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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Chelmsford.

More calls to protect food standards in post Brexit trade, the last few weeks of the wildfowling season and what are the rules around building on greenfield sites? Show more

The latest weather forecast for farmers.

Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Eider. Show more

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

Paul Dolan, Linda Geddes, Laura Freeman and Edward Bullmore are fighting the winter blues with Andrew Marr. Show more

Annie Mac and the top five artists tipped to win the BBC Sound of 2019; choosing to live with one breast after a mastectomy; and transitioning and the impact on a family. Show more

4 Extra Debut. 1962: Maya and her son move to Ghana when Guy is involved in a serious road accident. Starring Pippa Bennett Warner. Show more

Steph was adopted and has never met her birth family. Now for the first time she has decided to try and find them. Show more

Widowed Leo can only offer Clementine his friendship, but she hopes for more. Stars Mark Bonnar and Jemma Redgrave. From 2019. Show more

At last, Adrian is asked to write a book, Pandora calls a summit meeting for the Moles and the Braithwaites, and Rosie has some news. Show more

Ten years after Woolworths closed, what's happened to the vacant sites? Also why Irish whiskey is the big seller in the US at the moment - and what to do with waste food packaging. Show more

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Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague.

Phil Tinline asks historian David Carpenter to explain how Magna Carta challenged King John's tyranny in 1215 and asks Saudi human rights activist Ghanem Almasarir for his response Show more

Brian has a brainwave and Kenton avoids the issue Show more

Stone, a detective series created by Danny Brocklehurst starring Hugo Speer. Series Eight, Retribution: The unravelling of a murder. Episode One written by Martin Jameson. Show more

Tom Sutcliffe chairs the cryptic quiz of obscure knowledge and cunning connections. Show more

Sheila Dillon looks at the boom in premium dog food and asks whether it is a positive sign of more diet-conscious owners, or if we are over-humanising our pets’ eating experiences? Show more

Andrew McGibbon talks to actress Julie Newmar, who danced in the film Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, had a romance with writer Louis L'Amour and was Catwoman on TV in 1966. Show more

Brian Cox and Robin Ince return for a new series. This week they ask, 'Are microbes the secret rulers of the world?' with guests Jon Copley, Monica Grady and comedian Ed Byrne Show more

PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.

Labour accuses government of playing for time to secure "botched" departure from EU. NHS England unveils 10-year investment plan for the health service.

David Mitchell gets Sandi Toksvig, Jon Richardson, Lucy Porter and Graeme Garden to lie with some truths. From 2019. Show more

Kirsty offers some advice and tensions flare at Jennifer's party

Charlie Brooker on his ground-breaking new interactive film, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, where you can choose multiple storylines. Show more

4 Extra Debut. 1962: Maya and her son move to Ghana when Guy is involved in a serious road accident. Starring Pippa Bennett Warner. Show more

Fifty years on from votes at 18, campaigners say the voting age should be lowered again to 16. Professor James Tilley explores whether it makes as much sense to raise it to 21. Show more

How one boy’s dream was cut short by the beautiful game’s ugly prejudice in Brazil. Show more

An exploration of postpartum psychosis through the stories of three women whose lives were profoundly impacted following childbirth. Show more

Paul Dolan, Linda Geddes, Laura Freeman and Edward Bullmore are fighting the winter blues with Andrew Marr. Show more

In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.

At last, Adrian is asked to write a book, Pandora calls a summit meeting for the Moles and the Braithwaites, and Rosie has some news. Show more

Sarah Dunant examines sleep throughout history discovering how, from medieval wet dreams to overworked Victorians, this most human of acts has proved a perpetual source of worry. Show more

Susan Hulme with all the news from Westminster where on the first day back after the Christmas break Theresa May finds herself again under attack over her Brexit plans. Show more

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When Malala Yousafzai spoke out publicly in favour of education for girls in Pakistan, she became a target for the Taliban. With a prologue recorded by Malala. Show more

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