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Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Rev Lezley Stewart of the Church of Scotland.

An apple a day really can keep the doctor away. Michael explores the surprising research into the benefits of apples on your heart, gut and brain. Show more

The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.

Ian Marchant celebrates a Cornish steam pioneer and the mark his inventions made on the British landscape. Show more

The government doesn’t understand labour shortages in food and farming and is putting the future of the sector in danger - according to the EFRA Committee of MPs. Show more

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Barbara Charone's life in music, care home worker turned comedian Pope Lonergan, listener Isabel Wolff's headline hitting holiday and Labi Siffre's Inheritance Tracks. Show more

Greg James heads deep into the BBC archives to deliver a selection of prime audio, using stories of the week as his launch-pad, along with requests and challenges from listeners. Show more

Test Match Special. England v New Zealand. Commentary on the 3rd Test from Headingley with Jonathan Agnew, Prakash Wakankar, Phil Tufnell, Alex Hartley and Vic Marks. Show more

As national rail strikes disrupt train travel across the UK, what makes RMT leader Mick Lynch tick? And how did he become the leader of one of Britain's most powerful unions? Show more

Brian Cox and Robin Ince return for a new series and start by tackling one of the most profound questions in science: which are better, Bats or Flies? Show more

Henry Kissinger, adviser to US presidents for six decades, reflects on his life and career. With James Naughtie. Show more

The artist Piero begins work on a great painting of Fatima, the self-styled Mother of the Empire, while an assassin has arrived for another type of commission. Show more

Janice has it out with Nelson and discovers he is in serious debt, threatening her own fortune. Following the sailing accident, they make an excruciating hospital visit. Show more

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Edward Stourton considers the morality of striking, when it causes disruption to millions of people uninvolved in the dispute. #moralmaze Show more

4 Extra Debut. Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as students from University College London take on their professors. From June 2022. Show more

A British family holidaying in Newfoundland stumble upon a remote seaside guest house - where they are about to spend the most terrifying night of their lives. Show more

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Greg Jenner watches a clip from the 1970s containing dour predictions for the future of the Outer Hebrides Show more

LT has got to get to Glastonbury, but there's a rail strike. And does he even want to go? Edson Burton's fictional response to a story in this week's news. Show more

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