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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Sharon Grenham-Toze. Show more

Anna Hill presents from the Oxford Farming Conference, where debates include the sustainability of intensive farming and the future for farmers if the UK were to leave the EU. Show more

Liz Bonnin presents brown skua hunting over an Antarctic landscape. Show more

Melvyn Bragg examines the 800-year legacy of Magna Carta, a document that has shaped our politics and the modern idea of liberty. Show more

In Kipling's tale, the elephant got his trunk from a crocodile on the banks of the great grey-green Limpopo river. But does science understand how the trunk really evolved? Show more

Presented by Jenni Murray. Should Oldham Athletic sign Ched Evans? Women artists at the Tate Galleries in 2015. Plus what is it like to be an HIV-positive teenager? Show more

Enid and Alfred are about to embark on a long-awaited cruise, but Enid will not be truly content until all three of her children promise to come for one last Christmas in St Jude. Show more

James Fletcher travels to Japan to find out why they decided earlier this year not to ban graphic cartoons depicting children in sexual situations. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Christopher Eccleston looks at the life of the Socialist playwright Jim Allen. With Ken Loach and Jimmy McGovern. From 2015. Show more

The Folkestone community mourns the loss of one of its missing. Show more

The latest on Tesco and plans to revive the brand in 2015. What's hot - and what's not - in the housing market. And how long is the working day for the self-employed? Show more

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. After an ultimatum to his hosts, Will receives a crash course in particle physics. Show more

Jill is escaping, and Kenton is putting his plans into action. Show more

By Hannah Khalil. Lillian becomes obsessed with her maid's disappearance. Resolving to find her, her search throughout Dubai proves more of a challenge than she bargained for. Show more

Helen Mark meets the people who have found the courage to embrace outdoor life as members of Wiltshire Wildlife Trust's Wellbeing Programme. Show more

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

Movie news with Francine Stock. James Corden and Emily Blunt discuss Into the Woods, Bennett Miller on Foxcatcher, and Richard Linklater considers film-maker Eric Rohmer. Show more

Adam Rutherford investigates the need to return to our nearest planetary neighbour Venus and previews some of the astronomy highlights we can expect throughout 2015. Show more

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Bridget Christie on the world’s best sexism, a yoghurt ad and laughing at salads. With Fred MacAulay. From 2015. Show more

Phoebe takes charge, and there is a lot to think about at Brookfield. Show more

Michael Pennington discusses his new book about how to become an actor, composers Stephen Montague and Scanner on minimalist music, and Anne Karpf reviews The Last of the Unjust. Show more

Enid and Alfred are about to embark on a long-awaited cruise, but Enid will not be truly content until all three of her children promise to come for one last Christmas in St Jude. Show more

A former jihadi tells reporter Peter Marshall how Islamic State came to power and how it survives. Show more

Peter Day meets the vloggers who start off making videos in their bedroom and end up being courted by big brands. Can these new relationships disrupt the old ways of marketing? Show more

Adam Rutherford investigates the need to return to our nearest planetary neighbour Venus and previews some of the astronomy highlights we can expect throughout 2015. Show more

Melvyn Bragg examines the 800-year legacy of Magna Carta, a document that has shaped our politics and the modern idea of liberty. Show more

The search is concentrated on woodland around the village of Longpont.

A sinister tale of childhood transgression. Two little girls spend a long hot summer dying to discover a neighbour's secret. Read by Rebekah Statton. Show more

Ringmaster Colin with: Andy Parker – wannabe Hollywood screenwriter - and forgotten silver screen star Anna Mann. From 2015. Show more

Susan Hulme and the BBC's parliamentary team report as MPs call for an inquiry into the collapse at Christmas of delivery firm City Link. And peers discuss social mobility. Show more

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