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It costs about £50 billion a year and shapes our landscape and farming industry. This week should see a final agreement on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy. Show more

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The Little Egret - Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound. Show more

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Stephanie Flanders discusses social mobility with Zadie Smith, David Kynaston, David Willetts MP and Owen Jones. Show more

Jane Garvey talks to Gail Rebuck, Woman's Hour powerlister and one of the most influencial people in publishing. Plus teen mental health and the sexual politics of compliments. Show more

Vera spends much of 1918 fundraising for relief work in Serbia, a country she longs to return to. Show more

Gerald Scarfe with scavenged BBC archive clips rebuilt into something new and unpredictable on the theme of class. From 2013. Show more

It’s a writing showdown between Pip and Charles Dickens. Mark Evans' Victorian comic epic stars Tom Allen. From December 2012. Show more

Consumer news. Julian Worricker asks how insurance can be made affordable for people living in areas which are regularly flooded. And why aren't wigs more popular with men? Show more

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Jan and Evie were reunited through Facebook after 60 years. They had spent most of their adult lives trying to trace each other, after Jan was adopted and moved to Canada. Show more

Tom feels out of things, and Bethany's the centre of attention. Show more

4 Extra Debut. An imagining of the impact of an over-bearing, bed-ridden mother on artist LS Lowry. Stars Lynda Baron and Reece Dinsdale. Show more

Paul Gambaccini chairs Heat 8 in the current series of the general knowledge music quiz, with competitors from Brighton, Bristol and Cheltenham. Show more

Sheila Dillon looks at the award winners who are leaving high-flying careers to follow their passions and dreams in food production. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Poet Michael Symmons Roberts explores the life of a childhood inspiration - 'matchstick people' painter, LS Lowry. From June 2013. Show more

Brian and Robin are joined by comedian Katy Brand, biochemist Nick Lane and forensic anthropologist Sue Black to discuss why death is such an inevitable feature of a living planet. Show more

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Nicholas Parsons hosts, as Gyles Brandreth, Russell Kane, Richard Herring and Paul Merton attempt to talk for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Show more

Clarrie's a woman on a mission, and it's all systems go for Tony. Show more

Apocalyptic comedy This Is the End reviewed; a major new exhibition of work by LS Lowry; novelist Jonathan Dee; Brian Aldiss shares his Cultural Exchange. With Mark Lawson. Show more

Vera spends much of 1918 fundraising for relief work in Serbia, a country she longs to return to. Show more

The BBC's Damascus correspondent Lina Sinjab presents a personal account of how the Syrian war has changed both her home city - and herself. Show more

Is pornography really bad for us? Jo Fidgen explores what the evidence reveals about the effects of pornography on those who use it. Show more

Monty Don explores a puzzling dilemma: With so many species and habitats under threat from human activity, how do we decide what to conserve? Show more

Stephanie Flanders discusses social mobility with Zadie Smith, David Kynaston, David Willetts MP and Owen Jones. Show more

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Lawrence allegations - who gave the order to watch the family? Where is NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden? News round-up with Ritula Shah. Show more

Years after his wife and daughter were murdered in the Lockerbie bombing, a university lecturer still does not know the truth of what really happened on that terrible night. Show more

Spandau Ballet's Gary Kemp and Tony Hadley discuss their 1983 international hit album, 'True'. With John Wilson. From June 2013. Show more

Allegations that undercover police tried to smear the family of murdered black teenager Stephen Lawrence have angered MPs. Susan Hulme follows the day in the Commons. Show more

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4 Extra Debut. A book by a teenager with severe autism has given an author a deeper understanding of his own son. Read by Kasper Hilton-Hille. Show more

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