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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Julian Filochowski, chair of the Archbishop Romero Trust. Show more

On the day the insurance company, NFU Mutual, releases its statistics on rural crime, Farming Today hears from a game-keeper turned crime-fighter in Hertfordshire. Show more

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In the first of a week of programmes presented by British zoologist Professor Tim Birkhead, he recalls a guillemot chick's first, and ultimately last, flight on Skomer. Show more

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The legacy of Partition on those who lived through it and subsequent generations in Britain. Show more

Historian Lizzie Collingham explains how salt cod helped to create the British Empire. Read by Melody Grove. Abridged by Sian Preece. Show more

Erla Bolladottir and the double-murder that rocked Iceland in the 1970s. Astronaut Dr Helen Sharman and Dr Barbara Brownie on designing clothes for zero gravity. Show more

By Lynne Truss. On the English south coast stands the wind-battered town of Meridian Cliffs, where Sarah Birkett dreams of a small improvement in her life, involving Daniel Craig. Show more

Grace Dent presents a series documenting the untold dramas of 21st-century Britain. Alice has known Mimei for 12 years. They speak every day, but they have never met... until now. Show more

Many interviews on, the journalist ponders his first impressions of Tom Jones, Morrissey and Mrs Phyllis Pearsall. From October 2014. Show more

On this day in 1917, Pope Benedict XV issued a Peace Note to the warring nations, and in Folkestone, Howard Argent plays mediator. Show more

Should insurers do more to help disadvantaged customers who can't use the internet to find the cheapest deals? Plus other consumer news with Winifred Robinson. Show more

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A charity is given an 'official warning' for spending less than 3% on frontline work. We profile Jacob Rees-Mogg MP after rumours that he may stand as Tory leader. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Evolutionary biologist Ben Garrod explores some mysterious bones: an 18th century skeleton and Irish Giants. From 2017. Show more

Alistair is being secretive, and Will gets a flea in his ear. Show more

By Pat Cumper. Which is more important to save - your money or your friendships? Relationships are tested when three best friends begin an informal savings club called a Pardna. Show more

Paul Gambaccini is in the questionmaster's chair for the wide-ranging music quiz, with competitors from East Sussex, Essex and Nottingham. Show more

Grace Dent discovers what has made Anthony Warner into the Angry Chef and unpicks the role that social media plays in spurring people towards diet plans and 'healthy-eating'. Show more

Fiona Lindsay listens in to the table talk of the actors and director as they begin work to bring Shakespeare's Othello from text to performance. Show more

Ernie Rea and guests discuss BR Ambedkar's role in forming modern India. Show more

South Korea says it won't accept the prospect of war in the region -- and signalled that America should end its aggressive stance towards North Korea's nuclear weapons programme.

Nicholas Parsons presents the 78th series of the iconic panel show. Show more

Anisha won't back down, and Adam is out of his comfort zone.

Shappi Khorsandi and Nassim Soleimanpour are joined by fellow guests Gillian Clarke, Fergus Linehan and Dr Pamela Epps in front of a live audience at the Edinburgh Festival. Show more

By Lynne Truss. Supporters of Meridian Cliffs FC rarely find themselves over the moon. But today's match is full of surprises, even for old Albie. Show more

Historian Professor Fara Dabhoiwala explores the origins of political freedom of speech, with extracts from key flashpoints in the past. Show more

Crossing Continents explores the fastest growing sector of so-called 'adult' entertainment as it enters Romania's live web-camming world - the engine of the online sex industry. Show more

Summer is icumen in - loud sing cuckoo. We love the bird as a harbinger of spring and fear it for its unsettling parasitism. Brett Westwood explores the cuckoo. Show more

The legacy of Partition on those who lived through it and subsequent generations in Britain. Show more

Trump condemns 'evil racism' in Virginia, but have president's strong words come two days too late? There is reaction from a critic and a supporter. Show more

Bernard MacLaverty's first novel in 16 years is a profound examination of human love, loss and faith. Read by Frances Tomelty. Show more

Norwegian singer Ane Brun talks about creativity, collaboration and musical - as well as linguistic - interpretation. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Salman Rushdie talks to director Emma Harding about his novel, Midnight's Children, and all it represents. From 2017. Show more

Dramatisation of Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel of love, history and magic. Saleem is born on the stroke of midnight on 15 August 1947, at the exact moment of Partition. Show more

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Historian Lizzie Collingham explains how salt cod helped to create the British Empire. Read by Melody Grove. Abridged by Sian Preece. Show more

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