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Nationwide survey on hare coursing, farmers say it's underreported. Supermarket pledge to use net zero suppliers. Falling numbers of beef cattle, what future for the industry? Show more

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Orcadian writer Amy Liptrot reflects on the greylag goose on Orkney, where seemingly no car journey can be completed without seeing a field of geese, in this Tweet of the Day. Show more

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Mary Ann Lund, Horatio Clare and Ahmed Hankir discuss the causes and cures for mental illness with Amol Rajan. Show more

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Joshua Styles is on a mission to save the seemingly plain plants that lie beneath our feet which have, he says have immeasurable benefit to the environment and need to be loved Show more

In the UK, adults will be offered a first dose of vaccine by the end of July, but not everyone will take up that offer. What is holding back vaccine take-up in BAME communities? Show more

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A new novel from Nobel-winning author, Kazuo Ishiguro, exploring what it means to love, read by Lydia Wilson. Today: Klara waits patiently in the store, longing to be chosen... Show more

Being good at being vegetarian, and are Chinese cars poised to dominate our electric vehicle market? Show more

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In a week exploring how great religions created images to express the divine, Neil MacGregor tells the story of one of the world's best known religious images, that of the Buddha Show more

Join Greg Jenner for a fun homeschool history lesson on the life of palaeontologist Mary Anning. Show more

Martin Jarvis directs the British premiere of David Mamet’s brand-new thriller. The mother of a teen accused of murdering his girlfriend will do anything to save him from prison. Show more

Tom Sutcliffe returns with a new series of the cryptic quiz featuring teams from around the UK. Show more

Dan Saladino looks at the future role of genome editing for food. A public consultation is underway on technologies such as CRISPR. What could it mean for farmers and consumers? Show more

When a shock wave hits the world, how do artists respond? Cornelius Eady and his trio created a pandemic folk project witnessing a year of chaos and death in the USA. Show more

Searching for treasure, it’s what drives us although we might nor be looking for literal gold. Offline and on what does it look like and how do we find it? And is it ever cursed? Show more

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There's pressure on Buckingham Palace to investigate allegations of racism made by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in their TV interview.

Nish Kumar hosts a special episode of Just a Minute joining him on the panel is Lucy Porter, Josie Lawrence, Zoe Lyons and Gyles Brandreth. Show more

Negotiations commence at Brookfield and Neil comes to a decision. Show more

Oana Aristide on her debut novel 'Under the Blue'. British poet Stevie Smith's life. Aleks Krotoski explains the growing craze in the art world for ‘non-fungible tokens’ or NFTs. Show more

Gudrun has discovered Truda and Jesson are in danger. Viking epic of love, revenge and faith starring Kate Phillips. Show more

A wedding album from 1952 leads Charlotte and Cole to uncover the story of pioneering British film-maker George Sewell. Film critic Mark Kermode assesses his work. Show more

With its low-wage economy, Wakefield is the kind of place the government has promised to help level up. But what kind of help do people there most need? Anand Menon asks them. Show more

Marie Le Conte hears stories from a generation who have had their lives book-ended by two economic crises. Show more

Mary Ann Lund, Horatio Clare and Ahmed Hankir discuss the causes and cures for mental illness with Amol Rajan. Show more

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A new novel from Nobel-winning author, Kazuo Ishiguro, exploring what it means to love, read by Lydia Wilson. Today: Klara waits patiently in the store, longing to be chosen... Show more

Emma Freud, YolanDa Brown and Gemma Cairney with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

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Film critic Helen O'Hara celebrates Hollywood’s female pioneers - women who fought sexism and the power of the studio system to find their own voices and change film forever. Show more

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