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A reflection and prayer with the Rev Dr Bert Tosh. Show more

All the news from this year's Oxford Real Farming Conference - from sustainable agriculture and animal welfare, to Brexit and future farming policy. Show more

In the fourth of five recollections about his encounters with birds in Antarctica, wildlife cameraman Doug Allan recalls lying next to a giant wandering albatross. Show more

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Lyse Doucet meets Shukria Barakzai, an Afghan politician and diplomat who has faced a suicide attack in her campaign for women's rights. Show more

Community Radio Awards 2016 Female Presenter of the Year, Primrose Granville finds out how chef Henroy Brown fought his way back from a life threatening illness and keeps going. Show more

Alan Taylor sees that age is catching up with the author Muriel Spark as long-buried family arguments are reawakened. Show more

The programme that offers a female perspective on the world. Writer Lisa McGee talks to Jenni Murray about her new sitcom Derry Girls, set against the backdrop of the Troubles. Show more

At the grand country home of Sir Nicholas Hobbey, Shardlake and Barak see family tensions running high. Stars Justin Salinger. Show more

Black Brazilians are winning access to higher education, and asserting their identity, in a country where privilege often belongs to ethnic Europeans. David Baker reports. Show more

Artist Luke Jerram is obsessed with the Moon. So he has made one seven metres wide using Nasa imagery, and he is taking it around the world. This is his story, and the Moon's. Show more

On this day in 1918, the SS Birtley was sunk returning from Dunkirk, losing 18 crew, and in Tynemouth, old friends arrive seeking safety. Show more

What help are gambling addicts really getting? Also, where did we spend our money this Christmas, who is top of the wine charts and why Xylella is the new threat in UK gardens. Show more

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Paul Seabright explores our trading past: Bronze Age donkeys and a train in Japan - the impact of trade and distance. From 2018. Show more

Jolene gives some good advice, and Emma is embarrassed at work. Show more

Sebastian Baczkiewicz's series reaches its climax with a story that combines desperate love with crushing betrayal when Claudius discovers the truth behind events in Sweden. Show more

Countryside magazine. Helen Mark finds fairy stories and forgotten legends of football in the landscape around Bradford. Show more

Actor and director Kenneth Branagh makes the Radio 4 appeal on behalf of Over The Wall. Show more

Mariella Frostrup discusses what makes a good dystopian novel and why they are so popular now, with writers Luke Kennard, Abi Curtis and Gregory Claeys. Show more

Francine Stock talks to director Joe Wright about his Winston Churchill bio-pic The Darkest Hour and our continuing fascination with Britain's most famous prime minister. Show more

The bizzare dimming behaviour of a distant star continues to perplex astronomers, although they can now rule out the role of an alien civilisation. Show more

Radical shake-up rewards environmental improvements

A famous polymath offers a poem and a very awkward phone call. John’s award-winning sketch show. From 2018. Show more

Ian has a lot on his mind, and Kate hears some home truths. Show more

Michelle Terry on taking the helm at Shakespeare's Globe; Rebecca Stott discusses her Costa-winning memoir; Jez Butterworth on his TV drama Britannia; Hostiles reviewed. Show more

At the grand country home of Sir Nicholas Hobbey, Shardlake and Barak see family tensions running high. Stars Justin Salinger. Show more

Twenty people have been killed and more than 450 people have been arrested in protests across Iran. Who are the protesters and what do they want? Show more

Oil and gas are the backbone of Russia's economy and swings in energy prices can push the country from boom to bust. So how successfully is Russia diversifying into new areas? Show more

The bizzare dimming behaviour of a distant star continues to perplex astronomers, although they can now rule out the role of an alien civilisation. Show more

Lyse Doucet meets Shukria Barakzai, an Afghan politician and diplomat who has faced a suicide attack in her campaign for women's rights. Show more

In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Show more

Uh-oh - Marcus Brigstocke has decided to become a woman. Expect an assessment of sexism and twice the candle budget. From September 2015. Show more

Ukrainian-born writer Vitali Vitaliev is going to Budapest to have all his teeth removed. On the way, he makes a literary exploration of dentistry from Gogol to Pam Ayres. Show more

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