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Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Richard Frazer of Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh.

A meat processing plant claiming to be carbon neutral; how Brexit, the war in Ukraine and the effects of Covid are impacting labour costs on farm; and a new report into pollution. Show more

Miranda Krestovnikoff presents Australia's satin bowerbird. Show more

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

Education campaigner Fiona Millar and deputy headteacher Dr David James debate - and are then invited to explore each other's perspective. With Anne McElvoy and Louisa Weinstein. Show more

Listener Week: Patriarchal wedding practices. Ukraine refugee sponsorship - what happens when it goes wrong? Rural bullying. Pubic hair loss in menopause. Show more

From local squalls to vast hurricanes, what drives the wind? Dr Rutherford and Dr Fry investigate the bracing science of the breeze. Show more

Ian Hislop comes to the end of his series celebrating culture in suburbia with a look at the extent to which the suburbs in the UK are changing in 21st century. Show more

Call You and Yours - How are you going to afford university this year? Email us at youandyours@bbc.co.uk Show more

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

Gus Casely-Hayford’s story starts with an enslaved seamstress's alteration to a dress made of Indian chintz fabric and spans centuries of black struggle in fashion in America. Show more

Jakob has an interesting theory, and Eddie is put on the spot. Show more

Drama series set in a flooded future world by Linda Marshall Griffiths. Laurie has been taken and Gil, struggling with the pain of his broken arm, tries to hold the shattered family together. Show more

Jay Rayner and the panel visit Eastbourne. Jordan Bourke, Melek Erdal, Andi Oliver and Professor Barry Smith answer the questions. Show more

Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken continue their journey around the human body. Show more

During his career interviewing musicians, politicians and entertainers, Nihal has learnt a thing or two about how to have a good conversation. Show more

Sir John Timpson picks his relation, Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw, educationalist and one time lord mayor of Manchester. Show more

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

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Police in Liverpool hunt the killers of a 9-year-old girl, shot dead at her home.

Things get fraught when Louisa befriends Nina, Morris’ sort of ex, then Will gets involved as well, and Ellie persuades Mitch to help her look after Morris. Stars Angus Deayton. Show more

Ruairi is a wanted man, and Chelsea faces an unusual client. Show more

How three men called Simon are responsible for the gold rush of talent shows in the early noughties and why the format no longer feels fit for purpose. Show more

The direct sales sector has evolved in the social media age, with promises of big money and being your own boss. But are some firms selling a dream that doesn't live up to reality? Show more

Social media can be a great tool for educating others and so we focus our attention on TikTok and to four people using the platform to educate about visual impairment and blindness Show more

Leading virologist Professor John Oxford charts the story of the 1918-19 flu pandemic which killed more than 220,000 people in the UK and over 50 million people worldwide. Show more

Education campaigner Fiona Millar and deputy headteacher Dr David James debate - and are then invited to explore each other's perspective. With Anne McElvoy and Louisa Weinstein. Show more

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

Louise Kennedy's shocking and tender love story set on the outskirts of 1970s Belfast. Today: when Cushla agrees to teach Michael Irish, things begin to spin out of control. Show more

A third series of Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda's funny, informative and thought-provoking Rose d'Or-nominated series, in which he explores divisive global issues. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Joan Bakewell hosts a dinner party with a twist - all her guests are brought back to life by the radio archive. From 2022. Show more

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At the hospital, Abi anxiously waits to find out what is wrong with Jacob. While waiting she looks back to the first time they met when her heart went ping. Nicola Walker reads. Show more

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