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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Sister Gemma Simmonds of the Congregation of Jesus. Show more

Farming and countryside news presented by Sybil Ruscoe. The debate begins - how will farmers fare if Britain leaves the EU? Show more

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Brett Westwood presents the great shearwater. Show more

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Andrew Marr with the economist Joseph Stiglitz, writer Masha Gessen and political adviser Steve Hilton. Show more

The original first lady of politics Clementine Churchill. Plus are clogs the shoes of the season? And women of Leeds talk about life, love, regrets and dreams. With Jane Garvey. Show more

The body of Abi Hudson, daughter of 1960s singer Connie Hudson, is found floating in the local botanical gardens. Jackie Hartwell is tasked with breaking the news to Connie. Show more

London's hosting of the Olympics was a huge success - one of the only hiccups was the mysterious disappearance of the Cameroon athletes. Peter White reveals what really happened. Show more

1938: Ben tries to prove to Morwenna-May that he's a man of action. Stars Joseph Kloska and Alex Tregear. Show more

Imagine a place without mobile phones or radio waves. It does exist, in West Virginia, home to the biggest telescope on the planet. Take a visit with us. Spooky isn't it? Show more

The woman with learning disabilities who died after losing a fifth of her body weight in less than three weeks. Plus Green Deal grants gone wrong and rough sleepers in bins. Show more

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Professor Sunil Khilnani explores the life and legacy of Charaka, a medical pioneer whose handbook on Ayurvedic medicine is still widely used in India today. Show more

It is a sunny day for the cricket, and Jennifer has a mystery to solve. Show more

On the eastern front, the Russian army are retreating, but the renegade Prince Balashov is determined to wrench some kind of victory from defeat. By Michael Chaplin. Show more

Three students from De Montfort University take on a team of three of their professors. Steve Punt hosts. Show more

Spice imports to the UK have doubled since 2000. Cyrus Todiwala celebrates the role of spice in cooking but also identity, community, culture, business and celebration. Show more

Mini lectures on routine, concentration and time off. Ian Fleming goes on holiday, WB Yeats invites everyone to the pub, and Gertrude Stein draws inspiration from cows. Show more

Aleks Krotoski explores if we have all become digital hoarders. When our digital junk drawers are bigger than we can comprehend, do we lose the sense of what is worth keeping?

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Nicholas Parsons hosts the popular panel game with panellists Paul Merton, Tim Rice, Liza Tarbuck and Graham Norton. Show more

Jim and Robert are up with the lark, and Joe confides in Emma. Show more

Bradley Cooper on playing Joseph Merrick in The Elephant Man on stage, and Noah Charney on his book The Art of Forgery, plus a Cannes Film Festival report. John Wilson presents. Show more

The body of Abi Hudson, daughter of 1960s singer Connie Hudson, is found floating in the local botanical gardens. Jackie Hartwell is tasked with breaking the news to Connie. Show more

From the Peasants' Revolt to modern tax avoidance schemes, Paul Lewis looks back at the ways people have tried to avoid paying tax and asks what we can learn from history. Show more

Peru is one of the most biodiverse nations in the world, but its precious wildlife is threatened by traffickers. Linda Pressly goes on operations with the wildlife police. Show more

Angela Saini meets scientists investigating what the ability of songbirds and other species to learn and imitate sounds reveals about how human language might have evolved. Show more

Andrew Marr with the economist Joseph Stiglitz, writer Masha Gessen and political adviser Steve Hilton. Show more

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Libyan ambassador to the United Nations tells us he isn't convinced by the plans.

4 Extra Debut. Why is an eccentric Earl planning to reintroduce wolves to Cumbria? Hattie Morahan reads this tale of family, power and love. Show more

Michael Rosen and Laura Wright discuss the role of young women in language innovation across cultures, with the help of Dr Enam Al-Wer. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Hear the world's cities through the ears of blind BBC presenter and traveller, Peter White. First stop: San Francisco. From 2013. Show more

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4 Extra Debut. Steve Boggan joins the 21st century gold rush at a town named Happy Camp. Read by Paul Ritter and Sara Markland. From 2015. Show more

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