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A short reflection and prayer with Jonathan Rea.

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Charlotte Smith hears from both sides of the badger cull debate as Defra reveals that 1,500 animals were killed this year. Show more

Chris Packham presents the Arabian babbler of a Yemeni Desert. Show more

Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as the government announces plans to curb the powers of the Lords. Show more

Kirsty Young talks to pop star Kylie Minogue. Show more

What are the latest trends for this season's nails? Actor Eleanor Bron talks about her new play. Plus how does emotional labour affect our health and well-being?i. Show more

Zoe is forced to visit a food bank to fill the cupboards. But Marcus's gesture of goodwill lifts her spirits. Show more

Bettany Hughes follows the ancient Roman road to Istanbul: how did the Ottomans adapt to their new empire? From 2015. Show more

From street demos to speaking gibberish – an all-star cast portray a hilarious view of us all. With Martin Jarvis. From 2015. Show more

The hashstag that prompted by a seeming escalation in police killings of young black men in the US and galvanised a protest movement on a scale not seen since the 1960s. Show more

With Peter White. Restaurants selling food that makes people ill will face much bigger fines. And how singing in a choir can benefit people with speech problems after a stroke. Show more

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Analysis of news and current affairs. Shaun Ley speaks to European politicians from the EU summit after Cameron's pitch. Show more

Anne McElvoy explores how, since its 1960s highpoint, liberalism has come under pressure, and what this tells us about liberalism's limits, and its future. Show more

Has Lynda bitten off more than she can chew? David swallows some hard figures. Show more

Summer 2015. Behind closed doors, Greece and its creditors took each other to the brink. Now, in this original drama, the inside story can be told. Show more

Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Harpenden in Hertfordshire. James Wong, Matt Biggs and Anne Swithinbank answer the audience's gardening questions. Show more

By Lisa McInerney. Young Cormac just wants to get away from school, but he meets a giant old man with a cryptic message. Show more

Matthew Bannister on Irish cyclist and circus performer Mick Murphy, Iraqi politician Ahmed Chalabi, singer Mattiwilda Dobbs, Indian Raja Brajraj Mahapatra, actress Holly Woodlawn. Show more

Sir Tom Stoppard reflects on radio drama as Radio 3 revisits his work, James Naughtie talks to Roger Bolton about saying goodbye to Today, and we look at BBC Scotland's future. Show more

Fi Glover introduces a conversation between friends who have found that their mutual support keeps them going in Lebanon, and may even tip over into romance. Show more

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The PM said his reform agenda was winning support in the EU, but disagreements remain. Divisions at the top of UKIP. UN to discuss a US-Russian plan to end the war in Syria.

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. With Jon Holmes, John Finnemore, Jasper Rees, Jess Ransom, Jake Yapp and Harry the Piano. Show more

David gets some news, and a new resident offers a warm welcome. Show more

John Wilson talks to Bette Midler about her new album and hears about British Museum director Neil MacGregor's final acquisition. Plus Christmas ghost stories and farewell to coal. Show more

Zoe is forced to visit a food bank to fill the cupboards. But Marcus's gesture of goodwill lifts her spirits. Show more

Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Figheldean Village Hall near Salisbury with a panel including Kate Hoey MP, Bernard Jenkin MP, Laura Sandys and Roland Rudd. Show more

Howard Jacobson recalls the healthy mongrel mix of traditions in his Jewish family's festivities at Christmas. Show more

Anne McElvoy traces liberalism's development since the Suffragists. Show more

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What is the definition of a modern day saint? Show more

A shady character waits near Slade Alley to greet Dr Iris Marinus-Fenby, who is following a trail from the late Fred Pink's diaries. Read by Amelia Lowdell. Show more

Fashion designer Roger Saul chooses early 20th century garden designer, Gertrude Jekyll. With Matthew Parris. From 2015. Show more

Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.

Fi Glover with a conversation between cousins, both educated young women, who find their nursing and teaching qualifications discounted in Lebanon; only their looks have any value. Show more

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Married and in need of money, Antonia Fraser turns from frivolous journalism to writing of a more serious kind and, with Mary Queen of Scots, her career as a historian begins. Show more

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