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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop Joe Aldred.
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Following speculation that the pilot badger cull will start, Sybil Ruscoe hears from both sides of the debate. Show more
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Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the common gull. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
It was once a noble oratorical art - now rhetoric is considered the misleading language of politicians and dictators. Stephen Fry tries to restore its original meaning. Show more
Roger Law meets engineer Chris Wise, responsible for the 2012 London Olympics Velodrome, and Piers Shepperd, technical director of Danny Boyle's opening ceremony. Show more
How has the internet changed the way we love and live? Tim Samuels and Jane Garvey dive on the language of digital love, what men and women want, and how to go about getting it. Show more
Having dropped out of high school and married at 16, the young Bonnie Parker is working as a waitress. Her life is about to change - when she meets Clyde Barrow. Show more
Every year, the Long Distance Walkers' Association organises a 100-mile walk. Alan Dein follows two men as they attempt to walk it cross country in 48 hours with no sleep. Show more
William wants to impress Dorinda. Recorded at the Theatre Royal, Winchester, and performed by Martin Jarvis. From December 2012. Show more
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News and current affairs, presented by Shaun Ley. Show more
Gyles Brandreth recalls the 1950s and early 60s: Standing as a Liberal in his school's mock general election; Sputnik; President John F Kennedy; and the Cuban missile crisis. Show more
Fallon makes a stand, and Kenton and Jolene have difficult decisions to make. Show more
By Mike Harris, based on an idea by Robert Louis Stevenson. Dark brooding tale of love and filial hate set in 19th-century Scotland. Show more
Nigel Rees hosts the quotations quiz with Martin Bell, Viv Groskop, Edward Petherbridge and David Schneider. From August 2013. Show more
Hardeep Singh Kohli's personal plea to the nation to reflect on a food of wonder: bacon. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Andrew Hussey returns to the city once known as Queer Tangier to reveal its vibrant and often scandalous past. From 2013. Show more
On the 50th anniversary of the 'I have a dream' speech, Ernie Rea discusses the faith and philosophy of Martin Luther King. Show more
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Sue Perkins, Russell Kane, Paul Merton and new player Henry Blofeld play Just A Minute, presided over by Nicholas Parsons at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Show more
Usha inspires rivalry, and Caroline makes some introductions. Show more
Mark Lawson reports from the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival, with Kate Atkinson on Jackson Brodie, Ruth Rendell and Jeanette Winterson on their relationship, and Val McDermid. Show more
Having dropped out of high school and married at 16, the young Bonnie Parker is working as a waitress. Her life is about to change - when she meets Clyde Barrow. Show more
Gary Younge looks behind the scenes of Martin Luther King's iconic speech and explores why, 50 years on, it's lionized as one of the greatest of all time. Show more
Emre Azizlerli explores the strange new alliances forged in Turkey's anti-government protests and asks if this diverse movement can hold together. Show more
Adam Hart investigates if, with DNA cloning technologies rapidly advancing, we could be on the cusp of bringing animals like the woolly mammoth back from extinction. Show more
It was once a noble oratorical art - now rhetoric is considered the misleading language of politicians and dictators. Stephen Fry tries to restore its original meaning. Show more
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John Kerry says there is little doubt the Syrian government used chemical weapons. In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective with Roger Hearing. Show more
In 1701, a frail, dying Gaetano Zummo arrives at a French convent. He has a story to tell. His audience? Marguerite-Louise of Orleans, former wife of the Grand Duke of Tuscany. Show more
Chris Ledgard visits the International Linguistics Olympiad to look at the language and peculiarity of puzzles. Show more
The north of England has discovered a new public face from the iconic new cultural buildings of the last decade. Martin Goodman explores the 'new north'. 1/2. Show more
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4 Extra Debut. Despite a poverty-stricken childhood and family problems, Harry shows promise at school. Biography of American musician Harry Nilsson, read by Kerry Shale. Show more
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