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A short reflection and prayer with Andrea Rea.

Charlotte Smith hosts a debate about food provenance, in front of an audience at the Bristol Food Connections festival. Show more

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David Attenborough presents the third of four recordings marking Dawn Chorus Day: a dawn chorus from the marshes of North Warren in Suffolk. Show more

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Anne McElvoy discusses the legacy of Greek myth with poets Simon Armitage and Frank McGuinness, classicist Natalie Haynes and writer Kenan Malik. Show more

Women from Carmarthen to Cumbria to Somerset talk about the challenges and pleasures of leading a rural life: flooding, support for older people, running a business and farming. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Bev, the meanest hairdresser in Britain, and Shirl, the stupidest, embark on a cruise round the Fjords. Stars Rosie Cavaliero. Show more

Peter White tests the claims of academics at Durham University that they can reduce the impact of tutoring on the outcome of the 11-plus.

Trisha has an unexpected visitor, while Clare decorates with a vengeance. Are they both just papering over the cracks? Stars Hilary Lyon. From May 2014. Show more

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Boko Haram admits to abducting 200 girls in Northern Nigeria, while families and friends protest government inaction to rescue them. With Shaun Ley. Show more

Martin Sixsmith examines the origins of experimental psychology in the work of philosophers such as John Locke and scientists like Luigi Galvani. From May 2014. Show more

Dan's off to Sandhurst. Meanwhile, Pat is very concerned. Show more

Albert and Renie never leave their condemned flat, cocooned inside by all they've ever owned. Christopher must persuade them. But what are they saving it for? Richard Briers stars. Show more

Sheila Dillon presents the 2014 BBC Food and Farming Awards. From Best Takeaway to Best Food Market Producer, the judges reveal the 'best of the best' in British food and drink. Show more

Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as three students from the University of Nottingham take on three professors. From May 2014. Show more

Digital devices operate in binary ways; either they're working or they're a brick. Aleks Krotoski asks what this means for our natural instincts as tool builders and tool breakers. Show more

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David Mitchell hosts, as panellists Tony Hawks, Susan Calman, Phill Jupitus and Miles Jupp talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as the brain, Victorians and toads. Show more

It's May Day in Ambridge, and PC Burns steps into the breach. Show more

Arts news, interviews and reviews. Kirsty Lang presents a special programme about Michael Nyman, composer of minimalist music and film scores, pianist, librettist and musicologist. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Bev, the meanest hairdresser in Britain, and Shirl, the stupidest, embark on a cruise round the Fjords. Stars Rosie Cavaliero. Show more

Misha Glenny presents a compelling new history of Brazil, from the arrival of the Portuguese in 1500 to Brazil's entry in the Second World War. Show more

Thousands of Latin American migrants have died in the Arizona desert after illegally entering the USA. BBC Mexico correspondent Will Grant meets the people trying to identify them. Show more

Adam Rutherford charts the rise, fall and rise of the genetics of intelligence and, amid much political and historical baggage, begs for a sensible discussion on the subject. Show more

Anne McElvoy discusses the legacy of Greek myth with poets Simon Armitage and Frank McGuinness, classicist Natalie Haynes and writer Kenan Malik. Show more

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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective with Roger Hearing. Boko Haram admits to kidnap of Nigerian schoolgirls and a look ahead to the European elections. Show more

A deadly virus is decimating London. Amongst the chaos, survivor Stevie Flint continues to investigate her boyfriend's mysterious death. Show more

Michael Rosen asks what time is and explores the words we use to talk about it. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Essex born and bred, writer Ian Sansom explores the changing nature of the county which made him who he is. From 2014. Show more

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4 Extra Debut. The childhood of Karl Marx’s remarkable daughter, who dedicated her life to the pursuit of equality. Read by Tracy-Ann Oberman. Show more

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