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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Jonathan Romain Show more

Australia trade deal comes into force. Using drones for spraying weeds. Growing pharmaceutical-grade cannabis. Show more

Brett Westwood presents the great shearwater. Show more

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

Does Britain really have the most affordable food in Europe? Show more

What can we learn from Abraham’s life and death? Friends, family and experts say changes are needed. Show more

Writer Rebecca Perry on her childhood years, competing as a trampolinist; the pension gender gap and why women are 40.5% poorer in retirement. Show more

As the government prepares a major reorganisation of Britain's railways, Daniel Brittain asks what are they for. Show more

How did the American spy Virginia Hall mastermind an astonishing prison break, leading her to become the Gestapo’s most wanted target? Show more

A man whose house was stolen has been told he can have it back - but it's full of people who won't leave. Also - we join the new TransPennine trains boss as he meets passengers. Show more

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Oliver Burkeman questions the true cost of our quest for convenience and the burden it lays on the shoulders of other people. Show more

Lee makes a big gesture, and Ian struggles with a complicated situation. Show more

Police crime thriller, set and recorded in India. Following the suspicious death of a young woman, police inspector Alia Khan and a male colleague move into the flat next door. Show more

Are you thinking of investing for the first time? We discuss tips on how to do it safely with a panel of experts. Show more

Supporting the bereaved: an open-door policy at work and online groups which have spread across the world Show more

Fashion Re-imagined: Laurie Taylor considers arguments in favour of a more equitable industry. Also, how clothing inventions allowed women access to sports & the public world. Show more

Westminster insiders including Sunday Times Political Editor Caroline Wheeler and former Downing Street comms director Guto Harri explain how political stories are made. Show more

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Two former Serbian officials who trained death squads had their sentences extended

If you were given the chance, what would you banish to Room 101? Paul Merton asks Desiree Burch who chooses, among others, sexting and underdone British bacon. Show more

Freddie’s frustrations grow, and there’s a surprise encounter for Brian. Show more

Shane Meadows and Michael Socha on The Gallows Pole, GoGo Penguin play live, and Ce Benedict reports on plans for the National Aboriginal Art Gallery. Show more

Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by William Crawley. With Mona Siddiqui, Melanie Phillips, Inaya Folarin Iman and Matthew Taylor. Show more

The movement to breed better humans begins in Victorian Britain. Presented as a noble quest to address urgent social problems, it attracts devoted and powerful supporters. Show more

Westminster insiders including Sunday Times Political Editor Caroline Wheeler and former Downing Street comms director Guto Harri explain how political stories are made. Show more

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

As Lesley feels her grasp on the past slipping away, she decides to tell Willie her story - a story of adultery and murder, and one that could blow her marriage apart... Show more

Featuring stand-up recorded at Up The Creek Comedy Club in Greenwich, comedian Twayna Mayne searches for role models in her quest to explore her Black British Identity. Show more

John goes toe-to-toe with the law. Consumer law to be precise, from kitchen shopping to credit cards and beyond. From 2019. Show more

Annie Duke, ex-poker player and decision strategist, tells Helen Lewis why our inherent bias against quitting needs to be deconstructed, and how to spot when it is your best option Show more

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Sociologist Jonathan Kennedy explores how infectious diseases have impacted human society, politics and economics, from earliest times to the present day. Read by Gunnar Cauthery. Show more

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