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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Clair Jaquiss. Show more

A halal abattoir is under investigation by the Food Standards Agency. MPs publish their verdict on rural superfast broadband rollout. Presented by Anna Hill. Show more

Michael Palin presents the iconic bald eagle from Alaska. Show more

All the news from Westminster where MPs clash over the treatment of children with mental illness and peers seek to revive the 'snooper's charter'. With Susan Hulme. Show more

Robert Peston investigates the alarming rise in financial inequality since the 1980s and what can be done about it. Show more

Charlotte Smith talks to Gill Hollis, a fellow sufferer of a rare lung disease known as LAM. They discuss the use of self-help groups for those with chronic health conditions. Show more

Joan Armatrading reveals the inspiration for her music, how Carl Djerassi's pill changed women's lives and actor Linda Robson on how comedy can be used to tackle difficult topics. Show more

The sun sets leaving the camp in darkness for three months - Jen has found something half buried in the ice. Stars Steven Cree. Show more

Science comes head-to-head with sport as evidence grows about the vulnerability of our brains to the blows, knocks and shocks of our favourite games. Claudia Hammond investigates. Show more

Marc Riley explores the BBC spoken word music archive: linked by rivalry - Frank Zappa in 1984 and Lou Reed in 1992. From 2015. Show more

Kitty discovers that the further she travels, the less she understands. Show more

More than half of all secondary schools in England are now academies, but what difference has it made? Has becoming an academy improved the schools of callers' children?

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Miles Warde talks to Dylan Martinez of Reuters about the drama of the 2014 football World Cup final and how he got the shot of the winning goal. Show more

Mike has news for Ed, and Jennifer is incredulous. Show more

Two teachers at an international school in Manila kidnap a child. It is a simple get-rich-quick plan that turns out not to be quite as straightforward as they had hoped. Show more

Jenny Uglow and Andrew Roberts join Tom Holland in the studio to explore the rise and fall of the emperor Napoleon and our fascination with the monarchy. Show more

Michael Blastland and the Zoo team look ahead to the general election. How do we change our minds? What does it take for us to jump allegiance? Show more

How much of today's law can really be found in Magna Carta, and to what extent are the freedoms enshrined in the document now under threat? Presented by Joshua Rozenberg. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Maureen Lipman, Frankie Boyle and Harriett Gilbert on books by Michael Blakemore, Barbara Trapido and Joseph Heller. From 2015. Show more

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Marcus Brigstocke gets athlete Dame Kelly Holmes to eat a deep fried Mars bar - but a chocolate covered scorpion..? From 2015. Show more

There is a showdown on the dance floor, and Rob gets annoyed. Show more

Samira Ahmed with Diane Roberts on Harper Lee's new novel, William Nicholson on his latest book, Australian film The Turning reviewed, artist Marlene Dumas on her show at the Tate. Show more

The sun sets leaving the camp in darkness for three months - Jen has found something half buried in the ice. Stars Steven Cree. Show more

Is the middle class in decline? David Boyle explores the split between a rich elite and those said to be clinging on to a deteriorating lifestyle with falling expectations. Show more

A look at the alternative ways of paying without handing over your card and pin. Jane Miller tells of losing her sight suddenly and coping with two children under the age of four. Show more

Diagnosing cancer - why does the UK still lag behind much of Europe and what can be done about it? Plus personalised medicine based on your genes and do headphones damage hearing? Show more

Robert Peston investigates the alarming rise in financial inequality since the 1980s and what can be done about it. Show more

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Commons approves IVF technique that allows creation of babies using DNA from 3 people.

As Anne's memory starts to fragment at home in Scotland, her grandson Luke toils with his platoon in Afghanistan. Show more

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Jo Brand, planetary scientist Monica Grady and Nasa scientist Carolyn Porco to discuss the latest explorations of our solar system. Show more

MPs debate the creation of babies from three people. Susan Hulme reports from Westminster. Show more

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Harvard, Paris and beyond. Robert Crawford's biography of poet TS Eliot. Read by Tom Mannion and David Acton. Show more

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