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A reading and a reflection to start the day with the Rev Peter Baker. Show more

EU members vote today on a possible ban on some pesticides which have been linked to declining bee populations. Charlotte Smith asks what it would mean for bees and for farmers. Show more

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Lisa Jardine discusses art, loss and identity with Gavin Turk, Tanya Ronder, Rick Gekoski and Paul Roberts. Show more

Why there are so few female comedians on our screens, and women with the 'XX factor' - who they are and what they do. Presented by Jane Garvey. Show more

A suggestion of Rachel's finds Sid basking in some unexpected attention, while Louise has to rebuff the advances of mother-in-law Zee's overeager friends. Show more

Jemima Khan investigates the practice of polygamy in the UK today. Why are some Muslim women opting to become part-time wives, and is it always a choice? Show more

Kerry Godliman is obsessed with lists. On the plan for today: Avoiding eBay, descaling the kettle and reviewing the plumber. Sketches from April 2013. Show more

Consumer news with Julian Worricker. The fixed price energy deal that cost consumers more and iTunes, the online store that revolutionised the music industry, is 10 years old. Show more

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Piers begins his series by seeking out the river's source in a dry field in Gloucestershire and meanderingly finds his way to Lechlade, where he spent family holidays as a child. Show more

Helen helps Pat see a way through. Show more

DS Max Mathews returns from bereavement leave to rejoin DC Sean Armitage to investigate the case of an ex-colleague suspected of domestic violence. Show more

Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as three students from the University of Leeds take on their professors. From April 2013. Show more

Charles Campion reports from Normandy in France as he helps judge the world 'black pudding championships', with entries from Japanese, Austrian, German and Irish butchers. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Lee Mack examines archive discoveries and rare recordings offering a unique insight into actor Sid James's lesser-known work. From April 2013. Show more

Aleks Krotoski explores our lives in the digital world. Are our connected modern lives making us lonelier than ever? Show more

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David Mitchell invites Henning Wehn, Katherine Ryan, Graeme Garden and Lloyd Langford to hide truths in lies. From April 2013. Show more

Neil and Christine talk through some options. Show more

John Wilson talks to Nijinsky biographer Lucy Moore, Dead Man Down reviewed, the British Museum extension, and Bernardo Bertolucci nominates a fave film for the Cultural Exchange. Show more

A suggestion of Rachel's finds Sid basking in some unexpected attention, while Louise has to rebuff the advances of mother-in-law Zee's overeager friends. Show more

Anne is in Brussels and Paris to explore the empire of Napoleon Bonaparte. Show more

Lucy Ash visits the European Humanities University, a unique institution which has escaped the repression of Belarus by moving across the border to neighbouring Lithuania. Show more

The latest in the battle against bovine TB, as DEFRA's Chief Scientific Advisor meets with scientists at the Royal Society to discuss future strategies in controlling the disease. Show more

Lisa Jardine discusses art, loss and identity with Gavin Turk, Tanya Ronder, Rick Gekoski and Paul Roberts. Show more

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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective, with Ritula Shah. Is Iraq returning to civil war? Show more

Abdi and Debs have had their first awkward disagreement but, when he returns home to face a crisis, she is the first person he turns to. Show more

Michael Rosen opens some flat-pack furniture to discover why instruction manuals are so hard to follow. Do they reveal something fundamental about how words capture movement? Show more

Peter White interviews Margaret Maughan, who won Britain's first ever Paralympic gold medal for archery. Show more

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In 1997, Margaret Thatcher invited Charles Moore to write her biography. This is the first volume of his portrait of the former prime minster. The reader is Nicholas Farrell. Show more

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