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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Myriam François, journalist and research associate at the Centre of Islamic Studies, SOAS University of London Show more

The Natural Capital Committee warns the government it's not on track to meet its environmental targets. GM crops, what's their future in Britain? Growing peas sustainably. Show more

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Kate Humble presents the snipe. Show more

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The Elias and Emmeline Quartets string quartets let us inside their Manchester rehearsals for a performance of Mendelssohn's amazing Octet. Show more

Sean Bean presents a series exploring the ways in which wartime experiences have filtered down through the generations. Show more

How are parents planning to make it through the summer holidays without the usual support structures in place? Journalist Jenny Kleeman on sex robots & artificial wombs. Show more

The Prado, home to the collection of the Spanish monarchs, has partially re-opened. Sir Simon Schama selects works worth waiting to see - by Titian, Velazquez, Zurbaran and Goya. Show more

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by astronauts Helen Sharman, Chris Hadfield, Nicole Stott and Apollo 9's Rusty Schweickart to talk isolation and the future of space travel. Show more

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The government has ruled out granting a quarantine exemption to Spanish island resorts with low rates of coronavirus

Jeremy Hardy joins regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer and Humphrey Lyttelton. From June 1999. Show more

Fallon finds herself under pressure and Harrison unveils his grand plan. Show more

Folk singer Shirley Collins on her album Heart's Ease. And Kit de Waal discusses using peripheral characters in her short story collection, Supporting Cast. Show more

Babelsberg Film Studios, 1929: A new movie is in production when its star goes missing. Starring Paul Chahidi and Cassie Layton. Show more

In 1940, in Britain's darkest hour, a book attacking government's 'guilty men' caused uproar. Phil Tinline explores the benefits and pitfalls of naming and blaming, then and now. Show more

Abood Hamam often risked death to send pictures of Syria's war around the world. But no-one knew his name. Now he’s broken cover – to celebrate the many colours of his native Raqqa Show more

Timandra Harkness looks at how a crisis can help government to experiment. Show more

The Elias and Emmeline Quartets string quartets let us inside their Manchester rehearsals for a performance of Mendelssohn's amazing Octet. Show more

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Anne Enright' reads her new novel about the rise and fall of an Irish theatre legend. Today: actress Katherine O'Dell holds court in Dublin, but already her star is fading... Show more

Teacher Jeffrey Boakye talks with educator Iesha Small about the language of power in education and leadership, and whether they've both learned to speak 'straight white male'. Show more

Cassava has routinely poisoned the unwary, and yet those used to it can make it safe. How? And what does it teach us about the hidden social forces that support a modern economy? Show more

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When Rob Lawrie volunteered at the Calais Jungle he didn't think it would lead to smuggling charges: worse follows when he finds out that the man he tried to help has deceived him. Show more

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