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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Frank Sellar. Show more

Anna Hill hears that rural poverty is on a similar level to that in urban areas, but is unrecognised. Professor Mark Shucksmith says most people facing poverty have low-wage jobs. Show more

Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the common sandpiper. Show more

Sean Curran with all the news from Westminster, where ministers order two inquiries into claims an undercover police officer tried to discredit the family of Stephen Lawrence. Show more

Jim Al-Khalili talks to Professor Liz Stokoe about her research analysing real-life conversations from first dates, neighbours and police interviews with suspected criminals. Show more

Owen Bennett-Jones talks to British soldier Jake Wood about one particular day of fighting in Afghanistan. Show more

Fleur Adcock, Sonia Boyce, and the economics of childcare - why does it cost so much? Plus, should pornography be studied by academics? Jane Garvey presents the female perspective. Show more

1919. Vera finds herself back in the country she loves, Serbia, when Evalina invites her to help with the establishment of an orphanage for the children of the Serbian war dead. Show more

Featuring a report from Northern Kenya on the decline of the Grevy zebra, and Monty Don explores the link between the general loss of wildlife abundance and human activity. Show more

George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess is the subject of Frances Fyfield's series exploring great pieces of music through the hand-written composition scores and sketches. Show more

Julian Worricker looks ahead to chancellor George Osbourne's spending review. Should working families get more support? Call, text or email youandyours@bbc.co.uk. Show more

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The use of DNA helps to identify a missing man, more than two decades after his body was washed up 80 miles from his Grimsby home on a Norfolk beach. Show more

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

A journalist goes missing after building up a dossier on a powerful crime family. Psychic detective Thomas Soutar is brought in by police to investigate his disappearance. Show more

Josie Long presents a selection of short documentaries with stories of loss and discovery. Show more

The audience quizzes Spandau Ballet's Gary Kemp and Tony Hadley about their 1983 hit album True. With John Wilson. From 2013. Show more

What information do internet companies and social networks have on us, and how can we delete it? Legal magazine with Joshua Rozenberg. Show more

Harriett Gilbert, Colin Murray and Bob Mills on books by Richard Brautigan, Georgette Heyer and Kazuo Ishiguro. From 2013. Show more

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The Olympics are coming to Woodstock, so what better time for Sir William to go on a go-slow and for Henry to hunt for dragons? Stars James Fleet. From June 2012. Show more

Caroline's working hard, and Helen wants everything to go well. Show more

Michael Berkeley on the use of music in Vermeer's paintings, advice for writers from TV producers, tennis champions in new films, and pianist Mitsuko Uchida's Cultural Exchange. Show more

1919. Vera finds herself back in the country she loves, Serbia, when Evalina invites her to help with the establishment of an orphanage for the children of the Serbian war dead. Show more

Are petrol prices being kept artificially high? Gerry Northam investigates claims that the international oil markets are open to manipulation. Show more

Peter White speaks to Andrea Begley, winner of BBC 1's talent show The Voice; and Red Szell becomes the first blind person to climb the Old Man of Hoy. Show more

Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.

Jim Al-Khalili talks to Professor Liz Stokoe about her research analysing real-life conversations from first dates, neighbours and police interviews with suspected criminals. Show more

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The visit from a former CIA man, who claims to have key information to impart, has triggered painful memories for Alan of the aftermath of the bombing. 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

Sean Curran and the BBC parliamentary team report as the Chancellor defends his handling of the economy the day before the next spending review. And are bats bad for churches? Show more

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David Mitchell, award-winning author of Cloud Atlas, translates and introduces this extraordinary book by a Japanese teenager with severe autism. Read by Kasper Hilton-Hille. Show more

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