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The bells from the church of St Edith in the village of Monks Kirby, near Rugby. Show more

Paralympian Darren Harris draws similarities between people and prime numbers, and makes the case for a person-centred approach in the age of big data. Show more

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Samira Ahmed reaches for the far north, exploring how it has been perceived, dreamed and even desired. Why such enchantment for these snowy wastes, where death awaits so many? Show more

Anna Jones meets the scientists looking into the relationship between farmyard behaviour and farm productivity. Show more

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2015 look-ahead, Richard III, and the Church of England leadership plan. Show more

Dan Snow presents an appeal on behalf of Magic Bus UK. Show more

The latest weather forecast.

The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.

A service for Epiphany from Tabernacl Baptist Church, Cardiff, with the Rev Roy Jenkins and the Rev Denzil John. David Michael Leggett conducts the Ardwyn Singers. 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

Sir David Attenborough presents the mimic specialist Greater Hill Mynah from Asia. Show more

Sunday morning magazine programme with news and conversation about the big stories of the week. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.

Kate confides in Adam, and Rob knows what 2015 should bring.

Kirsty Young interviews Prof Dame Nancy Rothwell, president and vice-chancellor of Manchester University. Show more

David Mitchell gets Lloyd Langford, David O'Doherty, Susan Calman and Josh Widdicombe to lie with some truths. From 2014. Show more

Sheila Dillon is joined by Harold McGee, whose research and writing have inspired many chefs, to answer listeners' food queries. Show more

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Global news and analysis, presented by Mark Mardell. Show more

How should we think about old age? Matthew Sweet encourages us to view it as an achievement and seeks to discover what people gain in the so-called 'fourth age'. 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

Fi Glover introduces conversations from Devon, Wales and Leeds about magic, community and fatherhood, proving once again that it's surprising what you hear when you listen. Show more

Crosbie begins to understand what he’s marrying into as preparations for his wedding move apace. Stars Scarlett Alice Johnston. From January 2015. Show more

Marina Lewycka discusses A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian with James Naughtie and a group of readers. The novel won the Bollinger Everyman Prize for Comic Fiction 2005. Show more

Portrait of the angry young Calcutta poets whose anti-establishment antics struck a chord with the 1960s Beat Generation. Show more

Aditya Chakrabortty reports on how university economics students are fighting their tutors over how to teach the subject in the wake of the crisis. Show more

In the week that saw an increase in rail fares, coupled with general post-holiday travel chaos, comedy writer Rose Heiney takes a look at the failures of modern transport. Show more

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Gerry Northam chooses his BBC Radio highlights. Show more

Phoebe helps a disgruntled Brian deal with the lambing, while Rob broaches with Helen the subject of having a baby. Pip and Phoebe look at photos from New Year's Eve. Show more

Frank Skinner, historian Kate Williams and guests David Baddiel and Emma Kennedy, ponder history’s funniest moments. From 2015. Show more

An old woman in America remembers a moment from her Viennese childhood in the 1930s. Read by Eleanor Bron. From January 2015. 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

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

Home-ownership has reached a 25-year low. Paul Lewis finds out why and what can be done to help renters. Plus an investigation into the cost of sending money overseas. Show more

Dan Snow presents an appeal on behalf of Magic Bus UK. Show more

New ways of doing business are making people think hard about how companies function. Peter Day hears how these alternative economies work, and what they might do. Show more

Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.

Kevin Maguire of the Mirror analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories. Show more

Presented by Francine Stock. Batman star Michael Keaton on Birdman, director James Marsh on his Stephen Hawking biopic The Theory Of Everything, plus Enemy and The Double. Show more

Samira Ahmed reaches for the far north, exploring how it has been perceived, dreamed and even desired. Why such enchantment for these snowy wastes, where death awaits so many? Show more

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As thoughts turn to resolutions and making a fresh start in 2015, Laurie Taylor wonders if his scepticism about self-help books is well founded. Show more

The bells from the church of St Edith in the village of Monks Kirby, near Rugby. Show more

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