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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

Farming and countryside news with Charlotte Smith. More floods, hotter summers and lots of rats. Leading scientists predict the effects of climate change on farming. Show more

David Attenborough presents the wood warbler. Show more

Sean Curran with all the news from Westminster, as MPs give their first reactions to the government's new legislative programme set out in the Queen's Speech. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Icelandic sagas. Show more

Cat Power live in the studio, new rules threatening independent midwives, the increasing political influence of stay-at-home mothers, and Julian of Norwich. Jenni Murray presents. Show more

A sea battle with the Dutch should mean victory. But Sam thinks that celebrations might be premature. Starring Kris Marshall and Katherine Jakeways. Show more

Rob Walker returns to Takoradi to find out how Ghana's oil boom has affected this once sleepy port city. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Sarah Churchwell explores why F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, despite early neglect, became a beloved novel. From 2013. Show more

Consumer news with Winifred Robinson. Fake 'Beats' by Dr Dre headphones, the conmen posing as Green Deal assessors, and why British tourists are steering clear of Australia. Show more

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Hundreds of NHS blunders that should never have happened, Lord Lamont on EU negotiations, plus coalition disagreements on childcare. News round-up with Martha Kearney. Show more

John McCarthy is in the West Bank to consider pictures of villages the Prince visited - al Jib and Beit Ur al-Fauqa. From May 2013. Show more

Eddie's out to impress, and Matt's keeping his eyes open. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Ed Hanson did not mean to put Penhaligon Rhinehart into a coma, after all he is a National Treasure. Stars Stephen Mangan. Show more

Jules Hudson visits Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, to find out about its military past. At this major training camp of World War I, he sees a mock-up of part of the Western Front. Show more

James McAvoy presents an appeal on behalf of Retrak. Show more

The national poet of Wales, Gillian Clarke discusses her collection Ice with James Naughtie and a group of readers. Recorded at the Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. Show more

Actor Riz Ahmed talks to Francine Stock about The Reluctant Fundamentalist, plus director Jeff Nichols on Mississippi adventure Mud, and the writers-producers of the new Star Trek. Show more

What would happen to UK scientific research in the UK were to leave the EU? Also the discovery of pear shped nuclei and the potential fate of our solar system explained. Show more

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Comedian and activist Mark Thomas creates a People's Manifesto from the policies of his BBC Radio Theatre audience. From 2013. Show more

Kirsty's in cheering-up mode, and Lilian tries to put things right. Show more

Soprano Angela Gheorghiu, a review of the film adaptation of Mohsin Hamid's novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist, and Peter Bazalgette makes his selection for the Cultural Exchange. Show more

A sea battle with the Dutch should mean victory. But Sam thinks that celebrations might be premature. Starring Kris Marshall and Katherine Jakeways. Show more

Extracts from Bach's B Minor Mass feature in a service from St Martin-in-the-Fields, London. The Lord Bishop of Norwich, the Rt Rev Graham James is the preacher. Show more

Geoff Watts explores the science of hallucination. The phenomenon is probably as old as the human brain, and examples exist throughout history and across cultures. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Icelandic sagas. Show more

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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective, with Carolyn Quinn. Former Pakistani PM's son is kidnapped, plus Tory eurosceptic MPs put more pressure on Cameron. Show more

Back home in Glasgow for Christmas, Debs is still haunted by her experiences in Dadaab. What if she has left a single stone unturned in her hunt for Abdi's wife? Show more

Jarvis Cocker follows a fox hunter, joins a soldier on a top secret mission and accompanies a young man nervously preparing for his first date. Show more

Sean Curran with the latest news from Westminster, where changes to childcare in England are still on the cards even though the Deputy Prime Minister doesn't like the plans. Show more

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Dave Goulson reveals why certain species of male bees hang around drinking nectar on hilltops and why you should think of bees next time you pour ketchup on your fish and chips. Show more

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