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A reflection to start the day with Mairéad Nic Craith, a professor of Public Folklore at the University of the Highlands and Islands. Show more

How did Banksy go from wall-spraying hood rat, to the most famous, and infamous, artist in the world? Banksy's reverse heists at the world's best museums gain him notoriety. Show more

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Otters, kingfishers and crayfish are all regular inhabitants of the river that flows through the garden of Philippa Forrester's house, and she shares some of those stories. Show more

Farmers versus supermarkets makes it to Westminster. Show more

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Sean Curran reports as the House of Lords debates the war in Ukraine.

Tom Odell, the Ivor Novello Award winning musician discusses his new album, Black Friday, and reveals why freshly baked cakes helped with his piano lessons. Show more

In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Edith Hall and comedian Desiree Burch to learn all about ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras. Show more

Alexei Sayle takes a journey from Cheltenham to Maesteg and breaks the golden rule of travelling by train - he talks to his fellow passengers - to reveal their personal stories. Show more

Pippa Crerar, political editor of The Guardian is joined by a range of guests to analyse the latest political developments at Westminster. Show more

A grand new Hindu temple sits on a disputed site, exposing India's religious fault-line. The Ram Mandir temple fulfils a dream for many Hindus, but has alienated India's Muslims. Show more

Thieves are stealing the identity of bereaved families to take money from friends and relatives of the person who died. Show more

Lucy Porter, Geoff Norcott, Alasdair Beckett-King and Cindy Yu join Andy Zaltzman to quiz the week's news. Show more

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Alex Forsyth presents political debate from HaverHub in Haverfordwest. Show more

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

The series that takes a look at books, plays and stories and how they work. John Yorke explores Robert Burns’s only long form narrative poem, Tam O’Shanter. Show more

Gary McNair’s warm-hearted (but slightly irreverent) reimagining of Robert Burns’s epic poem. Show more

Highlights from the Woman's Hour week Show more

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What happens when two former political rivals become allies? Show more

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Government "appalled" by claims that UN staff were involved in Hamas' attack on Israel. Defence Secretary condemns the latest Houthi attack on ships sailing through the Red Sea.

Clive Anderson and Richie Anderson are joined by Tracy-Ann Oberman, Daliso Chaponda, Annette Badland and Mathew Baynton for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

As he announces his departure from Liverpool, Timandra Harkness profiles Jurgen Klopp. The German manager who brought the glory days back to the club. Show more

Artist Frank Auerbach talks to John Wilson about his life and some of the influences on his work. Show more

Dom used to be a goth - or did he? And what is a goth actually? He searches for answers in the archives and talks to other recovering goths. With Lol Tolhurst and Wayne Hussey. Show more

This epic new drama of money, passion and defiance continues. A family is about to be hit by scandal while elsewhere in the community religious rivalry threatens to turn ugly. Show more

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Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode take a deep dive into the cinematic subconscious to explore dreams in film and television. Show more

Paul Gambaccini chairs the wide-ranging music quiz, with competitors from around the UK answering questions on music of all kinds Show more

The auditions begin, but are they what they seem? Fame, fortune and fallout: Chi Chi Izundu investigates one of Britain's biggest TV shows. Show more

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Eden Raviv and Ibrahim Abu Ahmad are close friends but their family histories cross the divides of history. Show more

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