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

The latest on ash dieback research as some trees appear to be resilient. Plus scientists are looking into the commercial viability of meat grown from animal cells in the lab. Show more

Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the world's most numerous bird: red-billed quelea. Show more

Sean Curran reports as David Cameron pledges to raise the issue of subsidised Chinese steel with President Xi Jinping. And chef Jamie Oliver calls for MPs to tax sugary drinks. Show more

Professor Robert Plomin talks to Jim Al-Khalili about what makes some people smarter than others and why he is fed up with the genetics of intelligence being ignored. Show more

Interview series. Bel Mooney talks to student Alan about his experience of family breakdown and how it led to him feeling homeless in more ways than one. Show more

Speakers from a National Autistic Society conference talk about the challenges of making their relationship work. Plus the Women's Equality Party on their first party conference. Show more

A Nazi officer arrives at the farmhouse where Chiara is hiding a Jewish boy, Daniele. Stars Juliet Aubrey and Greta Scacchi. Show more

Brett Westwood explores how oak tree has influenced society, art and druidism. From 2015 Show more

Frances Fyfield is in Brno to see the wild manuscript fragments that form Leos Janacek's spectacular Glagolitic Mass. Show more

Germany announces an assault on Riga, and Alice Macknade reluctantly hosts a dinner party as her patience with cousin Pearl is sorely tested. Show more

Consumer phone-in. Is love better second time around? Show more

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Martha Kearney presents analysis of news and current affairs, including the latest on the UK steel industry and Richard Mabey's plant of the day.

Writer Hermione Eyre takes Peter to the last masque of the court of Charles I in 1640, and forward to a 23rd-century fashion show, where the models are run off on a 3D printer. Show more

Adam feels the need to help, and Toby says seize the day. Show more

A re-imagining of the Cornish folk tale. A supernatural story of mystery and obsession rooted in the contemporary world. Show more

Josie Long presents stories about timing, from an afternoon with an horologist to a voice in the early hours. From 2015. Show more

A new report reveals how the UK's coast has changed over the last 50 years. Tom Heap asks if Britain has become better or worse at protecting its prime assets. Show more

Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright talk to River Cottage natural forager and author John Wright about the surprising and wonderful Latin names used to describe animals and plants. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Fraser Nelson, Adam Mars-Jones and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Vilhelm Moberg, Hugo Williams and Elmore Leonard. From 2015. Show more

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Xi Jinping becomes the first Chinese president to address both houses of parliament at Westminster
Tata steel company confirmed nearly 1,200 job losses at two UK plants

Can Andrew avoid spending Saturday lunchtime with his girlfriend's parents? Stars Andrew Lawrence and Diane Morgan. From 2015. Show more

Does Toby have the gift of the gab? A certain cat is out of a certain bag. Show more

Arts news with Samira Ahmed, including the Charles and Ray Eames exhibition, a Marlon Brando documentary based on his tapes and Janet Suzman's debut as an opera director. Show more

A Nazi officer arrives at the farmhouse where Chiara is hiding a Jewish boy, Daniele. Stars Juliet Aubrey and Greta Scacchi. Show more

Like other steel communities, Rotherham faces the loss of hundreds of jobs. It is the latest blow to a town now synonymous with widespread sexual abuse. So can Rotherham recover? Show more

Fazilet Hadi and Ian Macrae discuss the RNIB's latest ad campaign, and Peter White talks to playwright Stephen Kennedy about his latest play John Lennon's Last Day. Show more

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

Professor Robert Plomin talks to Jim Al-Khalili about what makes some people smarter than others and why he is fed up with the genetics of intelligence being ignored. Show more

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The Queen has been hosting a state banquet at Buckingham Palace tonight Show more

Egger is ready to settle down, he has built a house and knows love. Show more

Sean Curran reports as ministers come under fire over cuts to working tax credits. MPs hear from the Chinese president, and who is to blame for job losses in the steel industry? Show more

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Under his real name of David Cornwell, the future writer meets a man with a route into the spying game. Read by Stephen Boxer. Show more

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