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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Pádraig Ó Tuama. Show more

Could pine martens save the UK millions in woodland management costs? And why animal health and welfare is key to promoting 'Brand Britain' overseas. Show more

The robin is the experimental jazz artist of the bird world. David Rothenberg suggests it sounds like saxophonist Eric Dolphy, who spent a long time listening to birds. Show more

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

Susan Hulme with the latest news from Westminster where Theresa May's statement ahead of an EU summit blaming MPs for the delay to Brexit provokes a backlash in the Commons. Show more

Marlon James, writer, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury he would take to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more

The impact of Cyclone Idai on the women of Mozambique. YA novelist Tomi Adeyemi on Children of Blood and Bone. Plus director Carol Morley on her new crime thriller "Out of Blue". Show more

The trial over. A victory won. Fielding now has to arrange a safe passage back to England. Starring Jonathan Firth. Show more

The BBC's Education Editor, Branwen Jeffreys, investigates how the fallout from a fiscal illusion will impact the future of over-18s education in England. Show more

Coming out. Stephen K Amos's teenage years in 1980s South London. By Jonathan Harvey with Stephen K Amos. From 2017. Show more

Andrei's brief incarceration might have had some unexpected benefits for his career, but this is by no means a good outcome for his relationship with the October Group. Show more

What is being done to stop a bogus treatment that claims to cure autism? Cuts to care budgets for vulnerable adults. And a columnist's last piece after 50 years. 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.

We are living in a state of polorised, political anger, where even the people who win power are ‘sore winners’. Oliver Burkeman asks if anger is the new normal for the future, or Show more

Helen's lies catch up with her and David wants answers Show more

Liam is an atheist and an out and proud gay man. He's also in crisis, and he really doesn't want to be in Lourdes. What good can the healing waters possibly hold for him? Show more

Eric Robson and his panel pay a visit to the Gower Peninsula. Show more

AL Kennedy responds to this week’s news with an uplifting story about a pensioner who's inspired to make a positive difference to her community in the darkest of times. Show more

Matthew Bannister on writer Gillian Freeman, botanist Sir Peter Hutchison, nun Sister Dorothy Bell and guitarist Dick Dale. Show more

Roger Bolton asks the BBC News editorial director if the BBC should have termed events in Christchurch 'terrorism', and PM editor Owenna Griffiths discusses coverage of Brexit. Show more

LGBTQ activists and friends Patrick and Dominic share their memories of early adult life - from moving away from home to issues of self-identity. Fi Glover presents. Show more

PM at 5pm: interviews, context and analysis.

Senior figures in government have questioned whether Theresa May can stay in power, as MPs consider alternatives to her Brexit plan.

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches Show more

There's an awkward encounter for Alan, and Elizabeth expresses her gratitude. Show more

Why, ten years after his death, Harold Pinter's plays are so popular today. Javaad Alipoor's docu-drama about disaffected young men who are recruited by IS, or the Alt Right. Show more

The trial over. A victory won. Fielding now has to arrange a safe passage back to England. Starring Jonathan Firth. Show more

Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from St Peter's School in Bournemouth with Diane Abbott MP, Ian Blackford MP, Vicky Ford MP and Charles Moore. Show more

Sarah Dunant discusses the thorny relationship between culture and the money that supports it. Show more

A look back at programmes and recordings from the BBC archives. Grayson Perry works backwards through the archive in search of the moment the avant-garde died. Show more

In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.

Andrei's brief incarceration might have had some unexpected benefits for his career, but this is by no means a good outcome for his relationship with the October Group. Show more

Emma Barnett's guests are neuroscientist Sophie Scott, space scientist and broadcaster Maggie Aderin-Pocock and barrister Samantha Davies. Show more

Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster where ministers are under pressure to give MPs the chance to vote on a range of Brexit plans.

Lynsey and Graham talk about coping with being born the wrong gender and the effect Lynsey's successful transition has had on their friendship. Fi Glover presents. Show more

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.

Ingram dedicated his life to cherries - his lasting legacy still visible in Japan and the UK. Concluded by Hattie Morahan. Show more

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