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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Jasdeep Singh, curator of the National Army Museum's Indian Army collection.

Defra faces deep funding cuts over the next four years, despite having already taken a financial battering since 2010. Where will the axe fall? Presented by Anna Hill. Show more

Chris Packham presents the Indian cuckoo found across much of South East Asia. Show more

Kathy Willis, director of science at Kew Gardens, talks to Jim Al-Khalili about changing the direction of research at the Gardens and her own work on global biodiversity. Show more

David Schneider is terrified of dying. He talks to palliative care consultant Kathryn Mannix about whether there can ever be such a thing as a 'good' death. Show more

What is groping? Do women ignore a pinched bottom too quickly? Marina Warner talks about her new collection of short stories, Fly Away Home. Jane looks at a portrait of Nell Gwyn. Show more

Skye's home for a contact visit. But things are different: there's furniture, food, and a new family member. Stars Sydney Wade. Show more

Brett Westwood learns how fleas are entwined with disease, love, language and humour. Show more

Maddy Prior, lead singer of Steeleye Span, and her daughter Rose Kemp discuss their musical futures. From 2015. Show more

Mike Williams asks why so many people compile dairies and what it says about them, the people in their social circle and the society in which they live. Show more

Is the care system crumbling under the twin pressures of rising demand and falling funds?

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David Cameron reveals his letter to Donald Tusk on EU renegotiations. The programme has political reaction from Britain and Europe. Show more

Lenny Henry examines the evolving depiction of Afro-Caribbeans on TV from Love Thy Neighbour to Desmond's. From November 2015. Show more

Someone appears to be in business, and has Lynda got her woman? Show more

When tragedy strikes her family for a second time, young Lou concocts a desperate plan to try and make everything right again. Show more

From the sounds of the womb to fading memories - Josie Long hears stories of what we inherit from past generations. From 2015. Show more

Environmental investigation series. Murder in Cambodia: Peter Hadfield travels to Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam to investigate the illegal trade in Siamese rosewood. Show more

Joshua Rozenberg finds out why criminal courts charges have proved controversial, and Britain's intelligence services commissioner talks about the new Investigatory Powers Bill. Show more

Harriett Gilbert is joined by comic novelist Jonathan Coe and Radio 1 DJ Gemma Cairney to recommend favourite books. Show more

David Cameron has set out his key demands for a reformed EU.
A former member of the Parachute Regiment has been arrested by police investigating the Bloody Sunday killings.

With a general strike looming, the Foxes visit Sizzlinghurst to see how aristocrats live, terrified that the oppressed people of Staplehurst will rise up and storm the castle. Show more

There is another case for PC Harrison Burns, and Helen senses an opportunity. Show more

Arts news with Samira Ahmed, including Umberto Eco on his new novel Numero Zero, Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters on recording The Wall and Juliet Jacques reviewing Tangerine. Show more

Skye's home for a contact visit. But things are different: there's furniture, food, and a new family member. Stars Sydney Wade. Show more

Jane Deith investigates the British end of the people-smuggling trade and hears from some of those who have used their cars to bring illegal immigrants into the UK. Show more

News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted. Talking Books is celebrating its 80th anniversary. Neil Heslop from the RNIB announces some news. Show more

With the launch of the 2016 All in the Mind awards, judge and novelist Matt Haig talks about what he will be looking for in the entries. Plus can the human brain be recreated? Show more

Kathy Willis, director of science at Kew Gardens, talks to Jim Al-Khalili about changing the direction of research at the Gardens and her own work on global biodiversity. Show more

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David Cameron has written a letter setting out his plans for reform of Britain's relationship with the EU, but has he asked for enough to satisfy critics on his own side? Show more

Complicated relationships rear their head when Peter overhears a conductor threaten to kill his wife. Read by Jamie Parker. Show more

Teenage misadventures in the Yorkshire suburbs evoking memories of fights, virginity loss, house parties and school. From 2015. Show more

The government sets out its plans for renegotiated EU membership only for its own backbenchers to dismiss it as 'thin gruel'. Susan Hulme reports from Westminster. Show more

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Gore goes to war and emerges with his first novel, establishing himself with the New York literati before finding an exotic new home in which to develop his writing career. Show more

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