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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Lynne Gibson. Show more

A £14m bill for Welsh taxpayers to compensate farmers for bovine TB hit herds. The Welsh government says it will be reviewing its compensation levels for farmers. Show more

Nature writer Melissa Harrison describes how the call of a tawny owl takes her back to her childhood, reminding her of people and a feeling that slipped into memory. Show more

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Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as MPs call for overseas students accused of cheating to be allowed to re-set their exams.

How is technology changing the way we see? The artist James Bridle reimagines John Berger’s Ways of Seeing for the digital age and asks if we can make machines without prejudice. Show more

What would life be like if we had two moons? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate. From May 2019. Show more

Margaret Thatcher - 40 years on. How significant was her election as PM in 1979? We discuss reactions to, debates about and the legacy of the UK's first female PM. Show more

As spring continues to bloom, both Gareth and Diane find temptation too much to bear. Stars Emma Sidi. Show more

Friends and housemates on how working in the arts has helped them to discover what their strengths are. Fi Glover presents. Show more

Chef Elizabeth Haigh thinks the UK restaurant industry needs its own #MeToo moment. Now. Show more

Martin Jarvis performs the first of two comic classics at The Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond. A full house rocks with laughter as he entertains, solo, as William Brown. Show more

Charlie’s programmed Adam, his synthetic friend, but the machine's new desires become centred on Miranda. Read by Anton Lesser. Show more

Why plastic bags are off the shopping list for people who shop at Lidl in Wales. Show more

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Historian and curator of the Tank Museum in Dorset, David Willey, along with Sarah Vowles from the British Museum, examine Da Vinci’s contribution to today’s fighting forces. Show more

Ed fears he is out of his depth and Fallon attempts some reverse psychology. Show more

By Katherine Jakeways. Five months after they last met, Suzie turns up unannounced at David's office. The third instalment of the romantic comedy about a couple who met on a train. Show more

How can you get a decent return on your cash while also doing good for society and the planet? Show more

Why some people have difficulty navigating, Also, aphantasia - why those with no 'mind's eye' can't visualise friends or family. And the musical all about depression. Show more

The Politics of Memorials: Laurie Taylor explores the nature and meaning of commemoration, from Ireland to the Mississippi Delta. Show more

Priscilla Parish, executive producer of the UK's most popular show, reveals how it's made. Show more

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The Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson is sacked after criticism of his conduct during the Huawei leak inquiry.

Simon Evans continues his series on the grand competing theories of macroeconomics with a look at Karl Marx. From 2019. Show more

Susan makes a worrying discovery and Freddie is given a ray of hope. Show more

On the eve of the 500th anniversary of his death, Front Row discusses the art, legacy and enduring mysteries of Leonardo da Vinci. Show more

As spring continues to bloom, both Gareth and Diane find temptation too much to bear. Stars Emma Sidi. Show more

The return of the series that invites figures from opposing sides of a political issue to listen to each other, and explore the values and experiences that inform their position. Show more

What would life be like if we had two moons? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate. From May 2019. Show more

Youth strikes for the climate have gained global attention. Tom Heap asks if young people can have a lasting impact on governments and public behaviour where their elders failed. Show more

How is technology changing the way we see? The artist James Bridle reimagines John Berger’s Ways of Seeing for the digital age and asks if we can make machines without prejudice. Show more

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Charlie’s programmed Adam, his synthetic friend, but the machine's new desires become centred on Miranda. Read by Anton Lesser. Show more

From under the covers Peter Curran, Patrick Marber and Rhys Ifans talk pocket globes and Stone Age cave painting. From 2019. Show more

Kieran Hodgson as the inspirator 'Ralph Lewis' introduces us to Schnittke's music. With Georgie Glen and Colin Hoult. From 2017. Show more

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Robert Macfarlane reads his subterranean journey on the Italian-Slovenian border where he descends beneath the Karst. Show more

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