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

Presented by Anna Hill. The maize harvest is underway - there are more than 183,000 hectares of it - but is it damaging soils as well as providing sustainable energy? Show more

Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the house crow, native of southern Asia. Show more

Susan Hulme reports as ministers come under fire over cuts to working tax credits, MPs hear from the Chinese President and there is anger at more job losses in the steel industry. Show more

Libby Purves meets writer and comedian Dawn French; Egyptologist Professor Joann Fletcher; Wilfred Frost, son of Sir David Frost; and wing walker Nikita Salmon. Show more

Kirsty Lang discusses The Road Home by Rose Tremain. Jane Garvey presents. Show more

Italy 1944: Chiara and her young Jewish charge, Daniele, are back in Rome. Starring Greta Scacchi and Juliet Aubrey. Show more

Fi Glover with siblings who were born in Jamaica but have lived their life in Handsworth. It has changed over 50 years, but they continue to play an active part in the community. Show more

Gerald Scarfe presents an alternative take on the sound archive that follows a twisting, scenic route through the great British countryside. Show more

Comedy trio Peepolykus upend classic fiction: in provincial France, a pair of vermin controllers seek their fortune. From 2015. Show more

The Allied fleet bombards the Bulgarian coast, and Isabel and Dorothea have to put aside their differences. Show more

Consumer affairs, with a look at a pension scheme which was ruled illegitimate and dishonest by a judge, sharing a home with a stranger and persuading people to use a bike. Show more

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Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney.

Robert Peston takes a seat in Peter's time-travelling car and travels back to the minting of the first coin and forward to the launch of the Globo, the first global currency. Show more

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

Mickey Bliss returns to the front line as a newly-trained officer, with the beginnings of war-winning technology in his hands. Show more

Lesley Curwen and a panel of guests answer calls on the state pension. Show more

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

Laurie Taylor considers the complex role of human rights in the Northern Ireland peace process. Plus attitudes to social mobility in higher education. Show more

Topical programme about the media world, including Alan Rusbridger on why Fleet Street's confidence is 'wearing thin', plus Leveson laws, PinkNews and ITV's purchase of UTV. Show more

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Britain signs a multi billion pound nuclear power station deal with China.

When Songs of Praise comes to town, Sophie sees a career opportunity. Stars Lucy Beaumont and Maureen Lipman. From October 2015. Show more

Susan fears overexposure, and Henry feels happier. Show more

Arts news with Kirsty Lang, including new Mark-Anthony Turnage work, the Science Museum clock exhibition, Colum McCann's short stories and Martin Simpson's song about steel. Show more

Italy 1944: Chiara and her young Jewish charge, Daniele, are back in Rome. Starring Greta Scacchi and Juliet Aubrey. Show more

Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk, with Giles Fraser, Michael Portillo, Claire Fox and Melanie Phillips. Show more

John Osborne tells a story of waiting for a bill in a cafe and describes how it made him think about being ignored. 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

Libby Purves meets writer and comedian Dawn French; Egyptologist Professor Joann Fletcher; Wilfred Frost, son of Sir David Frost; and wing walker Nikita Salmon. Show more

Bank of England Governor says Britain's membership has increased "openness and dynamism" of UK economy. Show more

War arrives in Europe, and Egger leaves the valley for the Russian front. Show more

Loveable idiots, Alex Owen and Ben Ashenden - aka The Pin – present their weird twist on the double-act sketch show. From 2015. Show more

A woman returns to the ancient ruins of Silchester where she once spent the perfect day with her lost love. She discovers it has become a bustling city. Written by Naomi Alderman. Show more

Susan Hulme reports as David Cameron defends proposed cuts to tax credits and warns the Lords not to challenge them. And MPs quiz Labour's Tom Watson over Lord Brittan. Show more

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Oxford, teaching at Eton, MI5. Then, David Cornwell becomes an author known as 'John le Carre'. Read by Stephen Boxer. Show more

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