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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with George Craig, a Methodist local preacher in Cardiff.

A controversial trade deal between the EU and the United States has come in for criticism recently. How would the deal affect UK farmers? Show more

John Aitchison presents the long-eared owl. Show more

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

Author and cosmologist Lawrence Krauss discusses dark energy with Jim Al-Khalili and why 'coming out' as an atheist is so controversial in the United States. Show more

Interview series. Playwright David Greig finds out what it takes to be a successful runner of extreme distance, and why people do it. Show more

Featuring kd lang; conflicting advice over the fat we eat; teaching fertility in schools; award-winning writer Margo Jefferson. Show more

Young Bertie dislikes his Mum organising his social life, while Scotland's past preoccupies Angus Lordie. Stars Crawford Logan. Show more

Documentary. Sian Williams explores the science of resilience, finding out if mental strength is in her genes and how schoolchildren are taking lessons in bouncing back. Show more

Documentary. Mary Anne Hobbs presents the story of jazz singer Jimmy Scott, one of the 20th century's most overlooked vocalists. Show more

Drs Adam Rutherford and Hannah Fry investigate why we cry and whether a good weep makes us feel better. Show more

Consumer phone-in. Show more

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Analysis of news and current affairs.

Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson captures the changing soundscape of an oak woodland over the four seasons. Show more

Rob makes himself useful, and Johnny stands by Tom. Show more

Colin Bytheway's drama about life and death. And choices. And the sock-to-trouser ratio of gay men. Starring Alison Steadman and Kevin Whately. Show more

Jay Rayner hosts the programme from Blenheim Palace. Dr Annie Gray, Tim Hayward, Sophie Wright and Andi Oliver answer the culinary questions. Show more

Three parents discuss how they have readjusted to life with a child with learning difficulties. Show more

What caused tension between 'genocide' and 'crimes against humanity' – and between the two lawyers who devised these two apparently related legal concepts? Show more

Pantomime pioneer, Joseph Grimaldi, is nominated by Frank Turner. With Mattie Faint. Presented by Matthew Parris. From 2016. Show more

Rachel and Nyomi Fee from Fife carried out a campaign of horrific abuse

Referendum campaign broadcast by the Vote Leave campaign for the referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union, which takes place on 23 June 2016. Show more

Robert Peston reads about his love for prog rock and loon pants and why he speaks the way he does. With Rufus Hound. From 2016. Show more

Jennifer adds some finishing touches, while Eddie works on a repair. Show more

Nina Stibbe, author of Love, Nina; musician Moby on his memoir; The Nice Guys starring Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe reviewed; actor Michael Pennington on playing King Lear. Show more

Young Bertie dislikes his Mum organising his social life, while Scotland's past preoccupies Angus Lordie. Stars Crawford Logan. Show more

Many football teams have deals with financial services firms. But after scandals involving some of the companies, should clubs exercise more care over who they do deals with? Show more

According to the charity British Blind Sport, not enough blind and visually impaired people are keeping active or getting involved in sport. We discuss ideas on how to stay fit. Show more

Claudia Hammond hears about new research into the relationship between microbes and the mind, plus the Depressed Cake Shop, the latest All in the Mind awards finalist. Show more

Author and cosmologist Lawrence Krauss discusses dark energy with Jim Al-Khalili and why 'coming out' as an atheist is so controversial in the United States. Show more

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The news stories covered include Italy tackling migrants, the death of Carla Lane and the battle of Fallujah. Show more

The children begin to question things. Could it be that the adults are afraid of them? Show more

Best Friends Forever. Stephen K Amos's teenage years in 1980s south London. By Jonathan Harvey with Stephen K Amos. From 2015. Show more

Finland has one of the highest-performing education systems in the world, yet it is overhauling the way schools teach to make lessons relevant for the 21st century. Show more

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From the late 1930s, Roald Dahl worked for Royal Dutch Shell in Africa. Comic characters and exotic animals featured in his letters. Show more

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