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The government has announced a £40m Green Recovery Challenge Fund but Richard Benwell from Wildlife and Countryside Link tells Charlotte Smith why it's not enough. Show more

Author of the Jack Frost detective prequel thrillers James Henry picks the diminutive, non-native little owl, beloved by Florence Nightingale, for his Tweet of the Day. Show more

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, who might have united the French, English and Scottish thrones. Show more

The Double X Economy, and the results of a new study on gender bias. We hear about amendments to the Domestic Abuse Bill and a new film about friendship, called Lynn and Lucy. Show more

Vikas Swarup's whodunit, set in India. Suspect number four: Vicky Rai's mother, an ambitious and corrupt politician increasingly embarrassed by her son's activities. Show more

Stories from South Asia, Italy, Iraqi Kurdistan, South Africa and how Japan escaped the worst of the pandemic. Was it partly down to good luck? With Kate Adie. Show more

Anna McNamee meets the poets, artists and scientists working in genetics – discovering that the connection between understanding DNA and art is more than just skin-deep. Show more

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Gripping contemporary novel by Lottie Moggach. Rob has discovered that Steph has known from the beginning that he is a prison inmate. Read by Maggie Service and Will Howard. Show more

Will drinkers take to the 'new normal' when pubs reopen this week and a Lords gambling report criticises the gaming industry and calls for stricter rules around advertising. Show more

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The world of 1700 BC explored through surviving objects. Neil MacGregor describes a remarkable gold cape now at the British Museum but discovered by quarrying workmen in Wales. Show more

Elizabeth takes the first step and Ed finds himself caught in the middle. Show more

Hilda’s distant relation, the Reverend Donkin, may be defrocked for adultery. Can Rumpole save him? Stars Benedict Cumberbatch. Show more

Dame Julie Walters shares memories of her favourite childhood park, Warley Woods in Smethwick. It's an urban green treasure with one hundred acres of woods and parkland. Show more

Mike Wooldridge makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Hospice Care Kenya. Show more

Novelist Elizabeth Wetmore's debut Valentine is a hard hitting portrayal of oil town Odessa, West Texas in the 1970s, seen through the eyes of several women who live there. Show more

Directors Mark Jenkin, Carol Morley and Andrew Kotting share their audio diaries, in which they chart their lives in lockdown. With Antonia Quirke. Show more

How can we prevent viruses jumping from animals to humans? Human action that's led to a rise in invasive species and how blood groups might affect whether you will get COVID-19 Show more

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

Hundreds of arrests in UK after police in EU penetrate criminals' secret communications. Ghislaine Maxwell detained on suspicion of grooming girls for paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Gruff's mum visits - but how will she respond to the news that her ex-husband Bob is out of prison? Show more

Freddie realises what’s important and Susan is haunted by events from the previous night. Show more

TV thriller The Secrets She Keeps; Director Fyzal Boulifa on his debut Lynn + Lucy; Bradford Literature Festival’s mushaira – celebrating Urdu poetry; Ed Vaizey. Show more

Vikas Swarup's whodunit, set in India. Suspect number four: Vicky Rai's mother, an ambitious and corrupt politician increasingly embarrassed by her son's activities. Show more

The new lockdown in Leicester is likely to be the first of many, so how should local lockdowns work and when should they be introduced? David Aaronovitch asks the experts. Show more

The government wants to set up a special agency to invest £800 million in Science and Technology projects, in order to encourage new business sectors post Covid-19. Can it work? Show more

How can we prevent viruses jumping from animals to humans? Human action that's led to a rise in invasive species and how blood groups might affect whether you will get COVID-19 Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, who might have united the French, English and Scottish thrones. Show more

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Gripping contemporary novel by Lottie Moggach. Rob has discovered that Steph has known from the beginning that he is a prison inmate. Read by Maggie Service and Will Howard. Show more

Widowed Leo can only offer Clementine his friendship, but she hopes for more. Stars Mark Bonnar and Jemma Redgrave. From 2019. Show more

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The Amiri family finally make it to the UK where they hope Hussein's health now stands a chance. They quickly try to seek help from British doctors. Show more

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