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Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Rev Dr Ian Bradley of the University of St Andrews. Show more

Farming and countryside news with Charlotte Smith. Bad news for dairy farmers, with another drop in the value of dairy commodities on one of the international trading platforms. Show more

Series of stories about British birds, inspired by their calls and songs. Kate Humble presents the meadow pipit. Show more

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

Software pioneer Dame Stephanie Shirley talks to Jim Al-Khalili about selling computer programmes to companies who had no idea what they were. Show more

Christina Lamb, foreign correspondent with the Sunday Times, speaks to Lady Khadija, daughter of the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, who grew up unaware of her father's brutal legacy. Show more

Rebecca Ferguson sings Billie Holiday; author Renee Knight and her new novel Disclaimer; challenging sexism at university; and how long should you mourn the end of a relationship? Show more

Caterina follows a lead that may help her find Antonella. Her trusted advisor, Salvatore, makes a shocking discovery about her son Nino's murderer. Show more

Howard Stableford investigates whether advances in 3D printing can benefit nature through physical structures or the advent of 3D bioprinting. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Saxophonist Andy Sheppard explores the dramatic life and jazz legacy of singer Billie Holliday. With Cleo Laine. From 2015. Show more

In this edition of a series of programmes exploring justice, lawyer Harry Potter uses the ideas of the philosopher Kant to ask if deterrent sentences are just. Show more

Consumer phone-in. Is accepting that you will never own your home the new normal or a national failure? Show more

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Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.

Inefficient, verbose and ugly, yet by the 1990s, 80 per cent of the world's business software was written in Cobol. Aleks Krotoski explores why.

Glorious music fills St Stephens - and who is that in the audience? Show more

4 Extra Debut. The Veracity Virus breaks out, in this comedy about internet torment and fakery. With the BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones. From August 2012. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Josie Long presents stories of going into unexplored territory, from space travel to the insides of our bodies. From 2015. Show more

Could the return of the pine marten mean the end of the grey squirrel takeover and the revival of the Reds? Tom Heap examines emerging evidence in Ireland and Scotland. Show more

Michael Rosen and Laura Wright talk to Dominick Tyler about the words he is collecting that are used to describe features of the British landscape, from dingle to desire path. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald chooses Trinidadian cricketer and politician, Learie Constantine. With Matthew Parris. From 2015. Show more

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No case, er fee, is too small for these detectives solving a heinous crime at a beauty pageant. Stars June Whitfield. From 2015. Show more

Time to plant the strawberries, while Charlie keeps Adam entertained. Show more

Jo Nesbo's new thriller Blood on Snow, review of Keanu Reeves in John Wick, BBC Music Magazine Recording of the Year is announced, and Billie Holiday celebrated. With Samira Ahmed. Show more

Caterina follows a lead that may help her find Antonella. Her trusted advisor, Salvatore, makes a shocking discovery about her son Nino's murderer. Show more

Matthew Hill investigates how money is spent on cancer treatments and asks if the balance is right. Show more

Writers Redmond Szell and Tanvir Bush discuss their experience of becoming published authors and other writing opportunities for aspirant blind and visually impaired creatives. Show more

What can psychology tell us about the influences on how we vote? Claudia Hammond examines portrayals of mental health in comedy, and should images of 'head clutching' be banned? Show more

Software pioneer Dame Stephanie Shirley talks to Jim Al-Khalili about selling computer programmes to companies who had no idea what they were. Show more

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Scottish party leaders have taken part in a televised election debate in Edinburgh.

Marie learns the unsavoury truth about her late father's double life, while her elderly mother, Flavia, remains oblivious. Show more

Poet Jackie Kay returns to her 1980s teenage years as a right-on, politically active student. With Rufus Hound. From July 2012. Show more

After corrupting the wrong child, Aziraphale and Crowley wonder what happened to the real son of Satan. Stars Mark Heap. Show more

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Lewis Carroll finds a publisher for his fairy-tale of Alice. Now all he needs is a suitable title. Read by Simon Russell Beale. Show more

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