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

The UK has planted 13,000 hectares of trees this year - that's less than half of the annual target of 30,000 hectares, and 7,000 down on last year. Show more

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The robin is the experimental jazz artist of the bird world. David Rothenberg suggests it sounds like saxophonist Eric Dolphy, who spent a long time listening to birds. Show more

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The astronaut Tim Peake, novelist Samantha Harvey and cosmologist Roberto Trotta explore our relations with the cosmos, with Kirsty Wark. Show more

Award-winning actor Dame Harriet Walter on playing horrible mothers. Show more

Dr Chris van Tulleken asks how much we know about our food, and whether we can really trust what's on the label. Show more

What scanning the brain may reveal about our political affiliations. Can the field of neuro-politics improve political discourse or leave us open to manipulation? Show more

The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill finally hits Parliament today. Michael Gove says it'll fix a system that's 'fundamentally unfair'. We get reaction from campaigners. Show more

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What links the Krankies and two European performance artists who once tied themselves together by the hair? Helen Lewis finds out. Show more

Justin hatches a plot, and Alice sees potential. Show more

Alice navigates through a London which is not one but many cities; a place of curious anomalies, dark secrets and hidden portals to other dimensions. Time travelling drama series. Show more

Russell Davies hosts the fourth semi-final in the 2023 general knowledge tournament, from the Radio Theatre in London. Show more

Sheila Dillon looks at what the current conflict in Gaza has done to food supplies in one of the most densely populated places on earth. 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

A Palestinian from a refugee camp and an Israeli settler. Show more

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The pause - which was due to end in the coming hours - has been extended for two days

Pippa Evans, Andy Hamilton, Tony Hawks and the Reverend Richard Coles are the panellists in this recording from the De Montfort Hall in Leicester, with Jack Dee in the chair. Show more

Jakob finds the answer, and there’s a lightbulb moment for Natasha. Show more

Maria Callas at 100 reassessed, Johnny Flynn and Robert Macfarlane discuss their new album plus a live performance from Jonny, Turner Prize shortlisted artist Rory Pilgrim. Show more

Borrowing levels have soared during recent global crises. Author and financier Mike O’Sullivan asks whether debt has weakened our chances of dealing with another. Show more

Who are the Americans calling themselves ‘political refugees’? From Miami to Chicago, Lucy Proctor meets the conservatives and liberals swapping states. Show more

Becky Ripley and Sophie Ward take a cold hard look at the psychology of the seven deadly sins. Starting with pride. How can we have confidence without veering into arrogance? Show more

The astronaut Tim Peake, novelist Samantha Harvey and cosmologist Roberto Trotta explore our relations with the cosmos, with Kirsty Wark. Show more

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Life in Silverstream will never be the same after a thinly fictionalised novel lays bare the life, loves and eccentricities of the villagers.
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Alan Dein logs on to connect with voices in Alaska, Australia and St Helena, one of the most isolated islands on earth. Show more

The new Home Secretary James Cleverly is under pressure on migration policy and his colourful use of language.

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Round and round the recycling goes, where does it end up? Nobody knows. Oliver Franklin Wallis begins a deep dive into the murky world of waste. Read by Russ Bain. Show more

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