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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Andrea Rea. Show more

European farmers warn stricter emissions targets should be realistic, or many could go out of business. Agriculture currently produces 10% of Europe's greenhouse gas emissions. Show more

The voices and stories of birds from around the world. Sir David Attenborough presents the laughing gull off the Florida coast. Show more

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and legacy of Alexander the Great, king of Macedon and conqueror of the Persian Empire. Show more

Jenni Murray presents. With Erin Brockovich, environmental activist, UN's 70 years of milestones for women and Alison Saunders on life as the most senior prosecutor in the UK. Show more

Shardlake’s glad to be returning south, but when the ship docks in London he receives a shocking summons. Stars Justin Salinger. Show more

Correspondents around the world tell their stories. In this edition, insight and colour from Nigeria, Nepal, Ukraine, Haiti and the US. Show more

Patricia Cumper uncovers the cultural significance of gap teeth, and how it has affected not only society's view of gap teeth but also her own. Show more

Florrie and Albert can hardly speak for happiness. Show more

Consumer affairs with Winifred Robinson. A listener tells how a string of companies and organisations treated her with rudeness and incompetence after the death of her husband. Show more

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As Russian air strikes in Syria intensify, what will be the west's response? Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney. Show more

Robert Prys Jones explores the life of pioneering ornithologist and botanist, Allan Octavian Hume. From 2015. Show more

Kate is raring to go, and Lynda makes a discovery. Show more

Nadine Marshall, Obi Abili, and David Ajala star in Rex Obano's oil drama set in 1994. One of a season of dramas exploring the history of oil - and the price we've paid for it. Show more

Clare Balding walks along the Forth & Clyde Canal to the spectacular Kelpies, 30-metre high statues of horses' heads, modelled on Clydesdales. Show more

The actor Brian Cox presents an appeal on behalf of the Brittle Bone Society. Show more

The Nobel Prize-winning author Orhan Pamuk talks to Mariella about his new novel A Strangeness in My Mind, the story of boza seller Mevlut over 40 years in Istanbul. Show more

Looking at the latest cinema releases, DVDs and films on TV, including Macbeth, Robbie Ryan, Greensman and Shooting Stars. Francine Stock presents. Show more

Adam Rutherford is joined by guests at the Write on Kew festival at Kew Gardens to examine global challenges and new solutions to preserving the essential biodiversity of Earth. Show more

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Russia carries out a second wave of bombing, attacking militant groups including IS.

Ahem. Marcus Brigstocke coughs politely, dons a crumpled linen suit and tries to fib for Britain as a diplomat. From October 2015. Show more

Lynda looks forward to Christmas, and are Grey Gables hiring? Show more

Featuring reviews of The Walk, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and ITV crime drama Unforgotten, poet Simon Armitage on The Odyssey, and Bernard Sumner on New Order's new album. Show more

Shardlake’s glad to be returning south, but when the ship docks in London he receives a shocking summons. Stars Justin Salinger. Show more

Why the first licensed drug to treat low sexual desire in women is proving controversial. Melanie Abbott investigates how 'the pink pill' came to be approved in the USA. Show more

With millions invested in art every year, who decides what art is worth? Artist Grayson Perry joins the panel discussing taste and value in the art world with presenter Evan Davis. Show more

Adam Rutherford is joined by guests at the Write on Kew festival at Kew Gardens to examine global challenges and new solutions to preserving the essential biodiversity of Earth. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and legacy of Alexander the Great, king of Macedon and conqueror of the Persian Empire. Show more

Evidence that rebel groups being bombed as well as so-called Islamic State Show more

Frustrated by her life in Scotland, Amory heads into the field once more. Barbara Flynn reads William Boyd’s tale. Show more

Will is asked to be best man. The speech is easy. Everything else is difficult. With Russell Tovey and Phil Daniels. From 2015. Show more

Aleks Krotoski examines what digital mapping has meant for our understanding of the world. Are we always aware of the decisions that make them look the way they do? Show more

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The Franco-American writer Alba Arikha reflects on whether long-term immigration is causing an identity crisis in her country's contemporary fiction. Show more

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