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

After a bad start to the year, and a poor 2012 harvest, Charlotte Smith joins thousands of arable farmers at Cereals 2013 in Lincolnshire to assess prospects. Show more

The Arctic Tern - Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the meaning and significance of prophecy in the Abrahamic religions. Show more

Debbie Harry on the enduring appeal of her music. Health Minister Anna Soubry on the row over part-time women GPs. And how has the UK fared in the first EU Gender Equality Index? Show more

Ada and Harry begin an affair and when Ben finds out there is a furious row. He can't bear to lose Ada. Stars Graeme Hawley. Show more

Kate Adie introduces correspondents' despatches from the floods in Hungary and from Gaza, Croatia, Nepal and Israel. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Simon Armitage explores the creative possibilities of the Oblique Strategies cards invented by artists in the 1970s. From 2013. Show more

The horrors of home help care, doctor league tables versus data protection, and when should RBS be privatised? News and analysis presented by Shaun Ley. Show more

Michael Portillo tackles the abiding image of Britain's lack of preparedness for the Great War, but were the British really so out of step? Show more

Jazzer's got some good news, and Christine is keeping her ideas to herself. Show more

Can barrister Rebecca Nyman help an equine vet facing a case of serious professional misconduct? Stars Claire Rushbrook. From June 2013. Show more

Clare Balding walks with author and academic Robert Macfarlane from his home in Cambridge out onto the ancient Icknield Way. He reveals his love of tree-climbing and beech trees. Show more

Clare Short presents an appeal on behalf of Africa Educational Trust. Show more

Mark Billingham talks to Mariella Frostrup about his latest book The Dying Hours, plus Thomas Keneally on the book he would never lend and a discussion of reportage in book form. Show more

Francine Stock talks to director Zack Snyder about the latest Superman film, Man of Steel. Plus the story behind low-budget UK documentary Moo Man, about a maverick dairy farmer. Show more

Is there any online or digital activity that we can hide? Preserving WWII aircraft raised from the sea, seed germination and cheetah movements are also on the programme. Show more

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Victoria Coren Mitchell dares Miles Jupp, Sue Perkins and Richard Osman to commit heresy. From June 2013. Show more

Rob's nervous about his cooking skills, and Helen has an unexpected invitation. Show more

Mark Lawson reviews Kim Cattrall on stage as a fading film star and interviews artist Cornelia Parker and novelist Brian Aldiss. Cultural Exchange features the poet Gwyneth Lewis. Show more

Ada and Harry begin an affair and when Ben finds out there is a furious row. He can't bear to lose Ada. Stars Graeme Hawley. Show more

Legal magazine. Will the Ministry of Justice back down over cuts to legal aid? Joshua Rozenberg follows the bitter dispute between the profession and the government. Show more

Business magazine with Evan Davis. Travel companies discuss how to cope with upheaval in sunny destinations, recession at home and whether tourism can save the Greek economy. Show more

Is there any online or digital activity that we can hide? Preserving WWII aircraft raised from the sea, seed germination and cheetah movements are also on the programme. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the meaning and significance of prophecy in the Abrahamic religions. Show more

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The rising death toll in Syria; food production in the UK; a look ahead to Iranian presidential elections; and the violins worth millions. With Philippa Thomas. Show more

Both Lillian and DDI Cooper seek respite from the heat and the grime. Show more

A week of radio that never happened. Alice Arnold and Jon Holmes rewind and mangle real programmes. From September 2010. Show more

Sean Curran reports from Westminster.

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On his quest to travel the length of the River Seine, Charles Timoney meets a carp fisherman with a strange habit. Read by Mark Heap. Show more

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