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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, presented by the Rev Bob Fyffe of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. Show more

As details of a 10m pound fund to help farmers affected by flooding are announced at the NFU conference, Anna Hill asks if protecting farmland will remain a long-term priority. Show more

John Aitchison presents the white-fronted goose. Show more

Joanna Shinn reports from Westminster.

Libby Purves meets educationalist Sacha Corcoran, film fans Austin and Howard Mutti-Mewse, writer Gideon Lewis-Kraus and auctioneer David Probert. Show more

The launch of the 2014 Power List. Cook, blogger and campaigner against food poverty, Jack Monroe, cooks the perfect falafel. Jenni Murray presents the female perspective. Show more

At Jane's invitation, Anne goes with her new employer to Bath where more revelations await. Stars Elaine Cassidy and Ruth Gemmell. Show more

Edward Stourton retraces the route of Mao's Long March, to mark its 80th anniversary. Show more

Kate, Peter's ex-wife who has moved in, suggests a trip to the zoo. Or will it be a hair-raising adventure? Show more

Consumer news. Winifred Robinson investigates whether phone companies could be doing more to protect their vulnerable customers against fraud. Show more

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Award-winning poet and broadcaster Daljit Nagra takes stories from the Ramayana into his community and asks whether Sita is a role model for women today. Show more

Alan faces a challenge, and Rob loses his rag. Show more

By award-winning writer Tom Wells. The heroic journey of Withernsea lad Jamie 'Jonesy' Jones, from chronic asthma sufferer to graduate in GCSE PE. Show more

Considering power of attorney? Lesley Curwen and guests answer listeners' questions. Show more

Dr Mark Porter investigates the risks for men taking selenium supplements, the dangers of the lung disease which makes your chest sound like Velcro, and constipation in children. Show more

Webcam: Laurie Taylor explores how this media technology is changing human life. Also, how useful is it to view social inequalities via a 'generational' lens? Show more

Tony Hall says the BBC needs to make efficiences, but how? David Cohen on winning this year's Paul Foot award and Lord Hunt, chair of the PCC, on developments in press reform. Show more

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Milton Jones will help anyone, anywhere and so steps in, carefully, to protect a tiny dormouse. From February 2014. Show more

Jill makes herself at home. Meanwhile Rob makes an urgent call. Show more

Peter Gabriel on film Back to Front; Paco Peña on flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia; Helen Oyeyemi on her new novel; how artists depicted the Great War; Mark Thomas on Bill Hicks. Show more

At Jane's invitation, Anne goes with her new employer to Bath where more revelations await. Stars Elaine Cassidy and Ruth Gemmell. Show more

Given the current examples of how nationalism can sometimes seem to be a force for good and sometimes a force for very great evil, what are the moral underpinnings of nationalism? Show more

Sharon Kinsella explores the Japanese 'cult of girls'. Show more

Many of us are trying to lead a greener life, but how many of us will continue the trend... into death? Tom Heap investigates the 'greenest way to go'. Show more

Libby Purves meets educationalist Sacha Corcoran, film fans Austin and Howard Mutti-Mewse, writer Gideon Lewis-Kraus and auctioneer David Probert. Show more

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Northern Ireland's first minister threatens to quit over secret letters; Ukraine opposition announces a new cabinet. In-depth reporting and analysis with David Eades. Show more

Struggling to make conversation with his fellow guests, a disagreement with Irish nationalist Miss Ivors forces Gabriel to consider his own place in the country of his birth. Show more

Aspiring playwright Billy Shakespeare ponders how his new play will be received in a 16th century with wifi. From February 2014. Show more

The funny, sad and bewildering interactions of a community psychiatric nurse's rounds. Starring Esther Coles. From February 2014. Show more

Susan Hulme and the BBC parliamentary team report, as David Cameron says 'a dreadful mistake' led to the collapse of the trial of a man accused of the 1982 Hyde Park bombing. Show more

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Solomon is sold to a new master in lieu of a debt. Powerful memoir that inspired Steve McQueen's Oscar-nominated film. Read by Rhashan Stone.
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