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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Angela Graham.

Should driven grouse shooting be banned? Charlotte Smith hears both sides of the argument from author Mark Avery and Andrew Gilruth of the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust. Show more

Bill Oddie presents the goldeneye. Show more

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

Food and water are the very essence of life. Is there ever a time when they should be withheld from someone who is not dying? And what if that someone is a child? Show more

Young Indian revolutionary Dinesh Gupta awaits execution, while his family hope for a chance to appeal. Show more

Gabriel Gatehouse follows the journeys of two African migrants, from their dramatic rescue in the Mediterranean, to their attempts to find a new home in Europe. Show more

Dancers and crew of the Martha Graham Dance Company bring to life their US State Department-sponsored tour of Southeast Asia in 1974. Last stop, Saigon. Show more

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You and Yours investigates how charity donors have their information shared and end up bombarded with letters. And Unicom is fined for mis-selling phone contracts. Show more

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People in Calais continue to try to reach Britain through the Channel Tunnel. The programme hears from some of them and speaks to Labour's acting leader Harriet Harman. Show more

Tim Samuels explores the sharing economy as it applies to energy services. Show more

The Fairbrothers walk out the goslings, and David needs a plan of action. Show more

By Fin Kennedy. At GCHQ, Henry Morcombe's team are tasked with gaining access to the phone network of a European ally, without their knowledge. Show more

Helen Mark visits Rathlin Island, situated just off the north coast of Antrim. Show more

Mathew Bose presents an appeal for the Encephalitis Society. Show more

Jacqueline Wilson discusses updating children's classic What Katy Did, and Virginia Baily talks about her new novel, Early One Morning, set in Rome during WWII and the 1970s. Show more

The latest cinema releases, DVDs and films on TV. Fifty years after winning his first award for his film work, Sir Tom Courtenay talks about his latest role. With Francine Stock. Show more

Amidst the recent bold claims for earth-like planets in our universe, how confident can we be in discovering earth's twin, plus new properties for graphene the "wonder material" Show more

Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.

The American humourist on questionable childcare in ‘The Understudy’ and one flush not sufficing in ‘Big Boy’. From 2015. Show more

Charlie feels at a loss, and Brian lays it on the line. Show more

Arts news with John Wilson, including conductor Semyon Bychkov talking about Shostakovich's 7th Symphony and Steve Reich on how his Clapping Music has become an app. Show more

Young Indian revolutionary Dinesh Gupta awaits execution, while his family hope for a chance to appeal. Show more

Peter Marshall investigates claims that the RSPCA faces a takeover by animal rights radicals, and he finds all is not as it seems. Show more

The race to develop driverless cars is hotting up around the world, and the UK is determined not to be left behind. Peter Day looks at the future of motor vehicles. Show more

Amidst the recent bold claims for earth-like planets in our universe, how confident can we be in discovering earth's twin, plus new properties for graphene the "wonder material" Show more

Steve Punt turns private investigator and examines the curious case of the socialist MP Victor Grayson, who vanished into thin air. Show more

So far this week more than 3000 people have attempted to get into Channel Tunnel.

Devastated to learn he was the mark in Paul and Igor’s bank robbing plan, Claude has an idea. Read by Peter Serafinowicz. Show more

Jeremy attempts to understand citizenship, to examine the State and to spell surveillance. With Gordon Kennedy. From 2014. Show more

Fi Glover's three guests share their experiences of being held hostage. Show more

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Hannah's Jamaican Chinese father Chick is 65 and he decides to take his Essex family back to the place of his birth. Show more

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