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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Catherine De Souza, senior leader of City Church in Cardiff. Show more

Charlotte Smith visits the Royal Highland Show for its 240th year. Show more

Live coverage of the election campaign, plus Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Clive Myrie, journalist, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more

Man who secretly took a condom off during sex has been jailed for more than four years. Show more

Sheila Dillon investigates the new strain of E coli behind the current outbreak. Show more

The story of the most unlikely coalition in history as the USA and Britain join forces with communist Russia to combat Nazi Germany. Read by Nigel Anthony. Show more

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How are wildlife and the environment treated in the election manifestos? Helen Czerski and Tom Heap size up the political plans. Show more

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A gang of cyber criminals publish patient data stolen from an NHS blood testing company. And the deadly conditions at this year's Hajj.

All you need to know about election day - from when the polls open to forming a government. Show more

Kirsty leads the charge, and Jakob slips up. Show more

Dark Medical Thriller by Matthew Broughton, creator of Tracks and Broken Colours. With the illness accelerating, and the village cut off by the storm, Ged starts to crack. Show more

Ros Atkins is joined by the much-loved comedian Rob Brydon to explore how to captivate an audience and keep them listening. Show more

How do we get our climbing hydrangea in a pot to flower? How can I encourage more wildlife into my garden without it being too wild? Peter Gibbs and the panel have all the answers. Show more

A brand new story from Benjamin Markovits. Show more

Kirsty Lang on judge Sir Oliver Popplewell, computer pioneer Lynn Conway, music mogul Tony Bramwell and 60s singing icon Francoise Hardy. Show more

We check some of the numbers that are flying about in the general election campaign. Show more

Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines.

A chief constable who lied about his career has been dismissed for gross misconduct.

Alasdair Beckett-King, Simon Evans, Laura Smyth, and Cindy Yu join Andy Zaltzman to quiz the news Show more

Alice makes a shocking decision, and Fallon has a confession to make. Show more

Sitar player Jasdeep Singh Degun and composer Anne Dudley take us from New York to a 13th-century tavern with Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye. Show more

Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from the East Riding Theatre in Beverley in East Yorkshire with John Healey, Kevin Hollinrake, Anne McElvoy and Adrian Ramsay. Show more

Mark Miodownik, Emily Herring, Rob Newman and Fay Dowker consider the illusion of time, the summer solstice and the philosophy of comedy with Matthew Sweet. Show more

We examine the key issue of immigration in the general election. Show more

By Heidi Amsinck. After a new and dangerous development, Jensen and Gustav stake out the Bellevue house again, this time with Henrik alongside them. Show more

What to expect from next week’s presidential debate Show more

Poet Ian McMillan explores the beauty of everyday things, places and encounters and discovers different ways of thinking and feeling that can make the ordinary extraordinary . Show more

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The story of the most unlikely coalition in history as the USA and Britain join forces with communist Russia to combat Nazi Germany. Read by Nigel Anthony. Show more

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