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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Andrea Rea.

Farming and countryside news. Robin Markwell looks at the government's latest measures for controlling the spread of bovine TB by targeting areas at the edge of the disease. Show more

Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the bullfinch. Show more

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Allan Little charts the re-emergence of Turkey as a powerful global force, analysing Turkey's history in the Balkans and its relationship with the European Union. Show more

Dominic Arkwright meets Emma Cashen, the young mum who gave birth on her bathroom floor, while her mother Tina took instructions from a 999 operator over the phone. Show more

Why has the Irish Sun covered up Page 3? Is camping mild or wild? Dr Maisah Sobaihi, the first Saudi comic to appear at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The appeal of slimming clubs. Show more

Karen decides the easiest route is denial. Her daughter's smoking weed, and her best friend needs help. The last thing she wants is to deal with her newly out gay husband. Show more

Melvyn Bragg tells the story of William and Lawrence Bragg, the father and son who shared the 1915 Nobel Prize in physics for their work on the structure of crystals. Show more

John Kirkpatrick discovers how the digitised archive of England's folk songs is used by Billy Bragg and Lee Hall. From 2013. Show more

Are you one of the growing number of cyclists? The government wants to make it easier and safer to cycle and start a 'cycling revolution.' Julian Worricker takes your calls. Show more

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Clive Lawton profiles Isaiah, the supreme literary prophet - or possibly prophets. There is a dispute about whether Isaiah is one, two or even three distinct personalities. Show more

Kirsty is horrified, and Kenton makes a controversial decision. Show more

By Nick Warburton. Good Friday is a big day for Robert, the cathedral's director of music. And despite his attempts to clear his mind, it all keeps going out of kilter. Show more

Jay Rayner chairs the last of the series from the Latitude Festival in Suffolk, where the team takes questions from the audience in the Literary Tent on cooking and eating. Show more

Matthew Sweet is in the pub, discussing a knotty conundrum with an invited audience and a panel of experts. Today it's whether free will exists, with philosopher Wayne Martin. Show more

Chris Ledgard explores spoken language and communication in the 21st century, with topics that include how we talk about scents, slogans on T-shirts and fashion lingo. Show more

Gabriel Gbadamosi nominates Nigerian political and musical maverick Fela Kuti. With Mathhew Parris and Stephen Chan. From 2013. Show more

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Miles Jupp tests Joe Lycett, Anneka Rice and Dave Gorman on how well they know their nearest and dearest. From August 2013. Show more

Oliver comes up with a solution, and Brenda finally gets in touch. Show more

John Agard explains why water and cricket inspire his poetry, David Walliams in Big School, crime novelist CJ Sansom on Doctor Who, and films you can't watch. Mark Lawson presents. Show more

Karen decides the easiest route is denial. Her daughter's smoking weed, and her best friend needs help. The last thing she wants is to deal with her newly out gay husband. Show more

As Wonga moves into the mainstream with its sponsorship of Newcastle United, is the online lender responding to, or shaping, changing attitudes on money and morality? Show more

An Action-run Young Apprentice scheme, Alessandro Bordini's solo world trip, and tips on bargain-hunting from Diane Roworth, Richard Lane and Kirsten Hearn. With Gary O'Donoghue. Show more

Lisa Jardine describes how an Age of Exploration encouraged a keen interest in the natural world, promoting botany from a hobby to a serious science. Show more

Allan Little charts the re-emergence of Turkey as a powerful global force, analysing Turkey's history in the Balkans and its relationship with the European Union. Show more

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It's 1959, and Bill Shankly seizes the challenge of second division side Liverpool FC and throws himself into transforming the team. Show more

With electoral participation and party membership in long term decline, Hardeep Singh Kohli wonders if we've reached the end of the road with professional politicians. Show more

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Lloyd Bradley turns his attention to a Caribbean import which has seeped into the soundtrack of London - steel pan. Show more

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