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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Imam Monawar Hussain, Muslim tutor at Eton College. Show more
Farmind and countryside news. The National Farmers' Union finally talks about how the pilot badger culls have gone. Charlotte Smith interviews NFU Vice President Adam Quinney. Show more
Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Goldcrest. Show more
Kirsty Young interviews Chris Packham, naturalist, TV presenter and author. Show more
Ugandan farmer Polly Apio, the women tricked into relationships by undercover police officers, and getting to grips with your pension. Jenni Murray presents the female perspective. Show more
Young Sybil's erratic behaviour continues to cause concern. Then tragedy strikes. Starring Phyllis Logan and Helen Mackay. From October 2013. Show more
Mukti Jain Campion discovers how low-cost innovations that solve pressing problems in India may soon be reaching a mass global market. Show more
Mimi branches into teenage fiction, but what's the best name for a go-betweening dog? Bittersweet shared parenting comedy stars Mark Bonnar. From October 2013. Show more
The Listening Project
Penny and Caroline - Life Goes On
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Fi Glover presents a surprising conversation between friends about how one of them dealt with a diagnosis of breast cancer when she was pregnant with her fourth child. Show more
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Terror Through Time
Defeat from the Jaws of Victory
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For more than 40 years, the Basque separatist group ETA fought a violent campaign for independence. Fergal Keane travels to Spain to ask why their struggle lasted so long. Show more
David deals with an emergency. Meanwhile Darrell is evasive. Show more
By Tom Connolly. A man is contracted to repair the lift in an urban residential tower block. But for some of its residents, his presence is much more significant than that. Show more
Peter Gibbs is at RHS Garden Rosemoor with panellists Bunny Guinness, Matthew Wilson and Bob Flowerdew for some autumnal topical tips. Show more
By Antonio Prata. In suburban 1980s Brazil, status and wealth are measured by the size and sophistication of the toys. Show more
Last Word
A Buddhist leader, a cookery writer, a Motown stylist, an Australian criminal and a whisky distiller
28 minutes
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Aasmah Mir on Buddhist leader Choje Akong Rinpoche, Motown's Maxine Powell, food writer Marcella Hazan, Australian criminal Mark 'Chopper' Read and whisky distiller Charles Craig. Show more
Should climate science be balanced with sceptical opinion? And what's it like to be a castaway? Naturalist Chris Packham on his Desert Island Discs experience. Show more
The Listening Project
Sephbon and Hughbon - Carnival Kings
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Fi Glover introduces a conversation between a father and son about the impact the Leeds Carnival has had on their lives, shaping their family and their relationship. From Oct 2013. Show more
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Steve Punt and Jon Culshaw present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. With Lloyd Langford, Nathan Caton, Mitch Benn, Laura Shavin and Vikki Stone. Show more
Kirsty uncovers the truth, and Joe ventures out. Show more
Front Row
Morrissey autobiography; Clio Barnard; Glee's Cory Monteith tribute
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Philip Hoare on Morrissey's Autobiography; film director Clio Barnard on The Selfish Giant; Glee's tribute to Cory Monteith; Nelson, Navy, Nation at the National Maritime Museum. Show more
Young Sybil's erratic behaviour continues to cause concern. Then tragedy strikes. Starring Phyllis Logan and Helen Mackay. From October 2013. Show more
Any Questions?
David Willetts, Hilary Benn, Lesley Riddoch, Mark Littlewood
48 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Rothbury in the North East, with Hilary Benn MP, David Willetts MP, Lesley Riddoch and Mark Littlewood. Show more
Lisa Jardine compares the contributions of Alan Turing and Ada Lovelace to computer science, and contrasts their views on the possibility of machine intelligence. Show more
Fergal Keane explores the rise in the power of terrorism in the post-war years. Did the defeat of the British in Palestine and the French in Algeria prove that terror works? Show more
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A borrowed kit bag harbours a shocking surprise for a young solicitor’s clerk packing for a holiday. Read by Matthew Marsh. Show more
A Good Read
Arlene Phillips and Jocelyn Jee Esien
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4 Extra Debut. Arlene Phillips, Jocelyn Jee Esien and Harriett Gilbert discuss Deborah Moggach, Robyn Travis and William Maxwell. From 2013. Show more
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster as a Conservative MP's bill to tighten up on driving under the influence of drugs finds itself in a parliamentary cul-de-sac. Show more
The Listening Project
Abigail and Lina - Leaving Home
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Fi Glover introduces a conversation uploaded by a listener, about how she and her friend deal with the things that make them happy and sad, and the pain of letting go of dreams. Show more
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Heston recreates mock turtle soup, a recipe first appearing in 1732 but whose craze lasted into Victorian times. From October 2013. Show more
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