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Tree planting figures are due to be published today. The government's missed its targets for the past few years, what's it doing to reach them in future? Show more

Although Carry Akroyd grew up in the countryside, as a child she was never shown or taught anything of the natural world around her. So it wasn't until adulthood she heard a snipe. Show more

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Mann's infamous novella of 1912, exploring the link between creativity and self-destruction. Show more

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As civil war grips Myanmar, soldiers are defecting. Some are fleeing to Thailand, where they are given shelter by the democratic opposition they were once fighting. Show more

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This week's Gap Finder is Mark Neale, founder and chief executive of Mountain Warehouse. Show more

Greg Foot investigates whether home 'UV sterilising products' like wands, lamps, boxes and baby bottle sterilisers really are the best thing since sliced bread - or marketing BS. Show more

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The model and writer Alexa Chung joins Martha Kearney at the National Portrait Gallery to celebrate a painting of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham. Show more

Stella finds herself at a crossroads and Vince puts an offer on the table. Show more

Grace Monroe goes undercover as a live-in nanny at the home of Ben Curtis, a man the police strongly suspect of killing his wife Lydia who has been missing for a year. Show more

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Journalist Rageh Omaar makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Book Aid International. Show more

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A year-long BBC investigation has uncovered an immigration scam in which migrant women pay British men thousands of pounds to pose as fathers to children that aren’t theirs. Show more

After the initial crisis faced by citizens in Kherson, Gaia investigates the long-term implications the destruction may have on global food security. Show more

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A committee of MPs has concluded that Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament

Life imitates art as Tony and Imogen join a local amateur dramatics group after Tony decides he wants to run for local councillor. Gideon senses a career opportunity. Show more

Kirsty has huge reservations, and there’s an emotional farewell for Brian. Show more

Critics Erica Wagner and Isabel Stevens review some of the week’s cultural highlights, including the new series of Black Mirror and the latest novel from Lorrie Moore. Show more

The Justice secretary on his priorities, challenges and first female top judge; making senior judges more diverse; working with Parkinson's: how do legal rights work in practice? Show more

Has the airline industry managed to solve the issues of the post pandemic chaos experienced by many travellers last summer? Evan Davis and guests discuss. Show more

Actor and former MP Glenda Jackson reveals the influences and experiences that inspired her work on stage and screen. Show more

Neil is in the small village of Porthcurno in Cornwall, discovering how the museum celebrates the modern phenomenon of mass communication while also serving the local community. Show more

MPs find Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament over lockdown parties

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Birnam Wood has accepted financial support from billionaire Robert Lemoine, but not all members of the collective are happy about the partnership. Read by Kerry Fox. Show more

Former Royal Marine and Paralympian, Mark Ormrod, opens up to Rylan about how becoming a triple amputee has impacted on him as a man. Show more

Sean Curran reports as MPs digest the news that Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament.

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