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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Sharon Grenham-Toze. Show more
Is it time for wholesale reform in UK agriculture? A new report, presented at the Oxford Real Farming Conference, says the industry needs to rethink its priorities. With Anna Hill. Show more
Liz Bonnin presents the diminutive spoon-billed sandpiper of the high Russian tundra. Show more
Melvyn Bragg explores the events of 1215 and the dispute between King John and his barons. He visits Runnymede, where Magna Carta was agreed. Show more
Kipling tells the tale of arrogant and mischievous Pau Amma, the mighty king crab who gets his comeuppance. Vivienne Parry explores the science with palaeontologist Richard Fortey Show more
Woman's Hour
Equal Pay. Haydn Gwynne. Leading Women in Medicine.
58 minutes
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With Jane Garvey. Will the Equal Pay (Transparency) Bill ever become law? Plus Haydn Gwynne and the lack of women in theatre and Rachel Parsons, a forgotten woman of history. Show more
Failed academic and aspiring screenwriter Chip Lambert makes an early exit from the planned lunch with his parents. Where did his life start to go so wrong? Show more
Coral reefs are renowned for their beauty and diversity, and they provide us with a wondrous spectacle. But as the seas warm and become more acidic, will they survive? Show more
In a rapidly changing Russia, Sasha Tsaliuk continues to fight for the existence of his beloved Moscow A Cappella Jewish choir. Monica Whitlock documents his struggle. Show more
A couple of visitors descend on the Wilsons, one more welcome than the other. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: Online Dating
45 minutes
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It is the busiest time of year for the online dating industry. How do you get the most of online dating? Have you found love online? if so how was it different? Show more
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Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
Will Self continues his 50km walking tour of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN near Geneva. Invited to feel the wonder of particle physics, so far Will remains baffled. Show more
There is a problem at Hadley Haugh, and Pip is getting everyone organised. Show more
An unlikely duo - an ex-miner and a senior philosophy lecturer - wrestle with the collision between moral philosophy and the sundry dilemmas of a small village by the Wear. Show more
Jay Rayner and the panel take questions on eating and drinking from an audience in St Albans. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Marc Riley, musician Damon Albarn and film maker Ceri Levy travel to Mull in search of Sea Eagles and Basking Sharks. From 2014. Show more
Word of Mouth
How Is English Going to Change in the future?
28 minutes
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Michael Rosen looks ahead, with the help of linguist Bas Aarts and biologist Mark Pagel. It is not looking good for 'shall' and 'must'. Show more
Writer Philippa Langley chooses Richard III – the king whose body she helped to find in 2012. With Matthew Parris. From 2015. Show more
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Marcus Brigstocke persuades comedian Roy Walker to see his first Shakespeare play and to banter with the audience. From 2015. Show more
Emma soothes Ed's fears, and things are not good at Ambridge Organics. Show more
Front Row
Richard Linklater on Boyhood, Garrick Ohlsson on Scriabin
30 minutes
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John Wilson talks to Richard Linklater, who directed the film Boyhood over twelve years. Plus pianist Garrick Ohlsson on the Russian composer Scriabin. Show more
Failed academic and aspiring screenwriter Chip Lambert makes an early exit from the planned lunch with his parents. Where did his life start to go so wrong? Show more
Psychoanalyst Mary Bradbury investigates why a growing number of big businesses in the financial sector are taking more care of their employees' mental health. Show more
An update on Access to Work with Liz Sayce, author of the Sayce Review. Gary O'Donoghue talks to Peter White about his first week in the new job as BBC Washington correspondent. Show more
Inside Health
A&E in winter, Fruit juice, Opioid drugs and chronic pain, No evidence, Obesity
28 minutes
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Should fruit juice be dropped from five-a-day recommendations? A&E in winter, Mark Porter visits a busy pain clinic, and GP Margaret McCartney outlines her New Year resolutions. Show more
Melvyn Bragg explores the events of 1215 and the dispute between King John and his barons. He visits Runnymede, where Magna Carta was agreed. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The World Tonight
New figures reveal A and E waiting times in England at their worst for a decade
45 minutes
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News prompts political row - nursing and health unions warn system is in "crisis".
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
Episode 2: Sorry to Disturb, Part One
15 minutes
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Isolated in a claustrophobic flat in Jeddah, life is set to change when the doorbell rings. Show more
As Martin decides whether to take his new job, is this the end for MJN Air? And just what has Arthur painted on the side of the van? Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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