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

Anna Hill follows the milk from a Gloucestershire dairy farm to the processing plant where it's made into butter and cream. Part of Farming Today's week on a dairy farm. Show more

Chris Packham presents the purple martin from eastern North America. Show more

Expensive folly, or vital for security? The renewal of Trident is debated by MPs. Sean Curran follows the exchanges and has the best of the rest of Tuesday in Parliament. Show more

Libby Purves meets jewellery designer Stephen Webster, historian Kenneth O Morgan, conservation biologist Dr Amy Dickman and musician Jyotsna Srikanth. Show more

Jane Garvey taking listeners' calls on how they feel about the way they look, and what influences them most when it comes to their appearance. Show more

Marwan's 'friends' know all the routes west. All you need is plenty of money. Show more

Fi Glover with a conversation between a former jihadist and a former English Defence League member, sharing memories of their divided pasts and plans for their more united futures. Show more

They are overworked, under appreciated and mostly not very good at their jobs. Lucy Kellaway asks if we really need managers. Show more

A stag do, a stats conference and a blood test combine to make Graham’s life substantially worse. Stars Paul Shearer. From 2015. Show more

Will Self continues his road trip on the trail of physicist James Clerk Maxwell. Over a Chinese meal, Will expresses deep concerns about the nature and value of scientific progress. Show more

Analysis of the government's Spending Review and Autumn Statement. Presented by Martha Kearney.

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

Drink. A story of addiction dramatised by Oliver Emanuel from the works of literature’s greatest whistleblower. Show more

Paul Lewis and a panel answer questions on how the chancellor's Autumn Statement affects listeners' finances. Show more

Fi Glover with three conversations between parents and their sons, about having a disabled twin, having a disabled father, and the joys of Lego. Show more

Cerys Matthews and Tris Penna explore the legacy of UK gramophone records: the English Folk Dance and Song Society. From 2015. Show more

Laurie Taylor examines the intellectual credibility of key thinkers of the new left. Plus the significance of siblings in constructing a sense of self. Show more

Media news. The CEO of Virgin Media on sports rights and retransmission fees, the president of AOL Content on the media's 'revolutionary change', and women in the media. Show more

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The Chancellor, George Osborne, reverses position on working tax credits -- dropping controversial planned cuts.

With his dad advocating drastic 'rationalising', Tom realises it might be time he had a clear-out. With Paul Copley. From 2015. Show more

Will has had a sleepless night as shoot day dawns, and Justin Elliot wants the truth. Show more

Michael Carlson reviews Black Mass with Johnny Depp as mobster 'Whitey' Bulger. Pinter's The Homecoming 50 years on. Arts Council England's Peter Bazalgette on government funding. Show more

Marwan's 'friends' know all the routes west. All you need is plenty of money. Show more

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

Benedict Wilkinson challenges how we think about terrorism and uses stories of two very different terrorists to make the case for a different approach. Show more

Jim Al-Khalili investigates whether there is a link between age and scientific creativity. At 53, does Jim still stand a chance of making his big discovery? Show more

Libby Purves meets jewellery designer Stephen Webster, historian Kenneth O Morgan, conservation biologist Dr Amy Dickman and musician Jyotsna Srikanth. Show more

In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective, including the chancellor's statement, the US blaming Kunduz on 'human error' and Alexei Sayle on Little Red Book. Show more

The reaver realises that the dwarf is not all that he seems. Bill Paterson continues with Neil Gaiman's dark tale. Show more

Christine discovers taking up painting adds a splash of unexpected colour to her marriage. Stars Rosie Cavaliero. From 2015. Show more

In the equine love story, Marengo grows old and sickens and Copenhagen gallops to his side. From January 2014. Show more

Sean Curran reports from Westminster.

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Murdoch had not seen David Hicks since 1938, but she continued to write until, in 1945, they finally met up again. This time in London. Show more

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