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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Judy Merry. Show more

European ministers begin negotiating fish quotas in Brussels, as British fishermen brace themselves for cuts in 2015. Show more

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Liz Bonnin presents the Nene, or the endemic and rare Hawaiian goose. Show more

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Tom Sutcliffe with Danielle George, this year's RI Christmas lecturer, John Barrow on maths and arts, Armand Leroi on Aristotle and science, and Misbah Arif on science teaching. Show more

Including award-winning writer Anna Krien, families with transgender children, guidelines for Sharia wills withdrawn by the Law Society, and prospects for more female MPs in 2015. Show more

Amy and her parents meet the doctor who will help them work out if hormone blockers are the right choice. Show more

Alan Dein meets the fishermen of the Fal who still dredge oysters from sailing or rowing boats. Always precarious, their livelihoods now face a new threat - E coli in the water. Show more

The three couples go on a ‘date night’ together and Evan is a surprise convert to French cinema. Stars John Thomson. From 2014. Show more

A surprise visitor at Folkestone Town Hall shakes Hilary Pearce's easy confidence. Show more

Consumer news. As Doncaster considers putting seven council-run care homes into private hands, You and Yours asks if big firms can really be the answer to cutbacks in social care. Show more

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Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.

Bettany Hughes examines her psyche in her archaeology of philosophy by lying on Sigmund Freud's famous couch and bartering in the Athens flea market. Show more

David and Ruth face the music, and the villagers flock to the Christmas fair. Show more

By Bethan Roberts. Charlie wants to kick his secret habit and become the perfect male specimen. Only he cannot stop thinking about Liz Taylor. A feel-good story of transformation. Show more

The current series of the eclectic music quiz reaches its climax, with Paul Gambaccini asking the questions. Show more

The story of one shop in South Yorkshire which is changing the way we think about food waste and food poverty. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Irish actor Lisa Dwan takes a trilogy of Samuel Beckett's most challenging roles to the Brooklyn Academy of Music. From 2014. Show more

Ernie Rea and guests discuss church and race relations in the United States of America. Show more

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A welcome visit to the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury for regular panellists John Finnemore and Graeme Garden and guests Susan Calman and Tony Hawks, with Jack Dee in the chair. Show more

Alice makes a radical decision, and Pip and Josh have a late-night chat. Show more

Arts news, interviews and reviews. Willy Russell switches on the Front Row neon artwork. Plus a review of Kon-Tiki, and dementia-friendly theatre in Yorkshire. Show more

Amy and her parents meet the doctor who will help them work out if hormone blockers are the right choice. Show more

The ageing population - a ticking time bomb and always a crisis. Matthew Sweet meets the fastest growing sector of society and asks why we are so anxious about old age. Show more

Mike Wendling explores the controversy surrounding the Washington Redskins. It is one of the most popular American football teams, but many Native Americans say the name is racist. Show more

Can we share the planet with orangutans, and how can drones help us? Will drones revolutionise biological field work and help gather vital information about the apes' behaviour? Show more

Tom Sutcliffe with Danielle George, this year's RI Christmas lecturer, John Barrow on maths and arts, Armand Leroi on Aristotle and science, and Misbah Arif on science teaching. Show more

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Presented by Ritula Shah. Including the end of the Sydney cafe siege, Turkey media arrests, German protests about immigration and a discussion on boarding schools. Show more

Flooded with feelings of confusion and shame, Tess is left reeling in the aftermath of her brief affair. Read by Niamh Cusack. Show more

Sinéad O'Connor talks about her most personal album, 2007's 'Theology'. With John Wilson. From 2014. Show more

Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.

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Peter Hennessy asks Robin Butler, former cabinet secretary, how the United Kingdom's constitution will be changed by further devolution. Show more

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