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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Frank Sellar. Show more

Food and farming news. Anna Hill asks whether the poorest pupils in rural areas are being let down by the education system. Plus bovine TB in cats and dogs - should we be worried? Show more

The Savi's Warbler - Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound. Show more

Libby Purves meets pig farmer Tracy Mackness, former state defender turned art dealer Rhonda Long Sharp, writer Elisa Segrave and artist George Butler. Show more

Billie Jean King on 40 years of the WTA and fighting for equality in tennis; abortion in Northern Ireland; informal childcare arrangements; India - a dangerous place to be a woman. Show more

1920. Vera faces her biggest challenge as Eve becomes desperately ill. Show more

4 Extra Debut. From Hampshire, Richard Mabey ventures out to share the natural and cultural history of a selection of British trees. From 2013. Show more

It's Vicky's birthday, and she plans a celebratory dinner with a few close friends. But the final guest list doesn't go as planned. Show more

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Caroline's working hard, and Helen wants everything to go well. Show more

By Alastair Jessiman. Psychic detective Thomas Soutar engages in a dangerous game with a leading actor. Show more

Financial phone-in with Paul Lewis. Know your Consumer Rights? For advice about faulty goods, poor service or shopping online, call or email moneybox@bbc.co.uk. Show more

Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.

Laurie Taylor looks at a historical study into criminal offending by the British armed forces. Also, the impact of welfare reforms. Show more

Times Newspapers chairman Andrew Knight on this week's NewsCorp split, Charlotte Moore takes over at BBC1, and have other news media under-reported the Guardian's spying scoops? Show more

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Marcus Brigstocke has volunteered to be the face, and indeed the trousers, of British fashion. With Rufus Jones, William Andrews and Margaret Cabourn-Smith. Show more

The big day arrives at Bridge Farm, and Rob's making friends. Show more

The verdict on the stage musical of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, plus Lee Hall's Cultural Exchange, and which areas of the arts should receive less public funding? Show more

1920. Vera faces her biggest challenge as Eve becomes desperately ill. Show more

Are baby boomers the Dick Turpin generation? Michael Buerk hosts combative, provocative and engaging debate with Anne McElvoy, Giles Fraser, Matthew Taylor and Melanie Phillips. Show more

Thought-provoking talks hosted by David Baddiel. Social anthropologist Jamie Tehrani sees our obsession with celebrity culture as a result of our maladapted brains. Show more

Gaia Vince takes to the water of Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland to see an experiment in growing algae that can be turned into fuel. And could bacteria produce petrol? Show more

Libby Purves meets pig farmer Tracy Mackness, former state defender turned art dealer Rhonda Long Sharp, writer Elisa Segrave and artist George Butler. Show more

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Spending review targets benefit claimants and public sector workers. Australian PM Julia Gillard ousted by old rival. News round-up presented by Ritula Shah. Show more

The mysterious American claims to have vital information about the flawed investigation and hints that there was a cover-up. Show more

Allison persuades TV addict Owen to go on a much needed diet. Starring Brigit Forsyth and Greg Hemphill. From November 2012. Show more

Writer Michael Smith returns to his hometown of Hartlepool for a glimpse into the historic port's collective imagination. Show more

The chancellor George Osborne announces his latest spending plans. Susan Hulme follows his statement to MPs, and has the best of the rest of the day in the Commons and the Lords. Show more

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13-year-old Naoki Higashida reveals a unique insight into his world as a child with severe autism. Read by Kasper Hilton-Hille. Show more

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