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Presented by the Chaplain to the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards in Kabul, Padre David Anderson.

Farming and countryside news. Charlotte Smith finds out about the debate in Scotland over deer management. Should there be more compulsory culling? Show more

Martin Hughes-Games presents the common crane. Common cranes were extinct in the UK in the 17th century. Show more

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Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss The Tempest, one of Shakespeare's last and richest plays. Show more

Is Lily Allen's new video 'proudly feminist' or reinforcing stereotypes of misogyny and race within the music industry? Jenni Murray presents the female perspective. Show more

As the pressure on Holly escalates, she tries to stand up to Jay, but when he won't take no for an answer, will Holly seek help? Show more

Kate Adie presents reporters' stories from Switzerland, Colombia, Sweden, the USA and Jersey. Show more

Comedian Dawn French and actress Juliet Stevenson discuss with Fiona Lindsay how their peripatetic military childhoods helped to shape their professional lives. Show more

With Winifred Robinson. Should you buy the album before you wear the band T-shirt? Plus how intensive farming of dogs is leading to disappointment for the people who buy them. Show more

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Robert and Isabelle Tombs present the gripping story of a battle of two cities, London and Paris, and a battle of two competing cultures. Show more

Lynda refuses to be deterred. Meanwhile Peggy celebrates her birthday. Show more

What might have happened if George Martin had turned the Beatles down? Comedy drama set in 1962. Stars Sara Bahadori. Show more

Felicity Evans visits the land that inspired Tolkien's Middle Earth and discovers how this Birmingham bog also kick-started the urban wildlife movement. Show more

Giles Duley, photographer and amputee, presents an appeal on behalf of Mines Advisory Group (MAG). Show more

Margaret Drabble talks about her latest novel; Sebastian Faulks and Helen Dunmore on WWI novels; and Dedicated to... the wonderful things people write in books to their loved ones. Show more

The latest news from the world of film.

Exploring the research that is transforming our world. Dr Adam Rutherford hears about plans to use DNA to help families identify those who have perished in Typhoon Haiyan. Show more

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After an unprofessional mishap, social worker Clare Barker is in deep water at work. Stars Sally Phillips. From January 2013. Show more

There's a welcome arrival at The Stables, and Lynda thinks she knows best. Show more

American author Donna Tartt on The Goldfinch, her first new novel in over a decade; Forest Whitaker on The Butler, inspired by the real-life story of a black White House butler. Show more

As the pressure on Holly escalates, she tries to stand up to Jay, but when he won't take no for an answer, will Holly seek help? Show more

Current affairs series. Are children safe in the hands of Birmingham City Council social services? Simon Cox investigates. Show more

It's the lifeblood of the world's economy, moving most of our imports and exports around the globe. Evan Davis and guests discuss the business of shipping. Show more

Exploring the research that is transforming our world. Dr Adam Rutherford hears about plans to use DNA to help families identify those who have perished in Typhoon Haiyan. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss The Tempest, one of Shakespeare's last and richest plays. Show more

The latest weather forecast.

In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.

As Subhash learns of his brother's death, he becomes further troubled by the life now open to Udayan's widow Gauri. Show more

The food industry kicks off Andrew's probe behind lazy assumptions about four possible threats to British society. From 2013. Show more

Alvin Hall looks at the 1960s and 70s, a period of social development for black people. Show more

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During the Cold War years, JFK's exchange of letters with Nikita Khrushchev was surprisingly informal. Read by Richard Laing. Show more

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