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News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.

A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Jo Moir.

As The Archers celebrates 75 years, we look at the future of food, from climate resilient crops to keeping Britain fed in an uncertain world.

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

Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics used in everyday life.

Josh uncovers a hidden world of secret negotiations, backchannels, and high-level talks. And, after years of failed promises, Austin's mother Debra decides to go to Syria herself.

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.

The criminal networks behind the UK's huge counterfeit cigarette market.

Fascinating, surprising and eye-opening stories from the past, brought to life, including the death of Marie Antoinette, a flood of beer in London, and Beatlemania.

A century after the publication of the first collection, five familiar voices bring their favourite Pooh stories to life.

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

News and discussion of consumer affairs.

The latest weather forecast.

News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4.

As The Archers celebrates 75 years, we look at the future of food, from climate resilient crops to keeping Britain fed in an uncertain world.

Vince expresses concerns for a loved one, and Keira is angling for an invitation.

7/3. 1953. Hope and Jim's marriage has been under increasing pressure since the loss of their child 7 years earlier. With Jim's latest infidelity Hope can no longer ignore the truth.

The latest news from the world of personal finance.

Can the UK hold its own in the age of AI? Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong explore the challenges and opportunities facing Britain's ambitions to remain a global AI leader.

Who's in the news for all the wrong reasons? With David Yelland and Farzana Baduel.

This is the programme about a revolution in media.

Full coverage of the day's news.

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

2/8. Comedian Glenn Moore looks in his almanac at world events and what he was doing at the time - as the 2015 General Election inspires Glenn to stand in his school's own mock election.

Stella puts her foot in it, while Jazzer gets a worrying insight.

Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.

The surprising history behind our modern obsession with hard work.

Meet the whistleblower who inspired new movie The Social Reckoning.

Asel Sartbaeva reveals how she protects a vaccine with a perfectly tailored coat of silica, found in beach sand, to stop it spoiling outside of the fridge.

Series that demystifies health issues, bringing clarity to conflicting advice.

In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.

3/5. On the day of Pooh's 100th birthday, Frank Cottrell-Boyce talks with children's writers Nick Butterworth and Julia Donaldson about ways in which they identify with Pooh Bear.

Determined to turn her dormant farm into a thriving permaculture, Kiri consults a soil specialist and a community gardener.

2/6. Anna's question sends Amy and Chris on a quest to explore the world of accents. Nirmal bores on about some Pickle who saved WW2 and Amy embarks on a side-hustle in the Big Smoke.

News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.