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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson. Show more

A transatlantic trade deal is threatened by disagreements over food and farming. And when it comes to livestock breeding, is Britain still the stockyard of the world? Show more

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David Attenborough presents the nightingale. Show more

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Anne McElvoy discusses alien species with scientists Ken Thompson, Monique Simmonds and Victoria Herridge and farmer John Lewis-Stempel. Show more

With the wedding season underway, we eavesdrop on two brides-to-be searching for the right dress as they go shopping with their mums. Presented by Jane Garvey. Show more

Sales assistant Sapna Sinha is offered a chance to change her life. All she has to do is pass seven tests. From novel The Accidental Apprentice. Stars Rasika Dugal. Show more

A train from Edinburgh Waverley on Monday morning, a flight back from London City on Friday. Alan Cochrane meets the Willies, who work in London and live in Edinburgh. Show more

Adam and Rudy fill the gap left by Richie at University with salsa evening classes. Stars Lenny Henry From January 2011. Show more

Consumer news with Shari Vahl, including house prices, rural post offices and how to find Britain's hidden beaches - and will they be clean when you get there? Show more

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Martha Kearney presents national and international news.

Martin Sixsmith explores criminal responsibility, witness suggestibility and the role of neuroscience in ensuring a fair trial. From May 2014. Show more

Challenging times at Bridge Farm, and Rob speaks his mind. Show more

Lyrical drama by Rachel Connor, set in a Benedictine convent. A new arrival forces Sister Agatha to confront the meaning of faith and the hidden truth of her soul. Show more

Tom Sutcliffe chairs the cultural quiz. Marcel Berlins and Fred Housego of the South of England compete against Polly Devlin and Brian Feeney of Northern Ireland. Show more

Reports from the food world. Sheila Dillon discusses the potential problems with farming fish, and meets the people finding sustainable solutions. Show more

Godzilla was a response to atomic war. Japanese artists react to the Fukushima nuclear disaster after 2011’s tsunami. From 2013. Show more

Ernie Rea and guests discuss the heady mix of football and religion in Brazil. Show more

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Just how hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation? Paul Merton, Jenny Eclair, Julian Clary and Vanessa Feltz find out. Show more

Peggy sides with Rob, and Brian's losing patience. Show more

Edmund de Waal in his studio; James Bartlett on winning Young Musician of the Year; The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble perform in the studio; writing for the teenage voice. Show more

Sales assistant Sapna Sinha is offered a chance to change her life. All she has to do is pass seven tests. From novel The Accidental Apprentice. Stars Rasika Dugal. Show more

Misha Glenny explores the life of Getulio Vargas, moderniser, dictator, and finally democratically elected president - and the man who changed Brazil. Show more

Simon Cox investigates a notorious miscarriage of justice in Iceland, which many see as a stain on the country's justice system. Show more

Adam Rutherford asks what, in the future, the genetics of intelligence could mean for educational policy. Are we right to fear streaming at birth? Show more

Anne McElvoy discusses alien species with scientists Ken Thompson, Monique Simmonds and Victoria Herridge and farmer John Lewis-Stempel. Show more

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Abu Hamza found guilty in US court on terror charges. South Sudan could face one of its worst famines. Bolivian president launches new career in football. With Ritula Shah. Show more

There is interest in Luke's play Paper Pieces, but his only interest is Nina. Show more

Marking the 100th anniversary today of a famous outside broadcast, when a nightingale joined cellist Beatrice Harrison, folk singer Sam Lee sings with nightingales, and a cello. Show more

Benet Brandreth argues that our current political discourse is bankrupt, so he proposes a novel solution: a legislature by lot. Show more

The pioneer generation arriving from the Indian subcontinent in the 1950s, many with no more than £3, tell stories of their first impressions of Britain to Kavita Puri. Show more

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Anjan Sundaram's recalls his first impressions of Kinshasa and an encounter with a group of orphaned children. Show more

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