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A reading and a reflection to start the day with the Archdeacon of Bangor, Mary Stallard

Will a room of Welsh livestock farmers give vegan sausage rolls a try? And we hear from farmers in the UK and Ireland after the latest political wranglings over Brexit. Show more

Chris Packham presents our smallest duck the teal. Show more

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and work of the author of Waiting for Godot, who lived in Paris and wrote in French as he found that more difficult than writing in English Show more

How Ruth Bader Ginsburg became a pop icon, the burden of keeping the family secret, the appeal of comfy shoes, and Wera Hobhouse: how her Voyeurism Bill is close to being law. Show more

Caitlin Moran narrates a new dramatisation of her bestselling comic memoir. Episode 4. Caitlin is 18 and in love. Show more

The elderly pensioners in Japan committing petty crimes so that they can be sent to prison. 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

By Esi Edugyan. Philip has disturbing news for Titch and Erasmus Wilde. Philip’s depressive nature overcomes him - with disastrous consequences for Wash. Show more

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Professor Frank Mort tells the story of how the legal taboo against male homosexuality was gradually broken down. Lisa Power recalls the push for full gay equality that followed. Show more

Rex is not impressed and Philip has a confession to make Show more

Monologue by David Pownall exploring the mind and motives of the young Czech student, Jan Palach, who set fire to himself in the centre of Prague 50 years ago. Show more

After WWI the nation's timber stocks were at their lowest level so the Forestry Commission was set up to create forests like Thetford. Ian Marchant explores how it's used now. Show more

Zoë Wanamaker makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of TREE AID. Show more

Oyinkan Braithwaite discusses her Lagos-set debut novel, My Sister the Serial Killer, and writer Benjamin Balint explains the complicated legal tussle over Kafka's legacy. Show more

Presented by Antonia Quirke. Director Josie Rourke discusses her drama Mary Queen of Scots, which depicts a historical event that never took place. Show more

Clean Air Strategy, Fast Radio Bursts and Kuba Kingdom Show more

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Theresa May has been meeting opposition leaders and MPs, as she tries to navigate a path out of the deadlock over Brexit.

Mark Steel visits Hastings in East Sussex and performs for the locals. Show more

Shula offers support and Alice self promotes Show more

John Kampfner founder of the Creative Industries Federation, explains why he believes Brexit will be damaging to the British arts industry. Plus Diane Setterfield on her new novel Show more

Caitlin Moran narrates a new dramatisation of her bestselling comic memoir. Episode 4. Caitlin is 18 and in love. Show more

The Brexit process is stretching the UK's political system to its limit. Is that system now broken? Show more

Bletchley Park, the enigma machine and GCHQ mean Britain was a leader of what would become cyber security, we've since slipped. Belfast shows what the industry can do to catch up. Show more

Clean Air Strategy, Fast Radio Bursts and Kuba Kingdom Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and work of the author of Waiting for Godot, who lived in Paris and wrote in French as he found that more difficult than writing in English Show more

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By Esi Edugyan. Philip has disturbing news for Titch and Erasmus Wilde. Philip’s depressive nature overcomes him - with disastrous consequences for Wash. Show more

No holds barred sketches from trio Daphne as they leave for New York but are waylaid by mathematical ineptitude. From 2016. Show more

Susan Hulme reports on proceedings at Westminster where ministers respond to Hitachi's decision to suspend work on a multi-billion-pound UK nuclear project because of rising costs. Show more

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Sally Bayley recalls how a strange home life made her bond with characters from books. Agatha Christie helps, with Miss Marple of course. Especially before a visit to the doctor. Show more

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