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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Venerable Sheila Watson, Archdeacon of Canterbury.

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Presented by Caz Graham. Show more

John Aitchison presents the chough. Show more

Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Libby Purves meets headmaster and writer Sir Anthony Seldon, former rock critic Richard Goldstein, chocolatier Paul Wayne Gregory and singer-songwriter Kimmie Rhodes. Show more

Katie Brayben plays live; raising boys in the US after Ferguson; artist Unity Spencer; and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown on what it means to be English. Jenni Murray presents. Show more

Hanna's found a way to help out a few friends in need. The problem is her fundraising methods are extremely unorthodox and she might have to stop. Stars Laura Dos Santos. Show more

Fi Glover introduces a conversation about how working in a bar in Derry/Londonderry has changed over a generation and how the emigration of Ireland's young continues. From 2015. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Peregrine Andrews explores how a mysterious find on a Morecombe beach in 2013 turned one man’s world upside down. From 2015. Show more

Milton Jones is the man who can help anyone anywhere - whether they need it or not. So when a groom-to-be mysteriously vanishes, Milton leaps in. Show more

Justin Champion considers where our culture's beliefs about the moral power of hard work come from. The German thinker and workaholic Max Weber thought he knew: Protestantism. Show more

Why hospitals across England could face £200 million fines over the coming year, why pet food labels may not be what people hoped for, and how organic food sales are rising. Show more

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Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.

Dame Carol Black argues for a new emphasis on promoting health and wellbeing at work, with both employers and employees playing their part, for the benefit of society as a whole. Show more

Tony faces the music, and Kate is bored. Show more

4 Extra Debut. A London family discover that digging another room under their flat isn't as simple as first thought. Stars Cathy Murphy. Show more

Wondering how to make the most of your pension? Paul Lewis and guests answer your questions. Paul is joined by Nick Bamford, Michelle Cracknell and Tom McPhail. Show more

Anjana Ahuja asks if polygraphs, or lie detectors, should be used to monitor sex offenders in the UK, when it can reportedly take just five minutes to learn how to beat them. Show more

Laurie Taylor explores the way in which states use public rituals to create new citizens. Plus family ties, stories and genetics. Show more

The reporter at the heart of the 'spider memos' case, Dermot to leave The X Factor, Alastair Campbell on reporting mental health and Plaid Cymru's media policy. With Steve Hewlett. Show more

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Adventuring comedian Tim FitzHigham recreates an age-old bet to see if he can navigate central London blindfolded. From 2015. Show more

Joe faces a crisis, and Roy is mystified. Show more

Nick Cave on his new book written partly on sick bags during a US tour, and Peter Ackroyd on his Hitchcock biography, plus Emma Thompson and Bryn Terfel in Sweeney Todd. Show more

Hanna's found a way to help out a few friends in need. The problem is her fundraising methods are extremely unorthodox and she might have to stop. Stars Laura Dos Santos. Show more

Andrew Rawnsley hosts a special election edition of the programme in which top journalists debate live what three newspaper-style editorials should say about the key stories. Show more

Conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner reflects on the Passion story. Show more

With Arctic sea ice shrinking and Antarctic sea ice growing, Tom Heap asks what is happening to the climate. Show more

Libby Purves meets headmaster and writer Sir Anthony Seldon, former rock critic Richard Goldstein, chocolatier Paul Wayne Gregory and singer-songwriter Kimmie Rhodes. Show more

Miliband dismisses a warning by leaders of some of Britain's best-known companies

Arthur Gillies invites Rita and Annetta to work for him in the Primrose Hill brothel. Flashing forward, Arthur's daughter Marie makes a life-shattering discovery at the bank. Show more

Dan Antopolski, Tom Craine and Nat Luurtsema piece together their high-concept, high-paced sketch show. From February 2013. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Music teacher Nigel inherits a life-changing sum of money. Should he jack it all in? Stars Richie Webb. From September 2013. Show more

Novelist Jonathan Coe, author of What a Carve Up! and The Rotters' Club, presents his favourite pieces of writing to an audience at the Birmingham Literature Festival. Show more

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Robert Macfarlane on vivid places and the words they conjure up: to the Lake District to meet a word collector. From 2015. Show more

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