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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shaunaka Rishi Das, director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. Show more

How a wife's heart attack returned her husband to World War II. Psychologist Janie Penn-Barwell remembers the fear, guilt and sadness her patients carried for decades. Show more

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Helen Mark spends the day with the only full-time lifeboat crew in the UK, based on Spurn Point in East Yorkshire. Show more

An international group of farmers explore agriculture in Kenya and South Africa. Presented by Anna Jones. Show more

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

Extraordinary stories, unusual people and a sideways look at the world. Miles Jupp, magician, soldier and Britain's Got Talent winner Richard Jones, and cliff diver Blake Aldridge. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Time to re-think the mid-life crisis? Stephen Smith asks if embarrassment should be replaced by a chance for renewal. From 2016. Show more

Bridget Kendal explores different grass roots movements in South Africa, the United States and Latin America with S'bu Zikode, Prof Joe Foweraker and Gene Sherman. Show more

Memories of Turkey's attempted coup a month ago and a view of its mood today, Canada's First Nations, youth aspirations in Senegal, and a row over burkinis on Corsica's beaches. Show more

Louise Cooper examines the financial dilemmas faced by retirees today. Show more

John Lloyd and Noel Fielding welcome comedian Vic Reeves, zoologist Dr Tristram Wyatt and Professor Kate Williams. From 2016. Show more

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Shaun Ley presents political debate from Broadcasting House in London with a panel including James Brokenshire MP, Iain Dale, Lindsey German and Chuka Umunna MP. Show more

Listeners have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? Presented by Sheila McClennon. Discussing A Levels, Syria and Nato. Show more

Three new dramas imagine key moments in the Clintons’ lives together, closely based on the published accounts and opinions of those who’ve witnessed their enduring partnership. Show more

Brett Westwood and Phil Gates discover mud shrimps and sea lavender, most likely found on mudflats and salt marshes. From April 2016. Show more

Marie-Louise Muir explores the tradition of Ireland's keening women, who were once paid to cry, wail and sing over the dead at wake houses and funerals. Show more

Why are some French holiday resorts banning the burkini from beaches? Plus cellist Alisa Weilerstein, women-only addiction treatment centres and Sophie Carrigill. Show more

Full coverage of the day's news.

How a wife's heart attack returned her husband to World War II. Psychologist Janie Penn-Barwell remembers the fear, guilt and sadness her patients carried for decades. Show more

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A man has died after he was swept out to sea with his wife and three children in huge surf off Newquay in north Cornwall.

Clive Anderson and Arthur Smith are joined by Billy Bragg, Mark Steel, Dane Baptiste and Sophie Willan for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy from Edinburgh. Show more

Mark Coles profiles cyclist Laura Trott, the first British woman to win four Olympic gold medals. Show more

From the Edinburgh Festivals: The best of theatre, literature, comedy, surrealist art, Tickled documentary and Herman Koch's Dear Mr M. Show more

The history and science of hypnosis in medicine, illustrated by sometimes inspiring, often eccentric, tales of the maverick medics who have harnessed its powers. Show more

4 Extra Debut. For Inspector Jaritos, finding a serial killer of wealthy tax-evaders becomes more than just professional. Stars Philip Jackson. Show more

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Medical information is personal, and DNA perhaps the most personal of all. But what about a life-threatening genetic fault your family might share? Do they have a right to know? Show more

Competitors from Bradford, Nottinghamshire and Edinburgh join Paul to discover who will take the last of the nine semi-final places. Show more

The poet Charles Causley lived in the centre of Cornwall and went to sea only during wartime, yet the maritime defines his work. Film-maker Jane Darke ships out with him. Show more

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A son recalls his dad's obsession with his own father's disappearance and secret suicide. Read by Joel Davey and Linda Taimre. From July 2014. Show more

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