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The Senedd has voted to uphold new rules on spreading slurry in Wales, after a challenge by farmers, and US scientists discuss how gene editing can speed up growing tomatoes. Show more

Photographer John McPherson recalls the moment while winter walking in the Cairngorm mountains he came across the enigmatic ptarmigan. Show more

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Sean Curran reports as MPs debate chancellor Rishi Sunak's Budget and Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon faces MSPs' questions at Holyrood.

Claire Horton, who ran Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item she would take with her if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more

Anita Rani talks to Isabel Allende, Erna Solberg, Madeleine Mitchell and Errollyn Wallen and zoom casual or smart clothes in the office with the FT columnist Emma Jacobs. Show more

Gudrun is taken to meet the leader of a religious cult. Viking epic of love, revenge and faith starring Kate Phillips. Show more

Historian Camilla Schofield explores a century of British fascism. Show more

Edinburgh widower Leo still mourns his wife and is surprised to meet a woman from his past, when all he expected was a haircut. Starring Mark Bonnar. Show more

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Jean solves the mystery of Gretchen Tilbury, while Howard makes a decision. Concluded by Monica Dolan. Show more

We investigate the high street products being resold on handcrafts website Etsy. And how to grow your own loofah sponge. Show more

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Blowflies may be some of the most reviled insects on the planet, but as Erica McAlister discovers, they are central to the surprisingly long tradition of forensic entomology. Show more

Alice finds herself under pressure and Clarrie is determined. Show more

Comedy by Nick Warburton. When a touring theatre group holds auditions in Breck Howe, John Hector is determined to take centre stage as Richard dreams of running away to join them. Show more

Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme with gardening experts. Show more

A Sultan is forced to try and make amends after he abandons his wife. Show more

Matthew Bannister on oil minister Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, explosives expert Sidney Alford, author Alison Lurie and jazz musician Chris Barber. Show more

Melvyn Bragg, who has presented 900 editions of Radio 4's In Our Time, answers listeners' questions, and Peter White talks about his programme Disability: A New History. Show more

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Ministers say they can't afford a bigger increase for NHS workers because of the pandemic

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches Show more

David Mamet on his play, The Christopher Boy's Communion; double review of two films with feminist takes, The Glorias and Moxie; Danielle Evans on her collection of short stories. Show more

Gudrun is taken to meet the leader of a religious cult. Viking epic of love, revenge and faith starring Kate Phillips. Show more

Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion with a panel which includes Jesse Norman MP, Lucy Powell MP, Lord Bilimoria and Yanis Varoufakis. Show more

John Connell on how the pandemic is beginning to change the face of rural communities. Show more

Neil Innes looks at the collision of art, humour, music and anarchy of the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band. From 2016. Show more

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Jean solves the mystery of Gretchen Tilbury, while Howard makes a decision. Concluded by Monica Dolan. Show more

Newsjack's host Kiri Pritchard-McLean and the cast make sense of the week's news as written by you, the Great British public. Show more

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Journalist Robert Penn explores how bread has been central to religion through the ages, and he tries out his new bread-making skills on his family. Show more

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