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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Alison Murdoch. Show more

The apples are early! Growers are harvesting the first varieties of the season so look out for English apples in a supermarket near you. Show more

Steve Backshall presents the spotted flycatcher. Show more

As people with dementia become more frail and less able to make decisions, when should treatments be given to prolong life and when should they be withheld? Show more

The band lands a support slot on a big tour but can that compensate for the lack of black pudding at the B&B? Stars Joe Absolom. Show more

Tim Whewell meets the dynamic young women in Turkish Kurdistan who are defining the future of their society. Show more

Actor Simon Callow presents his favourite readings, with the help of reader Patricia Hodge. His life in books ranges through Tynan and Isherwood to Dickens, Nashe and Shakespeare. Show more

Ofgem predicts the big six energy firms will make increased profits in the coming year. With Winifred Robinson. Show more

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Edward Stourton presents national and international news.

Kathy Willis examines the unwelcome side effects of moving plants and seeds around the world during the 19th century. From 2014. Show more

Lynda makes a breakthrough. Meanwhile, things are tense at Lower Loxley. Show more

By Ellen Dryden. Emma is having nightmares, so when she inherits a country cottage and a small fortune from a great aunt she has never met, she is hopeful of a new beginning. Show more

Snowdonia's slate once roofed the world, but that was in Victorian times. Helen Mark finds out what has become of the abandoned slate quarries and caverns today. Show more

David Dimbleby presents an appeal for homeless charity The Passage. Show more

Jessie Burton takes Mariella Frostrup back to Golden Age Amsterdam with The Miniaturist, plus Viv Groskop and Matt Haig on this summer's best beach reads and Deborah Levy at home. Show more

Richard Ayoade on The Double, Mark Gatiss reveals the identity of a favourite screen detective, Audrey Tautou and Romain Duris discuss the perils of mechanical effects. Show more

ExpeRimental - a series of videos from the Royal Institution aimed at helping parents to inject a little bit of science and scientific thinking into their kids' summer holidays. Show more

Panic in the financial markets as the Bank of England is forced to close. Margaret Macmillan looks back through accounts of the events leading up to the First World War. Show more

Eddie Mair presents coverage and analysis of the day's news.

Comedian Thom Tuck presents three up-and-coming sketch groups from the UK circuit, Mixed Doubles, the Real MacGuffins, and Bob and Jim. From June 2014. Show more

Adam trusts Ed, and Roy makes a discovery. Show more

Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood on his live soundtrack to There Will Be Blood, South African writer Deon Meyer on his new novel Cobra, streaming books, films that conjure up summer. Show more

The band lands a support slot on a big tour but can that compensate for the lack of black pudding at the B&B? Stars Joe Absolom. Show more

Should doctors be more willing to offer weight loss surgery to diabetic patients? Adrian Goldberg reports. Show more

Peter Day talks to business people who are being inspired by the great philosophers and finds out what company leaders can learn from their ideas and theories. Show more

ExpeRimental - a series of videos from the Royal Institution aimed at helping parents to inject a little bit of science and scientific thinking into their kids' summer holidays. Show more

Will Gompertz meets Theaster Gates, the Chicago-born artist who is using the desire collectors have for his artworks to transform Southside Chicago. Show more

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The burgomasters of Amsterdam are determined to uphold their city's God-fearing reputation. Read by Emilia Fox. Show more

David Baddiel hosts, as Clive Anderson, Rhys Thomas, Chris Ramsay and Katherine Ryan go against their natural instincts and try not to be funny. Show more

Robert Macfarlane takes inspiration from writer Nan Shepherd on a very special poetic pilgrimage to the Cairngorms. From 2013. Show more

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The much maligned adder, and how to catch one. Show more

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