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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shaunaka Rishi, director of the Oxford Centre of Hindu Studies. Show more

The annual count of farmland birds is expected to show another decline when it is published by Defra. Plus there has been a huge beetroot harvest, but falling demand. Show more

Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the house crow, native of southern Asia. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1804. Show more

Candi Staton sings live. The impact on the family when someone reports sexual abuse. Leanne Wood, leader of Plaid Cymru. Plus why shisha cafes attract young, non-drinking women. Show more

Harold has been walking for 40 days. Did David steal the poems and will Queenie’s secret be revealed? Stars Sophie Thompson. Show more

Presented by Kate Adie. Correspondents with topical stories from Ukraine, Indonesia, Cuba, South Sudan and Bulgaria. Show more

Hardly any Cubans have home connections; only a small elite can access the internet. Nick Baker and Arnaldo Hernandez Diaz find out what will change when Cuba gets fully online. Show more

In his dissection of the popular culture of our era, Peter Conrad turns his attention to the e-reader. Show more

Winifred Robinson investigates claims that government fitness-to-work tests are 'farcical' for those suffering from progressive illnesses like Parkinson's or motor neurone disease. Show more

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The company that brought computers into business was Lyons, known for its cakes and teashops. Aleks Krotoski tells the story of how this technology transformed office work. Show more

Joe gives Carol a tour of the cider shed and learns some news. Show more

By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. Ezra and Lottie are an ordinary couple with an extraordinary problem - a dead rock star in their bathtub. And why are there Hell's Angels at their door? Show more

Clare Balding walks the final leg of her journey, from Staveley to Bowness, in the company of Colin Spearman, the man who designed the route. Show more

Emilia Fox presents an appeal for Unseen, a charity that helps survivors of human trafficking by providing a 24/7 safe house where they can rebuild their lives. Show more

Amanda Coe tells Mariella Frostrup about her double writing life as novelist and screenwriter, Kathy Reichs on the book she would never lend, and the secrets of Sherlock Holmes. Show more

The Babadook director Jennifer Kent on creating horror and casting kids, Riz Ahmed on his new role in Nightcrawler, and the story of the lightsaber. With Francine Stock. Show more

The 'Hobbit' skeleton has transformed theories of human evolution but, as Dr Lucie Green finds, it is still raising more questions than answers ten years on from the find. Show more

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The rudest of awakenings for a pet and a rare look at the positive side of stereotyping. With Carrie Quinlan. From October 2014 Show more

Jazzer takes Ed in hand, and Susan gets short shrift. Show more

Boris Johnson on Churchill's legacy; review of Serena, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper; Art Review Power 100 List; Harry and Jack Williams, writers of The Missing. Show more

Neil MacGregor focuses on the long tradition of German metalwork, from finely engineered clocks and scientific instruments to the Volkswagen Beetle. Show more

Joshua Rozenberg asks whether the prime minister needs to seek consent from Parliament before committing Britain to military action overseas. Show more

The number of flash sale companies is growing fast. Evan Davis and guests discuss how this new retail sector is changing the way people shop. Just how low can the prices go? Show more

The 'Hobbit' skeleton has transformed theories of human evolution but, as Dr Lucie Green finds, it is still raising more questions than answers ten years on from the find. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1804. Show more

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With Donal struggling at school and Aine becoming more and more involved in politics, Nora fears she cannot hold the family together. Show more

Many interviews on, the journalist ponders his first impressions of David Bowie and Fidel Castro among others. From October 2014. Show more

The 'black hole' in the finances of the Health Service produces angry exchanges in the Commons. Sean Curran reports on that and on the best of the rest in Parliament. Show more

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