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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Rabbi YY Rubinstein. Show more

The NFU says legal action cannot be ruled out after flooding continues to effect farmers on the Somerset Levels. And a 7,000-year-old skeleton tells us more about ancient farming. Show more

Chris Packham presents the blue tit. Show more

All the news from Westminster, where ministers indicate that the UK could agree to take in some Syrian refugees, and peers clash over recent job figures. With Sean Curran. Show more

Jonathan Freedland presents and his team go on location to investigate the Big Flood of 1953, the worst natural disaster to affect Britain in the 20th century. Show more

Anita Anand discovers what drives people to pursue certain careers. In this episode, she talks to solicitor Mathew Waddington, who specialises in children's law. Show more

Irma Kurtz, Cosmo agony aunt on 'My Life in Agony'; young women and anxiety; men and flexible working; bringing up birth and adopted children in the same family; child marriage. Show more

In a break from painting the Trial, Dame Laura explores the city of Nuremberg in the aftermath of war. Stars Diana Quick. Show more

The earth is mostly covered by seawater, yet most of the world's oceans are ungoverned. Monty Don asks who is responsible for the life in the sea. Show more

Music journalists and pop fans Jude Rogers and Ruth Barnes look at the empowering flipside of pop fandom. Show more

According to the Office for National Statistics the trend for marriage is steadily declining. Consumer phone-in with Winifred Robinson. Show more

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Bettany Hughes considers changing ideas of comedy by listening to a rat laughing and by giggling at schoolboy jokes from Ancient Mesopotamia. From January 2014. Show more

Kirsty has a favour to ask, and Susan is making excuses. Show more

By Deirdre Kinahan. When the body of a young woman is found outside Maeve's Dublin home, she begins her own investigation, driven by a desire she does not yet understand. Show more

Helen Castor is joined by guests to discuss the latest historical research from across the UK, including how Welsh might originally have been Spanish. Show more

Psychological experiments show that we value fairness, but what we consider fair depends on our own feelings of self-worth and, above all, the society in which we live. Show more

It is a word that can start a war, incarcerate the innocent and bring a city to a standstill. Michael Rosen charts the changing meaning and power of the word 'terrorist'. Show more

DJ Sara Cox chooses Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes, 1990s hip hop artist and rapper with the group TLC. With Matthew Parris. From 2014. Show more

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Comedian and actor Adam Buxton in the talk tag show, where the guest is next week's interviewer. From January 2014. Show more

There is a late-night phone call at Brookfield. Meanwhile Susan has some last-minute worries. Show more

Arts news, including Juliet Stevenson in Beckett's Happy Days, documentary The Armstrong Lie reviewed, American writer Willy Vlautin, and poets in residence in zoos. Show more

In a break from painting the Trial, Dame Laura explores the city of Nuremberg in the aftermath of war. Stars Diana Quick. Show more

Gerry Northam investigates the extent of food fraud across the UK and reports from Brussels on whether the EU has learned enough lessons from the horsemeat scandal. Show more

Advice on dealing with inaccessible forms - Graham Page talks about his experience trying to obtain accessible information from the DWP. Plus news of a new tactile watch. Show more

Dr Mark Porter investigates e-cigarette advertising, the GP-patient relationship, and if MRI screening can revolutionise the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. Show more

Jonathan Freedland presents and his team go on location to investigate the Big Flood of 1953, the worst natural disaster to affect Britain in the 20th century. Show more

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Ukraine PM and government resign; strongest economic growth figures since 2007; President Obama prepares his State of the Union address; and the play one council tried to ban. Show more

A poignant glimpse into Miriam and Tommy's personal experience of revolution. Show more

Shappi Khorsandi takes a wry comedic look at politics. She's joined by Ian Stone and John O'Farrell, and there's music from Duncan Oakley. Show more

Sean Curran hears Ed Balls and George Osborne respond to improving growth figures. And MPs report back on a visit to Iran. Show more

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Germaine Greer tells of her quest to find a piece of her native Australia to heal: a Gold Coast dairy farm. From January 2014. Show more

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