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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Imam Monawar Hussain, Muslim tutor at Eton College. Show more

Stories include cuts to rural health practices, farm-based activities for elderly retired farmers and the latest on falling milk prices with farming minister George Eustice. Show more

Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the poisonous variable pitohui from New Guinea. Show more

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Lively and diverse conversation. Libby Purves meets actor Ray Winstone, adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, singer-songwriter Martha D Lewis and animal behaviourist Dr John Bradshaw. Show more

Presented by Jenni Murray. Jane Horrocks on her return to the London stage, and Chore Wars asks how same-sex couples or people in house shares split the work around the house. Show more

Peter has his first encounter with his new flock, but letters from his wife back on Earth tell of hardship and natural disaster. Starring Hayley Atwell. Show more

Fi Glover introduces a conversation between friends who record their activities and their likes and dislikes with considerable dedication. Show more

Gravediggers exist in the popular imagination as a ghoulish breed. But what is the reality? Scottish gravediggers Stevie and Bobby teach Cathy FitzGerald how to dig a grave. Show more

Ed Byrne, Hannah Gadsby, Milton Jones and Natalie Haynes join Gyles Brandreth in a word-obsessed comedy panel game. From 2014. Show more

Peter Conrad looks at the ubiquitous home of peri-peri chicken, Nando's. Show more

Consumer news, including reports on care home fires, the possible mis-selling and fraud linked to the Green Deal, the decline in packed lunches, and missed hospital appointments. Show more

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Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.

In the 1940s, Dorothy made more scientific strides even with a baby, prompting the college to award maternity pay. From October 2014. Show more

Pat cannot believe her ears. Meanwhile, Fallon has mixed feelings. Show more

4 Extra Debut. A love story in science and sound based on the real romance of those tasked with sending a mix tape to space. Stars Kerry Shale. Show more

Paul Lewis and guests answer listeners' queries about pensions. Show more

Looking at Ebola and how predictions of its spread are made; do morphine-type painkillers work in non-cancer patients?; immune deficiency; and thyroid problems and pregnancy. Show more

Laurie Taylor takes an urban tour beyond the boundaries of everyday metropolitan life. Also, the meaning of handbags for women with dementia. Show more

Steve Hewlett presents media news, featuring Facebook's apology to drag queens, a discussion about online anonymity, and Keith Vaz talks about an inquiry into the use of RIPA. Show more

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Using the Bible, the Monarchy and Audrey Hepburn, Jeremy Hardy looks at self-improvement. With Carla Mendonça. From 2014. Show more

Jill confides in Carol. Meanwhile, Jim turns up trumps for Eddie. Show more

Phyllida Lloyd talks to Samira Ahmed about her all-female Henry IV, The Sensory War exhibition is reviewed, and war artist Robert Wilson discusses his photography from Afghanistan. Show more

Neil MacGregor focuses on Goethe, arguing that he is the greatest of all German poets and such a unifying force that the Germans are 'one nation under Goethe'. Show more

How will humans experience pleasure in the future? AL Kennedy, Will Self and a chess master conjure a vision where plugging in for pleasure is as easy as going online. Show more

We are trying to revive our high streets the wrong way, argues Clare Richmond. Show more

The small islands of the Caribbean are vulnerable to rising sea levels and an increase in the severity of storms. Tom Heap asks if they are prepared for the worst nature can offer. Show more

Lively and diverse conversation. Libby Purves meets actor Ray Winstone, adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, singer-songwriter Martha D Lewis and animal behaviourist Dr John Bradshaw. Show more

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The Foreign Secretary on Isis, an analysis of Nick Clegg's conference speech, and the history of baking in the UK. With Caroline Wyatt. Show more

Holly Sykes must decide who to trust. She is suspicious of Marinus and the horologists but finds herself believing their seemingly outlandish story. Read by Laurel Lefkow. Show more

Nigel is tasked with running a choir for recently convicted youths. Stars Richie Webb and Vicki Pepperdine. From April 2012. Show more

Junior Wizard Rincewind tries to escape Discworld's Dungeon Dimensions, the Demon King of Hell and a parrot. Stars Mark Heap. Show more

One summer's day in 1980, hundreds of children fell ill and fainted. Gumshoe Steve Punt investigates the mysterious case of the collapsing children. Show more

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Neil MacGregor focuses on Goethe, arguing that he is the greatest of all German poets and such a unifying force that the Germans are 'one nation under Goethe'. Show more

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