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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Brahmacharini Shripriya Chaitanya Show more

The model and writer Alexa Chung joins Martha Kearney at the National Portrait Gallery to celebrate a painting of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham. Show more

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Increasing call-outs are stretching Mountain Rescue resources. Helen Mark explores the Langdale Valley in the Lake District to find out more. Show more

Sugar goes sour in negotiations about prices. Report says future for growers is bleak. Methane and livestock. Bird flu prevention. Water management. Show more

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Professor Hannah Fry demystifies data and explores how science will shape our futures, and realises that ‘Life isn’t a problem to be solved, it’s an experience to be had’. Show more

Astronaut Major Tim Peake wants to take Shaun on a wonder-filled trip to the International Space Station. It’s a chance to get away from it all and spacewalk 250 miles above Earth. Show more

Series about pieces of music with a powerful emotional impact on Dvorak's Songs My Mother Taught Me Show more

The traditional two-minute silence to mark Armistice Day.

Radio 4's weekly assessment of developments at Westminster

The Israel-Gaza conflict has been framed by harsh words, with talk of peace seemingly more distant than ever. Fergal Keane reflects on the question of hope in divided societies. Show more

As the number of homeowners behind on their mortgage jumps we look at a scheme in Wales trying to help. Also: deferring your state pension and we pay a visit to a 'baby bank'. Show more

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. They are joined by Alasdair Beckett-King, Desiree Burch & Huge Davies. Show more

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Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from Share Discovery Village near Lisnaskea with Phillip Brett MLA, Sir Conor Burns MP, Kate Nicholl MLA and Matthew O'Toole MLA. Show more

Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week

Mike Gunton talks to the film-makers behind the Planet Earth series to find out what it’s really like to live in remote locations when filming wildlife. Show more

Shakespeare's First Folio was published 400 years ago, thanks to the efforts of his colleagues John Heminges and Henry Condell. This comedic play charts their efforts. Show more

Is the fashion industry finally responding to the strength of the so-called grey pound? Show more

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300,000 people have taken part in the biggest pro-Palestinian march in London since the start of the war in Gaza.

Clive Anderson and Sara Cox are joined by Alfie Boe, Paul Rhys, Sabrina Bartlett and Andi Osho for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Passenger. Show more

US secretary of state Antony Blinken, who faces a huge challenge as the crisis continues in Israel and Gaza. With years of diplomatic experience, this may be his toughest test. Show more

Brian Cox and Robin Ince uncover the mysterious and alien-like lives of octopuses with the help of comedian Russel Kane and octopus experts Dr Tim Lamont and Dr Amy Courtney. Show more

Lara Feigel explores the life of writer Doris Lessing on the tenth anniversary of her death through the lens of her most pioneering work, The Golden Notebook. Show more

The letter that Brian has been waiting for has finally turned up. But can he use it? Toby Jones stars in the final series of GF Newman's compelling criminal drama. Show more

Jon Holmes's comedy current affairs concept album remixes the news into satirical shapes. This week - the HaM&S Christmas advert and Matt Hancock: Infinity War. Show more

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Baritone Roderick Williams and violinist Jennifer Pike make an anthemic start with Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the next five tracks to the playlist. Show more

Russell Davies is in the chair as the first set of semi-finalists for 2023 take a step closer to the prestigious title Brain of Britain Show more

A derelict cottage in Waterford, southern Ireland, becomes a student party house. But the house doesn't like it. Show more

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Hirsute comedian and crumpled polymath Rob Auton shuffles through BS Johnson's 1969 novel The Unfortunates, a book published in a box with 27 sections to be read in a random order. Show more

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