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The NFU and CLA welcome the £200m allocation for rural broadband announced in the budget, but not everyone is happy - including a prominent campaigner who explains why to Anna Hill Show more

Actor and birdwatcher Samuel West discusses the stocky almost brutish looking bullfinch and its rather wheezy complex high-pitched song. Show more

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Opera singer Stuart Skelton meets comedian, actor and director Chris Addison. Show more

Anger can be seen as ‘just’, Oliver explores how anger may be essential for positive social change - so long as it doesn’t go too far. Show more

Dame Darcey Bussell joins Jenni Murray to look back over a career of more than 20 years dancing in the Royal Ballet. Show more

Dark classic tale about the psychology of guilt. Starring Barnaby Kay and Samantha Dakin. Show more

Sisterly advice on how travel can widen horizons, stress-test your limits and even change the course of your life. Fi Glover presents. Show more

Beyond being the 'Not Trump' party, what does the Democratic Party in America stand for? Michael Goldfarb meets a new generation of campaigners and activists. Show more

Two old men keen on fishing go to a Scottish salmon pool to recall past events that haunt them. With Geoffrey Palmer. From 2016. Show more

On this day in 1918, Turkey surrendered unconditionally, and hostilities ceased at noon, while in Folkestone, Elizabeth still has some fight in her. Show more

New rules and fines for gambling companies.
The council that unfairly swept thousands of noise complaints under the carpet.
Making milk production more environmentally friendly. Show more

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Nick Robinson talks to chief secretary to the Treasury Liz Truss. Show more

Josh has a brainwave and Tom attempts to make amends Show more

By Hannah Silva. A child migrant risks his life to cross Mexico aboard The Beast, a freight train bound for the USA. For some travellers their fates can seem worse than death. Show more

Whether you are young or old, rich or poor, how will the Budget affect your personal finances? Louise Cooper and a panel of guests take listeners' questions. Show more

The programme gets some clarity behind recent headlines that link cancer to pills for high blood pressure. Plus, how sinks could be causing hospital infections. Show more

What is white privilege? Laurie Taylor explores enduring patterns of disadvantage in Britain. Also, are racial binaries breaking down in America? Show more

New research suggests the number of journalists in the UK has increased. Show more

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Swiss doctors fitted electrical device around man's spine, causing his nerves to repair

Ex-con Bob catches up with a fellow former inmate, who has written about their time inside. Stars Adelayo Adedayo. From 2018. Show more

Helen struggles to get through to Henry and Brian lays down the law Show more

Remembering Wilfred Owen through art, Australian author Markus Zusak discusses his new novel Bridge of Clay, and American playwright Sarah DeLappe on her award-winning debut. Show more

Dark classic tale about the psychology of guilt. Starring Barnaby Kay and Samantha Dakin. Show more

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

David Baddiel tries to understand how the fashion industry works: what makes things fashionable? Show more

As Chinese money is invested around the world there is a surprising toll to pay. The endangered species of far-flung regions suffer from the demands of traditional Chinese medicine Show more

Opera singer Stuart Skelton meets comedian, actor and director Chris Addison. Show more

UN committed to bringing both sides in civil war to negotiating table within a month. Show more

Helen confesses her terrible crime, committed many years ago during her time in Manila. Read by Greta Scacchi and Anton Lesser. Show more

Bittersweet comedy drama about a community mental health nurse. Starring Paul Whitehouse.

Tom Neenan discovers what horrors lurk in our apps and gadgets in these modern ghost stories. In this episode Tom attracts the attention of a very persistent vlogger... Show more

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William Wilde is engulfed in a court case which foreshadows his son Oscar's trial thirty years later. Read by Colm Tóibín. Show more

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