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Spiritual reflection to start the day, with the Rev Alison Jack. Show more

Rural Coalition says the government must do better for those in the countryside. Plus the race to get Stilton in the shops for Christmas and how goat behaviour can benefit farming. Show more

Chris Packham presents the nocturnal red-necked nightjar of the Spanish countryside. Show more

Sean Curran reports from Westminster.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Zen, a distinctively East Asian form of Buddhism. Show more

Jane Garvey discusses the impact of today's Court of Appeal's judgement on Foetal Alcohol Syndrome. And how Girl Guides are tackling unhealthy body talk and promoting self-esteem. Show more

USA, late 1940s. Carol and Therese are now lovers but their pasts are catching up with them. Stars Miranda Richardson. Show more

Mai Noman returns to her native Yemen to hear from two women who have loved and lost because of a traditional practice allowing men to marry - and divorce - each other's sisters. Show more

Playwright April de Angelis looks at the rise in graphic depictions of sexual violence in contemporary feminist theatre. Show more

In a town where recruitment is in the air, Jessie is determined to do her bit for the war effort, but she cannot seem to find anything to do. Show more

Could a two-year wait to change energy company be the longest switch in history? We find out. Venice has been considering a ban on pull-along luggage. Plus supermarket price wars. Show more

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After 9/11, the United Nations demanded that all member states tighten their laws to fight terrorism. Fergal Keane asks if freedom was threatened in the rush to legislate. Show more

Elizabeth and Shula face Jill, and Helen defends her man. Show more

David Pownall imagines fireworks between WB Yeats and Sean O'Casey. A Nobel laureate visits Dublin's Abbey Theatre in 1913 and each Irish dramatist suspects the other has an agenda. Show more

Helen Mark is in the Belfast Hills to hear from the people who live and work in the landscape. Show more

Michael Palin presents the Radio 4 Appeal for Motivation, a charity working mainly in developing countries to help disabled people get mobile. Show more

Mariella Frostrup talks to Mal Peet about his latest book The Murdstone Trilogy. Show more

Kevin Macdonald on Jude Law in Black Sea, Jason Reitman on internet drama Men, Women and Children, and Ben Burtt reveals the language that the Ewoks speak in the Star Wars saga. Show more

A NASA space capsule, Orion, which could transport humans to Mars is set to make its maiden flight. How tricky is it to fly to Mars? Adam gets the latest from Cape Canaveral. Show more

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Musician Chris Difford reads his 1974 diary, charting the birth of his band Squeeze. With Rufus Hound. From December 2014. Show more

Emma gets round Will, and Lynda gets a shock. Show more

Including an interview with composer Sir Harrison Birtwistle; a review of Wong Kar-Wai's film The Grandmaster; the best boxsets to watch this Christmas; Wonder Woman biography. Show more

USA, late 1940s. Carol and Therese are now lovers but their pasts are catching up with them. Stars Miranda Richardson. Show more

Suspected suicide bomber Kabir Ahmed left the UK to fight for IS. He is the second Islamist extremist from Derby to die abroad in recent years. Simon Cox investigates. Show more

Sovereign wealth funds are huge government-run investment funds. The money often comes from commodities, like oil. Peter Day asks whether the funds are any cause for concern. Show more

A NASA space capsule, Orion, which could transport humans to Mars is set to make its maiden flight. How tricky is it to fly to Mars? Adam gets the latest from Cape Canaveral. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Zen, a distinctively East Asian form of Buddhism. Show more

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As the struggle for Florence becomes bloodier by the day, so does Esmond and Ada's work for the Resistance. Show more

Milton helps a prince find his voice and a king find his pomegranates. With Dave Lamb. From August 2011. Show more

Reporting from Westminster. Sean Curran hears MPs approve changes to stamp duty. There's a debate on sport. And fears about cuts to legal aid. Show more

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Islamaphobia both pre and post 9/11, and the fearsome consequences of terrorism on Pakistan. Read by Sanjeev Baskhar. Show more

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