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A reading, reflection and prayer, with Jonathan Rea.

The programme continues a week-long pre-election tour of rural communities up and down the UK. Anna Hill visits Scotland's Rural College and talks to staff and students. Show more

Photographer John McPherson recalls the moment while winter walking in the Cairngorm mountains he came across the enigmatic ptarmigan. Show more

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and work of Louis Pasteur, microbiologist, developer of vaccines, saviour of the French beer and wine industries and preserver of milk. Show more

Operating on a human brain poses great risks and requires confidence and decisiveness. But sometimes mistakes are made - and not always in the operating theatre. Show more

Alex Hanscombe, son of murder victim Rachel Nickell; why are so few women on boards in sport? Nashville-based singer-songwriter Karen Elson; TV's unlikely sex symbol, Ted Hastings. Show more

Jessica Raine returns as Fleur in Galsworthy's epic. Wilfrid's poem is published, and London society responds. Eager to present a united front, Dinny proposes a trip to the races. Show more

Lucy Ash asks how the notoriously violent street gang MS13, which has roots in Los Angeles and El Salvador, is influencing the heated row over illegal immigration in the US. Show more

Hayden Lorimer, from the ruins of a modern architectural masterpiece, asks poets, thinkers and entropy tourists why we love fragments and scraps more than finished art works. Show more

On this day in 1917, sugar queues were reported in London, with stocks believed to be at their lowest yet, and in Folkestone, Esme's patience is in short supply. Show more

Why is cash earmarked for young people's mental health being spent elsewhere? And if people are driving too fast down your road - how can you stop them? Show more

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BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen on the allure and political challenge of Jerusalem, 'a place that cannot be ignored'. Show more

Kenton gets the wrong end of the stick, and Rex will not take no for an answer. Show more

4 Extra Debut. A documentary fiction about Marcel Duchamp's groundbreaking work The Fountain, presented by art-historian Ben Street. From 2015. Show more

In this series, Clare Balding walks the Nidderdale Way, a spectacular 53-mile route in North Yorkshire, encircling the valley of the River Nidd. Show more

Jenni Murray makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Womankind Worldwide. Show more

Novelists Richard Beard and Bella Pollen discuss turning from fiction to non fiction by writing their memoirs. Show more

The Oscar-winning composer of La La Land, Justin Hurwitz, reveals why he wrote 1,900 pieces of music for the film and how he narrowed them down to just a handful. Show more

Adam Rutherford goes to Great Ormond Street Hospital to hear how tumour samples from child patients 100 years ago may transform research on very rare cancers in children today. Show more

The Conservatives have launched their manifesto with pledges to shake up social care in England, bring down immigration and create a meritocracy which works for everyone.

A ceilidh and songs about his car. Alex Horne and his band explore fashion and trends via music and comedy. From May 2014. Show more

Kirsty makes a promise, and Justin fights his corner. Show more

Singer Engelbert Humperdinck on his long career, Dutch animator Michael Dudok de Wit on The Red Turtle, new Welsh opera Y Twr (The Tower), and literary festivals with F-ratings. Show more

Jessica Raine returns as Fleur in Galsworthy's epic. Wilfrid's poem is published, and London society responds. Eager to present a united front, Dinny proposes a trip to the races. Show more

David Aaronovitch looks at the mounting investigations into Donald Trump's campaign. Show more

Matthew Gwyther, editor of Management Today, looks at how McDonalds in the UK is trying to present a new image to customers while maintaining its dominance of the burger market. Show more

Adam Rutherford goes to Great Ormond Street Hospital to hear how tumour samples from child patients 100 years ago may transform research on very rare cancers in children today. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and work of Louis Pasteur, microbiologist, developer of vaccines, saviour of the French beer and wine industries and preserver of milk. Show more

The latest weather forecast.

Theresa May's manifesto promises to reduce immigration. But are her plans compatible with the pledge to make Britain a 'magnet for international talent'? Show more

After the excitement of the night before, Smith has a rude awakening. He’s forced to confront his host. Read by Jamie Parker. Show more

David’s in hospital and Cathy and Fiona are at a spa - can Barney and Alice get time together? Stars Sally Bretton. From 2014. Show more

Motown Records put out an LP of recordings of African-American soldiers talking about fighting in Vietnam. Alvin Hall explores what they had to say and how their views have changed. Show more

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