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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Claire Campbell Smith. Show more

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Harvest 2014 begins across the country and illegal fishing is still a problem in UK waterways. Presented by Anna Hill. Show more

Steve Backshall presents the whinchat. Show more

All the news from Westminster, where the home secretary stands by her decision to appoint Lady Butler-Sloss to head up the inquiry into historical child abuse. With Sean Curran. Show more

Dr Jeremy Farrar talks about his experiences on the frontline with avian flu in Vietnam, and his priorities as the new director of the Wellcome Trust medical research charity. Show more

Sarah Montague, presenter of the Today programme on Radio 4, talks to Cassie on how she coped when her sister was charged with manslaughter and imprisoned. Show more

Primary school leavers, Women Bishops, Yasmina Reza, Joan Bakewell, Proms with Erin Wall, and Catherine Wyn Rogers. Jane Garvey presents. Show more

While The Queen is visiting San Francisco, Mary Ann meets Simon, a British officer who has left the Royal Yacht Britannia. Stars Laurel Lefkow. From July 2014. Show more

Monty Don discovers whether the urban jungle can be better than some rural areas for bees and birds. Show more

Rumour has it something is happening to karaoke in Portland, Oregon. Katie Puckrik goes on a karaoke crawl to find out if it really has been elevated to a new art form. Show more

Consumer phone-in. Should you be paying for some NHS services, and what would you pay for? Show more

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Education secretary Gove moved to chief whip - Nicky Morgan takes over his job, Liz Truss also promoted to Cabinet. Presented by Martha Kearney. Show more

Venturing into the garden pond. Brett Westwood and Phil Gates's investigation into common garden wildlife continues. From July 2013. Show more

Jill has some news, and Elizabeth is worried about Freddie. Show more

By Hannah Vincent. A woman is trapped in both a mental and physical limbo, unable to grieve for her dead daughter because she has no memory of having lost her. Show more

Tom Holland takes the chair for Radio 4's popular history programme, which today considers the rise and fall of Britain's empire. Show more

The power of repetition. Psychologists say that repetition does something powerful to our appreciation of everything we hear - be it music, comedy or a political speech. Show more

Chris Ledgard investigates three situations where using the right words is crucial: delivering a cancer diagnosis, reporting under an embargo and during peace negotiations. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Harriett Gilbert, Julian Rhind-Tutt and Steve Oram on books by Annie Proulx, John Steinbeck and Martin Amis. From 2014. Show more

Jean Jaures calls for an international general strike in the event of war. Show more

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Stephen K Amos is joined by Mae Martin, Travis Jay and Dan Antopolski to present a guide to coming of age. From 2014. Show more

Ian's not happy. Meanwhile, Ruth is trying to look ahead. Show more

Nigel Havers and director Lucy Bailey discuss their new production of The Importance of Being Earnest; Caine Prize winner Okwiri Oduor; Malevich at Tate Modern; Michael Rosen. Show more

While The Queen is visiting San Francisco, Mary Ann meets Simon, a British officer who has left the Royal Yacht Britannia. Stars Laurel Lefkow. From July 2014. Show more

A child with cancer - every parent's nightmare: Are red tape and commercial considerations standing in the way of new drugs which could mean the difference between life and death? Show more

Ofcom calls for input on whether TV providers should offer speaking electronic programme guides, a blind football coach; dealing with the bereavement of a loved one and feedback. Show more

Switzerland looks set to halt routine breast screening, yet in the UK a review of the same evidence came to the opposite conclusion. Mark Porter discusses the harms and benefits. Show more

Dr Jeremy Farrar talks about his experiences on the frontline with avian flu in Vietnam, and his priorities as the new director of the Wellcome Trust medical research charity. Show more

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After some gentle bullying by Parvaneh, Ove agrees to teach her to drive. Show more

Robin Ince and Brian Cox are joined on stage by comedian Ross Noble and evolutionary psychologists Keith Jensen and Katie Slocombe to discuss if humans are uniquely unique. Show more

Legislation to allow police and security services to continue to monitor phone and internet data goes through the Commons in one day. Sean Curran reports from Westminster. Show more

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Late for the start of the season, a fishing vessel heads to the fishing grounds in the Southern Ocean. Read by Sam Troughton. Show more

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