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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Janet Fife, retired vicar and one of the first women to be ordained. Show more

Anna Hill meets international Nuffield Farm Scholars in the UK to exchange ideas about the future of farming worldwide. Show more

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David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the tawny owl. Show more

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

Suzie Sheehy, Laura Beatty and Philip Ball discuss scientific experimentation and novel ways of thinking, with Kirsty Wark Show more

Emma interviews Peggy Seeger and hears about the female collectors, tradition-bearers and performers reinterpreting old songs or writing new ones to represent missing narratives. Show more

In March 2020, New Zealand closed its borders and NZ resident Abhi Gotadki found himself stranded in the UK. Two years on, Abhi is preparing to head home, back to his family. Show more

Alan Dein returns for his globe spanning encounters with strangers & old friends via the internet. He catches up on lives & fates swept up in Russia's war against Ukraine. Show more

After 63 years, Barbie is still in demand with the special release of the Queen Elizabeth II Platnium Jubilee Doll selling out in minutes. Show more

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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.

Cancel culture, Brexit, Levelling Up. How did we get here? Did we miss something? Robert Carlyle is here to show us that we did. And it happened in the 90s. Show more

Oliver makes a tempting offer and Pat struggles to offer advice. Show more

Forty years on from the Falklands War we revisit the story of Clive Ponting, a top civil servant, who leaked documents about the sinking of the General Belgrano. Show more

Kirsty Lang hosts the notoriously tricky cryptic quiz, with Scotland taking on Northern Ireland for the first time this series. Show more

Jaega Wise investigates the worldwide cultural importance of SPAM. Show more

Looking for Jack Kerouac in his hometown on his 100th birthday. With Geoff Dyer, AM Homes and Holly George-Warren. Show more

As Muslims around the world celebrate Eid, Ernie Rea explores the beliefs and culture of the Uyghurs, a majority Muslim people in North-West China. Show more

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

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Hundreds more migrants have attempted to reach the UK in small boats.

David Mitchell hosts the comedy panel game. Henning Wehn, Zoe Lyons, Sindhu Vee and Marcus Brigstocke talk with deliberate inaccuracy on a variety of subjects. Show more

Roy doesn’t know where to turn and there’s a shock for Pat. Show more

A Bank Holiday edition from Cardiff, with Welsh writer Caryl Lewis, Gwenno, who sings in Cornish, also, the Zimbabwean-born, Swansea-raised choreographers Anthony and Kel Matsena. Show more

Nell Frizzell contemplates whether climate change should stop her having a second child. Show more

Rivalry between stars of a unique form of accordion music, Famo, has sparked gang warfare that’s terrorising communities in the southern African kingdom of Lesotho Show more

Jonathan Freedland explores historical parallels to the concerns around social media today, including the press in the 19th century and the rise of the motor car in the early 1900s Show more

Suzie Sheehy, Laura Beatty and Philip Ball discuss scientific experimentation and novel ways of thinking, with Kirsty Wark Show more

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Bridget begins the year full of resolutions. She pledges in her diary to drink less, smoke less and stay away from unsuitable men. Episode 1/10. Show more

Michael Rosen is joined by Harry Campbell to talk about the weather Show more

A triptych of meditations on the enduring qualities, appeal and intent of pop music. Today - the 'edge' of seventeen. Show more

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At the age of 28, Sophie Harrison made a life-changing decision and left journalism for medicine. She dryly and humanely charts the process of becoming a doctor. Show more

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