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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra.

The deadline arrives for farmers to make EU subsidy claims, a suspected case of BSE in Ireland, and the dairy farmer who has made the tough decision to leave the industry. Show more

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Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the jack snipe. Show more

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Andrew Marr discusses the value of art with Grayson Perry, Hannah Rothschild, Xavier Bray and Patrick Mark. Show more

What influence do celebrities have on our lives? A question for the judges of the 2015 Power List. Plus the dangers of women over 50 not attending their cervical smear tests. Show more

The swordsman, philosopher and poet has one huge problem that's as plain as the nose on his face. Starring Tom Burke. Show more

Jake Wallis Simons examines the workings of the global police organisation Interpol. Show more

So On and So Forth is a sketch group with a very clear, slightly nihilistic perspective on the world. From June 2015. Show more

The Graham household is in chaos and certainly not prepared for any visitors. Show more

Consumer affairs. Winifred Robinson asks how family doctors manage when neighbouring surgeries close, and they have to take on more and more patients. Show more

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A Family friend says Talha Asmal's parents tried to stop him joining Islamic State. Show more

Historian Andrew Roberts questions if Napoleon really was a short, uncouth, villainous, Corsican upstart, as portrayed during his lifetime by British caricaturists. Show more

Harrison is ready for birthday duty, and Kenton is a rebel with a cause. Show more

Beginning with the end and moving backwards though time, Simon Crowther's funny and heartwarming drama is about two couples' friendship over four decades. Show more

Paul Gambaccini is in the chair for the second heat of the eclectic music quiz. Show more

Simon Hopkinson explains why he left Bibendum's kitchen behind to start writing. In the second part of this interview we hear the thinking behind Roast Chicken and Other Stories. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Alvin Hall explores Motown's eight Black Forum spoken word records which documented turbulent times in 70s America. From 2014. Show more

Should nurses be required to show compassion? Do we even agree on what it means? Ernie Rea and guests discuss. Show more

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Paul Merton, Tim Rice, Lisa Tarbuck and Graham Norton find out how hard it can be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition and deviation. Hosted by Nicholas Parsons. Show more

Peggy offers a very decent proposal, and Elizabeth comes to the rescue. Show more

John Wilson talks to Ian McKellan about playing Sherlock Holmes in old age, to Stephen Witt on music and the digital revolution and, as The Clangers return, children's TV today. Show more

The swordsman, philosopher and poet has one huge problem that's as plain as the nose on his face. Starring Tom Burke. Show more

Clive Anderson examines a case brought before the High Court of Kolkata in 2003, which aimed to finally decide who that city's founder was. Show more

The UK is the world's second largest exporter of services. But can this success be maintained? Linda Yueh asks how the country's invisible economy can be made more visible. Show more

Brett Westwood examines our relationships with sharks; seen as deities in Pacific cultures and typecast as a fearsome, ruthless killer in Jaws, this ancient predator captivates us Show more

Andrew Marr discusses the value of art with Grayson Perry, Hannah Rothschild, Xavier Bray and Patrick Mark. Show more

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US expresses disappointment that Bashir - wanted for genocide - was able to fly home

Who was Mazie Phillips? A documentarian in search of a good story resolves to find out after her diary is discovered. The Phillips girls hit New York, and Mazie is unstoppable. Show more

Eddie Mair surprises Robert Peston with his first guest - Esther Rantzen - in this late night double interview programme. Show more

Susan Hulme and the BBC's parliamentary team report as MPs begin scrutinising the detail of the Scotland Bill, which gives greater tax-raising powers to MSPs. Peers debate trade. Show more

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Armed with a newly purchased hat and a homemade stick, the intrepid poet Simon Armitage begins his journey along the South West Coast Path. First stop - Minehead Butlins. Show more

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