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Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh. Show more

Building a pipe to bring water from the Humber to counties further south. And why some salad producers are switching from growing cucumbers to aubergines. Show more

Liz Bonnin presents the red-crowned crane from Japan and Asia. Show more

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Professor Chris Barratt talks to Jim Al-Khalili about breaking new ground in studying sperm dysfunctions - and how we could have a male contraceptive pill within the next decade. Show more

Rosamund Pike talks engagingly about what it takes to play someone real on screen. Show more

Did you know that around 16 thousand of the soldiers in the Ukraine are female? We talk to Olga Malchevska about the women involved in the fighting. Show more

The archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has conversations with public figures about their inner lives. Show more

Singer and songwriter Laura Mvula takes a very personal look at Lauryn Hill’s debut album, reflecting on the impact it has had on her and others since it was released 25 years ago. Show more

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A body is discovered, claimed to be thousands of years old. Did an eccentric solicitor really convince the world early humans had evolved in England? Dr Tori Herridge investigates. Show more

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Jay Rayner and his panel are in Wrexham for this week’s episode of The Kitchen Cabinet. Joining Jay is Zoe Laughlin, Rob Owen Brown, Fliss Freeborn and Angela Gray. Show more

There are still people inside Lighthouse – and Catrin meets a father left behind, terrified he may never see his daughter again. Show more

Michael talks to Ben and David Crystal about the Shakespeare quotes we use every day, without even realising. Show more

Environmental scientist Donella Meadows wrote the 1972 Limits to Growth report and Thinking in Systems. Show more

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Steph McGovern is in Leeds to ask some seriously funny minds for their answers to the great questions of our age. Or not. With guests Chris Cantrill and Kiri Pritchard-McLean. Show more

Emma struggles to keep control and Tom puts his foot down. Show more

Author Louise Doughty on her new novel, A Bird in Winter; performing British Sign Language at music festivals and gigs; The Missing Madonna podcast Show more

Today presenter Mishal Husain is joined by a panel of guests to discuss whether our roads are ready to go clean and green? Show more

Discovering Hands is a project in Germany that provides employment opportunities to visually impaired women, but is also potentially saving lives. Show more

From ardent monkeys to promiscuous flies, Lucy Cooke discovers the female animals defying Darwin’s “coy” label by using sexual strategies to further their evolutionary influence. Show more

Professor Chris Barratt talks to Jim Al-Khalili about breaking new ground in studying sperm dysfunctions - and how we could have a male contraceptive pill within the next decade. Show more

Army helicopters freed one passenger whilst others were brought to safety by zip wire. Show more

Not for the first time, Roger and Luvo break into Alma’s house. But what are they looking for? Reader: Rakie Ayola. Show more

The witch hunts still cast a shadow over our lives. India Rakusen hears how witches today might be a powerful way of resisting and addressing the damage of the past. Show more

Multi-award winning comedian Mark Watson, aided by the sardonic musical brilliance of Flo and Joan and special guest Sofie Hagen, scrutinises the seasons of nature and life. Show more

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In Dr Ben Cave's memoir about his career in forensic psychiatry, he recalls a patient suffering delusions, and he gets into a lather over his final exams. Adrian Scarborough reads. Show more

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