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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with singer songwriter Steph Macleod

Fishing is again proving a major and problematic issue in the Brussels Brexit talks. Show more

John Aitchison presents the Canada goose. Show more

News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Sean Curran reports as Health Secretary Matt Hancock unveils tougher Covid restrictions for parts of England.

Baroness Floella Benjamin DBE, broadcaster, shares eight discs, book and luxury she would want with her if she were cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more

Dolly Alderton talks to Jane about her first novel, Ghosts. Show more

Jeremy finishes his interview with Dr Fay Sullivan, suspicious that she has been hoaxing him all along. Show more

Marybeth Hamilton explores the New Deal's most progressive period. The WPA put millions to work rebuilding, documenting and entertaining America. Labor found its voice and muscle. Show more

Richard Wilson considers his mortality and his options in the time he has left. Show more

Sam Selvon’s 1965 classic about a group of Trinidadians trying to get on the property ladder. Bat’s duplicity has been uncovered by the formidable Teena.
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The latest in our series of jobs diaries, we'll hear from Jodie who lost her job in the charity sector over the summer. Show more

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David Cannadine tells the story behind the buzzword Big Data, which was inspired by George Orwell's Big Brother. Show more

The stress threatens to overwhelm Philip and Ben has romance on his mind. Show more

What binds us to our familial fault lines? In the isolated hills of a Northumberland farm, Esther and Amy's lives are changed forever when a stranger arrives. Show more

Kathy Clugston chairs this week's gardening show with a panel of experts. Show more

An original short work for radio by Mary Paulson-Ellis.

A woman returns to her home village in Scotland but is haunted by the past.

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Matthew Bannister on poet Derek Mahon, physiologist Gerta Vrbová, mountaineer Ang Rita Sherpa, voice coach Helena Shenel. Show more

The BBC’s Medical Editor Fergus Walsh is once more reporting from the Covid front line, Roger Bolton asks him what lessons he has learned from covering the first wave. Show more

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

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The Prime Minister has said the UK should get ready for a no-deal Brexit, unless Brussels radically changes course.

A satirical review of the week's news with Andy Zaltzman and guests Andrew Maxwell, Anuvab Pal, Olga Koch and Alice Fraser. Show more

Roddy Doyle discusses his new novel Love; Gairloch Museum, a winner of Art Fund Museum of the Year; Dr Blood’s Old Travelling show; The Kronos Quartet celebrate Pete Seeger. Show more

Helen finally tracks down Irene Rose, but what she finds isn't what she expected. Part five of the conspiracy thriller starring Romola Garai. Show more

Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Broadcasting House in London with a panel including Greg Hands MP, Dan Jarvis MP, Pascal Lamy and Baroness Gisela Stuart. Show more

Adam Gopnik reflects on the appearance of Jupiter over Manhattan... and how its presence sums up the spirit of this extraordinary year. Show more

Mild mannered product-recall-specialist by day, tortured insomniac by night, the visceral and unflinching story of one man’s descent into an underground world of violence. Show more

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Sam Selvon’s 1965 classic about a group of Trinidadians trying to get on the property ladder. Bat’s duplicity has been uncovered by the formidable Teena.
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As Donald Trump and Joe Biden field voter questions at the same time on different TV networks, Emily, Jon and Anthony compare their performances. Show more

What would happen if GPS stopped working? From emergency services to just-in-time supermarket logistics networks, the ability to navigate using GPS is baked into the economy. Show more

News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament

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Catrine Clay’s portrayal of five families in Germany who actively attempted to bring down Adolf Hitler’s regime. Read by David Annen. Show more

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