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Spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Canon Dr Sam Wells, vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields. Show more

Food, farming and countryside news with Anna Hill. Invasive American Signal crayfish are found in a Scottish river for the first time, causing concern for the salmon industry. Show more

Another row over planned changes to constituency boundaries, plus the rest of the main news from Westminster and beyond with Sean Curran. Show more

Jonathan Freedland looks at graduate employment today and in the 16th century. Among his guests are former education secretary David Blunkett MP and Young Ones actor Nigel Planer. Show more

Alvin Hall travels the USA revisiting the insights and observations of Alistair Cooke's Letter from America. 2/4. Setting off from New York. Show more

Women and computer gaming, Malala Yousufzai's blog, a statue to Noor Inayat Khan, Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman on power in fashion, and Amy Childs on onesies. Show more

Plain Ida Cook becomes novelist Mary Burchell, and a trip to Salzburg opens the sisters' eyes. Show more

With possibly just a few hundred in existence, will the Scottish Wildcat soon become extinct? And in the New Forest, Prof Lynne Boddy searches for a rare tooth fungus. Show more

Stuart Maconie examines Driving To Damascus, the final Big Country studio album featuring vocalist Stuart Adamson. From November 2012. Show more

Consumer phone-in with Julian Worricker. The courts have decided that adoption is the best option for thousands of children, so why do so many of them have nowhere to go? Show more

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Ian Rankin's crime stories have reflected social changes in Scotland. Mark Lawson meets the creator of DI John Rebus. Show more

Fallon steps up to the plate, and Lynda proves to be unstoppable. Show more

A Chinese Ivy League law graduate and ardent Christian looks set to be the darling of the Republican party. A tale of backstage life in American politics, written by Kenneth Lin. Show more

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Suzanne Vega discuss her platinum-selling Solitude Standing with John Wilson. From November 2012. Show more

After the recent tensions with the US over extradition and the Council of Europe over votes for prisoners, Joshua Rozenberg asks what legal steps could be taken to overcome them. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Harriett Gilbert, Neil Pearson and Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones discuss George Orwell, Olaudah Equiano and James Baldwin. From 2012. Show more

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Adam's surprise for his dad's birthday backfires, as his sister is a house guest from hell. Stars Lenny Henry. From November 2012. Show more

Nic offers the voice of reason, and Brenda's stress levels are rising. Show more

Mark Lawson meets director Michael Haneke, whose film Amour won the Palme d'Or at Cannes this year, plus the art of crying on stage, and adult TV cartoon Full English reviewed. Show more

Plain Ida Cook becomes novelist Mary Burchell, and a trip to Salzburg opens the sisters' eyes. Show more

Fran Abrams asks why, after years of scandals, reports and government promises, patients with learning difficulties are still being failed by the health service. Show more

Barclays roll out talking ATMs, and Tony Shearman looks into online games accessible to blind or partially sighted players. Presented by Peter White. Show more

Antipsychotic drugs have long been the frontline treatment for psychosis, but in a world first in Manchester a trial is evaluating Cognitive Behavioural Therapy without medication. Show more

Jonathan Freedland looks at graduate employment today and in the 16th century. Among his guests are former education secretary David Blunkett MP and Young Ones actor Nigel Planer. Show more

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Americans vote in presidential election, and new inquiries have been ordered into allegations of child abuse in North Wales. With Owen Bennett Jones and Ritula Shah. Show more

Little does Agnes know that a chance meeting with someone from her past will bring back painful memories and threaten to destroy the happiness she has found in Chartres. Show more

The Londoner invites Micky Flanagan and Nat Luurtsema round to his place, and there's music from Alabama 3. From July 2009. Show more

Keith MacDougall hears the home secretary announce an inquiry into allegations of child abuse, and there are new protests over the EU's plans for banking union. Show more

James Naughtie and Bridget Kendall host coverage of the US presidential election as the results are announced. Includes News and Weather. Show more

Despite some idiosyncratic views on the matter, Michael finally learns to drive, thanks to a colourful array of instructors. Read by the author. From November 2012. Show more

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James Naughtie and Bridget Kendall host coverage of the US presidential election as the results are announced. Includes News and Weather. Show more