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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rt Rev Richard Chartres, Bishop of London. Show more

Charlotte Smith meets some of the Women's Land Army who kept Britain in food and timber in the Second World War. Show more

Sir David Attenborough presents a widely regarded symbol of Australia, the black swan. Show more

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

Kirsty Young talks to actor Ray Winstone. Show more

Jane Hawking on the film of her life, 30 years since UK's first commercial surrogate mother, wearing the same clothes every day, and EVA Women's Aid's safe houses for the over-45s. Show more

Now in a home, Aunt Elvie still plays a central part in the life of Nigel Slater. Stars Celia Imrie and Julian Rhind Tutt. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Did the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein build a jet engine in Manchester in 1908? Cassie Newland investigates. From 2015. Show more

The Tor and King Arthur, chain shops and cider. Is Glastonbury the most new-agey, hippyish town Mark has ever visited? From January 2014. Show more

The recruitment drive is finally bearing fruit for Sergeant Major Davies, but nothing is simple. Show more

New rules on pay day loans, the government is told to get tough on fuel poverty and behind the scenes at the Dualit toaster factory. Show more

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Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Edward Stourton. Show more

Mount Ararat and the stories of Syrian refugees. Charles Emmerson journeys through the Armenian diaspora of Europe. From January 2015. Show more

Kate confides in Adam, as Ambridge continues to party. Show more

Comedy by Mike Harris. The true story of how one man's need for cash created a national myth and saved the union. Show more

Peter Gibbs chairs the horticultural panel programme from the Garden Museum in London. Chris Beardshaw, Pippa Greenwood and Bunny Guinness answer questions from the audience. Show more

Henri Bergson, Mary Cholmondeley, Pierre Loti and others pay tribute to the King of Belgium in a book published in December 1914. Show more

Julian Worricker on right-to-die campaigner Debbie Purdy, actor David Ryall, entomologist Willy Burgdorfer, fencer Dame Mary Glen Haig and music pioneer and producer Graeme Goodall. Show more

Tim Harford and guests look back at some of the weird and wonderful numbers of 2014. Featuring contributions from Evan Davis, Sir David Spiegelhalter, Helen Joyce and many others. Show more

Fi Glover introduces two men who both put a lot into the thriving community of Llansannan in North Wales. For them a town holds no attraction, but village life has everything. Show more

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Nigel Farage goes to Europe via Question Time with a Britpop soundtrack. Show more

The classic impression show takes a look back at 2014, together with a sneak preview of things that will definitely happen in 2015. How will the UKIP-Labour coalition fair? Show more

Rob looks forward to 2015. Meanwhile Roy is all alone. Show more

Tamsin Greig talks about taking on a musical in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, plus the verdict on Michael Keaton's Oscar-tipped performance in Birdman. Show more

Now in a home, Aunt Elvie still plays a central part in the life of Nigel Slater. Stars Celia Imrie and Julian Rhind Tutt. Show more

What will be this year's major world news stories and how will they affect Britain? Mark Mardell invites BBC correspondents to discuss the what, where, who and why of 2015. Show more

AL Kennedy reflects on what it means to pursue happiness in a world where 'not having enough money can be utterly miserable'. Show more

Epic drama series set in Great War Britain. Folkestone is uneasy about the move from 1914, and all its hope and fear, into 1915, with all its hope and fear. Show more

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Woman names him in documents filed in a court in Florida - claims she was forced to have sex with a number of men, including the Duke of York.

As tragedy strikes the May of Teck Club, time is running out for some of the 'girls of slender means'. From January 2015. Show more

Neurologist Professor Tom Solomon chooses the writer (and former patient), Roald Dahl. With Matthew Parris. From 2014. Show more

Geoff Watts explores how gossip affects our brains. Is celebrity gossip vacuous trivia or a useful social purpose? From 2014. Show more

Fi Glover introduces two magicians who are expert in card tricks, mind-reading and spoon-bending but acknowledge that they deliberately deceive their audiences. Is magic moral? Show more

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Comic tale written and read by Grainne Maguire, recorded live in front of an audience at 2014's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Show more

Literature, religion and the hurdy-gurdy man. Ian Bostridge concludes his exploration of Franz Schubert's existential song-cycle masterpiece, Winterreise (Winter's Journey). Show more

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