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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with David Waters. Show more

What connects military strategy after WWI, with the search for new drugs and materials to replace plastics? Sarah Swadling visits the UK's National Willow Collection. Show more

Joe Harkness enjoys the sight and song of the skylark. Show more

Join Martha Kearney in Belfast and Nick Robinson in London as police in Northern Ireland warn dissident republicans could provoke street violence over the Easter weekend. Show more

The British record-breaking runners of the 1980s are reunited. Kirsty Wark puts Sebastian Coe, Steve Cram, Brendan Foster and David Moorcroft through their paces. Show more

Angie Thomas, bestselling author of the novel The Hate U Give on her new book; Dr Wanda Wyporska on the Windrush Enquiry; Tanya Sarne, the woman behind the fashion brand Ghost. Show more

David Aaronovitch and guests discuss Donald Trump's appearance in a New York court this week, his other looming legal cases and what all this means for him politically. Show more

Matt and Anna are excited about their first romantic weekend away. But when Matt asks Bob along to take care of them, and Jess joins in too, it's not quite what Anna had in mind. Show more

Allan Little recalls how, 50 years ago, a radical theatre company toured the Highlands with a play that fuelled debate about Scottish nationalism and social justice. Show more

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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.

Over half a century has passed since a hoard of gold coins was found in the remains of a tenement building in Belfast. Where are the coins now? Or have they been lost to time? Show more

Chelsea takes the shortcut to revenge, and Lee has concerns. Show more

Clara’s fighting through the rainforest. Mrs Boone’s in hospital and Sebastian and Nakesha are en route to Vienna. Who are Liberty Flights? Show more

How we use credit can either grow the economy, or crash it. Show more

The Wounded Surgeon. In this meditation for Good Friday, the Rev Lore Chumbley, a former hand surgeon, reflects on the healing hands of the Crucified Christ. Show more

Say no to sugar! How swapping out sugar for fruit can boost your mood, improve your memory and (with the help of dietary fibre) may even reduce those pesky sugar cravings. Show more

A new story about memory, mortality and magic from the award-winning author of The Hoarder and Things in Jars. Read by Sian Thomas. Show more

Matthew Bannister on politician Nigel Lawson, musician Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, boxer Ken Buchanan, and writer Mary Rayner. Show more

Andrea Catherwood with the authors of a review on the BBC's coverage of government spending. Also - cuts to music programmes on Radio Scotland and sound quality on radio news. Show more

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The firm that audits the SNP's finances has resigned amid a police investigation

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. They're joined by David Eagle, Janine Harouni & Jess Robinson. Show more

It’s not a Good Friday for one Ambridge resident and Brad finds himself in over his head. Show more

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode focus on a British gangster classic, The Long Good Friday. Show more

Ben Wright presents political debate from Sands End Arts and Community Centre, Fulham, with panel Inaya Folarin Iman, Emily Thornberry MP, Laura Trott MP, Munira Wilson MP. Show more

Sara Wheeler finds writing a biography to be a humanising process, in which learning to see the world through someone else's eyes is more important than rushing to judge them. Show more

The Right Rev James Jones reveals the little-known story of Holy Saturday, the early Church’s dark night of the soul, and meets people who know how it feels to lose hope. Show more

A journey with Dylis George, one of the chaplains on the UK rail network. Her work brings support and friendship to those facing abusive passengers and sometimes tragedy. Show more

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Classified US and NATO documents leaked and posted online

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Held hostage by Marisa, Kate pieces together the events that have led up to his moment. Now it's time to hear Kate's side of the story. Pippa Nixon reads. Show more

The former president pleads not guilty to criminal charges. Show more

You’ve seen the news, the blogs and Naomi’s infamous Snap. Now for the first time the hostages tell the inside story of what really happened on those two dark days in December. Show more

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On 2 June 1953, Coronation Day, news reaches London that Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay have been successful in reaching the summit of Mount Everest. Show more

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