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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with writer and broadcaster Sarah Joseph. Show more

Incidents involving rural rail crossings during harvest have risen sharply. Network Rail and the National Farmers Union have now launched a campaign to tackle the issue. Show more

Actor Samuel West laments how the beautiful collared dove is saddled with a morose call that sounds like the chant of a bored football fan echoing down our streets. Show more

Australian English and how it came to be, and what it tells us about two closely related, geographically divided English-speaking nations. Stephen engages Adam Hills as a guide. Show more

Ivan Hewett tests if harmony is a reflection of history using Terry Riley's In C. With pianist Joanna MacGregor. From 2017. Show more

Robert reflects life and death with a neurosurgeon and Clive James, who was staring death in the face. Read by Nicky Henson. Show more

Queen Victoria's friendship; using VR to create the world of child-trafficking; comedian Lou Conran; anonymous voting for domestic abuse survivors. Show more

Has Jasmine joined forces with her father in his plan to pump the family fortune into Lebanese business? Stars Kulvinder Ghir. Show more

Friends share their fears as they prepare to start university. Fi Glover presents. Show more

Journalist Ayshea Buksh delves into the complex story behind the rise in acid attacks, exploring the nuanced motivations behind the decision to make acid a weapon of choice. Show more

Ian brings home a new girlfriend. His family all have their own thoughts and hopes about her. Stars Alison Steadman. From 2017. Show more

On this day in 1917, thousands lined the streets for the funeral of 98 naval personnel killed in the Chatham air raid, and in Folkestone, Alice Macknade steels herself. Show more

The back-dated tax costing small businesses thousands of pounds. The back-dated tax costing small businesses thousands of pounds. Plus the demise of ice cream sellers. Show more

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Lynsey Hanley tells the story of social housing in Britain. Lynsey explores how the right to buy changed council housing forever. Show more

Lilian lends an ear, and Caroline is remembered. Show more

A sixth-former is attacked on his way to school and hospitalised. When Max and Sean start to investigate, they hardly expect to uncover a love story. Show more

Final live edition of the series that explores what retirement might look like in the future. Louise Cooper looks at what we've learned from the series. Show more

Dr Kevin Fong reflects back on his own career to examine why the NHS and social services struggle to meet the needs of our ageing population, and what the biggest challenges are. Show more

Documentary. Sarfraz Manzoor examines whether, in the modern world of work, it is better to become a specialist or to embrace a portfolio career. Show more

Coleen Rooney has appealed for photographers to stop following her family. Plus Classic FM at 25 and Panorama's secret filming inside Brook House Immigration Removal Centre. Show more

Firms which rely on EU workers warn draft immigration proposals could have "catastrophic" impact

The bath has sprung a leak. Gruff wants to book an ethical plumber, much to Bob's disgust. Stars Elis James. From 2017. Show more

Lexi learns more about Ambridge, and Adam takes control. Show more

Roddy Doyle on his latest novel Smile, Stephen King's IT film reviewed, heroes in TV dramas and the art of sports commentary. Show more

Has Jasmine joined forces with her father in his plan to pump the family fortune into Lebanese business? Stars Kulvinder Ghir. Show more

Twelve of the country's brightest young minds gather to solve difficult social problems. Will the teams impress the judges with their ideas to get people to reduce their drinking? Show more

David Baddiel tries to understand the Kardashians. David unpicks the family tree and asks how they became ubiquitous. Show more

Can beautiful places welcome mass tourism without environmental destruction? Tom Heap reports. Show more

Film presenter Antonia Quirke speaks to key crew members working on the film and drama series that are defining modern entertainment. Show more

More than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims have now fled across the border. Show more

Old enmities flare up as Falk digs deeper into the Hadler deaths. Thriller set in Australia read by Richard Goulding. Show more

Comedian John Moloney discovers that switching his electricity provider is not as easy as he'd imagined. From 2017. Show more

Ian Leslie unearths the often surprising first literary attempts of the likes of Henry Longfellow and Mary Shelley. From May 2015. Show more

Susan Hulme reports from Westminster on clashes at Prime Minister's Questions over low pay in both public and private sectors. Show more

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Robert reflects life and death with a neurosurgeon and Clive James, who was staring death in the face. Read by Nicky Henson. Show more

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