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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Julia Loveless, singer and writer. Show more

Welsh Farmers say budget cuts will put environmental targets at risk. Flooded Scottish farmers brace themselves for more bad weather. A course to use drones in agriculture. Show more

Liz Bonnin presents the formerly widespread saddleback of New Zealand. Show more

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Sean Curran reports on Prime Minister's Questions as events in the Middle East continue to dominate British politics.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the anchoress, who is probably the earliest named woman writer in English, and her celebrated work on her visions of the suffering of Christ. Show more

Dr Lisa Cameron was the SNP MP for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow until a week ago when she decided to join the Conservative Party Show more

Nearly 2,000 Afghans who risked their lives to work with British Armed Forces during the war in Afghanistan are now facing deportation from neighbouring Pakistan. Show more

Artist Cornelia Parker is with chef Jeremy Lee and presenter Harriett Gilbert, choosing their all-time favourite books. Show more

Meet the teenager who used money saved up from dog walking to bring sign language to films and shows on Disney + and Netflix for the first time. We find out how and why. Show more

Greg Foot gets queasy in the name of science as he investigates the range of products promising to help with motion sickness. Show more

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How do Lebanon, Hezbollah, Egypt and Jordan view Israel and the Palestinians? Katya Adler explains the context of the decades long conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. Show more

One resident makes a shocking discovery, and Oliver comes to a controversial decision. Show more

After the confrontation with gang leader Joe Magner, Jess and Dan are trying to make a new start. But Ronnie Vaz has vanished. Thriller from Matthew Broughton, creator of Tracks. Show more

Just a hop away from the station at Ainsdale lies one of the most beautiful stretches of coast adjoined by a nature reserve. Clare and Rose take a five-mile hike. Show more

Historian and writer David Olusoga makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Unseen. Show more

Chris Power talks to Daniel Mason about his new novel, North Woods, set across 200 years in New England, and Howard Jacobson reveals the lure and the challenges of Substack. Show more

Alex Forsyth is joined by Dame Margaret Beckett MP, Peter Hitchens and Jonathan Dimbleby to delve into the Any Questions archive, exploring how debate about Russia has changed. Show more

White phosphorus has made headlines in the past week, in connection with the conflict in Gaza. Victoria Gill visits a laboratory to find out more about the substance. Show more

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The Prime Minister pledges the UK's support for Israel in its 'darkest hour'.

Kevin Eldon and his all-important cast take a stroll through the Eldon family archive as we meet Kevin’s ancestors, discover the true value of £35 billion pounds and wallow in mud. Show more

Alan faces a difficult conversation, and George has something up his sleeve. Show more

Ryan Gilbey and Kate Hutchinson review Hackney Diamonds, The Rolling Stones first album for 18 years and the sci-fi film Foe. Filming food for television. The demise of Doctors. Show more

Israel and Hamas are at war and there are no signs of a quick resolution. But what would a resolution actually look like and who's actually going to try and negotiate one? Show more

Changing a product's name and logo is risky, so will Elon Musk's transformation of Twitter into X succeed, and how do you get a rebrand right? Evan Davis and guests discuss. Show more

White phosphorus has made headlines in the past week, in connection with the conflict in Gaza. Victoria Gill visits a laboratory to find out more about the substance. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the anchoress, who is probably the earliest named woman writer in English, and her celebrated work on her visions of the suffering of Christ. Show more

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By Jo Baker. Charlotte's head is whirling with the voices of her lost loved ones. She comes across the shadow man again, suddenly remembering the first time she saw him. Show more

Amol and Nick discuss how the war in Israel and Gaza shows two competing versions of history as they look at the events of this week and why they matter. Show more

News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mandy Baker.

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After his arrest, Daniel's grandfather is transported to a gulag in the Arctic Circle. where survival is virtually nil. Daniel Finkelstein continues his moving family memoir. Show more

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