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Spiritual reflection to start the day with Bishop David Chillingworth of the Scottish Episcopal Church.

Stephen Cottrell, the archbishop of York, reflects on what power and glory mean amidst the pain, suffering and sacrifice of Jesus' Passion and what that says to the world today. Show more

The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.

From oyster monitoring to hedge-laying, beach-cleaning to wildlife gardens, Helen Mark speaks to some of the people who give up their time to volunteer with conservation projects. Show more

New government plan for water. Red Tractor defends its environmental credentials. Pigs.
Eggs and trans-Pacific trade deal. Wild camping on Dartmoor. Skylarks and blackbirds. Show more

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The Government says there won't be any pay talks with junior doctors unless they call off their four day strike in England. Show more

Designer and broadcaster, Anna Ryder Richardson, reveals why she left a life of fame to go full "Matt Damon" and buy a zoo Show more

Thomasina Miers tries to tempt Shaun with the culinary delights and colourful traditional dress of her favourite Mexican state, Oaxaca. Show more

Greg Jenner and his guests Dr Annie Gray and Richard Osman get the inside scoop on the history of this delicious dessert, The History of Ice Cream. 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

Songmi Park had to fend for herself when her parents were sent to labour camps, after a failed escape from North Korea. Years later she reunited with her mother - in South Korea. Show more

Three young entrepreneurs on running their own businesses and their tips for others. Show more

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

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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

Topical discussion posing questions to a panel of political and media personalities

A former professional footballer turned pundit is writing a book about his life, but things don’t quite go to plan with his ghostwriter. Show more

A special concert of words and music hosted by renowned author Ian McEwan, who reads his own work alongside carefully curated music from the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Show more

The climate justice activist Mikaela Loach on reframing the crisis. Show more

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From the team that brings you Sliced Bread. Sean Farrington investigates the big ideas which promised so much to consumers but ended up Toast. This week it's Google Glass. Show more

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Clive Anderson and Anneka Rice are joined by Christopher Biggins, Sian Brooke, Lemar and Arthur Parkinson for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

Manhattan's district attorney, Alvin Bragg, has made history by bringing criminal charges for the first time against a former American president. Show more

John Wilson talks to photographer Martin Parr about the formative influences and experiences that inspired his own creativity. Show more

Anita Rani delves into the archives telling the story of the British bhangra explosion of the 1980s and 90s, when Britain reinvented this traditional Punjabi folk music. Show more

Toby Jones stars as the corrupt MP Joseph Olinska. After initial delays, the prime minister has finally agreed to Joseph's knighthood. His real agenda continues unnoticed. 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

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

The three competitors who've triumphed at every stage of this year's contest face Paul Gambaccini's questions in the final of the wide-ranging music quiz. Show more

Marie, age 19, gets a job at a working monastery. Every night she hears the sound of a boy crying in an adjacent room, but there's no-one there. What is the secret of Room 3? Show more

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Christopher Frayling visits Vienna to uncover the forgotten Jewish roots of Walt Disney's Bambi - as a brutal parable of life in the forest by Austrian writer Felix Salten. Show more

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