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97% of wildflower meadows have disappeared over the last 100 years, leaving just 1% covering the UK. Show more

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News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

The random postcode generator leads producer Polly Weston to an old boatyard in Lowestoft, surrounded by myth and legend... and a story of an "uncatchable" boat. Show more

Psychology writer Oliver Burkeman looks at when hopefulness can be counter-productive to action, and how negativity can be deployed as a tool to achieve positive results. Show more

The life of opera singer Maria Callas, the Georgia farmer making reparations for her family owning slaves in the past, casual workwear trends and a legal challenge over aid cuts. Show more

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On the day the Government plans to drop the remaining Covid-19 restrictions, Tim Harford and the team try to work out if the link with deaths and hospitalisations has been broken. Show more

Written in 1949, Yasushi Inoue's novella tells the story of a nation reeling from a catastrophic global event and two men who decide to raise morale by putting on a sporting event. Show more

It's "Freedom Day" but will we really embrace normality with Covid infections still raging?
Online fitness classes could soon have to pay more for the music they use. Show more

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Can you blame your genes if you don't fit into your jeans, or is it all about willpower? Dr Kat Arney finds out with the help of Dr Giles Yeo and some irresistible cookies. Show more

Comedy drama about the pursuit of happiness, written by Faebian Averies, winner of the 2021 BBC Wales Writer in Residence Award. Show more

Graffiti has a long history and can be seen in most parts of the world. What drives people to pick up a can and spray a blank wall with bright paint? Show more

Russell Davies returns with a new run of the prestigious general knowledge quiz, to discover who will be named Brain of Britain 2021. Show more

Sheila Dillon speaks to Henry Dimbleby about the final part of the National Food Strategy – the government-commissioned plan for transforming the UK’s food system. Show more

A four-part series on the relationship that Scotland’s writers have with Scotland itself. Presented by Kirsty Wark. Show more

When and how is the universe going to end? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate. From 2020. Show more

Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.

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Labour intensified its criticism of the government's handling of the pandemic, as Boris Johnson said it was the right to lift most restrictions in England despite rising cases.

Radio 4's antidote to panel games comes for a final time from the Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House but with a virtual audience drawn exclusively from Scotland. Show more

There’s a shock for Brian and Helen faces a tough opponent. Show more

Debbie Harry on a new Blondie album. Ten years from her death, a new film, Reclaiming Amy, tells the story of Amy's life from her family's side, and we reassess her musical legacy. Show more

It was the biggest bank heist in British and Irish criminal history. Belfast writer Glenn Patterson has unfinished business with the 2004 Northern Bank robbery. Show more

Andrea Catherwood crosses the Irish Sea and goes back home to Northern Ireland to ask what unionism means now and explore some of the challenges it faces. Show more

A year on from the toppling of the statue of Edward Colston in Bristol, how is the city dealing with his legacy? Show more

Chances are you’ve come across a person in hi-vis at least once today. It’s become an omnipresent feature of British culture. Steph McGovern explores its history and role today. Show more

The random postcode generator leads producer Polly Weston to an old boatyard in Lowestoft, surrounded by myth and legend... and a story of an "uncatchable" boat. Show more

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Written in 1949, Yasushi Inoue's novella tells the story of a nation reeling from a catastrophic global event and two men who decide to raise morale by putting on a sporting event. Show more

Michael Rosen hears why our language is messy from linguist Arika Okrent. Why do we say 'I climbed' not 'I clomb'? Why is there a 'p' in 'receipt'? Why is 'of' spelled with a 'f'? Show more

Susan Hulme reports on how vaccine passports will be needed for nightclub entry from the autumn.

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Professor Sarah Gilbert and Dr Catherine Green tell the gripping inside story of the making of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. Samantha Bond and Debra Baker read. Show more

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