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Reflection and prayer to start the day with Bishop David Chillingworth of the Scottish Episcopal Church. Show more

As the government 'turbo-charges' its no-deal Brexit planning, we ask what that no deal would mean for food and farming. Show more

Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the virtuoso songster the pied butcherbird of Australia. Show more

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Virologist Jonathan Ball talks to Jim Al-Khalili about his quest to disarm killer viruses by targeting the chinks in their armour. Show more

David Gregory-Kumar is a BBC journalist, and a gay dad. For this edition of One to One, he speaks to Sophie Mei Lan about her experience of growing up with a gay dad and step-dad. Show more

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Hayleigh, a dedicated care-worker under pressure, has been forced to take the law into her own hands. Starring Claire Rushbrook. Show more

Lindsay Johns asks why so few black Britons give blood and examines why it matters. Show more

In conversation with artists as they create their work, psychotherapist Philippa Perry explores what our hands tell us about our world and about ourselves. Show more

There are plans, conceived by one of the workers, to free the tragic Warlow. A maid opens the door. Read by Robert Glenister. Show more

Call You and Yours: What's it like to have much less money than other people? Show more

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A binaural docu-drama experience which focuses on two kidnapping stories. But, as you become immersed in these true stories of abduction, are you about to become the third victim? Show more

Jazzer goes too far in his quest for justice and Jim is shocked by an unexpected request Show more

Fiona Shaw plays a music teacher striving for the impossible - the perfect sound. Her chosen student cannot believe her luck. But the lesson soon becomes her worst nightmare. Show more

Jay Rayner and his culinary panel are in Cardiff. Show more

Samantha Renke, actress and activist, talks to Peter White about her disability and her campaigns for better access to housing and acceptance, rather than exclusion and ignorance. Show more

Michael Rosen discovers how the Vikings changed English, using their anger, verbs and great hair. With author Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Real-life castaway Lucy Irvine nominates Robinson Crusoe. With Martin Popplewell. Presented by Matthew Parris. From July 2019. Show more

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Scotland Yard is mired in a new row over its discredited investigation into claims of a VIP paedophile ring at Westminster.

Wine spills on heavyweights, email scams and the colour of holiday camp meat as Andy bring us tales of stupidity. From 2019. Show more

Will attempts to make amends and Ruth takes offence Show more

Moby Dick - is it the great American novel? Plus a new Manchester play about the Luddites, and Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins' TV drama I Am the Night reviewed. Show more

Hayleigh, a dedicated care-worker under pressure, has been forced to take the law into her own hands. Starring Claire Rushbrook. Show more

France and Germany appear a solid dual engine driving the EU. But there's a 'Rhine Divide' between them that's deeper than it seems. Could it threaten the bloc, asks Anne McElvoy. Show more

The introduction of accessible smart meters, textured paving and improvements to help for visually impaired people on train stations. Show more

Bats and rabies; hip dysplasia in babies and new research suggesting 100s of cases are being missed. Plus tips to finding reliable health information online and clinical law. Show more

Virologist Jonathan Ball talks to Jim Al-Khalili about his quest to disarm killer viruses by targeting the chinks in their armour. Show more

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There are plans, conceived by one of the workers, to free the tragic Warlow. A maid opens the door. Read by Robert Glenister. Show more

England's sleaziest cricketer, Dave Podmore, finally has his hands on the most historic trophy in the whole of world sport. Or does he? And have the Aussies got plans of their own? Show more

Josie Long presents stories about reflections and doubles, from a double act to wrestling with an unsettling shadow. From 2019. Show more

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Charlotte Runcie explores the mythical and terrifying creatures bound up with the sea. Like the ouroboros and Sirens and Kraken. Show more

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