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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with author Rebecca Manley Pippert.

Farming news. Anna Hill finds out what life is really like on a family dairy farm in Gloucestershire, following the milk from cow to breakfast bowl. Show more

Chris Packham presents the rare Asian crested Ibis formerly common in Japan and China. Show more

The prime minister sets out the government's five-year plan for defence. In Northern Ireland, Peter Robinson takes his final turn at the despatch box. Susan Hulme reports. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Double Oscar-winning actress Glenda Jackson in Paris presents an insight into one of France's greatest writers. From 2015. Show more

Why was it Eve who ate the apple? Jo Fidgen and company discuss whether Genesis encourages hatred of women today. Show more

Jane Garvey's makeover, the Childcare Bill and disabilities, Rooney Mara and the film Carol, soprano Carmen Giannattasio, and teenage boys on the pressures to look good. Show more

They are partying in Amman tonight. And finding too many ways to say goodbye. Show more

There is a silent army of workers who look after the vulnerable in their own homes. We rarely hear their stories. A disturbing picture told through the eyes of three care workers. Show more

An exploration of the impact of Mr Blue Sky, ELO's brilliantly off-beam classic song from 1978. With Allan Moore. From 2015. Show more

Will Self is at Glenlair, James Clerk Maxwell's country estate, where he attempts to get to grips with what inspired the physicist's scientific imagination. Show more

Do the police listen - and respond - to you? Listeners phone in with their experiences of the police. Show more

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'Serious incident' as Turkey shoots down a Russian jet. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Cerys Matthews and Tris Penna explore the legacy of UK gramophone records: a tradition of novelty and laughter. From 2015. Show more

Kathy has to put business first, and Rob has a lovely surprise. Show more

Politics. A story of power dramatised by Oliver Emanuel from the works of literature’s greatest whistle blower. Show more

Sarah Montague visits a KIPP school in Harlem, New York, where students have a better-than-average chance of completing a degree, because of their focus on character strengths. Show more

Fi Glover hears how the partners of people with various forms of addiction cope. Show more

Should fewer mothers be sent to prison? Joshua Rozenberg examines what happens to children when their mums are locked up and asks if there are better alternatives. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Shirley Williams, Margaret Drabble and Harriett Gilbert on books by Winifred Holtby, Mary McCarthy and James Joyce. From 2015. Show more

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Putin condemns Turkey for shooting down a Russian warplane and warns of consequences.

Vera is consumed with jealousy, because her friend Ginny Fox is going to be photographed for the front cover of Vanity Fair by acclaimed society photographer Manta Ray. Show more

Roy makes an offer, and David and Pip yield to a little problem. Show more

Kirsty Lang on the sculptures of Dame Elisabeth Frink, Ticketmaster's Chris Edmonds on touts, and Quentin Letts talks about his first novel. Plus arts philanthropist Lloyd Dorfman. Show more

They are partying in Amman tonight. And finding too many ways to say goodbye. Show more

Owen Bennett-Jones travels to Bradford to meet some of the first Syrian refugees brought to Britain under the Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme. Show more

Georgie Morrell talks about her new one-woman play A Poke in the Eye, which is about her experience of going blind. Plus there is the latest on the drug Humira for uveitis. Show more

A review of the scientific evidence behind Mindfulness and more on the Rest Test - what's rest and what's slothfulness? Plus a look at whether the internet can drive sex addiction. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Double Oscar-winning actress Glenda Jackson in Paris presents an insight into one of France's greatest writers. From 2015. Show more

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In-depth reporting and analysis. NATO calls for calm after Turkey shoots down a Russian fighter jet. IAAF president Lord Coe faces conflict of interest allegations. Show more

The dwarf persuades Callum McInnes to take him to the cave on the Misty Isle. Bill Paterson continues Neil Gaiman's dark tale. Show more

Teenage misadventures in the Yorkshire suburbs evoking memories of fights, virginity loss, house parties and school. From 2015. Show more

Susan Hulme reports from Westminster. A senior counter-terrorism officer has warned MPs that police budget cuts could affect the ability of the police to tackle a terrorist attack. Show more

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Iris Murdoch worked at the Treasury during the war but kept in touch with her friend from Oxford Frank Thompson. He called Murdoch his 'dream girl', but they were never lovers. Show more

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