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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with George Craig.

How can the government help companies which want to export food and drink? Plus how one farming charity has helped more than a million people by sending cows to Africa. Show more

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Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Pink-Footed Goose. Show more

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Anne McElvoy talks to journalist Simon Heffer, curator Sonia Solicari, novelist DJ Taylor and Prof Anthony King. Show more

Tell us the difficulties you're facing in deciding what's best for your 11-year-old's education. What should a good secondary school offer? Jane Garvey takes your calls and emails. Show more

Darleen pursues a life-long dream of starring in a musical, but something is upsetting Jamie and it is not her singing. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Alex Bellos explores links between spiritual thought and mathematics in ancient India. Did the number zero originate there? From October 2013. Show more

Are ad agency Danny's dreams of a new job about to come true? Can he leave Brian and Clarissa behind? Stars Adrian Scarborough. From October 2013. Show more

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Paris, Christmas Eve, 1800. Napoleon Bonaparte is caught by the blast from an enormous cart bomb as he is driven to the opera. Who is to blame? Show more

Nic feels guilty, and Vicky has some news. Show more

Ten-year-old Jamie Dickinson stars in this play by Wally K Daly, who recalls events in his home town of Middlesbrough which later shaped his career as a writer. Show more

Tom Sutcliffe chairs the fourth contest in the current series of the cryptic quiz game, featuring the North of England against the Midlands. Show more

Sheila Dillon meets a new generation of cooks using slow and pressure cookers. Blogger Sharon Adetoro explains how the slow cooker has revolutionized her life. Show more

Laurie Taylor looks back at 50 years of cultural studies, established with the founding of the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies at Birmingham University in 1964. Show more

Aleks Krotoski asks if the digital world is allowing us to be more altruistic than ever. Show more

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John Lloyd and curator Humphrey Ker welcome objects from Amanda Palmer, Professor Volker Sommer and Andrew O'Neill. From October 2013. Show more

Helen feels vulnerable, and Rob gets an important telephone call. Show more

Arts news. Le Week-End reviewed, John Eliot Gardiner discusses his new book on Bach, and neurosurgeon Henry Marsh reviews Breathless, ITV's new hospital drama set in the '60s. Show more

Darleen pursues a life-long dream of starring in a musical, but something is upsetting Jamie and it is not her singing. Show more

Anita Anand meets teachers and students who have found themselves in a relationship. The idea of these relationships is taboo but they happen. What should be done to tackle them? Show more

David Aaronovitch asks if the recent publication of government secrets reveals the weakness - not strength - of the state as the libertarian right and liberal left join forces. Show more

Can the major religions of the world play a role in conserving the natural world? Monty Don explores how religious teachings might help people get more involved in conservation. Show more

Anne McElvoy talks to journalist Simon Heffer, curator Sonia Solicari, novelist DJ Taylor and Prof Anthony King. Show more

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Scores dead in Egyptian violence; reshuffles for coalition and opposition; will special forces do more anti-terror ops than drones? News round-up with Ritula Shah. Show more

His mission in Dahum violently interrupted, Bond goes home to plan revenge. Written by William Boyd. Read by Paterson Joseph. Show more

In the second in a series of illustrated story poems, spoken word artists Luke Wright and Zena Edwards take us into two very different worlds. Show more

Can Marengo and Copenhagen's equine love overcome conflicting wedding plans? Stars Stephen Fry. From December 2012. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Folk musician Tim van Eyken reveals what old songs about seduction and ghostly visitation tell us of love and loss. From 2013. Show more

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The warrior faces a terrible battle to the death. Poet Seamus Heaney continues his translation of the great Anglo-Saxon poem. Show more

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