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England's common land farmers face delays to applying for the Sustainable Farming Incentive. Plus, the growing interest in the use of flax for sustainable fashion. Show more

Bill Oddie presents the treecreeper. Show more

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Journalist Ian Wylie travels to five small towns that rarely make the national news to meet the local reporters still passionate about telling the stories of their communities. Show more

Emma Hayes, manager of Chelsea FC Women; Karis Anderson on her role as Tina Turner; Rose Matafeo and Emma Sidi on their new series, Starstruck; and nursing in Afghanistan. Show more

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Musician and sound recordist Chris Watson nominates his hero, the broadcaster, ornithologist and first person ever to record birdsong, Ludwig Koch Show more

Felicity Hannah meets the founder of Dice, a ticketing app launched in 2014 which aims to empower fans and stop touts in their tracks. Show more

Charlotte and Amit roll the dice and explore the world of Board Games. They meet a man who's invented over 800 games and the World Monopoly champion reveals his tips on how to win. Show more

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You might think you know the story of the movie Jaws. But writer and adventurer Blair Braverman discovers there’s much more… lurking just beneath the surface. Show more

Will Jazzer and Tracy make it down the aisle? And Lynda makes a surprising confession. Show more

Freddie Fox and Robert Bathurst star in the true story of Peter Waring, whose desire for a better life brought him fame and infamy. Told through archive documents and memoirs Show more

How a small community has created a unique Dark Sky experience in the Sperrin Mountains including ancient stone circles, a bogland solar walk and a modern observatory. Show more

Louise Minchin makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of On Call Africa. Show more

Chris Power talks to Anna Funder, Adam Biles and Sandra Newman, the authors of three recent books that reframe George Orwell's often contradictory life and work in different ways. Show more

Mel Giedroyc explores Walt Disney’s final film, The Jungle Book and his wildly ambitious vision of utopia known as the Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow or EPCOT. Show more

Extreme weather is forcing communities to leave their homes. What can we do about it? Show more

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The Government issued the warning just days before the start of the new school year

The new series of My Teenage Diary opens with Ivo Graham's diary of his last year at uni. He's not your average student - he reads Amis, he eats bruschetta and he smokes a pipe. Show more

Stella is put on the spot, and there’s a dilemma for Rex. Show more

Composer Isobel Waller-Bridge and baritone Roderick Williams join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye to add the final five tracks to the current series, with insights from Esbe Show more

Across the UK governments are looking at regulating short term lets after fears over the impact on the housing market. But how damaging are these kind of rentals for communities? Show more

A Friday night in The Parliament bar ends in tragedy. Lives in the gay community will never be the same again and questions start to emerge about how all this could have happened. Show more

Extreme weather is forcing communities to leave their homes. What can we do about it? Show more

One random postcode and a story you probably haven't heard before. An unexpected story springs from a landscape in rural Lincolnshire's hidden histories. Show more

School safety worries: we hear from a school governor, a parent, and a structural engineer Show more

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Nearly award-winning investigator Amber Jolt's latest investigative investigation spills the beans - and then looks through the beans - of the world’s biggest online retailer. Show more

Multi-award winning comedian Mark Watson, aided by the sardonic, musically brilliant Flo and Joan and special guest Jess Fostekew, scrutinises the seasons of nature and life. Show more

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Mark Ellison, the best carpenter in New York, spills the beans about the city’s most beautiful homes, the most rarefied and challenging projects, and the most demanding of clients. Show more

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