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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with His Grace Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom.

Eddie Mair interviews the winner of the iPM New Year's Honours, and visits the south London youth centre he runs. Your News is read by Torin Douglas MBE. Show more

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Helen Mark visits the ancient town of Hastings. The fishing community has survived on the shingle beach since the 11th century, but now its future is in question. Show more

From GM to robots and mega-farms to small co-operatives - does farming need to change? Charlotte Smith reports from the Oxford Farming Conference. Show more

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Morning news and current affairs with Evan Davis and James Naughtie. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Richard Coles and Sian Williams with businesswoman and lawyer Margaret Mountford, the Inheritance Tracks of Madness frontman Suggs and behind the scenes at a menswear shop. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Writer Nik Cohn takes us to the New Orleans he's loved all his life and invites us to re-imagine the city. From 2013. Show more

Why do we find some things disgusting? Bridget Kendall finds out what's gross from psychologist David Pizarro, sensory scientist John Prescott and surgeon Iain Hutchison. Show more

Kate Adie presents a selection of BBC correspondents' despatches from India, the United States, Greece, France and Cambodia. Show more

The News Quiz (Sandi Toksvig and Jeremy Hardy) take on The Now Show (Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis) in the ultimate topical smackdown. Hosted by Rory Bremner. Show more

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Sue MacGregor examines the work of John Freeman on the TV series Face to Face, famous for the close scrutiny of its cameras and Freeman's forensic questioning. Show more

Alistair Sooke traces the history of the ampersand, the little character that has quietly given joy to so many, from a bored medieval scribe to a modern-day digital font designer. Show more

Faced with an upstart stepdaughter and a sterile marriage, the Queen determines to make her King take notice by removing the object of his affection. Show more

Paul Morley meets performers, critics and passionate punters to test the contention that jazz is dead, a victim of its own history. Show more

Singer song-writer Sinead O'Connor on Ireland, faith and having bipolar disorder, plus your experiences of the mother-in-law relationship. Presented by Jane Garvey. Show more

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Eddie Mair interviews the winner of the iPM New Year's Honours, and visits the south London youth centre he runs. Your News is read by Torin Douglas MBE. Show more

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Clive Anderson is joined by broadcaster and actor Angus Deayton, actor Frances Barber and writer John Lanchester, with music from Roses Gabor and Submotion Orchestra. Show more

Award-winning writer and stand-up comedian AL Kennedy creates a fictionalised drama in response to the week's news, as the Sandy Hook Elementary survivors return to school. Show more

2012 saw some extraordinary television comedy highs in returning series such as The Thick of It, Getting On, Twenty Twelve, Peep Show and Fresh Meat. With Tom Sutcliffe. Show more

John Sergeant marks the 40th anniversary of the UK's joining the EEC with a quirky look at how being more involved with Europe has impacted on our politics, lifestyles and culture. Show more

Fighting to keep her diamond necklace, Lizzie broods in Scotland but her cousin's arrival proves diverting. Stars Pippa Nixon. Show more

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Clive Anderson and guests discuss concerns that our legal system is chronically slow and analyse controversial government proposals for swift justice in our criminal courts. Show more

Nationwide general knowledge quiz chaired by Russell Davies. Bidding for a semi-final place are contenders the West Country and the Home Counties. Show more

Roger McGough presents a diverse selection of listeners' poetry requests on the theme of time. The readers are Ian McElhinney and John Mackay. Show more

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The death of Mrs Probus threatens a precarious future for her long-time servant in post-war London. Susannah Harker reads. Show more

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