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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Richard Frazer, minister of Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh. Show more
Should farmers be watching the diets of their cows? According to researchers at Scotland's rural college, overfed cows can have problems with tiredness and calving. Show more
Chris Packham presents the merlin. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
A second body has been discovered, belonging to another name on the suspected 'kill list'. Starring Nicola Walker. Show more
Germany has one of Europe's lowest birth rates and southern European workers are now more and more common. John Laurenson explores the flaw at the heart of its economic miracle. Show more
Pam shares her love of horses. Poetry and sketches with Geoffrey Whitehead and Felicity Montagu. From January 2014. Show more
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Ministers announce new measures which they say will limit the size and duration of government IT contracts after failures which have cost the taxpayer billions. Show more
Linda Colley posits some possibilities about how the UK may develop in the years following next September's independence vote in Scotland. Show more
Tom tries to make amends. Meanwhile Jim is convinced that he is right. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Ian Curteis re-imagines February 1945, through the eyes of British spy Donald Maclean. From January 2014. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
Correspondence at Sparsholt
43 minutes
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Peter Gibbs hosts an edition of the gardeners' panel discussion from Sparsholt College. With Chris Beardshaw, Bob Flowerdew and Pippa Greenwood answering listeners' questions. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Rome, 1977. Why is an ordinary young woman so curious about the daily routines of a middle-aged lawyer? Read by Bryony Hannah. From January 2014. Show more
Last Word
Lord McAlpine, Jocelyn Hay, Amiri Baraka, Sir Christopher Chataway, Claudio Abbado
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on Tory fundraiser Lord McAlpine, broadcasting campaigner Jocelyn Hay, poet Amiri Baraka, runner and MP Sir Christopher Chataway, and conductor Claudio Abbado. Show more
More or Less
Counting the contribution of immigrants
25 minutes
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Tim Harford presents a detailed looked at the impact immigration has on the public purse. Plus single women; alcohol and mouth cancer; and a tennis puzzle to ponder. Show more
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Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by special guests Lloyd Langford and Grace Petrie for a comic take on the week's news. With Jon Holmes and Laura Shavin. Show more
Jazzer sees more than he bargained for, and Brian tries to be tactful. Show more
Martin Bailey and Kirsty Lang visit the National Gallery to see two of Van Gogh's Sunflowers; Chris Riddell on gothic fiction for children; Justin Bieber and the celebrity mugshot. Show more
A second body has been discovered, belonging to another name on the suspected 'kill list'. Starring Nicola Walker. Show more
Any Questions?
Michael Fabricant MP, Jill Evans MEP, Lord Steel, Carwyn Jones
48 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from the Gwyn Hall in Neath, Wales, with Carwyn Jones AM, Jill Evans MEP, Michael Fabricant MP and Lord Steel. Show more
Adam Gopnik hails the development of the self-drive car as the way to rescue his male identity after years as a non-driver. Show more
Linda Colley explores Britain's relationships with North America, Europe and far-flung expatriate Britons. She also looks at Britain's own (unwritten) constitution. Show more
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Update from the Syria peace talks; a former UN negotiator on the difficulties involved. The man accused by Nigel Farage of writing a drivel UKIP manifesto responds. Show more
A reflection on the men who have mattered in Rose Zimmer's life. Show more
Businessman Mark Constantine chooses Lebanese-American author of ‘The Prophet’, Khalil Gibran. With Matthew Parris. From 2014. Show more
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
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In the 21st century dealing in gold remains an archaic practice. Matthew Hart charts the story of a human obsession. From January 2014. Show more
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