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Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster, Anna Magnusson

Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Nepal have been liaising with companies running the government’s Seasonal Worker Pilot scheme. Show more

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Wildlife artist Jane Smith is captivated by a group of ringed plovers and their ability to seemingly appear and disappear before her eyes! Show more

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

Marit Kapla, Paul Batchelor and Paul Swinney explore whether ‘levelling up’ can halt declining communities, with Kirsty Wark. Show more

All-time leading scorer in the FA WSL (Women’s Super League) Vivianne Miedema of the Netherlands and Arsenal is the winner of BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2021. Show more

Thousands of people have arrived safely in Britain, but many more are still fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan. Some cross the border into Pakistan, but what happens to them there? Show more

Clive Anderson and Sara Cox are joined, amongst others, by Sting, Dame Siân Phillips and Harry Hill for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

Meg Mason's whipsmart and heartbreakingly tender novel about the highs and lows of modern love. Today: married life turns from bliss to sorrow... Show more

The woman not allowed to visit her dying husband in a care home. The first TV advert for black hair products. Complaints that people's details being sold without their consent. Show more

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

It costs £1000 for a vial of sperm from a licensed sperm bank, and one vial rarely does the job. But is price the only reason people go to the online fertility marketplaces? Show more

Chelsea struggles to keep control and Peggy faces a ghost from the past. Show more

Evocative, atmospheric and lyrical drama. When Mya, with her father Zain, travels from Bradford to Bangladesh, she discovers dark secrets concerning the Liberation War of 1971. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Nigel Rees hosts the quotations quiz with Daliso Chaponda, Lissa Evans and Georgie Morrell. From November 2021. Show more

The winners of the BBC Food and Farming Awards 2021 are announced at a ceremony at London's Broadcasting House. Show more

Comedian Mark Watson circles the warped world of The Third Policeman - a novel where people turn into bikes and police talk non-sequiturs about quantum physics. Show more

Series exploring the place and nature of faith in today's world. Show more

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

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Vaccine advisers also recommend shortening gap between 2nd dose and booster to 3 months

Radio 4's antidote to panel games sees Jan Ravens and Omid Djalili pitched against Tony Hawks and Barry Cryer with Jack Dee in the chair. Show more

Lynda finds it hard to let go of the reins and Lilian has a crisis of confidence Show more

Electronic musician Kelly Lee Owens, on her Welsh Music Prize winning album, Inner Song; Stephen Sondheim's songwriting; Rowan Williams's poems and Black Obsidian Sound System. Show more

With only first names as clues, Charlotte Sibtain and Cole Moreton uncover the story of an RAF Battle of Britain pilot involved in an infamous rescue mission praised by Churchill. Show more

In the Port of Rotterdam they are preparing for a ‘White Xmas’ - but no one is talking about snow. Show more

David Runciman looks at how democracies can navigate a world of accelerated speed. Show more

Marit Kapla, Paul Batchelor and Paul Swinney explore whether ‘levelling up’ can halt declining communities, with Kirsty Wark. Show more

In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective

Meg Mason's whipsmart and heartbreakingly tender novel about the highs and lows of modern love. Today: married life turns from bliss to sorrow... Show more

Jarvis Cocker gets lost in the forest at night and encounters a series of rather intriguing characters, including a group of paranormal investigators. Show more

All the news from Westminster, including the latest Covid update. Show more

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This vivid account of Antwerp's glory years takes us back to the 16th century when the city is transformed into a rich and cultured European powerhouse. Michael Begley reads. Show more

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