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Spiritual reflection to start the day with Fiona Stewart, a writer who runs a Christian arts charity.

Is the government going to ditch paying farmers to meet environmental goals and give them money per hectare instead? Show more

British zoologist Professor Tim Birkhead talks about the intelligence of egg stealing ravens while he is working on Skomer for Tweet of the Day. Show more

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

Using AI to discover drugs. Daphne Koller tells Jim Al-Khalili about her life and work. Show more

Times columnist James Marriott speaks to novelist Geoff Dyer about procrastination, deadlines, and... kitchen cleanliness? Show more

Kamila Shamsie on her new novel, Best of Friends. Trafficking, how British survivors are being let down by the system. Plus the joys and drawbacks of the family WhatsApp group. Show more

Ben Garrod and Jess French unravel the internal secrets to success of the cheetah as it straddles a fine line between speed and stamina in the quest for survival Show more

An exploration of celebrity culture in the last 70 years through facets of Elizabeth Taylor’s life. Show more

Call You and Yours: How good a service is the NHS at the moment? Show more

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

Misha Glenny explores the world of rare earth metals. Reducing CO2 emissions requires critical raw materials like lithium but mining and processing them can harm the environment. Show more

Vince makes a surprising offer, and there’s a new venture in the pipeline at Grange Farm. Show more

Two Households showcases modern-day Northern Ireland, diverse and surprising, but still steeped in religion and the legacy of the past. Show more

Short documentaries and audio adventures on the journey to first place. Presented by Josie Long. Show more

Tom Heap is joined by an expert panel to discuss how our energy market can be reshaped to produce smaller bills in a low carbon future. Show more

Anti-tax activists; young, single mums and forced adoption; gardening across generations. The final edition of The Listening Project presented by Fi Glover. Show more

The playwright Bonnie Greer nominates seven women from Jamaica who were executed in 1865 after the Morant Bay Rebellion, which caused an uproar in Britain. Show more

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The Labour leader has given a major speech at his party's conference in Liverpool.

Comedian Rachel Parris, a Jane Austen fan and geek, assesses one of our greatest writer's feminist credentials. Show more

Someone has a confession to make, and Alan finds himself torn. Show more

Luke Jones meets the countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, visits the Unboxed festival's See Monster, and discusses the impact of the cost of living crisis on artists Show more

'Isobel' tells File on 4 she is still being abused by a grooming gang - despite going to the police and Home Office for help. Show more

Scientists in Sweden have developed human corneas out of a rather unusual material - pig skins. We assess if this could be a solution to the UK's shortages and long waiting lists. Show more

What do sweeteners do to our bodies? James Gallagher investigates. And how to spot shonky claims made by health podcasts. Show more

Using AI to discover drugs. Daphne Koller tells Jim Al-Khalili about her life and work. Show more

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The new novel by the Women’s Prize-shortlisted author of A Thousand Ships. Read by Susannah Fielding. Ep 7 of 10 - Medusa discovers the true extent of her deadly new power Show more

The Fortunately podcast this week welcomes legendary broadcaster and DJ Trevor Nelson. Show more

The comedian and quizzer focuses on the world outside the UK from France, to Mercury to the most popular Brazilian. From 2020. Show more

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The story of Ralph Vaughan Williams and English folk music continues. Inspired by song collecting in King's Lynn, Vaughan Williams composes Norfolk Rhapsodies. Poppy Miller reads. Show more

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