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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Vishvapani Blomfield

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Clare Jones recalls the inspiration of seeing a little egret and how a small event can change an entire outlook on life. Show more

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Ellen E Jones, Hew Locke and Noora Niasari discuss whether the arts can help challenge and change the world, with Tom Sutcliffe. Show more

The comedy and acting star Aisling Bea discusses her latest show, Alice and Jack. Show more

The high point of technological optimism. Arab Spring, Barack Obama. Social media seems like it's transforming everything. But then, it all starts to crumble. Show more

How do businesses respond when there's a misalignment between consumers' intentions and actions? Evan Davis explains what the value gap is and hears how businesses try to cross it. Show more

The food hall have been growing in popularity over the past decade, seemingly bucking the downward trend the rest of hospitality. But is that coming to an end? Show more

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When a new treatment for blood disorders reaches the UK, haemophilia patients and their doctors welcome the ‘wonder drug’. But soon they are proven horribly wrong. Show more

Emma takes a step forward, and Vince presses Jolene. Show more

When Sabine’s body is found beneath the cliffs, her sister Elly is convinced she was murdered. New five-part murder mystery by Mark Healy. Starring Sorcha Groundsell. Show more

A brilliantly funny new short story series by the award-winning author of Love after Love, Ingrid Persaud. Today: superstitions, secrets and barely concealed lies. Show more

Three more semi-finalists join Paul Gambaccini for the wide-ranging quiz on music of all kinds Show more

From old folklore to new scientific research, and from cooking to growing, Leyla discovers how there is plenty more to bitter flavours than meets the eye, or the taste bud. Show more

Brian Cox and Robin Ince unwrap the science of Egyptian mummies with comedians Russel Kane and Lucy Porter as well as bio-medical Egyptologists Rosalie David and Lidija McKnight. Show more

Artificial intelligence seems to be popping up all over. So Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong are here to answer the questions it raises, like should I let my kids use it for homework? Show more

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In a video message, Alexei Navalny's widow, Yulia, says she'll continue his work and that she believes Vladimir Putin is behind her husband's death.

Frank Skinner hosts the panel game based on what we all do at least once a day - shop online and leave a review. An all-star panel celebrate the good, the bad and the baffling. Show more

Jolene comes to a decision, and Ed has reason to celebrate. Show more

Sir Peter Blake on his sculptures, David Harewood on becoming the new President of RADA, and playwright John Logan on staging two of cinema's most stormy director-actor relationships. Show more

James Jackson follows the work of Ukrainian refugees documenting war crimes in Ukraine. Show more

How modern democracies aren't taken apart by strong-arm tactics or military coups, but by quiet, insidious methods to consolidate the power of authoritarian leaders. Show more

Kirsty Young talks to Peter Capaldi about luck, rejection and how failure made him a better actor. Show more

Ellen E Jones, Hew Locke and Noora Niasari discuss whether the arts can help challenge and change the world, with Tom Sutcliffe. Show more

What measures could make a difference following Russian opposition leader's sudden death? Show more

On a beautiful spring day, a small village in western Germany wakes up to an omen - Selma has dreamed of an okapi. This means someone is about to die. But who? Show more

The Venerable Dr Rachel Mann, Anglican priest, poet and writer, draws on the writings of Austen, Aristotle and others, looking at modern friendships as a theme to explore Lent. Show more

In Western Europe radical right parties are winning elections. And younger people are part of these successes. Professor James Tilley goes beyond the headlines to ask why. Show more

Sean Curran reports as MPs question the government on the economy.

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Simon Russell Beale reads historian and MP Chris Bryant’s story of James Pratt and John Smith, two consenting adults who became the last men in Britain to be hanged for sodomy. Show more

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