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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Andrew Graystone.

Rising resistance to antibiotics, how butchers are keeping beef on our shopping lists, rural broadband and the safety of GM food. Show more

Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the common redstart. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Muses in Greek mythology, goddesses who presided over the civilised arts and the life of the mind including poetry, song, music and dance. Show more

Michael is surprised by his brother's revelation while Mrs Madrigal tries to ease Brian's worries about Shawna. From May 2016. Episode 4 of 5. Show more

Correspondents examine news developments in their region. The violence in Bangladesh which has left many fearful. Plus despatches from the USA, Jordan, Tanzania and France. Show more

Documentary about the mariachis of Boyle Heights, East LA. Evangeline Ordaz spends a night out in the Latino suburbs with mariachi musicians Luis Molina and Hilary Chavez-Bernal. Show more

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In London in recent years lorries were involved in more than half of all accidents in which a cyclist died. The programme goes out with officers as they enforce new safety rules. Show more

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The storms of King Lear and Turner and others. Alexandra Harris tells the story of the weather’s role in our cultural life. Show more

Lilian and Jennifer are party planning, and Eddie and Joe drum up trade. Show more

Has-been TV star Geoff Cathcart has been brought in to help stage a school production of Romeo and Juliet. But Geoff is a maverick with little time for rules. Show more

Clare Balding gets serious in this new series, by discovering how to be a more adventurous walker. Today she joins Ursula Martin who walked over three thousand miles around Wales. Show more

Malorie Blackman presents an appeal on behalf of The Sickle Cell Society. Show more

Mariella Frostrup talks to author Anthony Cartwright about his book Iron Towns, which charts the decline of industrial England and a footballer's career. Show more

Presented by Francine Stock. Tom Hanks talks about A Hologram for the King and Hollywood's relationship with China. Show more

Adam Rutherford delves into complicated climate science, including a major new report on the state of the world's plants, to find out what really matters for the future. Show more

Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.

Sixty-six people were on board the flight from France to Egypt.

What do long term partners really argue about? Frank Skinner's sharp comedy with Katherine Parkinson. From December 2015. Show more

Loveable idiots create and deconstruct an odd world in front of a live audience. With Alex Owen and Ben Ashenden. From 2015. Show more

Tom loses his rag, and Brian is after Adam's approval. Show more

Tom Hanks stars as a stressed executive trying to land an IT deal in Saudi Arabia, in A Hologram For The King. And Jo Brand returns as nurse Kim Wilde in Going Forward. Show more

Michael is surprised by his brother's revelation while Mrs Madrigal tries to ease Brian's worries about Shawna. From May 2016. Episode 4 of 5. Show more

David Aaronovitch explores why a left-of-centre, progressive, pro-minority party might have a problem with anti-Semitism. Show more

Amid concern about the future of the Port Talbot steel works, Peter Day examines the history of the industry in Britain. Show more

Adam Rutherford delves into complicated climate science, including a major new report on the state of the world's plants, to find out what really matters for the future. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Muses in Greek mythology, goddesses who presided over the civilised arts and the life of the mind including poetry, song, music and dance. Show more

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The latest on the Egyptair plane crash, Britain's drone technology and the battle between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in the US. Show more

Frieda overhears and is dismayed by a conversation between Mr Fullerton and Edith Wharton. However, a night-time visit at her lodgings does not displease her. Show more

Journalist and comedy writer David Quantick has met and interviewed hundreds of people. What were his first impressions, how have they changed and does it all matter? Show more

Sean Curran and team report from Westminster on the proposed deal to end the junior doctor's dispute in England. Show more

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On to Odessa, where the author encounters grey-eyed General Grishin-Almazov, sniffer-outer of local bandits. Show more

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