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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Peter McGrail of Liverpool Hope University. Show more

As the Forestry Commission controversially prepares to spray insecticide from a helicopter over woodland in Berkshire, Anna Hill asks whether it's the best way to control pests. Show more

David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the swift. Show more

Morning news and current affairs with Evan Davis and John Humphrys, including Queen's Speech previewed, plus what is sexosomnia? And Ray Harryhausen remembered. Show more

Libby Purves meets engineer and performer Professor Brendan Walker, former Home Secretary Alan Johnson MP, blues musician Johnny Mars and actor and campaigner Amanda Waring. Show more

Botox for 20-somethings, Kate Figes on infidelity, campaigning for women's rights in Somalia, and should the laws on extreme porn be changed? Presented by Jenni Murray. Show more

Sam is fond of the ladies, but he is furious when Lizzie innocently invites her drawing teacher Mr Brown for dinner. Starring Kris Marshall and Katherine Jakeways. Show more

Alan Dein connects with a man in Cairo as a gunfight rages outside and a French woman nervously awaiting a meeting with her estranged father. Show more

Milton Jones, Natalie Haynes, Lloyd Langford and Robin Ince vie for verbal supremacy. Chaired by Gyles Brandreth. From May 2013. Show more

John Waite on concerns that more and more people are taking up trading the foreign exchange market and stocks and shares, in search of well-paid careers or as a lucrative hobby. Show more

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Analysis of HM the Queen's speech, presented by Martha Kearney. Business secretary Vince Cable says the speech includes 'some really major bills'. Show more

John McCarthy arrives in Jerusalem to consider pictures of the Mount of Olives and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. From May 2013. Show more

Clarrie's looking forward to her birthday, and Helen tells all. Show more

Based on the true story of Michael Forwell, a gentle Englishman who became a multi-millionaire drug smuggler. Written by Robin Brooks. Show more

Financial phone-in. Have you been the victim of a money scam? Email moneybox@bbc.co.uk or call Vincent Duggleby on Wednesday. Show more

How will the new edition of the American Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders impact the UK? Plus new research into the link between sleep and mental illness. Show more

Laurie Taylor presents a special edition recorded at the British Sociological Association's 2013 conference. Show more

The banning of reporters from football press conferences, Labour's Harriet Harman on media ownership and press regulation, and the start of Alexander Lebedev's trial in Moscow. Show more

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Spoof phone-in show from the creators of The Fast Show, starring Rhys Thomas as Gary Bellamy. Show more

Eddie's out to impress, and Matt's keeping his eyes open. Show more

Howard Jacobson reveals his Cultural Exchange, the 1971 film Carnal Knowledge, plus the new Matthew McConaughey film Mud reviewed and author MD Villiers on her novel City of Blood. Show more

Sam is fond of the ladies, but he is furious when Lizzie innocently invites her drawing teacher Mr Brown for dinner. Starring Kris Marshall and Katherine Jakeways. Show more

Andrew Rawnsley chairs a live discussion with top journalists as they debate what should be said in three newspaper-style leading articles about the top stories of the moment. Show more

Stewart Henderson argues that a lack of poetry in politics is fuelling disengagement and makes the case for putting poetry back in political rhetoric. Show more

Tom Heap goes in search of the facts behind the debate about how much damage modern pesticides are doing to honey bees and other essential pollinating insects. Show more

Libby Purves meets engineer and performer Professor Brendan Walker, former Home Secretary Alan Johnson MP, blues musician Johnny Mars and actor and campaigner Amanda Waring. Show more

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The Queen's Speech focuses on tougher rules for immigrants, plus the lessons of Sir Alex Ferguson's approach to management. News round-up with Ritula Shah. Show more

Unbeknown to Abdi, Debs is in Dadaab searching for news of his wife Azira. Show more

Nathan Caton acknowledges that his dad loves his car more than him. With Curtis Walker and Mona Hammond. From May 2013. Show more

Sketch show written by David Quantick, featuring Graeme Garden, Johnny Daukes, Deborah Norton, Katie Maskell, Dan Antopolski, David Quantick, Andrew Crawford and Gavin Peacock.

Susan Hulme reports as David Cameron and Ed Miliband clash over the government's latest proposals for new laws. Show more

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Dave embarks on a mission to train a bumblebee sniffer-dog and reveals why weary bees like to sip honey and water from a spoon. Show more

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