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Spiritual reflection to start the day with Quaker and writer Alastair McIntosh. Show more

Might Shakespeare help resolve challenging contemporary issues? Major public figures in conversation with Emma Smith. Today, Michael Gove on equality, levelling up and King Lear. Show more

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Helen Mark learns about the Highland Boundary Fault, which separates the Scottish Highlands from the Lowlands, and finds out how it led to one village being nicknamed Shaky Toun. Show more

Regenerative agriculture is seen by some as the future of farming; we discuss the hope and the hype. Show more

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Dan Snow grew up with two posters on his bedroom wall...one was of Kylie Minogue - the other was of the Duke of Wellington defeating Napoleon at Waterloo. Show more

Shaun is offered the chance to holiday with Hera and Athena in the ancient Greek city of Paestum, in southern Italy. Will he be tempted? Show more

Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits. This week from Lewisham, south east London. Show more

Looking back on a packed political week, including the Autumn statement, new migration figures and row over un-parliamentary language. Show more

To understand justice in Russia today you need to look at who is being sent to prison and what for, but also who is being released, says Steve Rosenberg. Show more

Why do some supermarkets, temporarily, take more money than you spend when you pay for petrol at the pump? Show more

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. They are joined by Ria Lina, Fin Taylor and Ed MacArthur. Show more

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Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from Theatr Brycheiniog in Brecon with Guto Harri, Nigel Huddleston MP, Delyth Jewell MS and Jo Stevens MP. Show more

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

Mike Gunton dives into the importance of new technology in natural history film-making, from drones to high-speed cameras. Show more

Ed Byrne, Pauline McLynn and Barry Cryer star in Spike Milligan's classic madcap satire. An Irish town falls victim to bureaucratic stupidity when divided by a new border. Show more

Sharon Osbourne brings her new live show to the UK, and says she’ll reveal all about some of the challenges in her eventful life. Show more

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Behind the scenes of life as defence secretary and what happens when you leave. Show more

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Hamas' armed wing accuses Israel of failing to comply with ceasefire deal. Russia targets Kyiv in what Ukrainians say was the biggest drone attack of the war so far.

Clive Anderson and Athena Kugblenu are joined by Madness, Daisy Haggard, Karen Gibson and Charlie Stemp for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

The new president of Argentina, Javier Milei. Chainsaw-wielding, rock-singing, dog loving, unconventional economist and now president-elect, takes charge in a few weeks. Show more

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Rufus Hound, Hannah Fry and Kate Devlin to discuss the new world of AI and our changing relationship with the digital world. Show more

Cody Keenan wrote speeches for Barack Obama. Joined by a panel of experts, he goes into the archive to explore a century of broadcast speeches by US presidents. Show more

Brian's day in court has backfired and he faces another ten years in jail. Meanwhile, Margaret's health is deteriorating. Toby Jones stars in GF Newman's family crime saga. Show more

Jon Holmes's current affairs comedy concept album remixes the news into satirical shapes. This week - the BBC Autumnwatch team set up their cameras for Jeremy Hunt's statement. Show more

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Composer Debbie Wiseman and musician Rhodri Marsden add the next five tracks with Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye, with additional input from the Chinese pianist Lang Lang. Show more

Russell Davies chairs the third 2023 semi-final, with four of the top contenders in the heats competing for a place in the Final of the general knowledge tournament. Show more

An Uncanny double bill, featuring two perplexing new cases - an impossible experience on a family day out in Newcastle, and a life-changing moment for an unwell woman in Coventry. Show more

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Matthew Sweet tells the extraordinary story of the hiatus between Doctor Who's cancellation in 1989 and its spectacular revival in 2005. Show more

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