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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Glenn Jordan.

Farming news with Anna Hill. A group of MPs is calling on the government to impose a prison sentence of up to two years for the owners of dogs that attack livestock. Show more

David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the grey heron. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss cosmic rays, the mysterious high-energy particles that constantly bombard Earth. Show more

Ruth Madoc on playing singer Dorothy Squires, Lindsay Bareham cooks the perfect trifle, growing up with famous parents, and are there more opportunities now for older models? Show more

Tim Franks meets Romario, Brazil's World Cup-winning footballer turned serious politician. Is this a genuine transformation for one of the country's notorious celebrity bad-boys? Show more

Just how do you translate a poem? Daljit Nagra explores the different approaches and traces the history of translation through the magazine Modern Poetry in Translation. Show more

HS2 explain how they hope to quieten 200mph trains, and the world's best books our children never get to read. Consumer news with Shari Vahl. Show more

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John McCarthy retraces more history in Istanbul with a trip to the Galata Tower and the Scutari Military barracks. From May 2013. Show more

Spencer has a request, and Pip demands an explanation. Show more

4 Extra Debut. When three generations of Jewish women come together in the kitchen, they stir up much more than the soup. Starring Maureen Lipman. From May 2013. Show more

Felicity Evans explores human influence on the coast between the Lizard and Land's End, visiting the Minack Theatre and the Porthcurno Telegraph Museum. Show more

Amit Lavi and Mandy Braden present an appeal for Encompass: The Daniel Braden Reconciliation Trust. Show more

Mariella Frostrup talks to Tessa Hadley about her latest novel Clever Girl, Cory Doctorow discusses literature and future technology, and Ian Rankin on the book he will never lend. Show more

Francine Stock on The Great Gatsby premiere and films to watch out for at the Cannes Film Festival, Jay Bulger on his Ginger Baker music documentary, and Neil Brand on spy music. Show more

Quentin Cooper finds out more about one of the world's most powerful, commercially available, "quantum" computers. Show more

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Victoria Coren Mitchell dares Germaine Greer, David Schneider and Lee Mack to commit heresy. From May 2013. Show more

Jim enjoys an afternoon out, and Jazzer loses his rag. Show more

Arts news. John Wilson interviews the photographer Rankin, as he opens a major exhibition of new work in Liverpool. In Cultural Exchange, Terence Stamp selects a favourite film. Show more

Philip's facelift has convinced him he will now appeal to Carmen, 25 years his junior. But apart from following her around the supermarket, he is no closer to her noticing him. Show more

Six months after being elected to set local policing priorities and hold forces to account, Simon Cox asks how well Police and Crime Commissioners are getting on with the job. Show more

Manufacturing is evolving for the 21st century. Peter Day hears from some pioneers in the field of digital fabrication about how it applies to the way we think about making things. Show more

Can computer games help to solve the problems of the world? Alex Butterworth sees how some are generating new intelligence in science and politics and explores the implications. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss cosmic rays, the mysterious high-energy particles that constantly bombard Earth. Show more

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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective, with Philippa Thomas. Google is accused of 'doing evil' as the row over their tax bill sparks back into life. Show more

His worst suspicions about events on the Rock finally confirmed, who can Toby Bell trust now? Read by Damian Lewis. Show more

Jarvis becomes a night watchman in an office block, and a nurse and a spy also share stories of keeping watch. Show more

Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster.

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After the House of Lords blocks voting reform, unrest spills out onto the streets. Read by Adrian Scarborough. From May 2013. Show more

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