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Thought-provoking talks with a personal dimension. American author Sandra Newman explains why, while most of us would like to be cool, it is best not to try too hard. Show more

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Drawing on the words of explorer Eric Shipton, British writer and mountaineer Stephen Venables considers the importance of exploration. Show more

Helen Mark visits a farm in County Armagh which is diversifying from rare breeds in to farmyard stars of film and television. Show more

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Canon Andrew White, the vicar of Baghdad, talks to Edward Stourton about the plight of Christians in Iraq, the vote for women bishops looms, and there is spiritual music from Fes. Show more

Sophie Winkelman presents an appeal for Cure International UK. Show more

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Beverley Humphreys explores the transforming power of the voice in a service from St David's Uniting Church, Pontypridd, with music from the BBC National Chorus of Wales. Show more

AL Kennedy argues that our obsession with gossip is affecting our public discourse and corrupting its content. Show more

The Lesser Whitethroat-Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound Show more

Paddy asks if Iraq can remain a united country, and reviewing the Sunday papers: tennis champion Virginia Wade, philosopher AC Grayling and political commentator Steve Richards. Show more

Judy Murray, captain of the British Fed Cup team and mother of Andy and Jamie Murray, is interviewed by Kirsty Young. Show more

Nicholas Parsons hosts, as Paul Sinha, Patrick Kielty, Shappi Khorsandi, and Gyles Brandreth try to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition or deviation. Show more

Sheila Dillon asks if sweeteners could be the way for us to cut down on sugar but to keep enjoying sweet treats. Show more

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Almost 45 years since he was first elected to Sheffield City Council, David Blunkett has announced he is stepping down as MP. He speaks to John Humphrys about his life in politics. Show more

Eric Robson and the team visit Tiverton, Devon. Matt Biggs, Pippa Greenwood and Anne Swithinbank take questions from a local audience. Show more

Fi Glover introduces conversations from Cumbria, Suffolk and Devon about age differences in marriage, the learning curve in adoption, and collaboration in writing and illustrating. Show more

In post-apocalyptic San Francisco, bounty hunter Deckard closes in on the rogue androids. With James Purefoy. Show more

Sandra Newman discusses her new novel The Country of Ice Cream Star with Mariella Frostrup, plus acclaimed Irish writer John Banville on the book he would never lend. Show more

Roger McGough presents poems on a range of subjects including machines, butterflies, and the stages of life we go through. Show more

Does the recent Halal meat controversy mask a bigger concern about the way our meat is killed and processed? Allan Urry investigates the grim realities of the slaughterhouse. Show more

By Clara Glynn. Ara is desperate to swot up on what it means to be British, to pass the citizenship test, but the library has been closed down and she has no access to a computer. Show more

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Helen Fawkes presents her highlights from the previous seven days of BBC Radio. Show more

Elizabeth wakes up to festival life, and Dan's doing well at Sandhurst. Show more

In an open letter to his junk mail-addicted local curry house, Tom takes issue with the world of marketing. From May 2012. Show more

In a dacha beyond Moscow, an Englishwoman learns about life and love in the new Russia. Read by Jane Whittenshaw. From June 2014. Show more

Why has Radio 2 cut its live through-the-night programming? Controller Bob Shennan talks cutbacks. And was the UKIP coverage all too much? Show more

Obituary series. Matthew Bannister remembers songwriter Gerry Goffin, pilot Freydis Sharland, chemist Alexander Shulgin and actor Francis Matthews. Show more

More than £7m has gone missing from a debt management company now in administration. A £4m fine for mis-selling complex investments; a national emergency may negate your insurance. Show more

Sophie Winkelman presents an appeal for Cure International UK. Show more

Jo Fidgen asks: what are the new rules of relationships? Sexual harassment is in the news, laws and codes are in place. But can we agree on what is acceptable behaviour today? Show more

Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.

Nosheen Iqbal of the Guardian looks at how papers covered the week's big stories.

Toby Jones on Leave To Remain and Dad's Army; Fanny Ardant on the cougar phenomenon; Chinese cinema before the Communist revolution; the role of a military adviser on a war film. Show more

Drawing on the words of explorer Eric Shipton, British writer and mountaineer Stephen Venables considers the importance of exploration. Show more

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Laurie Taylor explores race relations in 20th-century Liverpool. Also, the phenomenon of the late modern 'hipster'. Show more

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