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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Imam Monawar Hussain.

The highs and lows of this year's harvest under discussion. Disease resistant crops and why they could be good news for craft beer drinkers. How British herbs are big business. Show more

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Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the Andean cock-of-the-rock from Peru. Show more

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

Andrew Marr talks to potter Edmund de Waal, curator Tim Marlow, poet Annie Freud and materials engineer Mark Miodownik. Show more

A look at women's access to the full, new, flat-rate state pension; erectile dysfunction; Jackie Collins and the seven basic emotions and their history Show more

4 Extra Debut. Shardlake and Barak arrive in York a day ahead of King Henry VIII’s spectacular Royal Progress to York. Stars Justin Salinger. Show more

Ada battles with her mental health, but pursues her interest in Babbage’s innovative engines with zeal. Starring Sally Hawkins. Show more

Jen competes with Stuart in the parenting stakes – with a kids’ sleepover like no other... Stars Sheila Hancock. From 2015. Show more

Albert Wilson does not think he and Florrie should pass up on two free tickets to the theatre. Show more

Five police forces in England promise to investigate all dog attacks on private property. Plus the story of a 98-year-old who was sold insurance he never needed. Show more

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Analysis of news and current affairs. Martha Kearney interviews former Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg and speaks to the co-author of the unofficial biography of David Cameron. Show more

Hannah Fry describes some 1980s efforts to inspire Britain to embrace computing, the birth of the BBC Micro and computers in schools. Show more

Who will produce a winning entry? Susan has a tasty peace offering. Show more

Her Story, by Simon Armitage. A busking musician discovers a natural talent for the harp that has a deep, irreversible effect on his and his lover's lives. Music by PJ Harvey. Show more

Nigel Rees hosts the quotations quiz with Norman Lovett, Nicolette Jones, Jeremy Front and Sarah Kendall. From September 2015. Show more

By Jonathan Buckley. A family seek the help of a clairvoyant to shed light on the fate of their missing daughter. Read by Maxine Peake. Show more

Jim Coleman managed legendary jazz drummer Chet Baker’s tours for the last years of his life. With Andrew McGibbon. From 2015. Show more

Ernie Rea and guests discuss the religious history and contemporary aspects of pacifism. Show more

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falsified emission tests in US results in billions wiped off the value of Volkswagen.

David Mitchell gets David O'Doherty, Susan Calman, Jon Richardson and Arthur Smith to lie with some truths. From 2015. Show more

Rob looks for more structure, and Toby feels confident for Christmas. Show more

Arts news with Samira Ahmed, including George Osborne on bringing British culture to China, Mark Haddon on his award-winning short story and a review of thriller 99 Homes. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Shardlake and Barak arrive in York a day ahead of King Henry VIII’s spectacular Royal Progress to York. Stars Justin Salinger. Show more

Previously seen as a gushing font of power, it is now more a sluggish dark stream running under UK politics. James Naughtie asks if Britain squandered North Sea oil. Show more

Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, asks why Britain spends such vast sums on Housing Benefit - now £25 billion. What good does it do? Show more

Brett Westwood explores how brambles appear in art, literature, forensics and religion. From children's books to blackberry picking to unravelling serious crime. Show more

Andrew Marr talks to potter Edmund de Waal, curator Tim Marlow, poet Annie Freud and materials engineer Mark Miodownik. Show more

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Bosses of the world's biggest car manufacturer under growing pressure.

4 Extra Debut. In 1915, Amory’s uncle sets her life on its course when he gives her a camera for her seventh birthday. Read by Barbara Flynn. Show more

Michael Rosen and Laura Wright explore the numbers one to ten and look at how numbers are understood - and misunderstood. Alex Bellos and Michael Blastland explain. Show more

Jessica Hynes, who plays Siobhan Sharpe in W1A, presents the pieces of writing that mean the most to her to the audience at the Radio Theatre. Readers: Cyril Nri and Angela Thorne. Show more

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On a personal pilgrimage to the countries and people who make porcelain, Edmund de Waal's first stop is China and Jingdezhen, the city of porcelain. Show more

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