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Anna Magnusson, writer and broadcaster, with spiritual comment and prayer to start the day.

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Robin Markwell watches the willow harvest, and discovers that this year there is a bumper crop. Show more

Morning news and current affairs with John Humphrys and James Naughtie, including Margaret Thatcher remembered by Kens Clarke and Livingstone, and Beatrix Campbell. Show more

Andrew Neil presents a portrait of Margaret Thatcher as reflected by voices from the archive of those who lived through her premiership, both supportive and opposed. Show more

What difference has 15 years of Northern Ireland's peace agreement made to women's lives? Presenter Wendy Austin is joined by Prof Monica McWilliams, who led its women's coalition. Show more

Edith's radical proposal - that she should alternate between Aylmer and Bruce on a monthly basis - is about to be implemented, and Bruce is not happy. Show more

Revelatory feature shedding light on the impact of loneliness on individuals, exploring the causes, experience and effects of loneliness through interwoven personal accounts. Show more

4 Extra Debut. In post-war Paris, singer Juliette Greco embodied the spirit of bohemian, existentialist culture. With Laura Barton. From 2013. Show more

Consumer phone-in with Julian Worricker. At a time when the welfare budget is under scrutiny, should some pensioner benefits be cut? How would you change the current system? Show more

In February 1975, Lady Thatcher became the first woman to lead a major British party. Her triumph greatly impressed Barbara Castle, a senior Labour Minister at the time. Show more

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Professor David Hendy explains how cramped conditions led to a brutal massacre of cats. Show more

Maurice turns out to be Job's comforter, and Jim needs some ideas. Show more

4 Extra Debut. 1848, and escaping revolution in Paris, composer Frederic Chopin gets more than he bargained for in Manchester. Stars Neil Stuke and Ian Puleston-Davies. Show more

We've all done things to be proud of and some we'd rather forget. Why then are famous figures often either heroes or villains? The Human Zoo explores the psychology of ambiguity. Show more

Tom Heap finds out how a DNA database of live rhinos in South Africa and horn in the UK could help combat the illegal trade threatening the survival of the species in the wild. Show more

Over a billion people, twenty two scheduled languages and dozens more mother tongues: Chris Ledgard explores the complex and passionate politics of language in India. Part 1 of 2. Show more

The DJ and broadcaster Bobby Friction champions the Italian physicist and astronomer Galileo Galilei. From 2013. Show more

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Fascinated by the genre of faith films, Thom draws parallels to these underrated gems with tales from his own life. From 2013. Show more

Pat wants to talk, and Paul's mind is in turmoil. Show more

John Wilson talks to photographer Sebastiao Salgado, and singer and future astronaut Sarah Brightman. Plus, Israeli spy documentary The Gatekeepers is reviewed by Gordon Corera. Show more

Lady Thatcher's position as Britain's first female Prime Minister was an integral part of her image, as columnist Hugo Young observed in this extract from One of Us. Show more

Edith's radical proposal - that she should alternate between Aylmer and Bruce on a monthly basis - is about to be implemented, and Bruce is not happy. Show more

It is 25 years since the launch of Prozac. Will Self examines the drug's legacy and asks if it has made us happier and healthier - or not? Show more

Peter White talks to the RNIB's Matt Davies about the new PIP benefit. Plus two writers - one blind, one sighted - discuss how they go about inhabiting each other's worlds. Show more

What's the story behind the reported links between red meat and heart disease? Plus a measles outbreak in Swansea, and why head injury can lead to unrecognised pituitary damage. Show more

Steve Richards explores the speed and voracity of the modern 24-hour rolling news cycle, and its obsession with 'breaking' news. Show more

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Thatcher - was she really a eurosceptic? In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective with Ritula Shah. Show more

As the war begins, Alexander's mother is determined to prise him away from the influence of his father and persuades her son to enlist. Show more

Matt Harvey is joined by Alex Horne, fellow poet Mab Jones and an appreciative audience at the Swindon Festival of Literature, needled by his one-man house band, Jerri Hart. Show more

Poet John Hegley exuberantly shares his most-loved poems and novels with an appreciative audience at Bristol's Arnolfini. Show more

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Vivian Baxter sent her two young children to be looked after by their grandmother in Arkansas. Nine years later, a reluctant Maya returns to California to a mother she barely knows. Show more

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