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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Richard Littledale. Show more
Farming and countryside news, with Charlotte Smith. What impact will climate change have on our crops over the next 100 years? And lambing, one year on from the Spring snow. Show more
Bill Oddie presents the black redstart. Show more
Rachel Byrne reports from Westminster on clashes in the Commons over an investigation into energy prices, and peers are worried about the reputation of the police. Show more
Kirsty Young talks to nurse and humanitarian Dame Claire Bertschinger. Show more
Woman's Hour
Lesbian wives; Deborah Ellis; Female characters in drama; Helen Fielding
58 minutes
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Jenni Murray presents the female perspective on the world, discussing lesbian wives, author and activist Deborah Ellis, female characters in drama, and author Helen Fielding. Show more
Lavinia Greenlaw - Five Fever Tales
5. Emergency Prescriptions Kept Up One's Sleeve
15 minutes
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Five dramas about Malaria, and scientific attempts to defeat the deadly disease: the best old ideas. Stars Siobhan Redmond. Show more
Philip Dodd boards a Chinese tour-bus of Britain, with some of the 30 million tourists now travelling the world. From 2013. Show more
After being dumped, has Sir Lucien finally found love again with a French serial divorcee? Stars Geoffrey Whitehead. From 2014. Show more
You and Yours
Pensions, Panels and Ed Reardon's Sandal
55 minutes
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Problems with solar panel installations when trying to buy or sell homes. And Peter White and Ed Reardon (played by Christopher Douglas) go on a mission to repair Ed's left sandal. Show more
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The search for flight MH370 switches nearly 600 miles after new calculations are made. And a vet tells Shaun Ley how easily TB can spread from animals to humans. Show more
Five Hundred Years of Friendship
When William Met Mary
15 minutes
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The 18th-century origins of a famous question about men, women and friendship. Dr Thomas Dixon continues his history. From March 2014. Show more
Fallon sees red, and Kenton feels a long way from home. Show more
Hamlet returns unexpectedly to Elsinore, where Claudius and Laertes have laid plans to murder him. Stars Jamie Parker. Show more
Five Writers in Search of Their Character
Episode 3: Lee Hall
4 minutes
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Lee Hall is an English playwright and screenwriter, best known for the 2000 film Billy Elliot. He talks about why Billy Elliot is his favourite character. Show more
Eric Robson chairs an edition from Nottinghamshire. Chris Beardshaw, Matt Biggs and Pippa Greenwood answer a range of questions from an audience of local gardeners. Show more
By Martin Meenan. Missing jigsaw pieces bring three generations of a family together. Read by Ciaran McMenamin. From March 2014. Show more
Last Word
Mickey Duff, John Tyson, Jill Sinclair, Adolfo Suarez, Oswald Morris
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister recalls boxing promoter Mickey Duff, explorer John Tyson, ZTT records boss Jill Sinclair, Spanish prime minister Adolfo Suarez and cinematographer Oswald Morris. Show more
Evan Davis gives Iain Duncan Smith what for, but listeners wonder what for? 5Live's Peter Allen on the station's 20th birthday. And Radio 3 crosses the river to meet the audience. Show more
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Satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig, with regular panellist Jeremy Hardy and guest panellists including Susan Calman, Phill Jupitus and Lucy Porter. Show more
Fallon is proving popular, and Jill attends to the bees. Show more
Front Row
Ricky Wilson; Muppets Most Wanted; Sebastian Barry; Cush Jumbo
30 minutes
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Ricky Wilson on his new album and The Voice; the new Muppets movie reviewed; Sebastian Barry on his latest novel set in 20th-century Ireland; Cush Jumbo on playing Mark Antony. Show more
Lavinia Greenlaw - Five Fever Tales
5. Emergency Prescriptions Kept Up One's Sleeve
15 minutes
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Five dramas about Malaria, and scientific attempts to defeat the deadly disease: the best old ideas. Stars Siobhan Redmond. Show more
Any Questions?
Lord Hennessy, Emily Thornberry MP, Camilla Cavendish, Francis Maude MP
48 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Sedgeford in Norfolk, with Francis Maude MP, Camilla Cavendish, Emily Thornberry MP and Lord Hennessy. Show more
A weekly reflection on a topical issue. Sarah Dunant reflects on fame and the cult of celebrity, following the recent Oscar success of the documentary 20 Feet From Stardom. Show more
The changing meaning of friendship over the centuries: the omnibus edition of Dr Thomas Dixon's timely history. Show more
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Obama urges Russia to 'move back troops' from Ukraine border, and Turks go to the polls after government blocks access to YouTube and Twitter. Presented by Philippa Thomas. Show more
Secrets are revealed in a touching love story is about the power of books. Read by Madeleine Potter and Hari Dhillon. Show more
Annie Mac, Kathy Lette and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by John Green, WM Thackeray and Penelope Fitzgerald. From 2014. Show more
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster as peers welcome plans to change the House of Lords as 'sensible and necessary' and agree the proposals are a 'first step' to future reforms. Show more
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After 30 years of friendship, Nicholas Elliott finally confronts Philby, and the truth is revealed. Read by Simon Russell Beale. Show more
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