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Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Dr Alison Jack of New College, Edinburgh

Can vertical farming avoid the problems traditional growers are currently facing? We hear how work has begun on a 148,000 square feet indoor farm in Gloucestershire. Show more

Debbie Pain of the Slimbridge Wetland Centre on the marsh harrier. Show more

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

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Anne Bronte's story of the mysterious Helen Graham who seeks a new independent life as an artist after escaping her abusive, alcoholic husband. Show more

Reaction to details of Sarah Everard's final hours. Show more

Jeremy Bowen weighs what the Taliban takeover means for US power; Germany's new political tribes; La Palma's volcano erupts; a Swiss nightwatchman calls; one for the road in France. Show more

Engineer and author Roma Agrawal explores how the built environment shapes us and what we might ask from the architects and designers who make our cities. Show more

Tina stops writing. Show more

What to do if you can't afford to keep paying for a car on finance. The struggle to keep kennels and catteries open in the pandemic. Change in the rules on eviction of tenants. Show more

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When South Africa’s President, Jacob Zuma, falls ill from a suspected poisoning, he flies to Moscow for treatment. Is he using the Russians, or are they using him? Show more

Jennifer considers the options and Chelsea makes a big decision. Show more

Commissioned as part of the BBC's poetry and spoken word festival 'Contains Strong Language' which was held this year in Coventry. Show more

Starting at the ferry terminal, in some wild and woolly weather, Clare is led by expert guide, David Allaway, around some spectacular beaches and hidden coves Show more

Fraser Nelson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Social Mobility Foundation. Show more

Johny Pitts speaks to Rabih Alameddine about his new novel, The Wrong End of the Telescope. Plus Phillipe Sands and Elif Shafak discuss the centenary of English PEN Show more

Francine Stock and Antonia Quirke co-present the final edition of The Film Programme. They discuss the future of cinema in the age of streaming. Show more

Covid vaccine boosters; why humans don't have a tail; earliest farming and cassowary domestication; Royal Society Insight Investment Science book prize shortlist Show more

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

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The policeman who murdered Sarah Everard has been told he will never leave prison.

It’s September with Flamford’s Christmas Market is in full flow. Jeff and Andy find a mystery. Stars Philip Jackson. From 2020. Show more

Robert fears he may have overstepped the mark while Josh has reservations. Show more

Rock musician Dave Grohl on his new memoir "The Storyteller" and playwright and journalist Jonathan Maitland on the rights and wrong of dramatizing Jimmy Savile. Show more

Will Self explores the science behind mineral water in his exploration of our insatiable thirst for bottled H2O. Will imagines himself in the Loire Valley on a water tasting trip. Show more

A token for a picture only visible online recently sold for £50 million. NFTs are the latest digital craze. David Aaronovitch asks what the buyers own and how NFTs help artists. Show more

James Corner explores how Covid’s impact on mental health has raised interest in urban landscapes. He designed New York’s High Line and is working on a similar project in Camden. Show more

Covid vaccine boosters; why humans don't have a tail; earliest farming and cassowary domestication; Royal Society Insight Investment Science book prize shortlist Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Anne Bronte's story of the mysterious Helen Graham who seeks a new independent life as an artist after escaping her abusive, alcoholic husband. Show more

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Felix hits a nerve with Eileen by questioning her friendship with Alice. Show more

Count Binface is the most successful alien politician ever, being officially London's 9th choice to be mayor. Now he's invading Radio 4 to learn about Earth, and how to conquer it. Show more

Rufus Wainwright answers audience questions about his breakthrough 2003 album, 'Want One'. With John Wilson. From 2014. Show more

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Discover fascinating facts about the loathed snake, the extraordinary octopus and the not-so-stupid goldfish. Show more

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