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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

A new project aims to bring an end to the practice of docking pigs' tails. And how a partnership between Switzerland and Dartmoor is building better farm tourism businesses. Show more

Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the mistle thrush. Show more

Susan Hulme reports on Prime Minister's Questions. There is anger over David Cameron's proposed visit to Sri Lanka. And at Holyrood, the Budget is unveiled. Show more

With recent cases hitting the headlines, a special commission is currently investigating the plight of whistleblowers. John Waite reports on what protection is being considered. Show more

Is going grey a feminist issue? Jo Swinson on the Liberal Democrats. Hope for women suffering recurrent miscarriage. Myria Vassiliadou on human trafficking. Poet Jean Sprackland. Show more

Police inspector Alia Khan investigates a psychiatric hospital where women are admitted but never seem to come out. Stars Prerna Chawla, Anand Tiwari, Rajit Kapur. Show more

Lucy Ash reports on the men looking for love in a country where there will soon be 24 million bachelors due to the severe gender imbalance. Show more

Did a piece of theatre that became a film change attitudes to the First World War? Simon Russell Beale reappraises Oh! What a Lovely War in its 50th anniversary year. Show more

Consumer news. Winifred Robinson looks at how smartphone technology can help you find a date, and whether football offers value for money. Show more

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Anne McElvoy explores how the 'permissive society' provoked a new morality-based populist conservatism, which opposed the liberal elite on issues like TV, education and inflation. Show more

Lilian's got a story to tell, and Rob is out to impress. Show more

A local councillor is caught selling drugs. Open and shut case? It would seem so on the surface. And a new rep is brought on board, a streetwise kid called Ronnie. Show more

Helen Mark joins comedian Alistair McGowan at the annual Pershore Plum Festival to learn about the special place the fruit holds in the area's history. Show more

Anthony Horowitz presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Kidscape. Show more

With Mariella Frostrup. Jhumpa Lahiri, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist on her latest book The Lowland, mountaineering literature, and revamping the classics pulp fiction style. Show more

Francine Stock talks to director Ron Howard and writer Peter Morgan about Rush, the story of Formula One rivals Niki Lauda and James Hunt. Plus, actor Phil Davis on Borrowed Time. Show more

As a new stem cell breakthrough is unveiled, Dr Adam Rutherford looks at the history of stem cell research and what the future holds for regenerative medicine. Show more

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The new priest in Lenzie, Father Green, is under scrutiny from the bishop. Sitcom set in a Glasgow corner shop, written by and starring Sanjeev Kohli and Donald. Show more

Martyn lays down the law, and Tony loses his temper. Show more

Francis Bacon and Henry Moore paired in a new exhibition, Nicky Wire from Manic Street Preachers, the film In a World reviewed, and comedian Jason Byrne on his new sitcom. Show more

Police inspector Alia Khan investigates a psychiatric hospital where women are admitted but never seem to come out. Stars Prerna Chawla, Anand Tiwari, Rajit Kapur. Show more

Investigating the death of bank intern Moritz Erhardt and the working culture of the City. Are the long hours dangerous, and what should change? Phil Kemp investigates. Show more

Techies are talking about the coming Internet of Things: 50 billion interconnected objects, from cows to coffee machines. Peter Day asks what it means and how it may happen. Show more

As a new stem cell breakthrough is unveiled, Dr Adam Rutherford looks at the history of stem cell research and what the future holds for regenerative medicine. Show more

With recent cases hitting the headlines, a special commission is currently investigating the plight of whistleblowers. John Waite reports on what protection is being considered. Show more

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Can Russia and the US agree a plan for Syrian chemical weapons? Plus a Birmingham campus bans the burqa, and NASA says Voyager has left the solar system. With Ritula Shah. Show more

At a party to celebrate the opening of Expo 58, Thomas meets Andrey Chersky, a Russian journalist with an unusual passion for salt 'n' shake crisps. From September 2013. Show more

The bizarre and hilarious world of sketches, stories and characters from our sinister ringmaster, Colin Hoult. From 2013. Show more

Rachel Byrne reports from Westminster.

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En route to Singapore aboard the Kendal, Rose George learns that freight shipping affects the delicate balance of the marine environment in unexpected ways. Show more

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