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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Father Eugene O'Neill. Show more

More than 16,000 small-holders will miss out on farm subsidies, as the government increases the minimum amount of land a farmer can have in order to claim the Single Farm Payment. Show more

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David Attenborough presents the shelduck. Show more

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Tom Sutcliffe discusses the art of strategy with the theatre director Josie Rourke, academics Lawrence Freedman and David Runciman, and chess enthusiast Dominic Lawson. Show more

Barrytown, 1989, and Sharon has a shocking announcement that is about to rock the Rabbitte household. What on earth will the neighbours think? Show more

In the middle of making a new film about birds of paradise, David Attenborough talks to Chris Watson about his sound recording escapades across his 60-year career. Show more

Ed finally finds his niche as a contestant on Radio 4’s seminal quiz 'What Do You Know'. Stars Christopher Douglas. From 2013. Show more

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Choral conductor Jeremy Summerly discovers how singing carols was once again hugely popular by the mid-19th century. From December 2013. Show more

Leonie is feeling lonely, and Rosa refuses to listen. Show more

By Tommy Bredsted and Joan Rang Christensen. Borgen, the Danish Parliament, is at the centre of this environmental thriller, a radio spin-off of the political TV drama. Show more

Competitors from Oxfordshire, West Sussex, London and Kent join Russell Davies for the second heat in the current series. Show more

Sheila Dillon explores a renaissance in fish and chips with the help of food blogger Daniel Young. From fish and chips cooked on a coal-fired range, to Indian street-food style. Show more

Marie-Louise Muir follows a play co-produced in Northern Ireland and Bosnia as it travels from Derry-Londonderry to Mostar, asking what use is art in traumatic situations?

Brian Cox and Robin Ince take a witty, irreverent and unashamedly rational look at the science of biodiversity, conservation and ugly animals. Show more

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A return visit to the Milton Keynes Theatre for regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden plus David Mitchell on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair. Show more

Jennifer tries to help. Meanwhile Helen needs cheering up. Show more

Andrew Lloyd Webber discusses his latest musical, Stephen Ward, as it opens in the West End; the Today programme's Mishal Husain reviews Anchorman 2; and a Christmas TV round-up. Show more

Barrytown, 1989, and Sharon has a shocking announcement that is about to rock the Rabbitte household. What on earth will the neighbours think? Show more

Giles Fraser explores the notion of social capital. With the decline of organised religion, Giles asks what we can do to build community at a local and national level. Show more

Claire Bolderson asks if Indonesia can successfully introduce the world's largest public health insurance scheme? Show more

What is the effect on wildlife of tourists visiting wildlife hotspots? Monty Don explores this question through an encounter with whales and dolphins in the Azores. Show more

Tom Sutcliffe discusses the art of strategy with the theatre director Josie Rourke, academics Lawrence Freedman and David Runciman, and chess enthusiast Dominic Lawson. Show more

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David Cameron says Afghan mission is accomplished; the future of NATO; why Father Christmas has changed; and Ed Miliband outlines his plan for housing reform. With Ritula Shah. Show more

4 Extra debut. Man-about-town Bertie Wooster has been overdoing the London highlife so heads off to see his quack. Read by Blake Ritson. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Tenor Ian Bostridge in the rehearsal room of Britten's remarkable musical work for greater insight into the piece. From 2013. Show more

Susan Hulme and the BBC parliamentary team report, as the home secretary tells MPs there will be no cap on the number of EU citizens who can come to the UK for the moment. Show more

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Lady Diana Cooper writes to her son at boarding school with news about the impending war and plans to evacuate. Read by John Julius Norwich and Patricia Hodge. Show more

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