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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Angad Kaur. Show more

Farming unions and the levy board, the AHDB, call on the Red Tractor assurance scheme to drop its greener farms commitment after widespread anger among farmers. Show more

Andy Clements of the British Trust for Ornithology describes the captivating sound of the golden plover in summer above the moors. Show more

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David Cornock reports on the Budget debate at Westminster and Kirsten Campbell covers First Minister's Questions at Holyrood.

Rita Rae, Lady Rae, lawyer and judge, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item she would take with her if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more

Who were the trailblazing footballers in an unofficial Women's World Cup in Brazil in '71? Show more

Following wide ranging farmers' protests across Europe, now British farmers are starting to show their discontent. Charlotte Smith asks if the industry is now at breaking point. Show more

If you were given the chance, what would you banish to Room 101? Steph McGovern tells Paul Merton her pet hates include political vox pops and confusing toilet signs. Show more

A West End play about race issues and slavery has announced plans for two performances to be primarily for black audiences. Is the idea inclusive or divisive? Show more

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'Oh, are you a feminist now?' 'No, I'm an ordinary housewife with a brain.' Show more

Alistair reveals his plans, and Jakob takes a hard line. Show more

Comedy thriller by Sarah Cartwright starring Jessica Gunning.
Josie & Tyler discover they aren't murderers so why won't Tyler let Josie go to the police about the catfishing gang? Show more

How can we truly plan for something as big and unknowable as birth? What are we forgetting to prepare for, or not being told? Show more

Can a mixture of coca-cola and milk help revive a neglected plant? How do you protect salvias during the winter? Peter Gibbs and the panel have all the answers in this week's GQT. Show more

By Hannah Vincent. Stew believes that the world is his oyster. He has large appetites for food and women. And his wife is planning a very unusual dinner for him. Show more

Matthew Bannister on designer Iris Apfel, psychiatrist Colin Murray Parkes, politician Baroness Henig and sail maker Jim Lawrence. Show more

We hear listeners’ thoughts on plans to shake up the schedules of Radio 3 and 4, and Moral Maze's debate on veganism. And have the Singers really been saved this time? Show more

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Operation Kenova investigated the agent who was codenamed Stakeknife

Mark Steel, Marie Le Conte, Simon Evans and Zoe Lyons join Andy Zaltzman for the last episode in the present series. Show more

Chris makes a shocking discovery, and Denise confronts Alistair about his decision. Show more

Composer Anna Meredith and singer, songwriter and pianist Joe Stilgoe join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they travel from South Africa to Brazil, adding five more tracks. Show more

Alex Forsyth presents political debate from the Mowlem Theatre in Swanage, Dorset with Simon Boyd, Nigel Huddleston MP, Sarah Jones MP and Soumaya Keynes. Show more

Will Self argues that envy has become 'the very mustard gas of modernity'. Show more

Mark Watson was ten when the 1984 miners’ strike took over his life. Forty years on, he wants to know what really happened and how it changed his community - and this country. Show more

Also in the programme: a new report on the British spy at the heart of an IRA death squad; and 10 years since Malaysia Airlines 370 vanished

Emma Fielding reads Du Maurier's classic story of love, daring and a pirate ship in a hidden creek, and of the Lady Dona St Columb who finds her match at last. Today: Fowey Haven Show more

Joe Biden delivered a fiery address in a high-stakes pitch to Congress and beyond. Show more

Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster as peers hold their annual debate to mark International Women's Day.

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Journalist and broadcaster Jenny Kleeman relates the tense tale of a hostage negotiation. Read by the author. Show more

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