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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Canon John McLuckie, vice-provost of St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral. Show more

Food, farming and countryside news with Anna Hill. Russia is on the verge of letting British beef past its borders, 16 years after it was banned because of BSE. Show more

Brett Westwood presents the Green Sandpiper. Show more

All the news from Westminster with Susan Hulme. MPs question BBC executives, past and present, over the size of several controversial payoffs to a number of senior managers. Show more

Life on earth has gone through a series of mass extinctions. Mike Benton talks about his fascination with ancient life on the planet and his work on the Bristol Dinosaur Project.

Carolyn Quinn speaks to Stephanie Slater, who survived a violent kidnapping in 1992. Show more

Jane Garvey celebrates Eartha Kitt, her life and music. Plus exploitation of Asian girls, blogging parents, and are commercial baby foods giving infants enough nutrition? Show more

The search for a missing husband leads police inspector Alia Khan to the door of the Tandoori restaurant where he was last seen. Stars Prerna Chawla, Anand Tiwari, Rajit Kapur. Show more

Brown Rats have caused havoc and destruction on many breeding bird populations, is it possible to remove them and if it is, is it worth it? Show more

Singer Monica Vasconcelos tells the musical and political story of bossa nova, the first modern music of Brazil. Show more

Julian Worricker takes your calls on the state of the housing market in the UK. We're told it's improving, but is that your experience? Show more

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Anne McElvoy traces how, after 1918, mass democracy split conservatism. Moderates invented 'property-owning democracy' but militants wanted a powerful king and a return to the land. Show more

Matt's in for a surprise, and Lewis keeps David up to date. Show more

Rachel De-lahay's gritty drama about prejudice and peer pressure. At a summer carnival, secrets and lies unravel. Starring Anthony Welsh and Daniel Kaluuya. Show more

Helen Castor and guests discuss the stories that are making history, including the role of China in World War II, and the British Black Panthers. Show more

Hundreds of tonnes of edible food is wasted every day. Dr Kat Arney meets the farmers, thinkers and gleaners determined to stop the rot. Show more

Mike Thomson examines issues surrounding the disclosure of the Hanslope files, British government papers detailing brutality against Kenyans during the Mau Mau crisis of the 1950s. Show more

Peter Bowles selects George Devine, the Royal Court Theatre’s groundbreaking artistic director. With Matthew Parris. From 2013. Show more

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Making new friends - and the problem with polymath bestselling authors. Slightly off sketch show from September 2013. Show more

Alan is concerned, and Neil's a good friend. Show more

Arts news with John Wilson, including comedian Lee Evans on his return to the theatre in Essex, new film White House Down, and the shortlist for the Man Booker Prize for fiction. Show more

The search for a missing husband leads police inspector Alia Khan to the door of the Tandoori restaurant where he was last seen. Stars Prerna Chawla, Anand Tiwari, Rajit Kapur. Show more

The BBC's North America Editor, Mark Mardell, travels to China to explore the most important geopolitical relationship in the world today, between China and America. Show more

Georgia Collins looks at the problems facing blind women who want to breastfeed their babies. Maurizio Molinari takes an audio tour of the Parlamentarium in Brussels. Show more

Lisa Jardine explores how the demands of war mobilised science long before WWII. Show more

Life on earth has gone through a series of mass extinctions. Mike Benton talks about his fascination with ancient life on the planet and his work on the Bristol Dinosaur Project.

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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective, with Ritula Shah. Show more

Arriving in Brussels, civil servant Thomas is greeted by the lovely Expo hostess Anneke and is immediately captivated. Read by Tim McInnerny. From September 2013. Show more

DS Nick has a day in court, but the judge seems unimpressed by his testimony. With Anna Crilly. From September 2013. Show more

Susan Hulme reports on plans to ease the strain on hospitals this winter. And George Osborne and Ed Balls lock horns on the economy. Show more

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Sailing from Felixstowe to Singapore, journalist Rose George discovers how the invention of containers revolutionised transport and fuelled globalisation. Show more

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