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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rev Virginia Luckett Show more

A large poultry processor is to stop the sale of its chicken litter as fertiliser in the Wye catchment area. Plus the past and future of hedgerows. Show more

Chris Packham presents the New Zealand bellbird. Show more

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

Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to Gideon Henderson about how radioactive isotopes can be used as ‘clocks’ to date ice ages and other major climate events. Show more

Greg Wise reveals how he worked out how to play Dickie Mountbatten in The Crown. Show more

From buying yourself flowers, to going on that dream holiday solo, what have you done for yourself? Or, maybe, not felt able to? Show more

Dr Kat Arney hears from those at the cutting edge of the science of fighting cancer, and asks - will we ever defeat it altogether? Show more

Mark Seow asks how musicians with East Asian heritage fit into the world of Western classical music – and explores his own journey as a Chinese-Malaysian-British Baroque violinist. Show more

If you've had solar panels and heat pumps installed- or are trying to - what's it been like? How much is it costing you? Please share your experience with us. Show more

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Consultants miraculously turn around businesses and conjure up ideas. Adam Shaw charts the rise and rise of the industry from the factory floor to the multi-national boardroom Show more

There’s an awkward encounter for Ian and Adil finds himself under pressure Show more

A gripping drama which asks the question: are all victims good and all offenders evil? Show more

Jay Rayner and panel hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits from Billericay. Show more

We meet Simon, a former member who ended up deep in Lighthouse, recruiting for them and living with them. Until he fled. Show more

Susie Orbach talks to Michael Rosen about the use and misuse of 'therapy speak', which seems to have leaked out of the therapist’s office and into our homes. Show more

Hattie Jacques was famous for radio comedies like 'Hancock's Half Hour' and 'It's That Man Again', and then as matron in the 'Carry On' films. She loved men and parties. Show more

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

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The Bulgarian nationals charged with possessing fake passports and ID cards

Steph McGovern is in Newcastle to ask some seriously funny minds for their definitive answers to the great questions of our age. Or not. With guests Pippa Evans and Dave Johns. Show more

George makes a dangerous plan and Ben struggles to let go of the past Show more

International Festival Director Nicola Benedetti, novelist Colson Whitehead, singer-songwriter Karine Polwart, comedian Susie McCabe, writer and director Andrew O’Hagan Show more

Patients at a private eating disorder clinic say they've been left with mental and physical scars Show more

We hear from the RNIB's Director of Services about a recent job advertisement that caused upset amongst the community and a new way of accessing the Women's World Cup from home. Show more

James Gallagher finds out what happens when a new drug hits the UK’s streets. Show more

Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to Gideon Henderson about how radioactive isotopes can be used as ‘clocks’ to date ice ages and other major climate events. Show more

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Quirke is furious to discover that his daughter, Phoebe, has invited Strafford to dinner. Could they be romantically involved? Show more

The act of witches gathering together to practise their craft seems to have its own special mystique. India Rakusen explores the power of group rituals. Show more

The award-winning comedian, aided by Flo and Joan, scrutinises the seasons of nature and life. With Lou Sanders. From 2020. Show more

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In Anna Funder's biography of George Orwell's forgotten first wife, it's 1936 and Orwell is in Barcelona preparing to fight. Meanwhile, there's a revelation. Fenella Woolgar reads. Show more

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