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Prayer and reflection with the Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh. Show more

Food, farming and countryside news, presented by Caz Graham. Sheep farmers in Scotland's harshest landscapes will get extra EU money from 2015. Show more

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Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the icterine warbler. Show more

Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.

Language and magic have a mysterious relationship, which is probed in this programme by Stephen Fry. It's a secret world in which magicians and psychologists feel equally at home. Show more

Agony aunt Irma Kurtz talks to her Egyptian counterpart, Youssra el-Sharkawy, about her newspaper advice column. From August 2014. Show more

James Naughtie commentates live from Glasgow Cathedral, with Colin MacKay, on a service opening the commemorations attended by HRH the Duke of Rothesay and Commonwealth leaders. Show more

With Emma Barnett. Behind the scenes of Radio 4's new WW1 drama Home Front. Is the latest movement against feminism having an impact? Kay Mellor talks about teen pregnancy. Show more

Sam's affair with his maid has put a huge strain on his marriage. Elizabeth will not let Sam leave the house without a guard. With Kris Marshall and Katherine Jakeways. Show more

Winifred Robinson asks if it's time for the banks to repay the victims of telephone scams. And the night-time economy - do we know how many people work beyond the nine-to-five? Show more

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Martha Kearney presents national and international news.

Kathy Willis examines the struggle to understand the process of photosynthesis and the impact on plant cultivation. From 2014. Show more

Susan is getting desperate, and Ed is feeling bad. Show more

By Sarah Weatherall. It is 1969, and there is great excitement at the Watts home with the installation of their first phone. Little do they realise how much their lives will change. Show more

The 2014 series of the cryptic contest reaches its climax, with Tom Sutcliffe in the chair. Show more

Is the poultry industry fit for purpose? As our consumption of chicken increases and UK poultry production intensifies, Dan Saladino looks at the modern poultry industry. Show more

Focussing on art passed down from father to son. Will Gompertz investigates the stories of art-works in our homes. From 2014. Show more

Brian Cox and Robin Ince transport the cage of infinite proportions to the Edinburgh Festival to ask what happened before the big bang. Show more

Britain declares war on Germany. Historian Margaret Macmillan looks back through contemporary accounts of the events leading up to the First World War. Show more

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A return visit to Bradford's St George's Hall for regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden with Andy Hamilton on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair. Show more

Ambridge remembers. Meanwhile, Ed goes the extra mile. Show more

Samira Ahmed talks to author DBC Pierre, reviews the film Welcome to New York starring Gerard Depardieu, and discusses the world premiere of John Tavener's Requiem Fragments.

Sam's affair with his maid has put a huge strain on his marriage. Elizabeth will not let Sam leave the house without a guard. With Kris Marshall and Katherine Jakeways. Show more

David Loyn investigates how a lost document is helping Afghanistan come to terms with its painful past. A 'death list' with the names of 5,000 people leads David to the Netherlands. Show more

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

'National park' means different things depending on where they are situated; some have more protection than others. But are they good for wildlife, or do humans usually win out? Show more

Language and magic have a mysterious relationship, which is probed in this programme by Stephen Fry. It's a secret world in which magicians and psychologists feel equally at home. Show more

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David Eades presents a special programme on how Britain went to war 100 years ago today. Including coverage of the candlelit vigil from Westminster Abbey with Mike Wooldridge. Show more

Chris Ledgard explores if a version of Newspeak, the artificial language of George Orwell's dystopian fantasy 1984, could be imposed on people today. Show more

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Pablo turns up with his Catalan friend Casagemas during the World Fair and quickly feels at home, painting the scene and carousing in such notorious watering holes as the 'Zut'. Show more

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