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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Richard Frazer, minister of Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh. Show more

Farmers in a remote Northumbrian valley are campaigning to be connected to mains electricity. And erosion and compaction are just some of the problems facing soil on UK farms. Show more

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Chris Packham presents the mandarin duck. Show more

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Tom Sutcliffe explores how far 'we are our brains' with neuroscientist Dick Swaab, philosopher Julian Baggini, theatre director Natalie Abrahami and writer Helen Dunmore. Show more

Emilia Fox and Emma Fielding talk about a new play about feminism. And we hear how men feel about their body image and how it affects their self-esteem. Presented by Jane Garvey. Show more

4 Extra Debut. A priest receives a list of the departed to pray for, to find they are people he knows are alive – for now. Stars Nicola Walker. Show more

Following on from Radio 4's successful One Day in Summer, we reveal a slice of Britain on the shortest day of the year. Show more

It's Jan's birthday and she's determined to do something unexpected. Stars Sheila Hancock and Kevin Eldon. From January 2014. Show more

Consumer news with Winifred Robinson. A call for the government to halt its £11 billion smart meter roll-out now, and the difference fracking has made to house prices in the US. Show more

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Linda Colley explores Britain's relationship with America from the 1600s onwards. Show more

Peggy makes an announcement, and Emma is feeling aggrieved. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Yvonne has lost her job and with it her patience for her husband's obsession with bird watching. Stars Anne Reid and Paula Wilcox. Show more

Russell Davies asks the questions in the seventh heat of the nationwide general knowledge quiz.

Sheila Dillon hears the latest on the role of food in the future of the British pub, from traditional Asian curries to the influence of Michelin-starred chefs. Show more

Photographer David Bailey tells Tim Marlow about collaborations and travelling the world to shoot portraits. From 2014. Show more

Ernie Rea and guests talk about the enduring place of the Biblical character Eve in Western culture. Show more

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David Mitchell obliges Lloyd Langford, Lucy Porter, Tom Wrigglesworth and Fred MacAulay to talk with deliberate inaccuracy about women, Japan, owls and potatoes. From January 2014. Show more

Tony analyses the situation. Meanwhile Jill asserts her independence. Show more

Mark Lawson with Kate Atkinson, winner of the novel category in the Costa Book Awards; Hugh Dennis and Tyger Drew-Honey on Outnumbered; and a review of August Osage County. Show more

4 Extra Debut. A priest receives a list of the departed to pray for, to find they are people he knows are alive – for now. Stars Nicola Walker. Show more

Owen Bennett Jones reports on the ways in which outside interests try to gain access to Westminster's corridors of power without anyone breaking the rules. Show more

Natalia Antelava profiles Gulnara Karimova, the socialite, pop star and philanthropist daughter of Uzbekistan's dictatorial president. Show more

Can local initiatives develop into wider protection for a species? Monty Don explores this question through a local scheme to protect the Napoleon wrasse in Palau. Show more

Tom Sutcliffe explores how far 'we are our brains' with neuroscientist Dick Swaab, philosopher Julian Baggini, theatre director Natalie Abrahami and writer Helen Dunmore. Show more

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Syria peace conference - will Iran attend? The latest on the Lord Rennard allegations, more protests on the streets of Ukraine, and China's one-child policy. With Ritula Shah. Show more

By Jonathan Lethem. A fragmented and compelling story of modern America from the perspective of those who lost out. At its heart is the fierce, campaigning radical Rose Zimmer. Show more

Michael Rosen and guests 'drill down' into the subject of office jargon. With columnist Steven Poole, broadcaster Simon Fanshawe and consultant Julia Chanteray. Show more

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4 Extra Debut. Matthew Hart charts the story of a human obsession: a trip down the deepest mine on earth in search of gold. From January 2014. Show more

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