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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Venerable Peter Townley, Archdeacon of Pontefract. Show more

Over 200,000 are expected at this year's 50th Royal Welsh Agricultural Show at Builth Wells. Anna Hill gets the lowdown from farmers and Alun Davies AM. Show more

Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the lesser black-backed gull. Show more

Jonathan Freedland is joined by Margaret Hodge MP to look at tax avoidance now and in the 8th century, when the monk the Venerable Bede was similarly exercised by the issue. Show more

Tim Harford is joined by David Kilcullen, one of the most influential counter-insurgency experts in the world. He talks about the time-bomb of rapidly-growing coastal mega-cities. Show more

Professor Dame Sally Davies, the Chief Medical Officer for England, talks to Jane Garvey. Show more

With the discovery that her friend Adrienne is not going to die, fellow teacher Louise tries to come to terms with the good news. From July 2013. Show more

Is it possible for the infrastructure of the oil industry to be a positive asset for wildlife or is that a contradiction in terms? Show more

The impact of the soul classic 'Don't Leave Me This Way', written by Huff, Gamble and Gilbert. With Richard Coles. From July 2013. Show more

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Hiring the 'best man for the job' wasn't always the way it was done. Lucy Kellaway's origins of corporate culture. From July 2013. Show more

Jolene has some good news, and Lynda's enjoying the responsibility. Show more

Callum has no job and nothing to fill his days, but he loves to sing in the cathedral's voluntary choir. Who would dream of stopping him? Show more

Jay Rayner and panellists Henry Dimbleby, Angela Hartnett and Tim Anderson take questions from a local audience in Bakewell in Derbyshire. Show more

Footballers often kick and injure each other, yet when Luis Suarez bit an opponent, he got a ten match ban, even though he did little damage. Was disgust at his action a factor? Show more

'...confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.' Chris Ledgard explores some of the language ideas in the story of Babel. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Meera Syal, Stephen Grosz and Harriett Gilbert on books by Anton Chekov, Katherine Boo and Agatha Christie. From 2013. Show more

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Miles Jupp tests Justin Moorhouse, Bridget Christie and Ainsley Harriott on how well they know their friends. From July 2013. Show more

Fallon enjoys a gossip, and there's an awkward moment for Rob. Show more

A review of The Wolverine, plus an exhibition of art by the late Ian Dury, the longlist for this year's Man Booker Prize for fiction, and James Blake's Cultural Exchange. Show more

With the discovery that her friend Adrienne is not going to die, fellow teacher Louise tries to come to terms with the good news. From July 2013. Show more

With Britain burning more coal, it ought to be boom time for the UK's remaining mines. So why is the industry collapsing in chaos and confusion? Julian O'Halloran investigates. Show more

Dr Mike Townsend tells Peter White about the latest technology to assist blind and partially sighted people. Plus a report from the government's first employment conference. Show more

Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us, with reports on NHS health checks, gestational diabetes and Crohn's disease. Show more

Jonathan Freedland is joined by Margaret Hodge MP to look at tax avoidance now and in the 8th century, when the monk the Venerable Bede was similarly exercised by the issue. Show more

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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective with Ritula Shah. Is the US preparing to support the Syrian rebels? Show more

As Janie emerges into her mourning white she has a host of admirers but she is too busy basking in her new found freedom to notice. Then one day a newcomer comes into the store. Show more

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by biologists Steve Jones and Aoife McLysaght and comedian Tony Law to discuss the life and works of Alfred Russel Wallace. Show more

Sean Curran reports from Westminster.

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Kafka is troubled, not for the first time, and Duchamp makes an impact. A snapshot of pre-war Europe. Read by Michael Maloney. Show more

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