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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Latifa Akay, director of education at Maslaha. Show more

Anna Hill meets farmer Will Sargent, who left his journalistic career in London to come back to his family farm when his father was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. Show more

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David Attenborough presents the second of four recordings marking the dawn chorus, this time the heather moors of Allendale in Northumberland. Show more

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Andrew Marr discusses Chaucer, Shakespeare and Dickens with Marion Turner, Emma Smith and Juliet John. Show more

Why do so many of us have issues with food? Laura Thomas, a registered nutritionist who specialises in non-diet nutrition, joins Jane in the studio to answer listeners' calls. Show more

Sara leaves her native Sweden to visit her pen pal in Iowa but with unforeseen consequences. Starring Anna Koval. Show more

Two candidates go it alone in the local elections. Rowan has left Labour over antisemitism, Brian has quit the Tories over Brexit. Will their gamble pay off? Grace Dent presents. Show more

Clive Anderson and Sara Cox are joined by Michael Sheen, Sudha Bhuchar and Alex Horne for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Marty Wilde. Show more

There’s a surprise request for Charlie to visit a man of profound influence, by the name of Alan Turing. Read by Anton Lesser. Show more

The direwolves in HBO's Game of Thrones are fuelling a spike in sales of wolf-type breeds according to the Dogs Trust - and the cute pups grow into difficult to handle dogs. 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.

Lucy Worsley, curator at Historic Royal Palaces, begins a ten-part exploration of Queen Victoria's reign through significant encounters. 1837 - Accession Day and Kinky Lord M. Show more

Will's got some apologising to do and the pressure's on for Harrison to find the bunting thief. Show more

David is thrilled to be a new student at Oxford - but things go awry during the famous May Day antics. Stars John McAndrew. Show more

Competitors from Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent and London join Russell Davies for the latest round in the notoriously tough general knowledge quiz. Show more

At a time when shops are closing across the country, we visit three food retail businesses who are making a positive impact in their communities. Show more

The heartbreaking stories of Syrians living and dying in besieged cities during the seven years of civil war. Show more

Ernie Rea discusses our fascination with space and how religions have responded to space exploration and discoveries. Show more

Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.

The UN has said that a million species could be pushed to extinction in the coming years.

David Mitchell gets Lou Sanders, Frankie Boyle, Henning Wehn and Lucy Porter to lie with some truths. From 2019. Show more

Jazzer's determined to get even and Shula and Alistair start plotting. Show more

Leading architect Sir David Adjaye on the importance of architecture, and his Ghana Pavilion, which will be unveiled at the Venice Biennale this week Show more

Sara leaves her native Sweden to visit her pen pal in Iowa but with unforeseen consequences. Starring Anna Koval. Show more

Josh Walker was a volunteer with the YPG or People's Protection Units in northern Syria. He wants to know why the media fail to explain the complexities of war. Show more

How does a lonely, Spanish shepherd find love when single women have left for the city? Show more

Matthew Cobb, Professor of Zoology at the University of Manchester, explores the hidden world of prestige, profits and piracy that lurks behind scientific journals. Show more

Andrew Marr discusses Chaucer, Shakespeare and Dickens with Marion Turner, Emma Smith and Juliet John. Show more

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There’s a surprise request for Charlie to visit a man of profound influence, by the name of Alan Turing. Read by Anton Lesser. Show more

Sarah Dunant explores the history of fake history, examining how, from the crusades to 17th-century India, the past has been misread or massaged to justify ideology and identity. Show more

The winner of the BBC/RGS annual dream travel award Peter Geoghegan is in Mongolia to learn the skills of traditional wrestling, as the nation evolves into an industrial powerhouse Show more

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Journalist and 'corner-shop kid' Babita Sharma takes an affectionate look at modern Britain through the prism of the corner shop. Read by the author. Abridged by Rosemary Goring. Show more

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