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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Peter McGrail of Liverpool Hope University. Show more

At what looks likely to be a busy time for garden centres after a late spring, Sybil Ruscoe takes a look behind the scenes at a wholesale plant supplier in West Sussex. Show more

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David Attenborough introduces the male cuckoo. Show more

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Stephanie Flanders at the Brighton Festival with Michael Rosen, Jay Griffiths, Mariele Neudecker and Matt Adams. Show more

Baroness Shirley Williams, social historian Juliet Gardiner, author Virginia Nicholson and Dr Kate Murphy discuss the changing lives of women in the 1920s. Jane Garvey presents. Show more

Rumours that 1666 might prove to be an unlucky year are of no concern to Samuel Pepys. He is far more interested in his new friend, Mrs Knipp. With Kris Marshall. Show more

Rosie Millard travels north and south to meet those whose middle-income used to mean comfortable living but who are today finding the recession forcing them to face tough choices. Show more

Kerry Godliman is obsessed with lists - cancelling the organic food box, adopting a panda and learning the oboe. From May 2013. Show more

Shari Vahl hosts a bank holiday special from a pub in Leeds, covering the latest on minimum pricing, leasehold versus freehold, the history of pub names, and the ultimate pub quiz. Show more

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John McCarthy travels to Egypt to consider pictures of the Prince's party gathered in front of the Pyramids. From May 2013. Show more

Jill has a plan, and Peggy gets hold of the wrong end of the stick. Show more

An ambitious local woman, who made a name for herself during the London riots, has struggled to rise from her past, until only one thing stands in her way. Show more

Paul Gambaccini chairs the first programme in a new series of the general knowledge music quiz, featuring contestants from London and Essex. Show more

Inside one kitchen, 13 strangers from all over Europe share food and stories. Hear why cous-cous can spark conversation and how a Bulgarian dish can tell your fortune. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Catherine O'Flynn explores how Washington Irving wrote The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in early 19th century Birmingham. From 2013. Show more

Do you feel in control of your technology, or is it the other way round? Aleks Krotoski asks if we could all do with a detox from our digital devices. Show more

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David Mitchell invites Richard Osman, John Finnemore, Lucy Beaumont and Rhod Gilbert to hide truths in lies. From May 2013. Show more

Phoebe is encouraging, and Ed and Jazzer have a hard day ahead of them. Show more

British writer and actor Kwame Kwei-Armah is now artistic director of the Center Stage theatre, Baltimore. He discusses the differences between UK and US theatre with Mark Lawson. Show more

Rumours that 1666 might prove to be an unlucky year are of no concern to Samuel Pepys. He is far more interested in his new friend, Mrs Knipp. With Kris Marshall. Show more

Autism is just one of Robyn's ten disabilities but it is the one she is most passionate about: she mentors, talks and campaigns to improve things for others and bring about change. Show more

Mobeen Azhar travels to Quetta to investigate the deadly campaign against Pakistan's Hazaras, and to ask why the government has failed to protect this Shia minority. Show more

The science behind the EU pesticide ban - will it protect bees? Plus a gene therapy trial that could reverse heart muscle damage, and how petals grow. Quentin Cooper presents. Show more

Stephanie Flanders at the Brighton Festival with Michael Rosen, Jay Griffiths, Mariele Neudecker and Matt Adams. Show more

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After making a startling discovery, Debs looks into what actually happened to Abdi's wife Azira in those last few moments in Dadaab. Show more

Michael Rosen explores the impact your accent and dialect has on your life chances. Starting with the very young, he uncovers new research getting underway in babies and toddlers. Show more

Pejk Malinovski, a Danish poet, stumbles upon a small town in Texas called Poetry. Free from dusty books and literary experts, free even from poets. But full of life. Show more

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Dave's first foray into bumblebee conservation, involving bees and a hotplate, ends in disaster. And we learn fascinating facts about the bumblebee year. Show more

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