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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Brahmacharini Shripriya Chaitanya Show more

An update on livestock and emissions and why British meat is being butchered abroad. Show more

Nature writer Mark Cocker recalls seeing twite feeding between the goalposts at his school in Derbyshire, however twite and its trilling song are a rare sound today in the uplands. Show more

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News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the epic reimagining of the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778AD when Charlemagne's rearguard was ambushed and his knight Roland fought and died. Show more

Amanda Knox on the struggle to reclaim her identity. Show more

There have been more calls for multilateral cooperation to tackle climate change, but recent years have seen a retreat into unilateral action. Can world leaders turn this round? Show more

A triptych of audio essays on the enduring qualities, appeal and intent of pop music. Today, music's idea of the West. Show more

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Who benefited most from the ‘Climategate’ hack? Powerful corporate interests have been fighting an acceptance of climate change for years. Could they have been behind the hack?

Kirsty is on a mission and Lilian puts her foot in it. Show more

Alex, Ella and Keith must overcome an evil plot to take over the petrol station. But which one of them is Jean-Claude Van Damme? Show more

In this five-part series specially written for Radio 4, Mary Paulson-Ellis tells the story of a life in five objects. Read by Alexandra Mathie. Show more

Fiona Mackenzie visits the Isle of Rum to hear about a new drinks venture, a campaign to save an old castle and a long running deer research project. Show more

Diane Louise Jordan makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Amos Trust. Show more

Elizabeth Day and Johny Pitts host a special programme on literary friendships with Andrew O'Hagan, Ayisha Malik and Emma Jane Unsworth. Recorded at London Literature Festival 2021 Show more

4 Extra Debut. What is the most slipperiest thing in the world? Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate the science of friction. From 2021. Show more

Gaia Vince hears how blue whales' energetic eating behaviours helped generate more food for themselves. Also, an update from COP26, and Emily Levesque on The Last Stargazers. Show more

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Andy and Jeff plan to get away from it all. But it seems the rest of Flamford is coming too. Stars James Northcote. From 2020. Show more

Kirsty is left with an impossible choice and Tom and Natasha have expansion on their mind. Show more

Alan Cumming on his Hollywood life, Paul McCartney on his bitter feud with John Lennon and our panel review Spencer, Valley of Tears and ABBA. Show more

Does the phenomenon of false memory challenge the justice system? Also: opening up the family courts: and assessing whether extra spending will clear the trial backlog Show more

With the National Lottery contract up for grabs, how does this sector work? Evan Davis and guests explore the lottery industry. Show more

Gaia Vince hears how blue whales' energetic eating behaviours helped generate more food for themselves. Also, an update from COP26, and Emily Levesque on The Last Stargazers. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the epic reimagining of the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778AD when Charlemagne's rearguard was ambushed and his knight Roland fought and died. Show more

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By Keith Stuart. Will makes contact with Elsa, and Laura makes contact with her father. Show more

Semi-improvised comedy show by Marc Wootton with Hammed Animashaun, Rosie Cavaliero, Monica Dolan, Katherine Parkinson and Catherine Tate, about couples on weekly date nights. Show more

Mandy Baker reports as the government U-turns on its plans to overhaul the policing of MPs' conduct.

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Ai Weiwei's memoir reaches 2008. He is an acclaimed artist, but his relationship with China's authorities reaches breaking point after a powerful earthquake. Benedict Wong reads. Show more

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