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Spiritual reflection and prayer to start the day with healthcare chaplain, the Rev Duncan MacLaren. Show more

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside, including river pollution, the County Tyrone slurry spill, alpaca protection and the changing face of agricultural shows. Show more

Musician Fyfe Dangerfield tells the story of an inspirational trip to the 'birdland' of the Farne Islands where a seabird inspired the name for the band that made him famous. Show more

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Novelist Louise Welsh meets artist Duggie Fields in a recreation of his London flat and studio, which is now on show in Glasgow. Show more

James Naughtie finds the heartbeat of history in the front page small ads of old UK newspapers. Hereford Journal, 1 January 1800. Show more

Zadie Smith reads from her essay collection: in Berlin in 2016, there were reasons for optimism and despair. From 2018. Show more

Heloise Letissier, aka Christine and the Queens, talks about creative independence and being taken seriously #WHPowerList. Plus how it feels to be locked in your own body. Show more

The stakes are high when Gudrun engages in a game of dice. Viking epic of love, revenge and faith starring Kate Phillips. Show more

Friends who are artists demonstrate that they make room in their lives for many enthusiasms. Fi Glover presents. Show more

Misha Glenny on the astonishing golden age of the Netherlands. Show more

The team make an audio tour hoping to bring visitors flocking, but can't agree on who’ll star in it. Stars Tom Bell. From 2018. Show more

Why do we get déjà vu? Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate this strangely familiar question. Show more

Warning to older renters in the social care system. Soaring property prices in Edinburgh. Why going more upmarket might not be the best way to revive the High Street. Show more

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Edward Stourton and guests trace the rise, fall and legacy of the militant group which calls itself Islamic State. Is IS-style terrorism in the West now here to stay? Show more

Brian pulls out all the stops, and Lynda makes a connection. Show more

Isy Suttie, Jemima Rooper and John Heffernan star in Jessica Swale's dark comedy. Ruth tries to win back Tom's love via an unorthodox method involving her best friend and science. Show more

Financial phone-in. Adam Shaw and guests take your calls on the personal finance issues associated with being a musician. Show more

Claudia Hammond looks at new attempts to take the guesswork out of the prescription of medication for psychosis and asks what kind of person challenges antisocial behaviour. Show more

Laurie Taylor talks to Martin Parker about his book, Shut Down the Business School, and why he believes business school education is intrinsically flawed. Show more

Topical programme about the fast-changing media world. Arkady Babchenko was reported to have been murdered in Kiev - then he turned up alive. Show more

An exiled Russian journalist - who was said by the Ukrainian authorities to have been shot dead - has appeared alive and well at a news conference.

Ramesh’s girlfriend opens a foodbank in Lenzie but she’s got competition. Stars Sanjeev Kohli and Donald Mcleary. From 2016. Show more

Will makes a surpising decision, and Jennifer takes over. Show more

Arts news, interviews and reviews. Beninese singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo performs live and a review of the film Book Club, starring Jane Fonda and Diane Keaton. Show more

The stakes are high when Gudrun engages in a game of dice. Viking epic of love, revenge and faith starring Kate Phillips. Show more

Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Claire Fox, Melanie Phillips, Mona Siddiqui and Anne McElvoy. Show more

Talks with a personal dimension. Actress and comedian Diona Doherty proposes that bridesmaids should be both seen and heard. Show more

Tom Heap leads a debate on the future of the countryside. Should taxpayers fund farmers or conservationists or keep the cash in their pockets? Show more

Novelist Louise Welsh meets artist Duggie Fields in a recreation of his London flat and studio, which is now on show in Glasgow. Show more

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

In a quiet rural Irish farmhouse, a crippled man engages two painters, and a woman's patience runs out. Read by Dermot Crowley. Show more

John muses over the proverb 'children should be seen and not heard' and looks back at his own childhood. From 2018. Show more

The bears aren’t at an airport, Victor isn’t on a plane, but the rocking horse did play bass for Saxon. Craziness. From 2015. Show more

Alan Dein connects with random strangers around the world. His guests in this edition are in far-flung places and bustling cities but each, in their own way, is isolated. Show more

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