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Spiritual reflection for Holy Week with The Very Rev John Conway, Provost of St Mary's Scottish Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh

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Joe Harkness enjoys the sight and song of the skylark. Show more

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Viet Thanh Nguyen, Helena Lee and Jessica J Lee explore experiences from the East and South East Asian diaspora, with Adam Rutherford. Show more

The Oscar-winning actors and friends on playing Sixties suburban mothers in a new film. Show more

After 20 years, is Silicon Valley’s radical experiment to connect the world about to implode? Show more

Exploring the little-known 1932 letters between Einstein and Freud - their profound and prescient exchange on the nature of war and peace in global politics and in all human life. Show more

Community-led car clubs are on the brink. These volunteer-run schemes are more popular than ever, but affordable insurance is hard to find and many are being forced to close. Show more

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Across five episodes, Rachel Botsman traces the intriguing history of trust, revealing the patterns across time which might suggest where we're headed. Episode 1. Show more

Kenton hatches a plan, while the Snell’s come to an agreement. Show more

Dennis Potter's Traitor, with Denholm Elliott and Ian Ogilvy. In a dingy Moscow flat sits a traitor to his family, friends and colleagues. Then the international press descend. Show more

Kirsty Lang is in the chair for the cryptic contest between nations and regions of the UK. This week the North of England take on the Midlands. Show more

Jimi Famurewa finds out why stouts and porters like Guinness are having a bit of a moment. Show more

Brian Cox and Robin Ince search for the Higgs Boson with comedian Katy Brand, actor Ben Miller and physicists Tevong You and Clara Nellist. Show more

Artificial Intelligence is in our homes, schools and workplaces. How will this change our lives? In this episode, Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong ask: should AI make my decisions?' Show more

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It is the first time the US has called for a halt to the fighting

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 makes a statement, and Jakob has serious news to impart. Show more

Poet Nikki Giovanni and Andrew Buchan on TV drama Passenger, and the Ashmolean’s new exhibition of Flemish drawings. Show more

How the sudden death of a Sikh activist in Birmingham has sparked concern in the community. BBC Religion Editor Aleem Maqbool investigates. Show more

After 25 years of rising wages, why are many UK workers facing a fall in living standards? Show more

Kirsty Young talks to the author Philip Pullman about the mystery of his father’s death, shyness and why he owes his literary success to hard work. Show more

Viet Thanh Nguyen, Helena Lee and Jessica J Lee explore experiences from the East and South East Asian diaspora, with Adam Rutherford. Show more

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Zora is heartbroken by the conflagration at the National Library which destroyed her studio and paintings. Show more

Lent Talks 25 March - Holy Week. Written and presented by Dean of Westminster the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle. Show more

Marina Cantacuzino hears from "Jayne" whose childhood was marred by sexual abuse at the hands of her father. Can she forgive him now that he's close to death? Show more

Sean Curran reports as the deputy prime minister tells MPs China was responsible for cyber-attacks which accessed personal details of millions of voters.

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Can a poem change how you breathe? A young woman explores alternative healing for long Covid through the power of poetry, Islamic mystical conceptions of breath, and bibliotherapy. Show more

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