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Prayer and reflection with the Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh. Show more

Farming news with Felicity Evans. Today is Self-Sufficiency Day, the date we would run out of food if we didn't import it. Does it matter whether the UK is self-sufficient or not? Show more

Michaela Strachan presents the honey buzzard. Show more

Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.

Should patients with severe lung disease be given home oxygen if they continue to smoke? Joan Bakewell and guests discuss this ethical issue. Show more

England v India: Commentary on the first day of the fourth Test, from Old Trafford, with Jonathan Agnew, Alison Mitchell, Geoff Boycott, Michael Vaughan and Sunil Gavaskar. Show more

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England v India: Commentary on the first day of the fourth Test, from Old Trafford, with Jonathan Agnew, Alison Mitchell, Geoff Boycott, Michael Vaughan and Sunil Gavaskar. Show more

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Elizabeth tackles Freddie, while Emma comforts Ed. Show more

Damian Barr talks to actor Guy Pearce about his new film The Rover. Plus Joseph O'Neill on his novel The Dog, longlisted for this year's Man Booker Prize. Show more

Elizabeth starts practising writing her journal, but Sam disapproves of her writing things down before they happen. Stars Kris Marshall and Katherine Jakeways. Show more

As the inquiry begins into the poisoning of the ex-Russian security officer Alexander Litvinenko in 2006 in London, Peter Marshall reports on the bizarre mysteries it must answer. Show more

Peter Day reports on how the influence of UK motor-racing engineering is now reaching out into other businesses and our everyday lives, inspired by the drama of the pit-stop. Show more

Prof Alice Roberts investigates the news in science and science in the news, including a jumble of bones found in Venezuela that belong to a group of very early dinosaurs. Show more

Will Gompertz meets Sonia Friedman, the prolific West End and Broadway producer, whose shows this year alone have scooped 14 Olivier awards. Show more

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Islamists seize new ground in Iraq, Russian EU food ban and a special report on Nigeria's economy. In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective with David Eades. Show more

Jean is happy of course, but Pierre burns with rage. So a confrontation is due. Show more

David Baddiel hosts, as David Mitchell, Josh Widdicombe, Roisin Conaty and Joe Lycett go against their natural instincts and try not to be funny. Show more

Actor Simon Callow presents his favourite readings, with the help of reader Patricia Hodge. His life in books ranges through Tynan and Isherwood to Dickens, Nashe and Shakespeare. Show more

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Picasso and Fernande are off to Spain. Ochre houses, white roads and azure skies are very different to the hues of Montmartre, and open the mind to some fantastic possibilities. Show more

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