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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Steve Taylor Show more

Abraham feels he has no choice but to do something drastic to keep himself safe. Show more

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

Ian Marchant explores the remote and hidden border country of the Golden Valley in Herefordshire. He visits its ancient and mystical sites and learns about its intriguing history. Show more

New compulsory medical tests for fishermen: a leap forward for safety at sea or an over-rigid interpretation of the law that could devastate the inshore fishing fleet? Show more

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Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Mark D'Arcy reports on the resettlement of offenders, and Dominic Raab's resignation.

Ghosts and Ted Lasso star, Katy Wix, talks about her life through the medium of...cake. Her memoir Delicacy uses the sweet treat to frame the biggest moments of her life. Show more

Vick Hope on a wildly exciting year she spent in Buenos Aires. which even leaves Shaun contemplating a visit, despite the very real risk of his being carried off by a harpy eagle. Show more

Jay Rayner hosts this week's culinary panel show from Westminster Kingsway College, discussing sauces. Show more

Radio 4's weekly assessment of developments at Westminster with Isabel Hardman, assistant editor for The Spectator. Show more

The Russian political activist who led public opposition to President Putin's war in Ukraine has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after being found guilty of treason. Show more

The £1.3m stolen last year by criminals using so-called 'hi mum' or 'hi dad' scam text messages. Show more

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

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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

Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week.

The series about books, plays and stories and how they work, John Yorke examines Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Show more

A 400th anniversary production of Shakespeare's wonderful comedy of mistaken identities and unrequited love, starring Toby Jones as Malvolio and Giles Terera as Orsino. Show more

A second woman has claimed that she was raped when working at the CBI, and award-winning playwright Lynn Nottage on her new adaptation of The Secret Life of Bees. 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 the focus is on Blockbuster Show more

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Comedians, broadcasters and politicians are paying tribute to Barry Humphries who was 89. UK nationals, trapped by the fighting in Sudan, feel abandoned by the government.

Danny Wallace and Sara Cox are joined by Debra Stephenson, Tiernan Douieb, Gaz Choudhry and Robbie Cumming for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

The Russian-British opposition figure, Putin critic and former journalist sentenced to 25 years in a Russian jail. Show more

TV writer and director Sally Wainwright talks to John Wilson about her formative cultural influences. Show more

Paralympian turned Parliamentarian Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson examines how the fight for disabled rights and attitudes to disabled people have evolved over her lifetime. Show more

Toby Jones stars as corrupt MP Joseph Olinska. Brian is still in prison, enjoying a perverse kind of celebrity status, while Joseph is introduced to the Guinness executives. 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

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

Kirsty Lang puts cryptic questions to teams from the North of England and Scotland in the cult quiz show Show more

As the poltergeist activity ramps up dramatically, the family resort to desperate measures. Can they survive living with a vengeful poltergeist? Show more

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Poet Casi Wyn travels to Cwrt-Y-Cadno, a Welsh village where the purchase of land for a carbon offsetting scheme has led to local concerns for the future. Show more

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