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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Calvin Samuel. Show more

Farming and countryside news with Anna Hill. Eighteen months after ash dieback arrived in the UK, what progress is being made in the fight against the disease? Show more

Bill Oddie presents the peregrine. Show more

Mark Miodownik talks nuclear weapons and smart materials to Jim Al-Khalili, and explains why public workshops should replace public libraries, with 3D printers in place of books. Show more

Emma Barnett is a feminist who believes in equality for women but, as an orthodox Jew, she's uncomfortable with female rabbis, like Sylvia Rothschild. Can she resolve this tension? Show more

Should buying and selling sex be decriminalised? Opportunities for women in cyber security. And the beauty secrets of the court of Charles I. Jane Garvey presents. Show more

1811, Yorkshire. Caroline Helstone is in love with Robert Moore, but will he ever be hers? Stars Lesley Sharp and Sean Murray. Show more

The Midland Brown Snake migrates between winter hibernation areas and summer habitat leading to its demise on the roads. Howard Stableford joins a research team to find out more. Show more

One of the most quirky and recognisable of rock acts, Sparks are about to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their first hit. They reflect on their career, with Stuart Maconie. Show more

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A look at George Orwell's publisher and his social conscience. Robert McCrum's stories of great British publishers. From March 2014. Show more

Dan proves to be a hard taskmaster. Meanwhile Shula is supportive. Show more

Riots break out on the streets of Leith, and McLevy's relationship with Jean Brash takes on an unfamiliar intensity. Show more

Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from Whitby. The team takes questions from a local audience on all aspects of cooking and eating. Show more

Ash plantations are being devastated by ash dieback, but other pests and diseases are also attacking our trees. Julian Rush investigates what is being done to protect UK forests. Show more

The attorney general on tough new laws for juries, legal action without lawyers, and could Tony Blair be subject to a citizen's arrest? Legal magazine with Joshua Rozenberg. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Lorraine Kelly, Romesh Gunesekera and Harriett Gilbert discuss Jack Kerouac, George Mackay Brown and Molly Keane. From 2014. Show more

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Sue Perkins' moral and ethical posers for Bridget Christie, Michael Rosen, Laura Dockrill and Adil Ray. From March 2014. Show more

Tensions rise at Blossom Hill Cottage, and Rob wants things his own way. Show more

Scarlett Johansson in Under the Skin reviewed; changing book publicity tactics discussed; the return of Shetland to the BBC; novelist Karen Joy Fowler on chimp manners. Show more

1811, Yorkshire. Caroline Helstone is in love with Robert Moore, but will he ever be hers? Stars Lesley Sharp and Sean Murray. Show more

With local authority elections due in May, Allan Urry investigates claims that organised ballot rigging in some communities is skewing local election results. Show more

Two drug companies have been fined in Italy for promoting a more expensive drug over a cheaper one, plus a woman's story of breaking away from what she calls 'honour-based abuse'. Show more

Dr Mark Porter presents a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us. Show more

Mark Miodownik talks nuclear weapons and smart materials to Jim Al-Khalili, and explains why public workshops should replace public libraries, with 3D printers in place of books. Show more

Bob Crow, head of the RMT union, has died. Plus why many Crimeans want to side with Russia, and gay activists file a suit against Uganda's anti-homosexuality law. With Ritula Shah. Show more

Alec makes contact with Wiggy. But not before events take an even darker turn. Read by Mike Grady. Show more

Another peek into the future with talking kitchen appliances to restaging fights in pub car parks. With Catriona Knox. From January 2014. Show more

Sean Curran reports on a row over hospital closures, and MPs are updated by the governor of the Bank of England on an alleged foreign exchange scandal. Show more

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Travel on the Camino continues. There are hardships, but there are some rewarding friendships too. Read by Patrick Kennedy. Show more

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