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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shaunaka Rishi, director of the Oxford Centre of Hindu Studies. Show more

Anna Hill has the latest on milk prices, she finds out about the use of manure as a new bedding for cattle and the attempts by woodland owners to deal with grey squirrels. Show more

Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the world's most numerous bird: red-billed quelea. Show more

All the news from Westminster where MPs question the head of the inquiry into historical sex abuse and consider plans to give voters the power to sack them. With Susan Hulme. Show more

Libby Purves talks to motorcycle racer Guy Martin, former NHS consultant Dr David Drew, writer Sofka Zinovieff and theatre director Mark Bell. Show more

Kim Phuc archive interview. Consultant Richard Smith on the prospects for womb transplants in the UK. India Knight with advice for those in their prime: Older, Wiser, Happier. Show more

Queenie writes about falling in love with Harold 24 years ago and the day she met his son. Stars Monty d’Iverno. Show more

Fi Glover presents a conversation asking when it is right to tell somebody else's secret. A mother and son have different ideas about whether she should have revealed his sexuality. Show more

Santanu Das reports from Flanders and Delhi on the First World War experiences of Indian soldiers on the Western Front. From 2014. Show more

Tempers rise over the village fete, and Lucy discovers that Kat's guitar irritates aliens. Stars Peter Davison. From 2014. Show more

In his dissection of the popular culture of our era, Peter Conrad turns his attention to celebrity pets. Show more

Half of GP's earn six figure salaries; what do they do for their money? And why are comparison sites promoting duel fuel deals when buying gas and electricty separately is cheaper? Show more

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Aleks Krotoski looks back to June 1967, when 400 million people across the globe watched a groundbreaking TV show, Our World, the first programme linking countries by satellite. Show more

Will has got an offer for Ed, and Eddie reveals his Christmas plans. Show more

By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. When artist Karin gives an interview about her new exhibition, she reveals the true story behind an iconic photo of herself and a 70s rock star. Show more

Paul Lewis and guests ask listeners if they are happy with the home they rent or let out. What rights do landlords and tenants have? Show more

Dr Mark Porter explores patient safety in private hospitals, kits to self-monitor warfarin, high doses of oxygen to accelerate healing, and sick day rules to reduce kidney damage. Show more

Laurie Taylor explores the lives of the producers of some of the most expensive tea in the world. Also, a report on a junk food black market in some secondary schools. Show more

David Liddiment and Alison Hastings leave the BBC Trust, women in news and current affairs, and why Ipso is pursuing a complaint against the Mirror despite it being withdrawn. Show more

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Damien is banned from the kitchen so Anthony can cook up a romantic Valentine's Day meal. Stars Miles Jupp. From January 2013. Show more

Joe gives Carol a tour of the cider shed and learns some news. Show more

Michael Sheen on Under Milk Wood in New York, new Egon Schiele exhibition The Radical Nude reviewed, Daniel Kehlmann on his novel F, and classic hip-hop album Illmatic 20 years on. Show more

Neil MacGregor focuses on how 18th-century German chemists discovered the secrets of Chinese porcelain, known then as 'white gold' - translucent, fine-glazed and much-coveted. Show more

Should the convicted rapist Ched Evans be allowed to return to playing football? Combative, provocative and engaging debate. Show more

Robyn Scott tells the remarkable story of her work with murderers in South Africa's most notorious jail and argues that accepting more risk will improve public services. Show more

Tom Heap meets Darren Reynolds, a health and environment professor, who has developed a mini treatment plant that can turn dirty water into clean drinkable water. Show more

Libby Purves talks to motorcycle racer Guy Martin, former NHS consultant Dr David Drew, writer Sofka Zinovieff and theatre director Mark Bell. Show more

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When her son's education comes under threat, Nora realises the power of a widow's curse. Show more

Nigel agrees to join an unusual Simon and Garfunkel tribute act. Stars Richie Webb and Vicki Pepperdine. From May 2012. Show more

Junior Wizard Rincewind orders an egg and cress sandwich at the Beginning of Time. Discworld adventure starring Mark Heap. Show more

Susan Hulme and the BBC's parliamentary team report as David Cameron blames human rights laws for the failure to deport more foreign criminals, and there is a clash over the NHS. Show more

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Neil MacGregor focuses on how 18th-century German chemists discovered the secrets of Chinese porcelain, known then as 'white gold' - translucent, fine-glazed and much-coveted. Show more

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