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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Rosa Hunt, co-principal of the South Wales Baptist College.

With the end of Freedom of Movement in January, and the Seasonal Workers Scheme also due to end, some recruitment companies say they can't promise to find workers for next year. Show more

Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the great black-backed gull. Show more

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Bernardine Evaristo, Booker Prize-winning author, chooses the eight tracks, book and luxury she would take with her if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more

The ongoing betrayal of the Windrush generation, saxophonist Jess Gillam, and the pros and cons of waiving your right to anonymity. Show more

Chinua Achebe's powerful, moving tale of an Igbo community fighting to retain its identity, tradition and independence in the face of colonial rule dramatised by Biyi Bandele. Show more

As Covid-19 sends the UK into its deepest ever recession, Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, asks whether lessons can learned from 10 years of austerity. Show more

Richard Wilson is keen to expand his portfolio of work. He is advised to become a 'brand'. He asks his friends Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Antony Sher how best to go about it. Show more

By Charlotte Hobson. Amid rising tensions within the commune, Slavkin builds his Propa-ganda Machine. Show more

The restaurant owners changing their businesses to try and make a profit with the 10pm curfew. Show more

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Leah Sottile investigates how Waco and Ruby Ridge became flash-points for Timothy McVeigh. Show more

Alice opens up and Gavin offers advice. Show more

Affairs by Lavinia Murray inspired by Zola's Rougon-Maquart series. Dide's great grand-son Octave has come to Paris to find his fortune preferably through his affairs with women. Show more

Kathy Clugston chairs the horticultural panel show. Show more

On the morning of her eightieth birthday, Joan bumps into her twelve year old neighbour Fionn at the post box. Written by Elaine Feeney. Show more

Julian Worricker on campaigning editor Sir Harold Evans, US judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, charity worker Helen Taylor-Thompson, boxer Alan Minter. Show more

How fast are coronavirus cases doubling? Plus testing confusion and a royal face-off. Show more

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A satirical review of the week's news with Andy Zaltzman and guests including Francis Wheen, Neil Delamere, Lucy Porter and Fern Brady. Show more

Poets Kate Clanchy, Jacob Polley and Zosia Wand join Katie Popperwell for a Front Row celebrating poetry and performance from Cumbria's Contains Strong Language festival. Show more

Chinua Achebe's powerful, moving tale of an Igbo community fighting to retain its identity, tradition and independence in the face of colonial rule dramatised by Biyi Bandele. Show more

Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Broadcasting House in London with a panel including Joanna Cherry MP, Alexander Downer, Lisa Nandy MP & Helen Whately MP. Show more

Tom Shakespeare argues that the pandemic is forcing us to think again about our attitudes to risk. Show more

25 years on from the largest domestic terror incident in American history, journalist Leah Sottile investigates the legacy of the Oklahoma City Bombing.

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By Charlotte Hobson. Amid rising tensions within the commune, Slavkin builds his Propa-ganda Machine. Show more

The author of TV dramas "Brexit: The Uncivil War" and "Quiz" tells Matthew Parris why he is inspired by the life and work of Keynes. The economist Linda Yueh adds expert analysis. Show more

The ARPAnet was the forerunner of today’s Internet – and at its heart was a massive, heavily armoured piece of kit that set the stage for how the internet works. Show more

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A meditation on humanity by Dr Rachel Clarke, a palliative medicine specialist dedicated to bringing comfort to those at the end of their lives.
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