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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Calvin Samuel. Show more

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Anna Hill delves into the snow to see how birds are struggling to survive in the cold weather. Show more

Susan Hulme reports on events in Parliament. David Cameron says the defeat of terrorism must be pursued with an 'iron resolve' after recent events in Algeria and Mali. Show more

Should babies under two watch TV? Developmental psychologist Annette Karmiloff-Smith discusses with Jim Al-Khalili how a TV screen can be better for a baby than a book. Show more

Martin Wainwright concludes his series of interviews with those who persevere with their views no matter what, by talking to creationist Malcolm Bowden. Show more

DCI Sue Craven believes a dog attack on a body and a 'drugs busy' pet shop are the key to a bigger crime. Stars Maxine Peake. Show more

Presented by Brett Westwood. Featuring a report from the Congo basin on the plight of bonobos and a look at dragon trees on the island of Madeira. Show more

Paul Gambaccini revisits the 1992 recording of Eric Clapton Unplugged with Clapton himself and musicians Andy Fairweather-Low, Steve Ferrone, Chuck Leavell and Nathan East. Show more

Consumer phone-in presented by Julian Worricker. Youth unemployment is a world-wide problem, so how can we get more young people into work in the UK? Show more

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Murray Lachlan Young, helped by a witch and a vicar, writes and performs a ballad about the popularity of earth-based religions and the search for meaning in our materialist world. Show more

Vicky is overcome with emotion. Meanwhile Helen is doing good business. Show more

A ghostly meeting of ways at a remote crossroads. Recorded high in the Shropshire hills of the Welsh Marches. Stars Paul Evans. From January 2013. Show more

Helen Castor and guests interrogate past events through listeners' questions and the latest historical research. Show more

Easter 2012, Redcar steelworks had a fiery and unlikely resurrection, when its blast furnace was relit. Amongst the flames, Alan Dein hears about new and old lives shaped by steel. Show more

Author Michael Rosen charts the rise and rise of the audiobook. Talking to writers and sound engineers, he discovers not every writer is the best performer of his or her own work. Show more

Writer Grace Dent celebrates her role model, witty author Nancy Mitford, with Lisa Hilton and Matthew Parris. From 2013. Show more

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Marcus Brigstocke invites comic and actor Les Dennis try new experiences - cheese and a Rolling Stones Album. From January 2013. Show more

Emma helps out, and Matt has a proposition. Show more

Mark Lawson speaks to Denzel Washington about Flight; A S Byatt discusses the art of Edouard Manet; and Costa category winners Bryan and Mary Talbot discuss their graphic memoir. Show more

Katie starts work on the Burnsides order, while Terry starts her rehabilitation. Show more

The government wants senior doctors to be more hands on at weekends and at night. Jane Deith investigates whether hospitals have the money and the staff to make it happen. Show more

Advice for people taking some glaucoma-treating drugs and tips on how to cope in snowy weather from listener Tina Snow and York Blind and Partially-Sighted Soc CEO Diane Roworth. Show more

Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us. Show more

Should babies under two watch TV? Developmental psychologist Annette Karmiloff-Smith discusses with Jim Al-Khalili how a TV screen can be better for a baby than a book. Show more

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National and international news and analysis. A look at the Israeli election results and France and Germany mark 50 years of cooperation. Show more

Muriel Spark's tale about an Edinburgh teacher in her prime. Today, a walk through the old town. Read by Gerda Stevenson. Show more

Victoria Coren Mitchell dares Rufus Hound, Clive Anderson and Fern Britton to commit heresy. From May 2010. Show more

Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster. MPs debate the laws of succession - the government wants to change the rules so that boys no longer take precedence. Show more

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Lucy Hughes-Hallett charts the life of the Italian politician and poet Gabriele D'Annunzio. In 1915, d'Annunzio risks death when he takes to the air on a daring propaganda mission. Show more

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