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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Ruth Wilde, National Coordinator of the Inclusive Church Show more

Flower growers in Cornwall are warning that they will have to leave crop to rot in January, because there won't be enough people to pick it. Show more

Brett Westwood presents the turnstone. Show more

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Sean Curran with the political fall-out as the government blocks the sale of a microchip factory to a Chinese-owned company on the grounds of national security.

Gareth’s search to find out why he has no sperm. Show more

Scotland's ospreys are on their epic autumn journey to their winter fishing grounds in West Africa. Emily Knight follows them as they prepare to cross the Mediterranean Sea Show more

Two relationship experts discuss why it's often unremarkable everyday behaviours that help to end a marriage or a long term partnership. Show more

Julia Shaw, whose father's delusions dominated her childhood and inspired her to be a psychologist, hears from families and a charity supporting people with schizophrenia. Show more

Comedian Natasha Hodgson gets entangled in the slippery world of Ishiguro's The Unconsoled, a novel about memory, performance and bafflement. So what's she meant to be doing again? Show more

Call You and Yours: How can you shop more sustainably and still save money? Show more

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At a time of economic, political and global turmoil, Baby boomers compare jobs and lives with Gen Z/Millennials. Show more

Jolene spends some quality time, and who’s making George blush? Show more

Based on true accounts of rarely heard details of newly elected, young, female MPs. Meg, a 26-year-old single mother, has had to get a loan out to cover her election campaign. Show more

Short autobiographical docs, adventures in sound and new forms where producers turn the microphone on themselves. Presented by Josie Long. Show more

New ideas about who owns renewable generation could help us tackle rising energy costs. Tom Heap finds that community energy now comes in many different shapes and sizes. Show more

Is there a future for boarding schools? Writer Nels Abbey examines the psychological, political and societal effect of the system globally and hears from a range of voices. Show more

Disgrace by JM Coetzee, The Fountain Overflows by Rebecca West and Dear Reader by Cathy Rentzenbrink are this week's book choices. Presented by Harriett Gilbert. Show more

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The RMT Union has said its members will hold four 48-hour strikes in December and January

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

Tracy looks forward to warming up, and Alistair offers some advice. Show more

Director Matthew Warchus on the film Matilda the Musical, the impact of climate protests in galleries, and the Scottish musician Kapil Seshasayee plays live. Show more

Mishal Husain discusses Channel crossings and the asylum system, with a panel of guests and in front of an audience in the BBC's Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House, London. Show more

Sight deterioration is something that can drastically change your life, but it is something you can really prepare for? We brought together three people to tackle this question. Show more

The 2023 All in the Mind awards with mental health campaigner Marion Janner and actor Maddie Leslay, Chelsea from The Archers and a 2018 finalist. And bipolar diagnosis. Show more

Gareth’s search to find out why he has no sperm. Show more

Also tonight:
How the exodus of young men to the UK is affecting Albania
and the RMT announces new strikes across the Christmas period

In Dublin, Eileen realises her life is not turning out as she’d imagined. Show more

What on earth can I do with this hideous present? Is my sister subject to controlling behaviour? Should this 46-year-old man get botox? Marian and Tara have views. Show more

Sean Curran reports as Dominic Raab's style of management comes under the spotlight.

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September 1942: with the tide turning in the War, escape becomes an ever more precarious pursuit, as Samuel West continues the true story of the most infamous prison in history Show more

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