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The jewel-like patterns of the black-throated diver have musician Fyfe Dangerfield in awe as he heads to Highlands in search of space to write. Show more

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The astronomer Stuart Clark, writer Rebecca Giggs and sculptor Antony Gormley take inspiration from the stars and the natural world to discuss the shaping of humankind. Show more

Conductor Kalena Bovell. Can fashion ever be sustainable? Family secrets. Show more

By Annamaria Murphy. Emlyn enlists the help of Gareth in a gruesome task. The first part of the magical drama's final series. Show more

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Exploring a life as a glaciologist, Nora faces down a polar bear and meets a fellow-traveller. Show more

The Green Homes Grant is struggling for take up says a survey commissioned by Parliament- we'll ask why? And Home schooling: Can a child really be better off outside school?

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Following on from BBC Radio 4’s Can My 11-year-old Fix My Life?, Arthur, now 12, wants to help ‘fix’ more people. Do you have a minor problem he can help with? Show more

By Matthew Broughton. Helen is offered fresh hope that her life could be saved, as the final series of the conspiracy thriller continues. Show more

Emile Holba meets the electromagnetic hypersensitive escapees, who have come to live in the Quiet Zone to get away from illnesses they believe are caused by electromagnetic fields. Show more

Paul Gambaccini welcomes three amateur music lovers from around the UK to the contest of musical knowledge. Show more

Sheila Dillon celebrates the present and future of UK chocolate bar innovation with Selasi Gbormittah and Sue Perkins. From 2020. Show more

Catholic composer Sir James MacMillan considers Richard Wagner's complex life and religious faith as a 19th Century composer living at a time of great upheaval. Show more

Ernie Rea and guests explore the faith and spirituality of one of the world's greatest composers and how it influenced his life and music. Show more

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Almost 11m more people move into England's highest Covid alert level, because of sharp rises in cases, which may be associated with
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A special lockdown recording of the programme features Marcus Brigstocke, Rachel Parris, Miles Jupp, Rory Bremner, Jo Brand and Andy Hamilton with Jack Dee in the chair. Show more

Susan makes her farewell and Oliver gets stuck in. Show more

William Boyd on John le Carré; comedy double act Ben Ashenden and Alex Owen on their new show; Aliza Nisenbaum on her exhibition of photographs of key workers at Tate Liverpool. Show more

By Annamaria Murphy. Emlyn enlists the help of Gareth in a gruesome task. The first part of the magical drama's final series. Show more

Dharshini David explores how the government and the Bank of England turned the money taps back on. Show more

The young Syrians who ended up on the frontline in the war in Nagorno Karabakh - recruited from mostly rebel-held regions in northern Syria. Show more

Alan Dein searches for the stories that connect us in a changed world. Inspiring and moving accounts of how the pandemic has changed people's lives from Myanmar to Ecuador & Kenya. Show more

The astronomer Stuart Clark, writer Rebecca Giggs and sculptor Antony Gormley take inspiration from the stars and the natural world to discuss the shaping of humankind. Show more

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Clive Anderson and Emma Freud are joined by Lisa McGee, Ed Harcourt, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Monet X Change for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

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Barack Obama reads from his new and compelling presidential memoir, covering his journey to the White House and his first term in office. Today steps to the Senate. Show more

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