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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Revd Azariah France-Williams. Show more

What impact do the 57 million pheasants and partridges released into the British countryside each year have on the environment? Show more

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Kate Humble presents the great grey shrike. Show more

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

Andrew Marr discusses geopolitics with John Micklethwait, Katya Adler and Rana Mitter. Show more

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Hermes and Aphrodite make a bet that if they give human intelligence to dogs they will all die unhappy. With their new powers, Atticus and Majnoun, mastiff and poodle take the lead Show more

The final descent of the last BA 747, witnessed from a lay-by in Gloucestershire. Will it land? Show more

Clive Anderson and Tom Allen are joined by Damon Albarn, Bill Bryson, Mark Radcliffe and Jenny Landreth for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

As Joe continues his story, Davy considers what first made him fall in love with Faye. Show more

Fake claims undermining the battle against Covid in West Yorkshire, and sales for garden heaters soar as we contemplate an 'al fresco' Christmas. Show more

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Mon-Thurs: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. Fri: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.

Kirsty Logan discovers how the history of slavery is whitewashed in popular ghost stories, but that a ghost story with truth in the tale could have the power to do real good. Show more

By Matthew Broughton. A boat mysteriously sinks in the North Atlantic as the final series of the conspiracy thriller begins. Show more

Science writer Philip Ball explores the invisible - a space where magic and science meet. Here he examines the influence of the occult on Isaac Newton's work on invisible forces. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Nigel Rees hosts the quotations quiz with actor Paterson Joseph, author Juno Dawson and writer Jonathan Freedland. From 2020. Show more

Sheila Dillon investigates the tricky world of eating on the campaign trail. Show more

Michael Morpurgo travels to the heart of folk's most enduring songs. Show more

Whether TV or radio, media take on a different quality when the majority of us have gone to bed. Aleks Krotoski explores what this means in the digital world. Show more

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

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Boris Johnson has defended his refusal to extend free school meals for children during the school holidays in England.

Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Josie Lawrence and Marcus Brigstocke try to talk for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation, under the watchful eye of Nicholas Parsons Show more

Pip finds herself in an awkward spot and Ben unleashes his master plan. Show more

Sofia Coppola discusses her new film On the Rocks, Diane Cook discusses her novel The New Wilderness with Front Row listeners and news from last night's Olivier Awards Show more

Hermes and Aphrodite make a bet that if they give human intelligence to dogs they will all die unhappy. With their new powers, Atticus and Majnoun, mastiff and poodle take the lead Show more

Thousands of students are settling into universities across the UK and 20-year-old Anoushka is one of them - her microphone in hand as friends party and then start to fall ill. Show more

In Germany, if you are made redundant you receive 60% of your income for a year. The furlough scheme has raised a question: should Britain’s social insurance be more German? Show more

Innovative debate series. Author and LBC presenter James O'Brien and ex-Head of BBC TV News Roger Mosey debate whether impartiality impedes good journalism. With Anne McElvoy. Show more

Andrew Marr discusses geopolitics with John Micklethwait, Katya Adler and Rana Mitter. Show more

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As Joe continues his story, Davy considers what first made him fall in love with Faye. Show more

The documentary series that invites a closer listen - to the night of the New Cross Fire in 1981 and its aftermath. Show more

Red hair - famed and feared throughout history. Dr Kat Arney finds out where it comes from, if it can change the way we feel pain, and whether redheads are really endangered. Show more

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

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In Kate Summerscale's new book the ghost hunter Nandor Fodor sets out to unravel the mystery of the haunting of Alma Fielding in 1930s London. Read by Emma Fielding. Show more

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