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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Jo Bailey Wells, Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury. Show more

Andrew Ward set up Forage Aid to collect and send food to farms in Wales and Cumbria hit by snow in spring 2013. He looks back at the project with Sarah Swadling. Show more

David Attenborough presents the red kite. Show more

Creator of the world wide web Sir Tim Berners-Lee guest-edits the programme.

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Medici family, who dominated Florence's political and cultural life during the Renaissance. Show more

Jenni Murray presents highlights from the new Woman's Hour online archive, featuring outstanding women from 63 years of the programme. Show more

Tommy Brock the Badger and Mr Tod the fox are old enemies. Stars Seymour Mace and John Henshaw. From December 2013. Show more

Brazil's anti-slavery hit squads are unique. Linda Pressly joins a raid with a committed band of labour inspectors on an alleged slave labour operation in deepest rural Brazil. Show more

The tapes, recorded from 1983 to 1985 are frank, revealing conversations between Orson Welles and independent director Henry Jaglom. They remained unheard for 30 years - until now. Show more

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Ritula Shah explores the theme of renunciation and talks to Mark Boyle, who lived without money for almost three years. Show more

Tom reveals his surprise gift, and the Grundys welcome a Christmas guest. Show more

The entry fee is 20 gold sovereigns, so how will Velvet ever ride her horse at Aintree? Stars John Sessions and Alison Steadman. Show more

Helen Mark meets a gamekeeper preparing for a seasonal shoot and visits Doddington Hall in Lincolnshire, where festive fare includes the game that lives on the estate. Show more

Stephen Fry presents an appeal for Mind. Show more

Books and literary news. Ellah Allfrey, Sally Gardner, Sarah Hall and Lennie Goodings discuss with Mariella Frostrup why 2013 has been the 'Year of the Women Writers'. Show more

Francine Stock explores the spirit of the teenager on film through the decades, with Kim Newman, Pamela Hutchinson, Hadley Freeman and Charlie Lyne. Show more

Professor Alice Roberts talks bacteriophages: viruses that infect the bacteria that infect us. With the rise of antibiotic resistance they are a potential weapon against infection. Show more

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Nigel Farage goes to Europe via Question Time with a Britpop soundtrack. Show more

From John Lydon to William Hague - Jon Culshaw and Debra Stephenson explore the bizarre private lives of famous folk. From 2013. Show more

Susan is looking for someone to blame. Meanwhile James needs advice. Show more

Naomi Alderman explores the creative legacy of cult TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, with help from Joss Whedon, Anthony Head, Neil Gaiman, Rhianna Pratchett and other fans. Show more

Tommy Brock the Badger and Mr Tod the fox are old enemies. Stars Seymour Mace and John Henshaw. From December 2013. Show more

Do ageing IT systems at the heart of the UK banking system pose a risk to financial stability? Melanie Abbott investigates. Show more

Peter Day traces the story of how the experimental mobile phone currency system M-Pesa kick-started Kenya's emerging high-tech economy. Show more

Professor Alice Roberts talks bacteriophages: viruses that infect the bacteria that infect us. With the rise of antibiotic resistance they are a potential weapon against infection. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Medici family, who dominated Florence's political and cultural life during the Renaissance. Show more

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With both the police and the Never Again gang on their trail, Allan and Julius are heading south, driven by their new chauffeur, Benny. Show more

Who ordered the assassination of Door's family? Richard and Door visit a venerable resident of London Below. Stars James McAvoy. Show more

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Yoko Ono tells Nina Myskow about the tastes that shaped her outlook and the food, and fasting, she shared with husband John. Show more

Starting college, an uncomfortable theatre trip and romantic upset. Nina Stibbe's letters from 1980s literary London read by Rebekah Staton. Show more

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