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Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Rev Dr Lezley Stewart of the Church of Scotland.

MPs says the government’s 25 Year Environment Plan does not provide sufficient direction to leave the countryside in a better state for the next generation. Show more

Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the echo parakeet, found only in Mauritius. Show more

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Mark D'Arcy reports as England's former education recovery tsar, Sir Kevan Collins, tells MPs a "massive national effort" is needed to help children catch up for lost time.

Covid-19 cases are on the rise in Scotland, plus will your town be under water by 2030? Show more

Dr Shona Minson argues that we shouldn't punish children if their parents go to prison. Show more

How do you get locum cover as an MP? Libby Scott and her mum Kym discuss autism. Sexual harassment while quarantining. Show more

Technology makes it easier to hold a meeting than ever before. David Mitchell thinks it's all spinning out of control and wants to know what we can do about it. Show more

Mark Steel visits Ventnor on the Isle of Wight and performs a bespoke comedy show for the local residents. From 2018. Show more

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Hannah visits Clare with news. Meantime the family will do anything necessary to avoid John William’s brother Harry also being sent to fight. Show more

We hear what it's been like for buyers, solicitors and removal firms trying to hit the stamp duty deadline. And, we look at the lasting influence of Delia Smith on home cooking. Show more

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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.

Ella Scotland-Waters is on a mission to spread kindness throughout her part of Bristol. Show more

Rex offers a shoulder and Freddie comes to the rescue. Show more

Billionaire Ravi Majumdar finds his business empire and family start to unravel as he single-mindedly tries to destroy his lifelong adversary. A drama on a grand scale. Show more

How to set up and run a community energy project, with Adam Shaw and guests. Show more

Claudia Hammond meets the nominated people and organisations who have made a huge difference to other people's lives in the 2021 All in the Mind Mental Health Awards ceremony. Show more

In 1990, metal band Judas Priest were accused of influencing the suicide and attempted suicide of two fans through subliminal messages. Matthew Syed examines the mind control myth. Show more

A scoop in The Sun brings down a cabinet minister. How influential are newspapers? Show more

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When working-class Tony falls in love with upper middle-class Imogen, their sons are forced to live under the same roof and behave like the brothers neither of them ever wanted. Show more

Elizabeth receives a surprising visitor and Lily has a confession to make. Show more

Composer Mark-Anthony Turnage on the inspiration of football; Plans for the new V&A East; Writer Patricia Lockwood on Women's Prize-shortlisted novel No One Is Talking About This. Show more

Leah Sottile explores the lasting influence of America's most dangerous white nationalist. Show more

Combative, provocative and engaging live debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Anne McElvoy, Mona Siddiqui, Matthew Taylor and Ella Whelan. #moralmaze Show more

Dr Shona Minson argues that we shouldn't punish children if their parents go to prison. Show more

Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey around the human body. Today it’s the turn of the peepers, the mince pies… the eyes! Show more

A scoop in The Sun brings down a cabinet minister. How influential are newspapers? Show more

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Hannah visits Clare with news. Meantime the family will do anything necessary to avoid John William’s brother Harry also being sent to fight. Show more

Former BBC New Comedy Award winner Heidi Regan ponders whether repressing her worries is better than sharing them. From 2021. Show more

The news, remixed. Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning The Skewer. This week - Hancock’s Half Hour, Fatal Matt-action, and The Death of Stalin – sorry – Starmer. Show more

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Megan Phelps-Roper reads from her gripping memoir about escaping the notorious Westboro Baptist Church. Today: social media gives Megan a glimpse of life beyond Westboro's confines Show more

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