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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Steve Williams.

Help is on the way for ranchers in South Dakota, after October snowstorms killed tens of thousands of their livestock. Sybil Ruscoe travels to the USA to hear the story. Show more

Martin Hughes-Games presents the twite. Twites are known in Scotland as 'heather lintie', as they nest in the shelter of wiry heather clumps and feed on seeds. Show more

Sean Curran reports from Westminster.

Libby Purves meets banker come hip hop artist Jihan Bowes-Little, journalist Thomas Harding, Kangeroo Dundee Chris 'Brolga' Barns and wine writer Jancis Robinson. Show more

Singer-songwriter Birdy performs, Charlotte Walker talks about her blog on living with bipolar disorder, and the impact of legal aid cuts on divorcing couples. With Jenni Murray. Show more

Tatiana finally gets a response to her love letter. Based on the poem. Starring Alix Wilton Regan and Geoffrey Streatfeild. Show more

Sarfraz Manzoor talks to people who have decided to leave Islam and become ex-Muslims. Show more

Tom's mum volunteers him to give a eulogy for her late cousin and Ellen get suspicious. Stars Jonny Sweet. From November 2013. Show more

Consumer news. A listener tells Winifred Robinson about her emails, which have a photo of a complete stranger attached. Why? Plus, the couple buying just British.

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Economist Andrew Dilnot explores the numerical patterns and trends that have transformed Britain: Old Age. From November 2013.
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There's a cuckoo in the nest at the Stables. Meanwhile Tom steps into the breach. Show more

It's 1967, and the female members of a swimming club in colonial Singapore take social events seriously - but leave home and children to servants. By Judith Kampfner. Show more

If you're a carer, are you receiving the financial and personal support you need? Call Paul Lewis and a panel of guests answer calls and emails. Show more

All in the Mind's 25th Anniversary. Claudia Hammond looks at changes to our understanding of the brain, and asks if the 1988 prophesies for neuroscience have come true. Show more

Laurie Taylor explores new research which argues that modern sport is as much a product of our economic system as the factory. Also, boxing's golden age. Show more

The first of a network of local TV services has launched, but why have so many been delayed? Plus the head of S4C talks about the success of Welsh drama Hinterland. Show more

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Getting careers advice. Stephen K Amos's teenage years in 1980s South London. By Jonathan Harvey with Stephen K Amos. From 2013. Show more

Oliver offers an olive branch, and Jill is dismayed. Show more

Arts interviews, news and reviews. Mark Lawson announces the winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, and speaks to the choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh. Show more

Tatiana finally gets a response to her love letter. Based on the poem. Starring Alix Wilton Regan and Geoffrey Streatfeild. Show more

What should police be for - crime fighters or enforcers of social norms? Engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Claire Fox, Anne McElvoy, Giles Fraser and Matthew Taylor. Show more

Mark Lorch, a chemistry lecturer at Hull University, asks why we are all so afraid of chemicals. Show more

Quentin Cooper takes a look at the new materials that can mend themselves, from bacteria in concrete which excrete lime to fill cracks, to car paint that heals its own scratches. Show more

Libby Purves meets banker come hip hop artist Jihan Bowes-Little, journalist Thomas Harding, Kangeroo Dundee Chris 'Brolga' Barns and wine writer Jancis Robinson. Show more

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In-depth reporting and analysis with Carolyn Quinn. Cameron says the UK won't be a 'soft touch' for EU migrants. Berlusconi is expelled from the Italian parliament. Show more

Laurie learns his mother is remarrying, while his friendship with Andrew deepens. But a trip to the hospital in town will soon throw a spanner in the works. Show more

The News Quiz gets a US makeover with an all-American panel. Hosted by New York Times columnist, brain behind the Borowitz Report, and Time magazine's top Twitterer, Andy Borowitz. Show more

Sean Curran reports from Westminster on plans to restrict benefit payments to EU migrants, and other top stories from the Commons and the Lords. Show more

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Francois Mitterrand kept his private life quiet for most of his career, but he had two families. Read by Henry Goodman. Show more

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