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

Farmers stage a protest rally in Westminster to send politicians a message about supporting British food production. Show more

Steve Backshall presents the tree pipit. Show more

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Forensic scientist Dr Sheila Willis on what happens when the two very different worlds of science and the law collide. Show more

Rose Cartwright talks to clinical psychologist Dr Sara Tai about psychedelic-assisted therapy. Can psychedelics help solve our mental health crisis? Show more

The campaign to raise the minimum sentence for perpetrators of domestic homicide. Show more

Anne McElvoy goes on the road in Poland as Donald Tusk's new government tries to recapture the state and institutions from his political predecessors. Show more

Beth Singler explores the creation and enduring influence of The Terminator with producer Gale Anne Hurd and others. Its nightmare scenario of AI doom still resonates and provokes. Show more

The wait for probate doubled in the two years following the pandemic. Wait times are coming down but there's still a backlog - what is your experience of probate? 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 Two. Show more

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

Comedy by Nick Warburton. Clare and Richard have inherited a sitting tenant, John Hector, the most truculent man in Yorkshire. Today, John's past returns to haunt him. Show more

Jay Rayner and his panel are in Edgware to discuss recipes with kale and uses for polenta. Andi Oliver, Jeremy Pang, Tim Anderson and Dr Annie Gray are this week's panellists. Show more

Xand Van Tulleken has got fit. At the same time, his twin brother Chris has descended into a very creaky middle age. Can Xand persuade Chris to do some exercise? Show more

The lady chief justice, Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, on her priorities and concerns. As it's Law in Action's farewell edition, she also looks back at 40 years in the law. Show more

Film director Carol Morley and comedian Will Hislop discuss their favourite books with presenter Harriett Gilbert. Show more

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A ship struck a bridge in Baltimore sending cars and people into the River Patapsco below

More comic chaos from Tim Key, Tom Basden, Katy Wix and guest star Mike Wozniak. Show more

George finds himself in trouble, and Freddie causes mischief. Show more

Norah Jones revisits her most famous song - Come Away With Me - with a new performance, Sir Ian McKellen on the role of Falstaff, and Keisha Thompson on creating sculpted poetry. Show more

Mishal Husain is joined by business leaders, entrepreneurs and health professionals to discuss the UK’s growing problem of economic inactivity. Show more

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Claudia is joined by a panel of experts at the Northern Ireland Science Festival to explore the research around hope, how to be hopeful, and what to do when it disappears. Show more

Forensic scientist Dr Sheila Willis on what happens when the two very different worlds of science and the law collide. Show more

Baltimore bridge destroyed after ship collision - - six construction workers still missing Show more

Despite her imminent departure on a Red Cross evacution convoy, Zora has bought some paints from the wife of an artist who is losing his sight. Show more

Actor and, it turns out, born story-teller Neil Dudgeon tells Stephen stories - by turns innocently hapless, toe-curling and eye-wateringly funny. Show more

Alicia McCarthy reports as senior MPs question Rishi Sunak.

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With at least one farmer in the UK taking their own life each week, Down On The Farm explores the struggles within the agricultural industry through music, poetry and voice. Show more

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