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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Alison Murdoch. Show more

Charlotte Smith asks whether the killing of animals without stunning can be humane. Plus, the government's plans for rural Britain after Brexit and changes to business rates.s. Show more

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

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Seneca: philosopher, playwright, tutor to Nero, one of the first great writers born in the new Roman empire after the fall of the Republic. Show more

Poets Michael Symmons Roberts and Paul Farley interrogate the myth of the doomed poet. Today they explore the lives - and reclusive deaths - of Emily Dickinson and Rosemary Tonks. Show more

Chief Inspector Lisa Hogan on working for the police. Plus the emotional cost of looking after a parent and Hilary Devey's instinct at home and in romance. Show more

Bertie's fishing trip becomes more of an adventure when fog descends on the Pentland Hills. Starring Crawford Logan. Show more

Kate Adie with correspondents' tales: Vincent Woods in Ireland, Cathy Otten in Iraq, Owen Bennett Jones in Ukraine, Datshiane Navanayagam in Puerto Rico, and Rob Crossan in Chile. Show more

Mark Steel loves Hip Hop in foreign tongues - from Iceland to Iran - he celebrates world conquering Bronx beat. From 2017. Show more

Series looking at key events in history. In January 1956 members of a remote Amazonian tribe brutally killed five American Christian missionaries. Show more

Have electric car sales stalled? Although arthritis is associated mostly with elderly people, the show reports on the tens of thousands of young people living with the condition.

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The battle for Mosul - Iraqi forces capture the city's airport. What does this mean for Islamic State and civilians trapped in the city? News and current affairs with Shaun Ley. Show more

When a woman's partner disappears she sets out to find him. The police tell her he is safe and well, but she does not believe them. Grace Dent presents her story. Show more

Kenton enacts his scheme, and Harrison has his work cut out. Show more

Psychological drama by Christopher Reason. Rosie Cavaliero plays Rachel, a probation officer who uncovers an abuse scandal, and puts herself and her family in danger. Show more

Clare Balding joins walking guide Paul Phelan and historian Mike Cronin to explore a new pathway in Connemara celebrating the work of Marconi and aviators Alcock and Brown. Show more

Former goalie and football broadcaster Bob Wilson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Willow Foundation. Show more

Alex Clark talks to Karl Geary and Gwendoline Riley, who have both written about a love affair across the generations in their new books, and to Danish writer Dorte Nors. Show more

Cinema magazine programme, presented by Francine Stock. Stephen Woolley, producer of The Crying Game, reveals what he had to do to keep the movie's famous twist a secret. Show more

Adam Rutherford explores the science that is changing our world. How a woolly story about resurrecting mammoths raises serious questions for medical ethics. Show more

Surge in number of EU citizens granted permission to stay in UK since Brexit. Iraqi forces have captured Mosul airport from Islamic State fighters. Woman killed by Storm Doris.

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

Helen is told to stop worrying, and Joe is having doubts. Show more

Monty Python's John Cleese on the attraction of farce, the significance of Jay Z's induction to the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and artist John Gerrard on electricity as inspiration. Show more

Bertie's fishing trip becomes more of an adventure when fog descends on the Pentland Hills. Starring Crawford Logan. Show more

Series looking at important issues in the news. What happens if the so-called Islamic State is defeated in both Iraq and Syria? David Aaronovitch investigates. Show more

From satellite manufacture to advanced research and design for space exploration, Evan Davis hears about the UK's space industry. Show more

Adam Rutherford explores the science that is changing our world. How a woolly story about resurrecting mammoths raises serious questions for medical ethics. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Seneca: philosopher, playwright, tutor to Nero, one of the first great writers born in the new Roman empire after the fall of the Republic. Show more

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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. As Donald Trump talks up his immigration policy, Mexican leaders voice their irritation in talks. Show more

Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about slavery in America. Read by Clarke Peters. Show more

4 Extra Debut. A phone, a strudel and Franz Kafka combine to make Jack and Millie's day rather complicated. Stars Rebecca Front. From 2017. Show more

Sean Curran reports from Westminster on the case of Jamal al-Harith. Show more

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Poets Michael Symmons Roberts and Paul Farley interrogate the myth of the doomed poet. Today they explore the lives - and reclusive deaths - of Emily Dickinson and Rosemary Tonks. Show more

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