Rachel Byrne has the best of Thursday in the Commons and the Lords. Show more

Cerys Matthews continues her drive on the A470, through Wales in search of 'Welshness', arriving in Cardiff Bay. From 2014. Show more

Pam offers home truths about where we live. Poetry and sketches with Felicity Montagu and Geoffrey Whitehead. From January 2014. Show more

Consumer news with Peter White, discussing the mind-altering substances sold openly on our high streets. Do young people need better protection from so-called 'legal highs'? Show more

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Linda Colley explores Ireland's relations with its neighbours over the centuries. Show more

Henry surprises everyone, and Hazel issues a warning. Show more

4 Extra Debut. A man leaves the comfort of the city to search for his brother in rural Somerset, to bring him to see their dying father. With Tim van Eyken's drama and soundscape. Show more

Eric Robson hosts the show from Myerscough College, Preston. Taking questions from an audience of horticultural students are Chris Beardshaw, Pippa Greenwood and Christine Walkden. Show more

By Ali Shaw. A young woman decides to meet the stranger who collects shards of glass. But why? Read by Louise Brealey. Show more

Obituary series. Matthew Bannister remembers actor Roger Lloyd Pack, psychologist Prof Julian B Rotter, opera singer Rae Woodland and former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon. Show more

Tim Harford discovers that health data contradict a report that says obesity is worsening. And he looks at claims about police shootings, winter storms, Benefits Street and apples. Show more

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Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team present a comic take on the week's news. Show more

It's the night of the Ambridge Wassail, and Rob tackles things head on. Show more

Arts news. Joyce Carol Oates on a half-century of writing; the enduring appeal of The Three Musketeers; Gravity's special effects; and photography by Warhol, Burroughs and Lynch. Show more

The police finally catch up with Cormick, but another discovery is made on the slopes of Aonach Hourn. Starring Mark Bonnar and Reece Shearsmith. Show more

Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Greenbank High School in Southport with Andrew Mitchell MP, Andy Burnham MP, Christine Tacon and Tony Caldeira. Show more

Adam Gopnik reflects on the attitude of the French to the sex lives of their statesmen, and gives his opinion that the price of privilege is prudence. Show more

Linda Colley examines the four nations that make up the British Isles and the complex relationships that have bound their history together and have frequently divided them. Show more

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Obama sets out plans to curb power of US intelligence agents to store phone details. Syrian opposition ponders Geneva conference options. News round-up with Philippa Thomas. Show more

Violence erupts on the streets of Notting Hill. Suzette appears - and there’s bad news. Concluded by Joel MacCormack. Show more

Comedian and actor Adil Ray chooses the Irish comedian, Dave Allen. With Matthew Parris and Graham McCann. From 2014. Show more

Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster as MPs debate a series of Private Member's Bills. Show more

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The war is over but is that an end to all of Priscilla’s dramas and privations? Read by her author nephew, Nicholas Shakespeare. Show more

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