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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Steve Williams, interfaith adviser to the bishop of Manchester. Show more

New figures show a significant rise in tourism to cities and the countryside. But will there be enough seasonal workers to staff the continuing demand? Show more

Bruce Winney from BirdLife International remembers seeing red kites overhead as he drove into Harrogate after years of absence. Show more

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Professor Steve Cowley has spent over 30 years working towards making nuclear fusion a viable way of generating energy. Jim Al-Khalili asks him why it has not happened yet. Show more

Trevor Nelson, who grew up in London knowing he had half-siblings on St Lucia, meets 'Janet', who has fallen out with her half siblings and now has no contact with them. Show more

Confusion in Petrograd mounts. Reed interviews Trotsky and hears Lenin calling for a Bolshevik insurrection. With Richard Laing. Show more

Why has there been a 71% rise in reporting to the police of children sexually assaulting other children in the last four years? Plus actress and singer Charlotte Gainsbourg. Show more

Lydia Wilson reads from the letters of Sylvia Plath, abridged for radio by Caitlin Crawford. In this edition, the Smith College years. Show more

Brett Westwood follows gulls away from the sea and finds them thriving in the urban environment and at landfill sites where birdwatchers gather to observe and ring them. Show more

Comedian and Russophile Viv Groskop explores how a century of revolutionary comedy shaped Russia's national psyche. Show more

Market research marked an early step in a broader shift from a 'producer-led' to a 'consumer-led' approach to business. Show more

Consumer phone-in. How have the government's pension freedoms worked for you? The Work and Pensions Select Committee is investigating. Show more

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Vanora Bennett explores the life of Stalin's wife, born in 1901 to provincial revolutionaries in the Tsarist Russian south. Show more

Emma has help from an unexpected source, and there is bad news for Alistair. Show more

The ghost of his father has told Hamlet he was murdered by Claudius. Hamlet wants revenge, but is it true? Stars Jamie Parker. Show more

Jay Rayner is in Derby with his panel of food experts, including Professor Barry Smith, Rachel McCormack, Tim Anderson and Sophie Wright. Show more

How can an industry that relies on consumption and new trends become 'green'? Lucy Siegle heads to Milan to explore new ideas and see if fashion can withstand a pressure wash. Show more

For ten years, writer Robert Macfarlane has been gathering a 'word-hoard' of thousands of endangered terms for nature, landscape and weather. He shares some with Michael Rosen. Show more

Actress Sally Lindsay and playwright Jonathan Harvey talk about the books they love with Harriett Gilbert: Angela Carter, Adrian Mole and a wickedly funny spoof actor's memoir. Show more

The defence manufacturer, BAE Systems, is to cut almost 2,000 jobs. Many of them will be at the company's plants in Lancashire where the Eurofighter Typhoon is made.

Tim visits North Berwick where a pie seller and a man undergoing unusual physiotherapy provide the entertainment. From 2017. Show more

Lilian finds herself tempted, while David and Ruth worry about Pip. Show more

Arts news, interviews and reviews. Sally Potter discusses her new film the Party; songwriter Jimmy Webb on his many hits including Wichita Lineman and Galveston; anorexia on film. Show more

Confusion in Petrograd mounts. Reed interviews Trotsky and hears Lenin calling for a Bolshevik insurrection. With Richard Laing. Show more

Allan Urry investigates care of the elderly in NHS hospitals. Are some dying because of neglect? Show more

A visually impaired poker competitor tells us how he plays the game; and a new form of rugby known as hugby is trialled in the West Midlands. Show more

Vaginal mesh implants have hit the news as women pursue litigation due to complications. And is there evidence that moderate drinking is good for the heart? Show more

Professor Steve Cowley has spent over 30 years working towards making nuclear fusion a viable way of generating energy. Jim Al-Khalili asks him why it has not happened yet. Show more

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Tragedy strikes at Damien's birthday party. Academy award-winning horror read by Game of Thrones’ Owen Teale. Show more

Award-winning satirist Nish Kumar shines his spotlight of truth on the biggest news stories, in the hope of showing them up for what they really are. Show more

Threats to British jobs in the aerospace industry have been concerning MPs in the Commons. Susan Hulme has the best of Tuesday's debates in Parliament. Show more

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Lydia Wilson reads from the letters of Sylvia Plath, abridged for radio by Caitlin Crawford. In this edition, the Smith College years. Show more

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