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A reflection and prayer from Rome with Fr Matthew Roche-Saunders, Catholic Priest at Welsh Martyrs Church in Aberystwyth. Show more

Legal challenge to fast-growing breeds of chicken, could banning zinc oxide on pig farms could lead to more antibiotics, and Northern Ireland sheep farmers on the Windsor agreement. Show more

RSPB Yorkshire reserve manager Matthew Capper recalls school holiday quests for a bittern in East Anglia. Show more

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We debunk a claim that the UK has by far the highest energy prices in Europe. Show more

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Multi award-winning actress and singer-songwriter Cynthia Erivo talks about her new role in Luther: The Fallen Sun. Show more

Raqqa falls, the so-called caliphate crumbles and a pregnant Shamima Begum is desperate to come home. Show more

When Ginny and Vera's relationship reaches crisis point, it takes a seance with WB Yikes and his wife Georgie to plaster over the cracks. Show more

Another green home scheme branded a failure - what's gone wrong with plans to put more heat pumps in homes. And we're buying less food in pubs but drinking more... is it a trend? Show more

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Scotland's ospreys are on their epic autumn migration to West Africa. Emily Knight and a team of conservationists follow them through French landscapes parched by a hot summer. Show more

Does Chelsea know what she’s volunteering herself for? It’s time to learn a little more about ‘Sykesy’. Show more

David Edgar's modern theatre classic has been reworked into a powerful three part series exploring the shift of idealistic young activists from the far left to the die-hard right. Show more

How could returning to work after 50 affect your finances? Show more

James Gallagher puts your questions on back pain - a condition impacting millions of adults every year – to an expert panel. Show more

Matthew Syed delves into the world of food to examine how our dislikes are formed, and how they change over the course of a lifetime, allowing us to find greater joy in food. Show more

From Matt Hancock's texts to a new take on covid's origin, why journalism is reliving 2020. Show more

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

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The former Health Secretary claims that the messages have been doctored.

Loving couple Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam star in Jan Etherington’s award-winning comedy. This week: Roger’s popularity as a cruise ship speaker leaves Joanna all at sea. Show more

Tony and Lilian have something important to discuss, and Helen tries to cheer up Lee. Show more

Playwright Gary Owen on his new play Romeo and Julie, the story of young lovers in Cardiff, and the Barry Male Voice choir perform live in the Front Row studio. Show more

Michael Buerk considers whether changing attitudes towards religion should affect how we choose our leaders. Show more

A reflection on the opening words of the Lord's Prayer, Our Father, from MOBO award-winning Christian rapper Guvna B, drawing on his own experience of fatherhood. Show more

Qasa Alom reports on the tough decisions which may have to be taken about flood defences along the UK's coastline, as sea levels inexorably rise. Show more

From Matt Hancock's texts to a new take on covid's origin, why journalism is reliving 2020. Show more

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The Rain and the Leaves from Italo Calvino's Marcovaldo, dramatised by Toby Jones and starring Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones. Show more

Return of the semi-improvised comedy from film-maker Jason Wingard, following taxi drivers Bernie, Ben and Saj as we eavesdrop on their journeys around the north west. Show more

Jon Holmes's multi-award-winning The Skewer returns to twist itself into current affairs. This week - Attack of the Missing Tomatoes and the Tale of Shamima Puddleduck. Show more

Sean Curran reports on Prime MInister's Questions - and more.

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Journalist Peter Ross takes to the waves to witness the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Read by Andy Clark. Show more

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