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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Muneera Pilgrim, poet, writer and broadcaster. Show more

Changes to the cost of an abstraction licence to run a hydropower scheme on your land, amount to a 'tax on renewable energy' - according to the British Hydropower Association. Show more

Martin Hughes-Games presents the Black-Tailed Godwit. A black-tailed godwit in its summer finery is a stunningly attractive bird, russet brown with a long orange and black bill. Show more

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Sean Curran reports as Suella Braverman does a deal with France over small boat crossings.

The mystery diagnosis that sheds light on pain. Show more

Scotland's ospreys are on their epic autumn migration to West Africa. Emily Knight and a team of conservationists follow them through Iberia toward the Mediterranean Sea. Show more

Practical advice for anxious mums-to-be from Dr Cathy Green. Leading Australian burns specialist Professor Fiona Wood. Tampon tax campaigner Laura Coryton. Iran protests. Show more

Top chef Angela Hartnett investigates the British hesitancy about fish that's not in batter. Much of the huge range of fish and seafood landed by UK fishermen is exported. Why? Show more

Cathy FitzGerald invites you to discover new details in old masterpieces, using your phone, tablet or computer. This episode - The Campo Santo, Venice by JMW Turner. Show more

Call You and Yours: What's it like trying to find somewhere to live at the moment? Show more

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In a week of programmes for the BBC centenary, historian Robert Seatter selects three objects from the BBC’s archive store and tells the stories behind their creation. Show more

Ruairi is keen to impress, and is David avoiding his worries? Show more

By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. Three plays about the feeding of the five thousand and the personal and political fallout from this extraordinary event. Show more

Jay Rayner hosts The Kitchen Cabinet series finale from Bishopsgate, London. Show more

Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough juggles being a new parent while trying to be eco, and hears what is being done to reduce the carbon impact of bringing up babies. Show more

The UK government and the ECHR: on a collision course? Its former top judge speaks out. Time to improve cohabiting couples' rights? Who owns the reclining seat space on a plane? Show more

Jenny Diski's memoir 'In Gratitude', Rachel Joyce's 'Miss Benson’s Beetle' and 'Love, Nina' by Nina Stibbe are the book choices of Harriett Gilbert's guests this week. Show more

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Bill Bailey stars as a stressed-out businessman whose life is unexpectedly turned upside down by someone he hasn’t seen for 45 years. Show more

Can Ben be cheered up by an old friend? Mia’s getting on her bike. Show more

American crime writer Michael Connelly discusses Desert Star, the latest novel in his series about Detective Harry Bosch. Show more

David Conn investigates how Qatar won the right to host the World Cup bid and why it matters. Show more

Angharad Paget-Jones was asked to leave a Premier Inn hotel after staff members did not believe her dog, Tudor, was a real guide dog. She explains how the situation unfolded. Show more

Claudia meets Professor Elizabeth Stokoe whose work shows when preventing a suicide, words really do matter and can save lives during a crisis. Show more

The mystery diagnosis that sheds light on pain. Show more

Also tonight:

Donald Trump expected to stand again for President

And Bruce Springsteen settles a debate over misheard lyrics

Demon's school attendance is slipping and his relationship has come under strain as girlfriend Dori's father nears the end.
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Do your family and friends bring their problems to you? Why do men so often need telling? Should you stay or should you go? Marian and Tara have views. Show more

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A daring escape by a charismatic French lieutenant, as Samuel West continues the true story of the most infamous prison in history. Show more

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