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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Shaunaka Rishi Das. Show more

'I wanted to feel useful.' A listener explains why she donated her kidney altruistically.

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Clare Balding walks with Matthew Hopwood from Winterbourne Bassett to Avebury in Wiltshire. Show more

Commentary on the final day of the first Test between Pakistan and England from Abu Dhabi with Simon Mann, Ed Smith, Michael Vaughan, Geoff Boycott, Phil Tufnell and Graeme Swann. Show more

Mark D'Arcy reports as MPs approve plans for a medical innovations database and hear calls for a change in law on rented accommodation. Show more

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Arthur Miller’s unproduced screenplay tells the story of a 1950s Brooklyn longshoreman who is fired for standing up to his corrupt union boss, but decides to fight back. Show more

Nadiya Hussain, winner of the Great British Bake Off, Laurie Anderson, Caroline Lucas MP on getting mothers' names on wedding certificates and a book to help get children to sleep. Show more

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Companies like Royal Mail, Saga and the AA have recently listed their shares on the stock market. But why do firms want to float, and how must they adapt to becoming a plc? Show more

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Three times as many migrants cross the Mediterranean to Europe compared with 2014.

Clive Anderson and Nikki Bedi are joined by Olivia Colman, Robbie Savage, Alexander Armstrong and Lucy Beaumont for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

Saudi interior minister Prince Mohammad is a counter-terrorism partner for Britain but he is also a hardliner. Mark Coles profiles the man next in line to the Saudi throne. Show more

Suffragette, which looks at the campaign to allow women to vote; City on Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg; Wolf in Snakeskin Shoes at the Tricycle; and Periodic Tales at Compton Verney. Show more

Arthur Miller wrote Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, and married Marilyn Monroe. Using archive recordings of the great playwright, Christopher Bigsby traces his life and work. Show more

When Henryk Telak is found dead during a family constellation therapy weekend, prosecutor Szacki and his police colleague Olga have to work together to deduce who killed the man. Show more

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Repertoire for a mountain by Maria Fusco, recorded live inside Scottish Power's Cruachan Power Station, sited deep inside one of the highest peaks on the West coast of Scotland. Show more

Nigel Rees hosts the quotations quiz with Don Black, Shobu Kapoor, Fern Britton and Anthony Horowitz. From October 2015. Show more

Roger McGough presents listeners' favourite poetry on a rural theme, including works by Robert Frost, John Clare and Wendell Berry, recorded in his native Kentucky. Show more

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By Atar Hadari. A young blade working as a hired hand in a kibbutz kitchen offers friendly advice on love, but his motives are far from clear cut. Read by Philip Arditti. Show more

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