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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Rosa Hunt. Show more

A new report from the RSPCA claims that farmed ducks should have access to enough water to stand and splash in. Anna Hill asks a large-scale duck farmer why his birds do not. Show more

John Aitchison presents the wren. Show more

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Aimen Dean, an early member of al-Qaeda who swore his oath of allegiance with Osama bin Laden, tells Peter Marshall about his eight years undercover for British intelligence. Show more

Jane Garvey on the women in Yarl's Wood, Jude Kelly and the fifth year of Women of the World Festival, surviving divorce, and the return of costume drama Poldark after 40 years. Show more

Searching for clues to Klara’s whereabouts, Burden and Lisa find an image of her at the church she attended. Stars David Caves. Show more

How can coastal communities be protected from flooding? David Shukman tours the Wash, talking to locals about their fears and hopes a year after its highest storm surge on record. Show more

Frances Fyfield is in Prague to see both the handwritten score and some early sketches of Smetana's glorious Ma Vlast, My Land, including the famous evocation of the river Moldau. Show more

Fraser finds being a union representative at Marshalls' Factory the easiest part of his life. Show more

Some pupils will miss out on going to their first choice of secondary school. Winifred Robinson asks what listeners did to ensure their child got the best place for them. Show more

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What is Debt?: Anthropologist David Graeber asks: 'What actually is a debt'? The answer is not as simple as you might think. From March 2015. Show more

It is karaoke night at the Bull, and Jazzer is in good voice. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Award-winning drama about growing up in the army. Lucy's father swears this is their last posting. Stars Hermione Norris. Show more

History magazine. Tom Holland, Dr Natalie Mears and Professor Mark Stoyle discuss politics at the court of Elizabeth I and the life and times of Civil War radical John Lilburne. Show more

The hybrid beefalo is taking over the Grand Canyon, polluting and drinking dry the water sources and trashing ancient monuments of Native Americans. So how to solve the problem? Show more

Is news bad for us? Former news editor and writer Charlie Beckett explores whether there is an unrelenting negativity in the news agenda and asks how it might be done differently. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Anita Rani, Katharine Whitehorn and Harriett Gilbert discuss F Scott Fitzgerald, Terry Pratchett and Yiyun Li. From 2015. Show more

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Ruth gets carried away with the sound effects for Lucy's serious radio drama. Stars Ruth Bratt and Lucy Trodd. From July 2014. Show more

We delve into The Archers’ archive and revisit the night the River Am burst its banks and flooded many of Ambridge’s homes. Show more

A review of Inventing Impressionism at the National Gallery, a look at anti-semitism in theatre, Sigourney Weaver on her new film Chappie and Simon Rattle's return to the UK. Show more

Searching for clues to Klara’s whereabouts, Burden and Lisa find an image of her at the church she attended. Stars David Caves. Show more

Fran Abrams reports from a secure children's home and investigates growing concern over the shortage of places for children who pose a danger to themselves or others. Show more

A listener explains why he finds some Waitrose packaging designs difficult to read, plus there is a discussion on if it is better to be born blind or to lose sight later in life. Show more

Dr Mark Porter presents recent research into saturated fats, advice on checking moles: how to spot the innocent from the sinister, and success rates for egg freezing and pregnancy. Show more

Aimen Dean, an early member of al-Qaeda who swore his oath of allegiance with Osama bin Laden, tells Peter Marshall about his eight years undercover for British intelligence. Show more

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Document commissioned after 7 men given life for rape and trafficking of 6 girls in 2013.

An elderly couple set out to find their long-lost son. With hazy memories, it may take a long time. Read by David Suchet. Show more

A rising US Marshal and a wayward oil tycoon’s son criss-cross before their 1930s cop and robber showdown. Stars Luke Norris. Show more

MPs condemn the abuse of girls in Oxfordshire, maternity failures in Cumbria and the alleged poor treatment of people at Yarl's Wood immigration centre. Susan Hulme reports. Show more

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An unexpected delight and a shattering revelation. Anna Lyndsey on her struggle with a chronic illness. Read by Hattie Morahan. Show more

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