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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Carolyn Skinner, CEO of Third Space Ministries. Show more

Farmers say too many applications for environmental payments in England are being turned down. Plus, how listening instead of digging for earthworms could help farmers. Show more

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Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the common hawk cuckoo from the Bengal region. Show more

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Dr Kevin Fong gets past the myths to reveal the complexity of the NHS and examines what really lies behind the challenges it faces. Show more

How spies sold the idea of threat from weapons of mass destruction. Show more

New research into adverse events following the administration of botulinum toxin. Show more

Anita Anand goes on the trail of a tragic fire in London’s Soho in 1980 that, despite killing 37 people, has fallen off the edge of mainstream history. Show more

Sewage spills, leaks and mountains of debt – what’s gone wrong with England’s water industry and who will pay the price of fixing it? Evan Davis and guests discuss. Show more

We hear from people desperately trying to fly back home from Rhodes due to the wildfires in Greece. Show more

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How did Banksy go from wall-spraying hood rat, to the most famous, and infamous, artist in the world? A show in LA brings in huge celebrity names and Steph's life gets trickier. Show more

Frustration builds for Henry, and Brad has a confession to make. Show more

Inspired by Emile Zola's Rougon Macquart series, Glenda Jackson stars in a drama series that highlights different aspects of contemporary Britain, through the lens of money. Show more

A quiz hosted by Steve Punt where a team of three university students take on a team of their professors. This week, from Keele University. Show more

Ultra-processed food makes up more than 50% of all calories consumed in the UK - but UPFs are being linked with obesity and disease, and there are calls for tougher regulations. Show more

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by naturalist Steve Backshall to find out about what sharks get up to when we’re not looking. Show more

From Haiti to New York, Paris to Glasgow... stories of what Jacques Brel's song has meant to people around the world. Show more

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The reforms received approval in the face of mass protests

A welcome visit to the Ipswich Regent which features panellists Vicki Pepperdine, Omid Djalili, Andy Hamilton and Henning Wehn, plus Jack Dee in the chair. Show more

Emotions run high for Mia, while Ed struggles to find a solution. Show more

Novelist Elizabeth Fremantle on 17th-century Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi, French horn player Felix Klieser, digital logo design with Adrian Shaughnessy and Marina Willer. Show more

Journalist Kang receives a surprising call from K-pop royalty Goo-Hara, who wants to help her with her investigation, as some of the people in the chatroom were her friends. Show more

Historian Zoe Strimpel asks if the clock has run out on reparations for historical injustices and atrocities. Show more

Speculation online suggests that newly declassified US intelligence will contain smoking-gun evidence. Does it? And what conclusions can we reach? Show more

Dr Kevin Fong gets past the myths to reveal the complexity of the NHS and examines what really lies behind the challenges it faces. Show more

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Ad man and consumer extraordinaire John Self jets to New York to close a movie deal, in Martin Amis's savagely funny, and era-defining cult novel of 1980s excess. Show more

An insight into the world of a simultaneous interpreter. Show more

Ellie Gibson and Keza MacDonald discuss their respective careers as video games journalists, the sexism they faced and how the industry has improved over the years. Show more

Susan Hulme reports as peers debate the government's housing plans.

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Ever since the testing of the first nuclear bomb there have been plans in place on how to deal with a nuclear attack. But will they work? Show more

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