opera singer Elizabeth Llewellyn meets film director and screenwriter Amma Asante. Show more

4 Extra Debut. How do ancestry DNA tests work? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate. From November 2018. Show more

Helen Pankhurst, the great-granddaughter of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, on the campaign to get more women MPs. Plus celebrating playwright Caryl Churchill's 80th year. Show more

Day 3 sees Jeremy jogging with 'Incredible Woman' Jessica Kennedy and trying to interview her at the same time. He also gets a call from one of Jessica's harshest critics. Show more

Sisters Eve and Olivia are young carers who help to look after their mum. Fi Glover presents. Show more

The political drama and long-term repercussions of the crucial 1971 Commons vote to back Edward Heath's plan to join what was then the European Economic Community. Show more

A musical drama about a young musician’s quest to find the truth about her family. Starring much-loved actor Bill Paterson and award-winning folk musician Karine Polwart. Show more

London 2011: riots in the capital and the immigration issue rears its ugly head. Satire on Brexit Britain read by Jeff Rawle. Show more

The charity helping women struggling after the switch over to universal credit. The M&S knicker display branded sexist. Plus concerns over unregulated high-street botox. Show more

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Rory Sutherland explodes received wisdom. Today he investigates the gentle art of self-deception – how we have evolved to deceive ourselves… in order to better fool others. Show more

Brian's birthday proves eventful and there's disaster for Will Show more

Arshy has a fight on her hands to resist the change that is happening all around her. Part of a series of stories by Syrian writer Hozan Akko, set in contemporary Damascus. Show more

Most financial products are geared towards a 'one job for life' model but the way we work is changing. How is the financial services industry responding? Show more

Claudia Hammond finds out why MDMA could help treat people with alcohol dependence. Plus why city traders who can detect their own heartbeat may do better in the money markets. Show more

How are our homes changing? In a special series Laurie Taylor and sociologists visit listeners' homes to explore private life. This edition is on the single person household. Show more

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Gruff and Alice need a good night's sleep, so Bob is babysitting. With Steve Speirs and Elis James. From November 2018. Show more

Joe spots an opportunity for revenge and tempers flare at Lynda's rehearsal Show more

After the first auction sale of an AI painting at Christie's, are robots going to take over the arts? Show more

Day 3 sees Jeremy jogging with 'Incredible Woman' Jessica Kennedy and trying to interview her at the same time. He also gets a call from one of Jessica's harshest critics. Show more

Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Michael Portillo, Matthew Taylor, Melanie Philips and Giles Fraser. Show more

4 Extra Debut. How do ancestry DNA tests work? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate. From November 2018. Show more

The science of climate change is clear but could the arts raise the questions and emotions we now need? Tom Heap discovers art's role in our cultural response to a changing planet. Show more

Opera singer Elizabeth Llewellyn meets film director and screenwriter Amma Asante. Show more

Matthew Hedges jailed for life in the United Arab Emirates. Show more

London 2011: riots in the capital and the immigration issue rears its ugly head. Satire on Brexit Britain read by Jeff Rawle. Show more

Bittersweet comedy drama about a community mental health nurse. Starring Paul Whitehouse. Show more

An alien recounts a disastrous trip to Earth. Lenny Henry’s comic monologue with twists-in-the-tale. From 2016. Show more

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Michelle Obama reads from her eagerly awaited memoir. This time: a trip to Honolulu, and then marriage. Show more

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