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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rev Richard Littledale. Show more

There's a lot of excitement around the use of robots on farms, but new research raises the social, legal and ethical issues. Show more

Brett Westwood presents the great reed warbler. Show more

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The latest news from Westminster as the government announces what it says is the biggest shake up of Britain's railways since they were privatised in the mid-1990s.

Brian Greene, physicist, writer and broadcaster, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more

Prisons Minister Alex Chalk on how the Criminal Justice System treats women at 18, Women On Nature, We Are Lady Parts, how infertility diagnoses impact relationships. Show more

Having documented her four-and-a-half years as a 'prison wife' in a blog, Josie Bevan now confronts the failings of the prison system. Show more

Policeman turned stand-up Alfie Moore takes an audience through real-life crime scenarios. This week's topic is a vehicle stop - when do the police have a right to stop your car? Show more

When a tragedy befalls the White family, Debbie must spend more time at home but is uncertain how to best help her loved ones. As read by Louisa Harland. Show more

New data for You and Yours suggests job vacancies in hospitality and catering are at a three year high; and men's tailoring redefined for the post-Pandemic era. Show more

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Sean Latham concludes his exploration of the life, work and influence of Bob Dylan, who will be 80 next Monday, by looking at endings in his oeuvre, of love, life, and the world. Show more

Alice faces the consequences of her actions and Jazzer offers support. Show more

Dead of night, a London mansion, and a break-in. This humorous and heartfelt comedy explores womanhood, class and having to make heart-breaking choices. Show more

A passionate writer who destroyed her reputation by divorcing her husband, only to be recognised as one of the greatest poets in Chinese history. Show more

Peter Gibbs hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. Show more

Drama graduate Madison joins a rota of solitary night cleaners at a theatre, closed by the pandemic, and one night imagines her future on the empty stage. Read by Lisa McGrillis. Show more

Matthew Bannister on chemist Spencer Silver, writer Kevin Jackson, codebreaker Patricia Brown, teacher Asfaw Yemiru. Show more

The author of Radio 4’s The Corrupted, GF Newman, explains the inspiration for his serial and new News Quiz chair Andy Zaltzman answers listener comments on the programme. 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 said the BBC must take "every possible step" to make sure there's no repeat of the deception used by the Panorama reporter, Martin Bashir, in 1995.

Andy Zaltzman is joined by Geoff Norcott, Anand Menon, Felicity Ward and Eleanor Tiernan for a look back at the week's headlines Show more

Bob Dylan at 80: Ann Powers joins from Nashville; Bob on Bob - Geldof and Dylan; Martin Carthy, who played with Dylan in 1962; actor Kerry Shale on Dylan's different voices. Show more

Norman Fowler recalls his time leading the British government's response to AIDS in the 1980s, and the development of one of the UK's most-famous public health campaigns. Show more

Chris Mason presents political debate and discussion from Coventry Cathedral with Pauline Black, Jess Phillips MP, Andy Street and Baroness Stuart. Show more

Rebecca Stott on how a chance encounter with two council workers got her thinking about concrete. Show more

Ian Hislop, satirist and editor of Private Eye magazine, meets his younger self in the sound archives in conversations with John Wilson. Show more

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When a tragedy befalls the White family, Debbie must spend more time at home but is uncertain how to best help her loved ones. As read by Louisa Harland. Show more

From bare knuckle boxing to radical prose, William Hazlitt could write about just anything. Nominated by Ben Miller. Show more

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Hans Rosling travels to Liberia, where his public health expertise is needed to fight a deadly Ebola outbreak. Read by Adrian Rawlins. Written by Hans Rosling with Fanny Härgestam. Show more

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