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A reflection and prayer with Richard Hill.
New research on tackling bovine TB: culling badgers versus increased testing of cows. Charlotte Smith hears from Professor Matthew Evans of Queen Mary University of London. Show more
Liz Bonnin presents the sonorous trumpeter swan of North America. Show more
Reports from Westminster.
In Our Time
Bruegel's The Fight Between Carnival and Lent
46 minutes
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Bruegel's painting The Fight Between Carnival and Lent. Show more
Woman's Hour
Reese Witherspoon and Cheryl Strayed
58 minutes
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Jenni Murray presents. Reese Witherspoon and novelist Cheryl Strayed discuss Wild. Plus comedian Josie Long, Dr Laura King, new trends in online dating and US Republican women. Show more
Teenager Denise Lambert forms a relationship with a married man. Show more
Crossing Continents
Greece: The Rubber Glove Rebellion
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The protest by cleaners, laid off from tax offices and the Greek Finance Ministry, which has captured the imagination of those opposed to the country's harsh austerity programme. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Mark Hodkinson investigates what happened to the musicians who poured their hopes and savings into a DIY 7" single? From 2015. Show more
A History of Ideas
Theologian Giles Fraser on Thomas Aquinas
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If the universe exists, what caused it to be? Theologian Giles Fraser examines the brilliant medieval scholar St Thomas Aquinas's argument for God as the first cause of everything. Show more
You and Yours
Care Homes, Ex-Council Flats, Consumer Champions
45 minutes
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How councils broker care needs for people with disabilities, why some are struggling to get a mortgage deal on an ex-council flat, and a new consumer champion website. Show more
Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
The Diaries of Brett Westwood
Episode 4: Woodland
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Brett Westwood reflects on how the wildlife has changed in five different habitats of his local patch over the past 40 years. In this episode he visits the woodland. Show more
Kate is high maintenance, and David makes a decision. Show more
By Alan Harris. Crime thriller set around Cardiff's Victoria Park. Jen and Gail break out of prison and head for South Wales. But life in the Welsh capital has its challenges. Show more
Helen Mark explores the clay mining history of Dorset's picturesque Isle of Purbeck and discovers how this industry still thrives today. Show more
David Hare presents an appeal on behalf of Multiple System Atrophy Trust. Show more
Presented by Mariella Frostrup. American novelist Ben Lerner discusses his playful second novel 10:04, which tackles questions of time, identity and story writing. Show more
The Film Programme
Nick Hornby on Wild; JK Simmons and Damien Chazelle on Whiplash
28 minutes
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Nick Hornby on his adaptation of Wild, plus director Damien Chazelle discusses his award-winning drama about drumming, Whiplash. Show more
To mark International Year of Soils, Adam Rutherford and Richard Bardgett take a special look at new research into the role soils play in providing for, and regulating, our planet. Show more
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Having solved the feminist struggle, Bridget takes her activism to a whole new level, sort of. With Fred MacAulay. From 2015. Show more
Kenton is full of plans, while Lilian is horrified. Show more
News of the nominations for the 2015 Oscars, including interviews with nominees and analysis of the runners and riders. Presented by John Wilson. Show more
Teenager Denise Lambert forms a relationship with a married man. Show more
The 2014 US Senate report on the CIA and torture raises important issues for Britain. Is enough being done to investigate the possible involvement of UK intelligence agencies? Show more
Peter Day explores the future of money and asks how 'cashless' we may become. With the arrival of internet-based digital currencies, will banks still have a role to play? Show more
To mark International Year of Soils, Adam Rutherford and Richard Bardgett take a special look at new research into the role soils play in providing for, and regulating, our planet. Show more
In Our Time
Bruegel's The Fight Between Carnival and Lent
46 minutes
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Bruegel's painting The Fight Between Carnival and Lent. Show more
The World Tonight
Two suspected Islamists killed in a police raid in the Belgian town of Verviers.
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Authorities say men were on the verge of committing a major terrorist attack after returning from Syria.
In this instalment of the story of love, murder and a society dancing towards the abyss, paths cross and feelings deepen. Show more
Ringmaster Colin’s host of characters including a wannabe Hollywood screenwriter and a forgotten silver screen star. From 2015. Show more
Sean Curran reports on a row over mobile phone reception. There is a plea for people infected with contaminated blood, plus why the United States does not care for haggis. Show more
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Behind the scenes at Harvard Medical School with neurologist Dr Ropper, looking at signs versus symptoms. Read by Colin Stinton. Show more
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