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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sister Jane Livesey CJ.

Farmers face a 25 per cent price drop on last year for early season lambs. But, as sheep shearing gets underway, there is optimism in the British wool industry. With Felicity Evans. Show more

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Steve Backshall presents the dotterel. Show more

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Andrew Marr discusses literature and experience with guests Zachary Leader, Speech DeBelle, Robert Icke and Linda Grant. Show more

Commentary on the fourth day of the second Test between England and New Zealand from Headingley.

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By Joseph Wilde. Modern love story based on a very old folk song. In Afghanistan, a wounded British soldier puts Sofia in a dangerous dilemma. Show more

Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as three students from the University of Surrey take on their professors. From June 2015. Show more

In part two of this special edition, Rick Stein talks to Sheila Dillon about being discovered for TV, Keith Floyd, travelling the world, and how too much wine causes havoc. Show more

On its tenth anniversary, Sara Parker visits Antony Gormley's haunting installation Another Place on Crosby beach and talks to the artist and those whose lives are touched by it. Show more

What impact has the twin earthquake disaster had on Nepalese religious beliefs? Ernie Rea and guests also debate other religious stories about earthquakes. Show more

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Nicholas Parsons hosts the popular panel game. Guests Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Mike McShane and Pam Ayres attempt to talk for 60 seconds. Show more

Ruth faces a crisis, and Christine feels insecure. Show more

Arts news, interviews and reviews. John Wilson talks to Melissa McCarthy, star of Bridesmaids and new film Spy. Plus the legendary disco producer Giorgio Moroder. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Linus Scott's niece Lollo becomes convinced reality is being influenced by forces that no-one can stop. Stars Greg Wise. Show more

Clive Anderson explores the 1945 trial of Lord Haw-Haw for high treason. With Colin Holmes, Geoffrey Robertson QC and Jean Seaton. Show more

David Aaronovitch traces the intellectual influences behind society's shift from wrongful denial to excessive credulity. Show more

A credit card and a tube of saliva is all you need to take a DNA ancestry test. Adam Rutherford investigates what cheap gene sequencing can and cannot tell us about our ancestry. Show more

Andrew Marr discusses literature and experience with guests Zachary Leader, Speech DeBelle, Robert Icke and Linda Grant. Show more

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Foreign Secretary says UK will "sell hard" if a decent deal is done

After the sudden loss of his wife, Michael Turner develops a close friendship with the family next door. Read by Mark Bazeley. Show more

Michael Rosen and Laura Wright sob, hum and grunt as they discuss non-verbal communication with Professor Steven Connor. Show more

Susan Hulme and the BBC parliamentary team report from Westminster. As MPs debate Britain's global role, Boris Johnson says Britain could have a glorious future outside the EU. Show more

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investigation into the senseless murder of 18-year-old Bryant Tennelle, which sheds new light on LA's homicide epidemic. Read by Rhashan Stone. Show more

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