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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day. With Andrew Graystone. Show more
A parliamentary committee calls for fundamental changes to protect dairy farmers from volatile milk prices. And why is there a shortage of agricultural engineers? With Anna Hill. Show more
Michael Palin presents the New Zealand Kakapo Show more
Nick Robinson asks if vested interests dominate our democracy and explores why so many in Britain now feel ignored and alienated from politics. Show more
Exploring the topic of mixed marriage, Adrian Goldberg, who is married to a British Asian woman, meets Rosalind Birtwistle, a Christian who married a Jewish man in the 1970s. Show more
It's the 750th anniversary of the first elected parliament at Westminster. Helen Pankhurst, Lord Speaker Baroness D'Souza and Kuwaiti artist Shurooq Amin look at women in politics. Show more
Alfred and Enid have recovered from the traumatic events of their north Atlantic cruise, and now Enid's hopes for a Christmas family reunion in St Jude will not be dampened. Show more
In the final programme in the series, recorded in London's Natural History Museum, four experts from different fields choose an object that symbolises our relationship with nature. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Laura Barton relays the true story of Abner Jay: one-man band, songster, raconteur and a direct line to a different era. From 2015. Show more
A History of Ideas
Simon Schaffer on humans, apes and Carl Linnaeus
13 minutes
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Simon Schaffer on Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus, who first classified humans among the apes and founded the system by which we classify all the animals on earth. Show more
Call You and Yours is asking how comfortable are you with the levels of inequality in Britain today? Show more
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Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
Historian Sir David Cannadine enjoys Winston Churchill's prodigious appetite for food, drink and cigars. Show more
Pip is determined, and there is bad news for Ed. Show more
The second series of the criminal family saga, from 1961-70, based on GF Newman's novel. Show more
Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from Peterborough. Show more
Michael Blastland, Nick Chater and Timandra Harkness put hindsight bias - the 'I knew it all along' effect - under the microscope. Show more
Word of Mouth
Are you really Somali? Using language to determine country of origin
28 minutes
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Michael Rosen on the use of language analysis to judge asylum seekers' country of origin when they are applying for refugee status in the UK. With linguist Laura Wright. Show more
Former newspaper editor and writer Eve Pollard tells Matthew Parris why Nora Ephron, the screenwriter of hit films such as 'Silkwood' and 'When Harry Met Sally', is a Great Life. Show more
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Marcus Brigstocke persuades Gyles Brandreth to spend a day doing nothing - and he writes his first ever pop song. From 2015. Show more
Phoebe has a bad day, and Ed is in a state. Show more
Front Row
Ex Machina, Jamie Lloyd, Max Brooks and Emma Healey
30 minutes
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A review of Ex Machina, theatre director Jamie Lloyd on The Ruling Class, Max Brooks on his graphic novel The Harlem Hellfighters and Costa First Novel winner Emma Healey. Show more
Alfred and Enid have recovered from the traumatic events of their north Atlantic cruise, and now Enid's hopes for a Christmas family reunion in St Jude will not be dampened. Show more
Benefit sanctions are among the reasons for the use of food banks. Allan Urry investigates the sanctions system and asks why so many people feel they have been unfairly penalised. Show more
In Touch
Voting campaigns - Young Author and Speaker Molly Watt
20 minutes
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An examination of the problems faced by visually impaired voters when casting their ballot. And young author and speaker Molly Watt on dealing with both hearing and vision loss. Show more
Inside Health
Mutant Flu, Weight-Loss Surgery, Young Men and Body Image, CVID, Dental Check-ups, Doctors' Example, Dry January Findings
28 minutes
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Dr Mark Porter on mutant flu, cuts to NHS weight-loss surgery, the quest of young men for six-packs and big guns, and whether 'dry January' can really improve your health. Show more
Nick Robinson asks if vested interests dominate our democracy and explores why so many in Britain now feel ignored and alienated from politics. Show more
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The World Tonight
The story of British jihadi, Imran Khawaja
45 minutes
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British man who faked his own death fighting in Syria so he could secretly return to the UK has admitted terrorism offences.
As the summer of 1936 draws to a close, a society portraitist embarks on an affair with a talented actress and a series of murders of young women instils fear on the streets. Show more
Susan Hulme and Sean Curran mark the 750th anniversary of the first English parliament with reports from Westminster and assemblies and parliaments at home and around the world. Show more
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Will Boast's extraordinary family story: his father's death exposes a long-held family secret. Read by Jamie Parker. Show more
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