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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, presented by the Rev Scott McKenna. Show more

Caz Graham hears from the National Pig Association, which is asking British retailers not to import pork from EU countries which have failed to comply with the ban on sow stalls. Show more

Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the great black-backed gull. Show more

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Quentin Letts examines the British love affair with lawns. Show more

Vivienne Parry with the science behind Kipling's stories and some horse and rhino truths. Readings by Samuel West. From 2013. Show more

Kate Taylor on women's and girls' cricket, a sex education wish-list, when grandparents have favourites, and Natasha Solomons' The Gallery of Vanished Husbands. With Jenni Murray. Show more

Samuel discovers a problem with his plan for a new wig, while the Navy Office is in a dismal state. Stars Kris Marshall and Katherine Jakeways. Show more

Paul Farley takes the listener on an unexpected journey into the cash industry. Show more

Can a lingering scent provide a vital clue to the latest murder? The suave sleuth's rebooted 1946 mystery. Stars Crawford Logan. Show more

Regulation for companies that quick-sell houses, pocket money inequality, and the declining popularity of shaving products. Consumer news with Aasmah Mir. Show more

Is the RSPCA jeopardising its animal welfare role by prosecuting too many vulnerable people? Is the charity harassing experts who speak up against it? John Waite investigates. Show more

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The new Bank of England governor announces that interest rates will remain at record low levels, at least until unemployment falls below seven percent. Show more

Hardeep meets one of the few remaining clog-makers in Great Britain and finds out about Camden Clog, a group of dancers who trace their dances back to the Lancashire cotton mills. Show more

Lilian has some disturbing news, and there are echoes from the past for Kenton and Jolene. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Sci-fi writer Alec Turin probes the disappearance of 32 members of a 1970s religious cult, including his parents. Fictional documentary stars Justin Salinger. Show more

David Grossman investigates the ways that savers, investors and consumers pay for the City, beginning with a look at investment management. Show more

Lisa Jardine explores the birth of modern science in Restoration England: an age of ingenuity, when mechanically minded citizens pioneered a new way of thinking about the world. Show more

Laurie Taylor explores research into the right-wing activists who patrol the US-Mexico border in search of illegal immigrants. And, lay witnesses in criminal courts. Show more

The government's media plurality review, the front line in the battle for press freedom in Turkey, and the latest twist in the Leveson saga. Presented by Steve Hewlett. Show more

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Comedian Thom Tuck presents a special reunion performance from classic sketch group Absolutely, featuring featuring Morwenna Banks and Gordon Kennedy. From August 2013. Show more

It's Brian to the rescue, and things at the golf club aren't all they seem. Show more

Novelist Naomi Alderman reports on the art of translating fiction, with writers Ian McEwan, AS Byatt, Ali Smith and David Baddiel, and joins three translators tackling Jules Verne. Show more

Samuel discovers a problem with his plan for a new wig, while the Navy Office is in a dismal state. Stars Kris Marshall and Katherine Jakeways. Show more

Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk with Claire Fox, Anne McElvoy, Kenan Malik and Giles Fraser. Show more

Andrew Graystone speaks from personal experience to argue that we are using the wrong language to talk about cancer. Show more

Alex Bellos visits Japan to discover why Asian cultures seem so much better at maths than many western countries. From 2012. Show more

Quentin Letts examines the British love affair with lawns. Show more

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Diplomacy breaks down in Egypt, President Obama cancels a meeting with Vladimir Putin, anti-drugs policies and dolphins have long-term memories. With Carolyn Quinn. Show more

Morley vows to uncover who sent a bullet in the post to the vicar but finds that the local bohemians are tight-lipped. Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt. From August 2013. Show more

The creator of the New York anti-folk scene reminisces about his time in San Francisco hanging out with the beatniks. From August 2013. Show more

Strap in for a death plunge, a leap across a ravine and a sexy clown. Stars Richard Bond and Catriona Knox. From June 2012. Show more

Josie Long presents short documentaries about communication - stories of last words, lost love and lights being knocked out. Show more

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The author celebrates the sea, from the suburban sea of childhood to London, and on to exotic Sri Lanka, which is brimming with maritime life and stories. Show more

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