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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Janet Wootton. Show more

Seaweed farming in Scotland is one of 11 ideas to have won funding in the first phase of the government's £70 million Agritech innovation fund. Plus, moving a million eels. Show more

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Bill Oddie presents the ring ouzel. Show more

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Tom Sutcliffe discusses love and self-love with AL Kennedy, Lavinia Greenlaw, David Sedaris and Simon Blackburn. Show more

Jane Garvey talks to Sheila Jeffreys about how other countries deal with prostitution. Plus actress Michelle Collins' autobiography, and female police officers in Afghanistan. Show more

With their wedding imminent and a nascent B&B business, things should be looking up for single parents Rosie and Tom. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Peter Curran explores the story of the pioneering Enfield 8000, a 1970s electric car built on the Isle of Wight. From 2013. Show more

Now Philip's been found dead, most members of the family believe Dr Calgary and everyone is on their guard. Stars Mark Umbers. Show more

Consumer news with Winifred Robinson. Is the supermarket price war all it's cracked up to be? And how to pay for care in later life. Show more

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Friendship and self-help among the 19th-century poor. Dr Thomas Dixon's history of the evolution of friendship. From March 2014. Show more

David tries to help Ruth, and Tom's fed up with his Dad. Show more

By Melissa Murray. When a writer is discovered to have written scathing reviews of rivals' work, he asks his young assistant to take the blame - with unexpected consequences. Show more

The cream of this year's contestants compete in the 2014 final of the nationwide general knowledge quiz, with Russell Davies in the questionmaster's chair. Show more

Dan Saladino meets the brewers transforming the flavours and styles of British beer. From experiments with seaweed to uncovering lost Victorian recipes, it's a fast-moving world. Show more

Natalie Haynes takes a fresh look at the ancient world: Sophocles invents the TV detective with Oedipus. With Edith Hall. From 2014. Show more

Ernie Rea and guests discuss the role Hindu Nationalism is playing in India's elections. Show more

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In the last edition of this series, the panellists are Miles Jupp, Paul Merton, Graham Norton and relative newcomer Holly Walsh. The host is of course Nicholas Parsons. Show more

Brian's being pestered by Borchester Land, and Dan's keeping fit. Show more

Arts news, interviews and reviews with John Wilson, including a review of Noah, author Rachel Seiffert, artist Phyllida Barlow and the launch of the new Royal Opera House season. Show more

With their wedding imminent and a nascent B&B business, things should be looking up for single parents Rosie and Tom. Show more

Clearing the Air: Ten years after Ireland became the first country to ban smoking in the workplace, Denis Murray looks at the impact of smoke-free laws around Europe. Show more

Tim Whewell reports from Turkey and Lebanon on efforts to contain the spread of infectious diseases in refugee populations caused by the collapsing healthcare system in Syria. Show more

The effects of climate change are creating new business opportunities around the world. Justin Rowlatt meets people who may profit from adapting to the world's changing climate. Show more

Tom Sutcliffe discusses love and self-love with AL Kennedy, Lavinia Greenlaw, David Sedaris and Simon Blackburn. Show more

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George Osborne says he'll aim for full employment; French PM resigns after poor election results; and should we adapt to climate change instead of trying to stop it? Show more

With Brighton braced for an imminent invasion on its beaches, Geoffrey comes home with some shattering news. Show more

Josie Long feels the fear, as she presents a sequence of frightening mini-documentaries. Show more

Sean Curran reports from Westminster.

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Family fortunes had dwindled into a genteel memory of former wealth, by the time the young Carey was born in pre-war south London. Show more

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