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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Father Martin Magill

Why declining insect populations are a risk to UK food security. Show more

Professor of philosophy and music at the New Jersey Institute of Technology David Rothenberg discusses the brown thrasher. Show more

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

Susan Hulme reports on Prime Minister's Questions - with understudies!

Melvyn Bragg and guests on Sophocles' tragedy, sometimes called the best play ever written. With Edith Hall, Nick Lowe and Fiona Macintosh. Show more

Lindsey Burrow on caring for husband Rob since his motor neurone disease diagnosis, Louise Redknapp joins the cast of Grease, In Search of Sleep, impact of breach of Kakhovka dam. Show more

Thousands of Ukrainian men are dodging the draft – and risking their lives in the process. Some face either a swim across a fast-moving river or a trek over snow-covered mountains. Show more

The two writers talk about their favourite books, including Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City, with Harriett Gilbert. Show more

With its domed lid, bright colours and promise of replacing eight pans with one, the Always Pan has become a cult sensation on social media. We meet its inventors to find out why. Show more

Greg Foot investigates whether the fabrics used in outdoor clothing that 'wick away' sweat and regulate your temperature are the best thing since sliced bread - or marketing BS. Show more

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Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.

Martha Kearney invites ten leading figures of today to the newly refurbished National Portrait Gallery to champion a favourite picture from the Gallery's star-studded collection. Show more

Tom reaches the end of his tether, and Susan has a brainwave. Show more

Grace Monroe goes undercover as a live-in nanny at the home of Ben Curtis whose wife Lydia has been missing for a year. Show more

Two friends who met during the pandemic take Clare for a walk along the Thames Path from Reading in Berkshire to Henley on Thames in Oxfordshire Show more

Catriona Balfe makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of World Child Cancer. Show more

James Naughtie and a group of readers chat to Mary Lawson about her novel Crow Lake Show more

From sidekick to lesbian icon. Anita hears how 80s animation She Ra has been reimagined for the 21st century. With guests Damian Barr and Meff. Show more

For World Ocean Day, we investigate how the planet’s seas could provide opportunities for us to enjoy a cleaner, brighter, more sustainable future. Show more

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Kyiv says people stranded by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam have come under fire

Imogen launches a disastrous cooking class at the community centre, Tony dreams of becoming an author and Gideon sees opportunities when he is befriended by a football hooligan. Show more

Brian has the rug pulled from under him, and Freddie is feeling restless. Show more

The cultural phenomenon of game streaming and new film Chevalier and TV drama Significant Other reviewed. Plus Christine and the Queens on his Queer Icon. Show more

Is the Parole Board getting it right with prisoner releases? Also: spouses deliberately abandoned overseas without their passports, and how AI could change the delivery of justice. Show more

Food price inflation is near record highs, but are prices higher than they need to be? Evan Davis and guests examine the claim that customers are being ripped off. Show more

For World Ocean Day, we investigate how the planet’s seas could provide opportunities for us to enjoy a cleaner, brighter, more sustainable future. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests on Sophocles' tragedy, sometimes called the best play ever written. With Edith Hall, Nick Lowe and Fiona Macintosh. Show more

US and UK leaders agree to a deal called the Atlantic declaration Show more

Lesley's story ends with revolution in China and an agonising decision from Arthur. But what will be the impact of her revelations to Willie? Show more

Interior designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen talks to Rylan about the origins of man, being camp and gender stereotypes. Show more

News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament

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Helen Czerski's book on how the ocean works takes us into its depths, introducing us to geological wonders and exploring how its inhabitants see in the dark. Lyndsey Marshal reads. Show more

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