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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Mary Stallard, director of the St Giles RE Centre, Wrexham. Show more

The story of the little grey tractor that revolutionised farming. With Sarah Swadling. Show more

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Sir David Attenborough presents the New Zealand robin. Show more

Commentary on the third day of the first Test between South Africa and England in Durban.

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Martin Freeman reads John Cheever's classic Christmas tale of the power of giving. On Christmas day, Charlie, a down-on-his-luck lift attendant, laments his lack of upward mobility. Show more

Tom Sutcliffe is in the chair for the penultimate contest in this year's series of the cryptic game. The north of England face the south of England. Show more

Ernie Rea and guests discuss religious perspectives on the afterlife. Show more

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Sepp Blatter has not had the easiest of years. As he faces allegations of corruption, Richie Webb and cast look at what might have gone down. Show more

A welcome visit to the Grand Theatre, Blackpool, for regular panellists Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor, who are joined by Rob Brydon, with Jack Dee in the chair. Show more

Elizabeth has fond memories, and Lynda hopes for a kind critique. Show more

Kirsty Lang speaks to key cultural philanthropists about the part they play in funding artistic endeavour. Show more

Meet Kirstie Clarke. She tells it like it is. No matter who she offends. Rebecca Front introduces us to this incredible woman, with the help of her brother, Jeremy Front. Show more

The Philosopher's Arms, presented by Matthew Sweet, asks what sort of people should we bring into the world. Show more

India's Parsi population is in steep decline. Now the government is funding fertility treatment and advocacy to encourage the community to make more Parsi babies. Show more

Can science save us from infuriating packaging? Three scientists try to convince Jim Al-Khalili that they have the best solution to this irksome everyday problem. Show more

Andrew Marr celebrates the later life and works of Shakespeare with Simon Russell Beale, Jeanette Winterson, Dominic Dromgoole and Katherine Duncan-Jones. Show more

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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Japan and South Korea sign an agreement, Vichy archives are released and the record Australian drought. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Having found literary success, our lady receives a royalty cheque and heads to a conference in Brussels. Read by Claire Skinner. Show more

Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford talk about Squeeze's 1981 album, 'East Side Story'. With John Wilson. From 2015. Show more

Glenn Freemantle, who won an Oscar for sound editing on the film Gravity, sonically recreates stories from real-life astronauts on the fiftieth anniversary of the first spacewalk. Show more

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The team boards their yacht Pelagic, designed for the glacial ice fields they will encounter. But as well as the ice, they must also contend with the notorious Drake Passage. Show more

Exhausted and looking for respite from life in Berlin, Dr Alfred Alexander leases a plot of land in the village of Gross Glienicke and builds a holiday home by the lake. Show more

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