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Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Rev Dr Ian Bradley of the University of St Andrews. Show more

Farming and countryside news. Four farmers from four different continents tell Caz Graham about the joys and challenges of the rural lives they have chosen. Show more

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Series of stories about British birds, inspired by their calls and songs. Kate Humble presents the swallow. Show more

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

Tom Sutcliffe discusses wilderness and freedom with Sarah Hall, Adrienne Mayor and John Gray. Show more

The past, present and future of making, with Donna Wilson, Chinelo Bally, Dr Cat Rossi, Annie Warburton, Helen Zaltzman, Claire Morsman and Ptolemy Mann. Presented by Jane Garvey. Show more

Caterina is now head of the Riccardi clan. As dissent grows among the ranks, she tries to find her daughter Antonella. Show more

Comedian Omid Djalili, novelist Sarah Dunant and journalist Abdul Rehman Malik are among those who share memories of their early encounters with faith and how it shaped them. Show more

Sitcom about Sandy Hopper, a granddad happily growing old with his dog Henry. A moral tale in which Sandy and his family catch the gambling bug. Meanwhile, Pompom is missing. Show more

Barrister Harry Potter, criminologist David Wilson, philosopher Angie Hobbs and historian Alice Taylor discuss ideas about justice. Melvyn Bragg presents. Show more

Consumer affairs programme. A look at recycling in the UK, from recent closures in the plastics industry to the growth of small companies which recycle food. With Melanie Abbott. Show more

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Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Mark Mardell.

Aleks Krotoski tells the story of Fortran, the language that helped the scientists of the 1950s and 60s to put men on the moon and harness the atom. Show more

Easter dawns on Lakey Hill, and Kenton is not budging. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Near the end of his career, Groucho Marx meets a wisecracking fan determined to teach him new comedy tricks. Stars Toby Jones. Show more

Russell Davies chairs the third semi-final in the 2015 season of the nationwide general knowledge quiz. Show more

As limits on egg consumption are revised in the US, Sheila Dillon asks if the humble hen's egg is shaking off a once-tarnished reputation to become celebrated again. Show more

Writer and broadcaster Danny Leigh goes for a walk in the woods to explain why Twin Peaks is one of the most influential and innovative programmes in television history. Show more

Ernie Rea and guests discuss artificial intelligence. Show more

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Sue Perkins' moral and ethical posers for Sarah Millican, John Robins, Michael Deacon and Janet Ellis. From April 2015. Show more

Glorious music fills St Stephens - and who is that in the audience? Show more

Arts news, interviews and reviews. John Wilson travels to Oxfordshire to meet the queen of folk, Peggy Seeger. Show more

Caterina is now head of the Riccardi clan. As dissent grows among the ranks, she tries to find her daughter Antonella. Show more

AL Kennedy tells the story of Alcoholics Anonymous. Founded in Akron, Ohio, by Bill Wilson and Dr Bob Smith in 1935, it has a presence in most countries around the world. Show more

Linda Pressly tells the story of a Tanzanian safe house where girls find refuge from female genital mutilation, a bloody and life-threatening rite of passage. Show more

An investigation into why the MOD continues to give soldiers a drug that can cause psychosis, hallucinations, paranoia and confusion. Show more

Tom Sutcliffe discusses wilderness and freedom with Sarah Hall, Adrienne Mayor and John Gray. Show more

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Security Council appeals for urgent humanitarian access - 18,000 believed trapped

The story of Sal, Arthur's mistress and madam of the Primrose Hill brothel. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Astronomer Dr Lucie Green takes a sonic tour of the Universe, revealing the hidden sounds of Jupiter and beyond. From 2015. Show more

A rather special baby is delivered, initiating an apocalyptic chain of events. But there is a problem. Stars Peter Serafinowicz. Show more

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4 Extra Debut. 4th July 1862: On a river trip with the Liddells, Lewis Carroll tells them a story about Alice. Read by Simon Russell Beale. Show more

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