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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Andrew Graystone. Show more

Presented by Caz Graham. The chaos in Calais hits Scottish fishing as one company loses £100,000 of trade. We hear from the social media-savvy farmers tweeting about the harvest. Show more

Martin Hughes-Games presents the black-headed gull. Show more

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Jim Al-Khalili talks to the UK's only professor of brewing, Geoff Palmer, about revolutionising the malting industry and his scientific career after arriving from Jamaica in 1955. Show more

Adrian Chiles talks to Kerstin Rodgers, aka Ms Marmite Lover, food writer, cook and pioneer of the supper club movement. Show more

Singer-songwriter Lianne La Havas talks about her new album Blood, and Jo McMillan discusses growing up in the Midlands as the only teenage communist in town. With Emma Barnett. Show more

When Jake returns from a shoot in Africa, Mrs Armitage throws a party for his film friends. Stars Helen McCrory and Paul Ready. Show more

Brett Westwood explores how the stones that have travelled from outer space have influenced our lives. Show more

In search of the musical heart of the nation, Cerys Matthews discusses the songs of Italy and pieces together her own Great Italian Songbook. Show more

Barrister Harry Potter questions the reliability of eyewitness testimony. It is a vital question for justice today, but Harry takes it back to the work of philosopher David Hume. Show more

How has the Calais migrant crisis affected you? Your experiences of the problems caused by the situation in Calais. Show more

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Readers discuss Hamlet's attitude to women, in particular their sexuality and women's licence to speak. Show more

Charlie needs to dig deeper, and Peggy feels generous. Show more

A rift at Shoe Lane causes prosecution to be pitted against defence, with Billy Lamb and his deputy John Bright vying for control of the clerks' room. Show more

Tom Holland is joined by Dr Francis Young and Dr Charles Insley to discuss Aethelwold's rebellion, the cult of Saint Edmund and how Catholic martyrs turned execution into theatre.

Murray Lachlan Young invites Marcus du Sautoy to combine his favourite sounds and most passionately held ideas in unexpected ways. Show more

Rosie Millard follows two moving stories. Hannah and John hope a mill in the Yorkshire Dales will set them up for a new life, meanwhile Trudi contemplates sheltered accommodation. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Sir Ian McKellen chooses pioneering Everest conqueror, mountaineer Edmund Hillary. With Matthew Parris. From 2015. Show more

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Police are investigating child sexual abuse claims made against the former Prime Minister

Miles Jupp tests Susan Calman, Vernon Kay and Sara Pascoe on how well they know their loved ones. From August 2015. Show more

Jill and Shula hatch a plan, and Helen looks happy. Show more

Former ballet star Li Cunxin on growing up in Mao's China, the art of playing William Shakespeare and how popular culture has responded to the atomic bomb. With Samira Ahmed. Show more

When Jake returns from a shoot in Africa, Mrs Armitage throws a party for his film friends. Stars Helen McCrory and Paul Ready. Show more

Juliet Gardiner compares experiments in communal living today with those after World War II. Show more

Dr Maria Dawson on proposed cuts to funding for Uveitis treatments, and Diane Roworth's experience of being pushed when she could walk. Plus a tribute to Prof John Hull. Show more

There is far more to this simple game than meets the eye, says Jolyon Jenkins, as he explores how far ahead we can outguess each other (as they do the same to us) in life. Show more

Jim Al-Khalili talks to the UK's only professor of brewing, Geoff Palmer, about revolutionising the malting industry and his scientific career after arriving from Jamaica in 1955. Show more

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A former aide of late PM discusses reporting of the allegations and Heath's sexuality. Show more

Claude and Ariadne share a love of French philosophy but then he learns she is already attached. Read by Peter Serafinowicz. Show more

Brian Cox and Robin Ince look at the science of speed with comedian Alexei Sayle, land speed record holder Andy Green and Professor Danielle George. Show more

Jarvis Cocker continues his prowl through the dark. This evening he invites you on a curb crawl around the seamy side of town as he explores the theme 'night manoeuvres'. Show more

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Helen Scales considers the human use of sea shells - as fertility symbols, jewellery and currency. Show more

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