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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Fr Dermot Preston. Show more

More details have been released on the English plans for paying farmers for environmental work; and loopholes on the Scottish hunting ban are being closed, but the arguments continue. Show more

Actor Samuel West on the variations of call of the dipper. Show more

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

Sean Curran reports on Prime Minister's Questions - and more. We also find out why almost a million households are having to wait longer for help with energy bills.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ideas about why some materials lose their electrical resistance at low temperatures and expel their magnetic field and why that matters. Show more

Launch of the Woman's Hour Power List 2023, triathlete and screenwriter Lesley Paterson, Chores post Covid, and Claudia Jones. Show more

Why did people take to the streets, risking arrest and a barrage of bullets? What triggered the latest wave of protests? Show more

Born in Bradford has entered a new phase, with every teenager in the West Yorkshire city being tracked to improve mental health outcomes and better the lives of those taking part. Show more

This week's Gap Finders interview is with Hazal Baybasin, the founder of a skincare brand created for blind and partially sighted people. Show more

Premium unleaded petrol promises more at the pumps – but is it worth paying more for it? Show more

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

In the dead of night, a meeting with a vet, who talks of an eerie event. It leads to a trail of toxins. Could Mobuoy still be a threat? Show more

Tony is trying to find peace and quiet in his workshop, and the Aldridge siblings want some answers. Show more

The story of how in just 13 years, Adolf Hitler led a fringe sect with less than a hundred members and outlandish ideas to be the dominant force in German politics. Show more

Seahenge is an extraordinary Bronze Age timber monument which was found on a beach in North Norfolk. Archaeologist Rose Ferraby traces the story of its discovery. Show more

Joseph Coelho makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Auditory Verbal UK. Show more

Monica Heisey talks to Johny Pitts about her debut novel about divorce in your twenties, Really Good, Actually. Show more

The Egyptian pyramids have inspired some wacky theories. Rutherford and Fry investigate how - and why - they were really constructed. Show more

Can serving less meat in school dinners help the UK reach its climate goals? Show more

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

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Nadhim Zahawi is facing pressure to explain his multi-million pound tax settlement.

Is your downstairs loo fully-stocked with baked beans? Are you Armageddon-ready? Sylvia and Rachel are here to show you how. Comedy with Sue Johnston and Pearl Mackie. Show more

David finds himself in a tricky situation, while Ruth has some advice for a fellow farmer. Show more

Steven Spielberg's autobiographical new film The Fabelmans and the 40th anniversary of Michael Frayn's farce Noises Off. Show more

David Aaronovitch and a panel of experts consider ways to improve Britain's unreliable rail network. Show more

During the pandemic, many supermarkets reduced choice on the shelves in order to maintain supplies of popular products. Now, choice is back, but do we really need it? Show more

Can serving less meat in school dinners help the UK reach its climate goals? Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ideas about why some materials lose their electrical resistance at low temperatures and expel their magnetic field and why that matters. Show more

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By Robert Harris. Years later, Nayler has all but abandoned his search for Ned and Will, until a chance discovery puts him back on the trail. Show more

Thought-provoking debate and comedy. Simon Evans discusses 'woke poetry', and there's comedy from Titania McGrath, Jake Yapp, Andy Field, Miranda Kane, Larry and Paul. Show more

Sean Curran reports from Westminster, where the defence minister welcomes the decision by the US and Germany to send tanks to Ukraine.

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Addy Hawkins finally achieves her main ambition - to be sent on a full European assignment. She becomes crucial in the management of the new spy plane - Dragon Lady. Show more

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