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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Jonathan Rea.

Compulsory health checks for fishermen. Shellfish industry in Welsh communities. Farmer jailed for river pollution. Company's rewilding project. Show more

David Attenborough presents the nightingale. (Part 1 of 2) Show more

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

News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament.

Kirsty Wark and guests recall the making of the 1990s Napoleonic war drama Sharpe. Shot in the Crimea, the cast and crew faced near-starvation and danger around every corner. Show more

Oscar winner Rachel Weisz joins Anita Rani to talk about her new series Dead Ringers. Show more

Rishi Sunak says the UK has an 'anti maths mindset' and that low levels of numeracy are damaging the economy. Will studying maths until the age of 18 solve the problem? Show more

Matt, Bob and Jess re-asses their life choices while gatecrashing Bob's ex girlfriend's wedding. Show more

Jonathan Freedland asks what the word fascism means in the 2020s and whether it is right to compare the politics or language of today with that of the 1930s. Show more

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

Journalist Amardeep Bassey returns to Birmingham 18 years on to investigate the Lozells and Handsworth riots of 2005. How has the community been working to prevent a repeat? Show more

Tracy faces a ghost from the past and Pat is in a reflective mood. Show more

Clara and Aldrich are in Mrs Boone's mind. Trying to get to Bogata … via Harrods Food Hall and a medieval village. Show more

What does it mean to go bankrupt? Though painful, is it always bad for the economy? Show more

The GQT panel answer questions on slugs, polytunnels and bay trees, among others, from Coventry. Show more

An AI designed for maths genius flunks the numbers and tries to find meaning elsewhere. Topical fiction inspired by this week's news, read by Amanda Lawrence. Show more

Matthew Bannister on author Anne Perry, designer Dame Mary Quant, codebreaker Jean Argles and musician Ahmad Jamal. Show more

Andrea Catherwood is joined by Radio 4 comedy commissioner Julia McKenzie to answer listener comments, and we hear views on BBC coverage of the monarchy, ahead of the coronation. Show more

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

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Dominic Raab has resigned as Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary, but has criticised a bullying inquiry, which found he'd shown persistently aggressive conduct:

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. They are joined by Andrew Doyle, Laura Smyth and Jazz Emu. Show more

Lee takes a step too far and Chelsea is on the defence. Show more

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode discuss how restaurants are portrayed throughout cinema and the small screen, from Big Night to Ratatouille. Show more

Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Thaxted Parish Church, Essex, with a panel including Alex Burghart MP, Professor Matthew Goodwin, Peter Kyle MP and Sarah Olney MP. Show more

Will Self advocates the notion of 'abiding' - sitting and whiling away time - in our society of 'seemingly ceaseless motion'. Show more

At the start of the 1980s a mysterious disease, Aids, appeared in gay men. Activists, doctors and politicians worked together to stop the disease spreading. Show more

When MRSA hit the headlines, the NHS had to clean up its act, with the infection control nurse leading the fight against antibiotic resistance. Show more

The breast screening programme forced the NHS to weigh up if the lives saved, by early detection, justified the risk that some women would undergo treatment they did not need. Show more

Nursing is traditionally seen as a caring profession but recently this image has been shadowed by tales of lack of compassion. What should we expect from nurses today? Show more

In-depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective

It's 1952 and an architect and his wife take a chance on two siblings, recently released from Borstal. A story of good intentions and opportunity. Show more

Scrolling through the biggest stories in America right now. Show more

Mark D'Arcy reports on Dominic Raab's resignation and supporting ex-offenders.

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Matthew Syed traces the evolution of a term that's become synonymous with our era of angry debate. In this episode, a student faces off against a politician over a 'W.OK.E.' bill. Show more

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