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Spiritual reflection to start the day, with the Rev Bob Fyffe, general secretary of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. Show more

Farming news. Orkney farmers are struggling with cold, wet weather. New figures from the British Beekeepers Association show that 14.5 per cent of bee colonies died last winter. Show more

Martin Hughes-Games presents the Tree Sparrow. The tree sparrow looks like a freshly-scrubbed house sparrow; with its russet cap, white cheeks and smarter appearance. Show more

Neurosurgeon Henry Marsh talks to Jim Al-Khalili about slicing through our thoughts. Brain surgery is straightforward. It is deciding whether or not to operate that is hard. Show more

Michael Grade talks to bomb disposal operator Chris Hunter about the nature of risk and the reasons he took on such a dangerous job. Show more

Jane Garvey talks to royal naval reservist and specialist paramedic Michelle Ping about her work training people to fight the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone. Show more

Old boyfriend Burke is back in 1980s San Francisco with a proposition Mary Ann finds hard to resist. Stars Laurel Lefkow. From June 2015. Show more

Brett Westwood explores how lions have been harnessed by humans as a symbol of strength from medieval times through to The Lion King. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Sarah Taylor visits a remarkable children's home in Uganda where every child is given a musical chance for a future. From 2015. Show more

The Grahams have a plan to match-make Toby with their recently bereaved daughter, Juliet. Show more

With the terror threat level raised across Europe, how safe do you feel? Should we change because of terror attacks or carry on regardless?

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Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. Show more

The selfie as a cultural form of photography, and singer-songwriter Nina Nesbitt talks about the song she wrote about the phenomenon. From June 2015. Show more

Lynda finds a kindred spirit, and Brian seeks support. Show more

Like many Glasgow teenagers, Rida argues with her mum and stresses about exams. But as a young Muslim, the escape that she dreams of online contains danger she has yet to imagine. Show more

Jay Rayner presents the culinary panel show from London's Chinatown. With food historian Annie Gray, DIY food expert Tim Hayward and Masterchef winner Tim Anderson. Show more

At the Cheltenham Science Festival, Michael considers whether we often just make up what we think on the spot. Show more

The story of Vietnamese Amerasians, children fathered by American servicemen during the Vietnam War, and their efforts to find the fathers in America who left them behind. Show more

Jon Richardson, Emma Kennedy and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Everett Ruess, WE Bowman and Lorna Sage. From 2015. Show more

Greece puts forward new proposals to try to end its long-running debt crisis

Miles Jupp tests Sarah Millican, Richard Osman and Nathan Caton on how well they know their nearest and dearest. From June 2015. Show more

Pat and Tony have an announcement to make, and Rob needs a word with Charlie. Show more

Arts news with Samira Ahmed, including Frank McGuinness on his drama about the 7/7 attacks, a review of Magic Mike XXL and the artwork of film-maker John Waters. Show more

Old boyfriend Burke is back in 1980s San Francisco with a proposition Mary Ann finds hard to resist. Stars Laurel Lefkow. From June 2015. Show more

With the UK's £12 billion foreign aid budget one of the few areas protected from cuts, how much money actually reaches people on the ground? Simon Cox investigates. Show more

Presenter Peter White visits a shared-space road scheme in Reading and discusses the pros and cons of shared areas. Plus photography workshops for the visually impaired. Show more

Demistifying perplexing health issues, including emergency abdominal surgery, which thermometers parents should use, vitamins and dementia, and absolute risk v relative risk. Show more

Neurosurgeon Henry Marsh talks to Jim Al-Khalili about slicing through our thoughts. Brain surgery is straightforward. It is deciding whether or not to operate that is hard. Show more

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Eurozone Ministers reject Greece's last-minute appeal for a new bailout

Convinced Rooster Cogburn is a man of 'true grit', Mattie enlists his help and prepares to follow Tom Chaney into Indian territory. Show more

Kevin goes into space, meets a bandit and evokes powerful gods of Ancient Egypt. Not all at the same time obviously. From August 2012. Show more

Sean Curran reports as MPs ask if university tuition fees could rise, SNP MPs demand more powers over welfare benefits, and ministers are urged to 'sell' fracking better. Show more

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Gertrude arrived in wartorn 1917 Baghdad to work on rebuilding the region. Read by Sylvestra le Touzel and Deborah Findlay. Show more

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