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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

Caz Graham hears from farmers at the Bath and West Show awaiting the badger cull. Farming minister David Heath says it could take decades to get on top of bovine TB. Show more

David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the sedge warbler. Show more

Morning news and current affairs with John Humphrys and James Naughtie, asking should EU migrants receive benefits, and what's wrong with men? Show more

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Queen Zenobia, Empress of the Palmyrene Empire and leader of a rebellion against Ancient Rome. Show more

Barking Blondes Jo Good and Anna Webb on loving dogs, legal aid concerns, designing plus-size fashion, Nikki Gemmell on her new novel, and Dorothy Levitt, 'fastest girl on earth'. 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. Show more

Correspondents around the world tell their stories and examine news developments in their region. Presented by Kate Adie.

Godzilla was a response to atomic war. Japanese artists react to the Fukushima nuclear disaster after 2011’s tsunami. From 2013. Show more

One year on from the launch of the Portas towns, Aasmah Mir examines how vacancy rates have changed. Show more

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Peter White explores ideas of beauty and deformity, which had a real impact on the lives of people with disabilities. From May 2013. Show more

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

Sam Soko's satire on hope and possibility. 1964. Now Kenya has gained independence, Gaga has plans for his own liberation, but what would it mean for his friendship with Mutia? Show more

Clare Balding meets those who have found love and companionship through walking, when she joins a group to walk a section of the Greensand Way in Surrey. Show more

Baroness Joan Bakewell presents an appeal on behalf of TB Alert. Show more

Column McCann on his novel TransAtlantic which explores the relationship between Ireland and the USA, plus mental health and fiction, and more weird things people say in bookshops. Show more

Matthew Sweet talks to Neil Jordan on vampire flick Byzantium, and Mark Gatiss, Roberta Tovey and Bernard Cribbins talk about the Doctor Who films 50 years on. Show more

Observational evidence for universes beyond our own? Laura Mersini-Houghton on her version of the multiverse. And Lee Smolin resurrects the reality of time in his book Time Reborn. Show more

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Victoria Coren Mitchell dares Mark Steel, Bridget Christie and Matthew Norman to commit heresy. From May 2013. Show more

Peggy sticks to her guns, and Jim wonders if he's being over sensitive. Show more

John Wilson charts the progress of artist Jeremy Deller, as he creates works for the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale - from first thoughts to the grand unveiling in Venice. 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. Show more

Current affairs series. Simon Cox investigates the crisis in A&E and asks what went wrong. Is the department on the verge of collapse? Show more

'Appreneurs' trying to make money out of products for smartphones discuss with Evan Davis what it is like to work in a market where traditional business models do not apply. Show more

Borderline personality disorder is a common but controversial mental health diagnosis. Writer Clare Allan, who herself has the diagnosis, explores the history and science. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Queen Zenobia, Empress of the Palmyrene Empire and leader of a rebellion against Ancient Rome. Show more

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Should we accept falling living standards? China's concerns on the behaviour of its tourists. And is robotic warfare the future? In-depth reporting and analysis with Carolyn Quinn. Show more

Alexander plays out the diplomatic chess game of matchmaking his three eligible offspring while making his fourth, Cesare, into a cardinal. Read by Robert Glenister. Show more

Jarvis Cocker stars in his very own horror movie, as he continues his nocturnal examination of the human condition, exploring the battle between the forces of darkness and light. Show more

When Terry Chambers had to use a wheelchair after a stroke, he needed someone to push him through the streets of North London. An advert brought him Robert. Alan Dein meets them. Show more

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The teenage Paul Morley's head is turned when glam rock hits Manchester. From May 2013. Show more

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