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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Richard Hill. Show more

The new farming minister George Eustice defends government plans for spending the farm subsidy budget. And we meet the only farmer in the UK producing sturgeon for caviar. Show more

Martin Hughes-Games presents the jackdaw. Jackdaws are scavengers with a reputation for stealing shiny or glittering objects. Show more

Sean Curran reports from Westminster.

Kirsty Young talks to Prof Tanya Byron, clinical psychologist and TV presenter. Show more

Maxine Peake, teenagers and domestic violence, and forensic pyschiatrist Sue Bailey. Jenni Murray presents the programme that offers a female perspective on the world. Show more

In 1913 Paris, Adele Roux begins a dizzying affair with her mistress. Erotic thriller starring Mariah Gale and Samantha Spiro. Show more

Philip Dodd explores how anxiety about China has haunted British intellectual life, from current fears of its economic takeover to older cultural panics about 'Yellow Peril'. Show more

Rational Tom mocks Lucy's passion for astrology but harbours a crazy suspicion about Joe. From November 2013. Show more

Peter White looks into the clamp down on the fees charged by letting agents. Could High Speed Rail reach Scotland? And how caviar is becoming cheaper and more widely available. Show more

Fi Glover introduces a conversation between a couple who celebrate their 40th birthdays this year, and also their survival together in the face of MS and Whipple's Disease. Show more

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Does a level playing field exist for female broadcast experts? Jane Garvey talks to sport commentator Jacqui Oatley. From November 2013. Show more

Kirsty suggests a big change. Meanwhile Rob is sympathetic. Show more

Brian and Jack harbour rival feelings for Leah while Joey makes bigger deals to secure his future. Brian continues to move in ever more influential circles. Show more

Eric Robson hosts Gardeners' Question Time from Stanbridge and Tilsworth, Bedfordshire. Chris Beardshaw, Bunny Guinness and Pippa Greenwood are this week's GQT panel. Show more

By Susie Maguire. An actor performs a one-man show, but the words begin to echo back to him in a deeply unsettling way. Read by Steven McNicoll. Show more

Obituaries. Matthew Bannister remembers film director Antonia Bird, property developer Paul Reichmann, radio operator Robert Ford, actor Nigel Davenport and rock icon Lou Reed. Show more

Why did Radio 4 decide to run ten consecutive episodes of GF Newman's The Corrupted in the Afternoon Drama slot? And Jane Garvey on the past and future of women broadcasters. Show more

Fi Glover introduces a conversation about guide dogs. Gypsy is David's first dog; as he faces her retirement, Al, who has had four, reassures him that each one is special. Show more

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Steve Punt and Jon Culshaw present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. With Jon Homes, John Finnemore, Mitch Benn and Pippa Evans. Show more

There's a new Mrs Archer in Ambridge, and Mel comes to the rescue. Show more

Kirsty Lang meets British rapper Tinie Tempah. Ballet star Carlos Acosta talks about his novel. Rosie Boycott reviews the film Gloria. Matthew Sweet reassesses Dennis Wheatley. Show more

In 1913 Paris, Adele Roux begins a dizzying affair with her mistress. Erotic thriller starring Mariah Gale and Samantha Spiro. Show more

Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from St Peter's College at Oxford University, with Norman Baker MP, Angela Eagle MP, Paul Goodman and Nick Cohen. Show more

Will Self reflects on the malign influence of the older generation on the young as the population of Britain ages. Show more

Fast-paced thriller by Chris Thorpe, set in one of Rio de Janeiro's most crowded favelas, exploring a single day in the lives of a varied group of complicated characters. Show more

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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Carolyn Quinn looks at Snowden, Tunisia's Salafists, RBS and Sriracha sauce. Show more

Boris's unexpected reappearance prompts first joy then anger as he reveals a terrible truth that will shake Theo's world. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Harriett Gilbert, Eve Pollard and Julie Bindel discuss books by Richard Ford, Chinua Achebe and David Sedaris. From 2013. Show more

Mark Darcy reports from Westminster on a bill by a backbench MP to try to get more apprenticeships for young people in projects paid for by the taxpayer. Show more

Fi Glover introduces a conversation between a farm worker and his boss about a relationship that goes back more than half a century, from which many lessons have been learned. Show more

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Chris Hadfield comes back to earth with a bump, and discovers that he has become a YouTube and internet sensation. Read by Garrick Hagon. Show more

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