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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Alison Murdoch, director of the Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom. Show more

Food, farming and countryside news. Feeding flies to livestock - Sybil Ruscoe hears about new research looking at the possibility of putting insect protein in animal feed. Show more

David Attenborough presents the storm petrel. Show more

Morning news and current affairs with James Naughtie and Evan Davis, including the Afghan detentions debated, plus is obesity nature or nurture and what's in a ready meal lasagne? Show more

Libby Purves meets Jimmy Connors, Damian Barr, Jonathan Miller and Natalie Coleman. Show more

Jenni Murray presents the female perspective, with Jessica Hynes on Up the Women, fears of a rubella outbreak, and the influence of screen goddess Rita Hayworth as a role model. Show more

Abandoned by her salesman husband, Pearl Tull is left to bring up her three children alone. The story of a fractured Baltimore family dramatised by Rebecca Lenkiewicz. Show more

Alan Dein hears stories from Peru, Canada and Israel about the power of belief. Show more

Vicky decides to dust down her girl guide badges and go camping with friends. But her original plans for camping buddies don't quite work out. Show more

Twelve English high streets shared £1.2m of government cash to rejuvenate shopping areas. Exclusive research reveals how they did, and Samantha Fenwick visits some of the towns. Show more

Small high-street shops are demanding that the business rates system be overhauled. A delay in revaluation risks being unfair to those that have suffered most. John Waite presents. Show more

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Peter White challenges our modern ideas of freaks. Were they in fact great entrepreneurs? History of disabled people. From May 2013. Show more

It's a busy time for Jennifer and Tony gets things underway. Show more

4 Extra Debut. A dark, psychological thriller in which a TV illusionist and a medium both have their belief systems tested when a voice from the past refuses to keep silent. Show more

Vincent Duggleby and guests answer listeners' calls about travel rights, insurance and travel money. Show more

New knowledge about the brain is feeding its way into the classroom, but there are fears that neuromyths are thoroughly muddled up with neurofacts. With Claudia Hammond. Show more

Laurie Taylor discusses the lives of white and ethnic minority inmates in the modern male prison. Also, jellied eels and 'disgust' at a seafood stall. Show more

The media's coverage of the Woolwich attack, Peter Bennett-Jones on a life in comedy as he steps down as Chair of Trustees at Comic Relief, and the rebranding of News Corp. Show more

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Sketch comedian Thom Tuck presents three up-and-coming sketch groups from the live UK comedy circuit, The Beta Males, Shirley & Shirley and Jonny & the Baptists. From April 2013. Show more

Lilian finds it hard to be sympathetic, and Tom comes to the rescue. Show more

Choreographer Akram Khan on his new work inspired by The Rite of Spring, the verdict on Norma Percy's documentary series The Iraq War, and Cultural Exchange with Antonia Fraser. Show more

Abandoned by her salesman husband, Pearl Tull is left to bring up her three children alone. The story of a fractured Baltimore family dramatised by Rebecca Lenkiewicz. Show more

Clive Anderson and guests discuss concerns that laws designed to protect individuals and minority groups from offence are inhibiting free speech. Show more

Anna Woodhouse explores what looking through glass and glasses means for us. Show more

Ella McSweeney investigates whether high-rise farming could be the solution to feeding cities or if it is just another example of head in the clouds utopian thinking. Show more

Libby Purves meets Jimmy Connors, Damian Barr, Jonathan Miller and Natalie Coleman. Show more

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Rebel leaders in Syria accuse the opposition coalition of failing them. The Ministry of Defence are 'ready to hand over Afghan detainees'. News round-up with Carolyn Quinn. Show more

Lucrezia frets about the strategic alliance her father is making with her marriage, and Cesare is recalled to Rome. Read by Robert Glenister. Show more

Nathan explains his attitude to animals and pets, and grandma meets her match - in a mouse. With Adjoa Andoh. From May 2013. Show more

Sketch show written by David Quantick, featuring Dan Maier, Lizzie Roper, Graeme Garden, Johnny Daukes, Deborah Norton, Katie Davies, Dan Antopolski and Michael Lerner. Show more

Dave Clifford swapped his job as a police officer for a new post as Head of Year at an academy eight years ago. He is still in the post and shares his experiences with Alan Dein. Show more

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Sixties glamour hits Reddish, while football binds father and son together. Paul Morley on what it means to be a northerner. From May 2013. Show more

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