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Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Dr Alison Jack of New College, Edinburgh

The Woodland Trust says the government needs to spend a billion pounds to rescue England's ancient woodlands over the next five years. Show more

Naturalist and environmentalist Chris Baines welcomes the often maligned bullfinch into his garden to dine on his fruit tree buds. Show more

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

Yesterday in Parliament with Sean Curran.

Jim Al-Khalili talks to Harald Haas about his breakthrough invention, LiFi, and how light can be used to access the internet. Show more

Lois Pryce talks to Ian Marchant about acceptance in the face of a cancer diagnosis. Show more

Archie Panjabi, award winning star of the Good Wife, who made her film debuts in East is East and Bend it Like Beckham, on her latest TV thriller Hijack Show more

A new US president helps bring the lab leak theory into the mainstream. How safe are top-security laboratories? And do the benefits of their work outweigh the risks? Show more

Zakia Sewell explores the ideas of identity, aesthetics and social conditioning that lie within 'taste'. Show more

Today we're asking - what's the motor trade like right now in your experience? Call 03700 100 444 from 11.00am on Tuesday 27 June. Email youandyours@bbc.co.uk Show more

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

Evolutionary biologist and comedian Simon Watt wonders if we could upgrade our wonky human body, with a little help from the animal kingdom. Show more

Helen has a new determination, and Mia finds herself becoming an accomplice. Show more

It's 1973. Jimmy is getting married! Tonight's the stag night and unexpected things can happen but no-one anticipated this. Will he make it to the church on time? By Roy Williams. Show more

Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about the flow of stories through and around people. Show more

Scientific ideas are threaded through the dark story of eugenics. What were they - and what choices does the science open up today? Show more

Nick Wallis continues his investigation into the Post Office Horizon scandal, as horrifying new details emerge. Show more

'You Are Not a Gadget' by Jaron Lanier, 'The Age of Wonder' by Richard Holmes and 'The Sword In The Stone' by T. H. White are chosen by Harriett Gilbert and guests this week. Show more

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

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The nurses' strike in England is over, after the RCN union failed to secure a mandate; but now NHS consultants have voted to down stethoscopes.

Janey doesn’t know how long she’s got left, so she’s telling ALL the jokes! This is her extraordinary story. Fearless and unflinching, yet life-affirming stand-up at its very best. Show more

Ruth proves to be a friend indeed, and there’s a dilemma for Harrison. Show more

Samira Ahmed takes a tour of the Natural History Museum's new dinosaur exhibition, and singer-songwriter Ray BLK discusses her acting debut in BBC drama Champion. Show more

File on 4 travels from London to Lagos to investigate the UK's first case and conviction for organ harvesting, which saw one of Nigeria's most powerful politicians put behind bars. Show more

We peek behind the curtain at a service that aims to help people through the most challenging moments of sight loss; the RNIB's helpline. Show more

Claudia Hammond presents the All in the Mind Awards winners with their trophies. Show more

The Wagner mutiny shakes Putin’s grip on the narrative. Show more

Ex-health secretary Matt Hancock apologises for UK pandemic planning

Mathieu Kassovitz reinvents La Haine 30 years on

Life of veteran foreign correspondent Dame Ann Leslie

Connie starts therapy and recalls where it all went wrong with Drew. Their meeting, their whirlwind romance, their marriage and bohemian life. She tells Claire she has cancer. Show more

What is magic? India Rakusen speaks to witches and scientists to untangle the meaning and real-world impact of magic. From hexes to chants, what lies behind the power of a spell? Show more

Sean Curran reports as MPs question why it will cost more to send migrants to Rwanda than keep them in the UK.

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Perhaps the word 'monster' is too overblown. Maybe the word ‘stain’ is a more accurate way of describing how what we know about an artist taints the approach to their work. Show more

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