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A reading and a reflection to start the day, with George Craig, a retired senior civil servant and a Methodist local preacher in Cardiff.

A mother of three children with autism and author Michael Blastland talk about the challenges of raising children with the disorder. Show more

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The historic Sherwood Forest is about to become the site of a new visitor centre. David Lindo visits and hears how the fracking debate could also become part of the Sherwood story. Show more

The number of vegans in the UK is estimated to have increased more than threefold in the last decade. Charlotte Smith hosts a panel discussion about what this may mean for farmers. Show more

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News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Guests include the singer/songwriter Leo Sayer, the English with Lucy vlogger, former rugby player and Hagrid body-double Martin Bayfield and adventurer Charley Boorman. Show more

Jay Rayner and his panel visit Chelmsford in Essex. Zoe Laughlin, Sue Lawrence, Rachel McCormack and Tim Hayward answer the questions. Show more

Anushka Asthana of the Guardian hears that women make the best MPs as she talks to senior backbenchers who are standing down. And she takes soundings about the general election. Show more

The Afghan Taliban's spring offensive, surprising sights in North Korea and enforced happiness in the UAE. Kate Adie introduces correspondents' stories. Show more

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Paul Lewis on the tax changes blocked by the election, the millions of smart meters that may have to be replaced and a new ethical banking account. Show more

Satirical review of the week's news. Miles Jupp is joined by Hugo Rifkind, Katy Brand, Rich Hall and Kiri Pritchard-McLean. Show more

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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Blantyre Old Parish Church in South Lanarkshire with Lord Falconer, Jeane Freeman MSP, Mark Littlewood and Prof Adam Tomkins MSP. Show more

Listeners have their say on the SNP, nationalism, TV debates and faith, as discussed on Any Questions? Anita Anand presents. Show more

4 Extra Debut. 1996: interview day at Cambridge University and it seems it’s not just the would-be students who are nervous. Stars Ben Miles. Show more

Marking 100 years since Ella Fitzgerald's birth, Mara Carlyle examines her vocal magnificence with fellow singers including Jessye Norman, Dianne Reeves, Norman Winstone and Eska. Show more

Highlights from the Woman's Hour week. Presented by Jenni Murray. Valerie June with Got Soul, and sex robots - a danger to human intimacy? Show more

Full coverage of the day's news.

A mother of three children with autism and author Michael Blastland talk about the challenges of raising children with the disorder. Show more

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The 27 EU leaders have adopted a "firm and fair" Brexit strategy. They want the UK to come up with a "serious response" on the rights of EU citizens living in Britain.

Clive Anderson and Emma Freud are joined by Howard Jacobson, Joe Boyd and Gaia Vince for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Orchestra Baobab. Show more

Aretha Franklin has won hearts - and 18 Grammy awards - with her astonishing voice. But this week a bust-up with another iconic singer revealed her spikier side. Show more

Acclaimed British film Lady Macbeth, Ivo Van Hove's Obsession with Jude Law, Sarah Schmidt's See What I Have Done, Whitechapel Gallery Iself, Griefcast - a podcast about death. Show more

The Dhnie family from Syria re-live their perilous journey to seek a new life in Europe. Manveen Rana, who accompanied them on their journey, replays them her original recordings. Show more

Virginia, Laura and Clarissa all experience conflict. A story inspired by Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway. Stars Rosamund Pike. Show more

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Fi Glover pits optimists against pessimists in a debate asking whether digital technology makes children's lives richer, or if it is unhealthy and even dangerous. Show more

Second of the 2017 semi-finals in the long-running general knowledge tournament. Russell Davies is the questionmaster. Show more

Ground-truthing poetry - Paul Farley hears new poems by Zaffar Kunial in the English Midland places they were made. Show more

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By David Park. A son helps his elderly father make the trip from his retirement home to the nearest beach. Read by Sean McGinley. Show more

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