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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Edwin Counsell.

Farming news with Caz Graham. A renewable energy firm takes out an injunction against fishermen off the coast of Lancashire while they carry out surveys for a new windfarm. Show more

Michaela Strachan presents the white-tailed eagle. Show more

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

Amanda Vickery explores murder, with three cases in which men fight and kill each other, all in the name of honour. Show more

Yazidi women captured by Islamic State fighters, Claudia Jones, perfect picnic food for children, White Crocodile by KT Medina, and girls and hard rock. Presented by Jenni Murray. Show more

Leonce hopes Edna’s father can stop her unconventional behaviour, but soon notorious Alcee Arobin arrives. Kate Chopin's landmark 1899 novel starring Richard Laing. Show more

As more young people leave Ireland, Gaelic football is losing its lifeblood. John Murphy reports on the struggle to keep alive the game that is at the heart of Irish identity. Show more

Allan Little returns to Sarajevo to explore the role of the arts in restoring the city's identity, 20 years after the siege, when its cultural life flourished against the odds. Show more

A boy's hat is discovered on the beach. Show more

Why people aren't putting their money on horse racing, how train travel is getting a make-over and how Labour would regulate the Big Six energy firms. With Winifred Robinson. Show more

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Shaun Ley presents national and international news.

Kathy Willis examines the importance of green landscapes, parks and gardens for our health. What’s their future role? From 2014. Show more

Loxfest has a PR disaster, and Wayne steps in to help Jolene. Show more

Charlie Brooks, Janine in EastEnders, stars in Louise Monaghan's play. Is Chloe's mum telling the truth about the absence of her dad or is she holding something back? Show more

Cheshire salt was savoured by the whole British Empire. Felicity Evans finds out how and why, and goes deep underground at Winsford to the Salt Union's massive caverns. Show more

Juliet Stevenson presents the Radio 4 Appeal for Pan Intercultural Arts, empowering vulnerable, hard-to-reach young people to change their lives using the arts. Show more

A literary ramble through the Yorkshire moors and the work they have inspired, from the Brontes to Sylvia Plath. With authors Ross Raisin, Will Atkins and Professor John Bowen. Show more

Luc Besson on the neuroscience behind Lucy, the Dardenne Brothers discuss their latest award-winning drama Two Days, One Night, and the palaeontologist who kept Jurassic Park real. Show more

Tuberculosis was not initially brought to the New World by the Conquistadors from Europe, but instead it jumped the species barrier from seals and sea lions to humans. Show more

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Susan Calman vents her strong opinions, starting with equal marriage. Recorded in February 2013 before new legislation was passed. Show more

Roy gives Elizabeth a fright, and David astonishes Ruth. Show more

Arts news. Razia Iqbal reviews Two Days, One Night, plus actor Timothy West on Sir John Barbirolli, Scottish novelist Alan Warner on his new novel, and classical Icelandic music. Show more

Leonce hopes Edna’s father can stop her unconventional behaviour, but soon notorious Alcee Arobin arrives. Kate Chopin's landmark 1899 novel starring Richard Laing. Show more

Surrogacy in the UK is based on trust rather than a legally enforceable contract between surrogate and intended parents. Catrin Nye asks if the system is sustainable.

Peter Day reports from Silicon Valley on the innovations that are promising to transform healthcare. Can the technology companies really help us live longer, healthier lives? Show more

Tuberculosis was not initially brought to the New World by the Conquistadors from Europe, but instead it jumped the species barrier from seals and sea lions to humans. Show more

Amanda Vickery explores murder, with three cases in which men fight and kill each other, all in the name of honour. Show more

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Claire blames her lack of faith for Issy's death, Jacob tells his secret and Al’s saved by three old men. Read by Emma Fielding. Show more

Sketch show written entirely by the public. With Ben Crompton, Fiona Clarke, Gavin Webster and Helen Moon. From August 2014. Show more

Fi Glover's guests discuss the experience of mental breakdown and the point at which they realised they were experiencing it. Show more

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Adam Thorpe meets a pair of enthusiastic Wiccan drummers exploring Wiltshire turf so familiar to him. Read by Philip Franks. Show more

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