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Spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Perthshire minister, the Rev Marjory MacLean. Show more

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Robin Markwell hears that UK banana supply is threatened as farmer workers in Colombia plan to strike. Show more

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Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the barn owl. Show more

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Anne McElvoy discusses Russia with Fiona Hill, Vladislav Zubok, Oliver Bullough and Rachel Polonsky. Show more

David Lammy MP on what he'd like Labour to do to engage fathers in family life, and calls for more limits on internet porn. Jane Garvey presents the female perspective. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Ada grows up during the Jewish pogroms in the Ukraine and falls in love with a rich cousin. Narrated by Anna Francolini. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Recycling The Goons, Ed Balls, Chris Moyles, Robbie Williams, Sue McGregor, an Aesop fable, and more. From 2013. Show more

Can Pip thwart the plans of evil Mr Gently Benevolent? Mark Evans' Victorian comic epic stars Tom Allen. From November 2012. Show more

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Michael Portillo explores the cultural, political and economic upheaval forgotten in the familiar images of Edwardian and Georgian calm before the brutal shock of the Great War. Show more

Pip is glad of the break, and Matt sees things a bit clearer. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Inspired by the true story of Ursula Kemp, whose son testified against her for witchcraft in Essex, in 1582. Stars Natalie Press. Show more

Paul Gambaccini chairs the sixth heat in the current series of the general knowledge music quiz, with competitors from Chester, Glasgow and Malvern in Worcestershire. Show more

Bereavement can lead to loss of appetite, but Sheila Dillon explores how it can play a positive role in the grieving process and remembering the recently deceased. Show more

Gary Younge tells the story of Ebony, the magazine that has redefined African-American life since its launch in 1945. From 2013. Show more

Ernie Rea and guests debate how the role of celibacy differs cross-culturally among religious traditions, with some religions insisting on it and others almost prohibiting it. Show more

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Nicholas Parsons hosts, as Graham Norton, Kevin Eldon, Pam Ayres and Paul Merton attempt to talk for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Show more

Jim tries to put things right, and Lilian is struggling. Show more

Mark Lawson interviews When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit author Judith Kerr for her 90th birthday. Plus university comedy Admission, TV drama Dates and Mark Haddon's Cultural Exchange. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Ada grows up during the Jewish pogroms in the Ukraine and falls in love with a rich cousin. Narrated by Anna Francolini. Show more

Israelis of Russian origin make up a sixth of Israel's population. Dennis Marks examines their social, political and cultural impact on their adopted country. Show more

The 'quantified self' movement promises that life-logging and data-tracking can make us smarter. Frances Stonor Saunders asks whether by measuring what we do we miss who we are. Show more

Quentin Cooper is at the Cheltenham Science Festival where crystallography, viruses, FameLab and forensic fiction are all on the agenda. Show more

Anne McElvoy discusses Russia with Fiona Hill, Vladislav Zubok, Oliver Bullough and Rachel Polonsky. Show more

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The latest on the US surveillance programme and water shortages in China. Are the Muslim community in fear of more attacks? Plus, why Swedish train drivers are wearing skirts. Show more

Stultifying heat and the prospect of a two-hour queue for bread - no wonder Lillian dreams of escape. Show more

Richard Thompson talks to John Wilson about his critically acclaimed 1991 album 'Rumor and Sigh'. From June 2013. Show more

Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.

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4 Extra Debut. Writer Charles Timoney travels the River Seine by boat. But he must first find the source, which proves rather difficult. Read by Mark Heap. Show more

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