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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra of the Muslim Council of Britain. Show more

What does the Monsanto-Bayer merger mean for farmers? A look at how a farmer is helping the stone-curlew to thrive and a Somerset farm diversifying with buffalo milk ice cream. Show more

Steve Backshall presents the black-browed albatross. Show more

Sir David Attenborough considers whether new evidence will help a once widely ridiculed theory of human origins move towards to mainstream acceptance. Show more

Following The Archers storyline, the programme discusses child arrangement hearings that involve domestic violence. And three listeners reveal how they found a dream job after 50. Show more

The ups and downs of family life and being a transgender teenager. Amy is still refusing to go back to school, and the pressure is telling on her parents. Show more

Neal Razzell meets the people who are trying to stop the relentless road deaths in India's biggest city, Mumbai. Show more

Motown Records put out an LP of recordings of African-American soldiers talking about fighting in Vietnam. Alvin Hall explores what they had to say and how their views have changed. Show more

On this day in 1916, the prime minister's son, Raymond Asquith, was killed in action. In Folkestone, Adam Wilson finds himself caught up in real war games. Show more

The King's Fund and Nuffield Trust say the quality of care increasingly depends on where people live rather than on need. And why are trampoline parks springing up everywhere? Show more

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Five police officers may face criminal charges after a black student was paralysed following an incident at a nightclub. The latest on the siege of Aleppo. Go-ahead for Hinkley C. Show more

Oliver asks if people have become addicted to busy, either because it makes them feel like heroes fighting the odds, or because problems can be avoided by never sitting still.

Anna is hopeful, and Josh gets an eyeful. Show more

An unexpected family secret is unearthed when Beth's elderly father Patrick claims never to have been born. Stars Eiry Thomas. Show more

Clare Balding meets novelist and screewriter David Nicholls in Thursley, Surrey, to walk to The Devil's Punchbowl. They talk about how walking helped him write One Day. Show more

Katherine Woods, a mother whose family has been helped by the charity Child Bereavement UK, makes an appeal on their behalf. Show more

In a special edition of the programme, Mariella Frostrup talks to award-winning writer Jonathan Safran Foer about his new novel Here I Am. Show more

Colin Firth talks to Francine Stock about Bridget Jones's Baby, and Ralph Fiennes explains why he spent three months learning Russian for his role in Two Women. Show more

How 200 years of received wisdom has been turned on its head as scientists show that its possible to create mice embryos from non- egg cells. With Adam Rutherford. Show more

Ministers have approved a controversial new nuclear power station in Somerset Show more

The parents attempt to bond with the new neighbours, while Tom receives some worrying news. With Kate Anthony. From 2016. Show more

Oliver revises his plans, and David starts to scheme. Show more

Sam Neill talks about Hunt for the Wilderpeople and his mentor James Mason; novelists Sharon Bolton and Stephanie Merritt on the importance of travelling to their books' settings. Show more

Novelist Tahmima Anam's letter to her unborn child. Inspired by Oscar Wilde's De Profundis written in Reading Prison in 1897. Show more

It's become an issue in the US presidential campaign, but what are the facts about the connections between Donald Trump's campaign, Russian oligarchs and Vladimir Putin? Show more

Historically, Scotland has had less success than other parts of the UK at starting and growing new businesses. Scotland business editor Douglas Fraser asks whether that is changing. Show more

How 200 years of received wisdom has been turned on its head as scientists show that its possible to create mice embryos from non- egg cells. With Adam Rutherford. Show more

Sir David Attenborough considers whether new evidence will help a once widely ridiculed theory of human origins move towards to mainstream acceptance. Show more

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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. A former hitman testifies against President Duterte at Senate hearing. Show more

Written by Harry Parker and based on the author's experience of being in a war zone and his journey of survival against all the odds. Show more

Victoria Coren Mitchell dares Katy Brand, David Baddiel and Richard Osman to commit heresy. From June 2013. Show more

Susan Hulme reports from Westminster. The government announces it is to press ahead with a new nuclear power station in Somerset. Show more

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The ever popular John le Carre with five recollections from a writer's life. During the filming of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, its star makes a serious request. Show more

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