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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson. Show more

The farming minister George Eustice has come out in support of the 'leave' campaign. He tells Anna Hill why he now wants the UK to leave the EU. Show more

Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the carrion crow. Show more

Sean Curran reports from Westminster.

Dr Nick Lane of UCL talks about studying the origin of life on earth with Jim Al-Khalili. He explains why he thinks it happened under the sea in hydrothermal vents. Show more

Interview series. Mark Lawson is writing a memoir but dislikes using the first person pronoun. He talks to author and critic Adam Mars Jones about this revelatory literary form. Show more

Wendy Cope talks about poetry writing and her new book of prose writings, Life, Love and The Archers. Plus a new report has just come out on trafficking women with children. Show more

Isadora Wing has overcome her fear of flying to travel to Vienna with husband Bennett to attend a psychoanalysts' conference. Here she meets charming Englishman Adrian Goodlove. Show more

In 1971, President Richard Nixon launched a war on cancer. In 2016, Vice President Joe Biden launches a 'moonshot' on cancer. Graham Easton asks if these directed campaigns work. Show more

Stuart Barr uncovers the colourful career of British composer and transgender pioneer Angela Morley, formerly Wally Stott. From 2016. Show more

Broadcaster Nihal owns a staffordshire bull terrier. Although legal, it is often perceived as a 'dangerous dog'. He meets Jordan, whose dogs are banned under the Dangerous Dogs Act. Show more

Following the publication of a major review, listeners share their experiences of maternity services in the UK. Show more

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The chief inspector of schools in England says there is a growing north/south divide in secondary education. The programme also hears from a leading Liverpool politician. Show more

Sunil Khilnani on how Jamsetji Tata aimed to transform Indian industry and beat the Raj at its own game: manufacturing. Show more

Don't be walking on eggshells around Bert, boys. Josh needs to use his initiative. Show more

1995. Emma works for New Labour. But how far have attitudes to women in the workplace evolved? Second of 3 plays charting feminism through 3 generations of women. By Lucy Catherine Show more

Tom Holland charts the rise and fall of Aleppo, Syria's largest city, Helen Castor finds out how the Wild West was tamed and Juliet Gardiner says why 1936 is her favourite year. Show more

How do you move a city? Lesley Riddoch travels to Arctic Sweden to find out. Kiruna is gradually sliding into Europe's biggest iron ore mine. The city has to be rebuilt. Show more

Michael Rosen and Laura Wright look at research into the effects on family relationships of different kinds of communication - from face-to-face to phone to texting and messaging. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Natalie Haynes, David Greig and Harriett Gilbert discuss Patricia Highsmith, David Foster Wallace and Zachary Mason. From 2016. Show more

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Junior doctors in England have announced three further strikes after ministers said they would impose new contracts on them. The BMA says it will take government to court.

Ed and his ex-wife plan to attend a funeral together, making his children very unhappy. Stars Christopher Douglas. From 2015. Show more

It is never too late for a fresh start. And Pip has got her work cut out. Show more

Arts news with Samira Ahmed, including a review of Churchill's Secret, artist Jonathan Yeo on his portrait of Kevin Spacey, King Jack reviewed and author Clare Morrall. Show more

Isadora Wing has overcome her fear of flying to travel to Vienna with husband Bennett to attend a psychoanalysts' conference. Here she meets charming Englishman Adrian Goodlove. Show more

David Cameron says fighting dementia is a personal priority. How effective is the drive to improve diagnosis rates, and will the millions being spent on research lead to a cure? Show more

A third Thomas Pocklington Trust block of sheltered housing is due to shut. In Touch hears from the charity's deputy CEO and finds out where the residents will go to next. Show more

Patient power and the parental clamour for more children to get the meningitis B vaccine. Dr Mark Porter and Dr Margaret McCartney on tricky choices around who gets immunised. Show more

Dr Nick Lane of UCL talks about studying the origin of life on earth with Jim Al-Khalili. He explains why he thinks it happened under the sea in hydrothermal vents. Show more

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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. President Obama says he has a plan for closing down the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Show more

Jonathan's breakdown leaves him unable to form coherent sentences, which does not bode well for his forthcoming nuptials. Show more

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by guests Dara O Briain, Professor Tony Ryan and Dr Gabrielle Walker to discuss the always hot topic of climate change. Show more

Sean Curran hears the foreign secretary's anger at Russia's role in Syria. Why the police are cautious about giving apologies. And a Conservative calls for compassion over cuts. Show more

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The author describes 19th-century Paris's the Zone, a wasteland beyond the city wall, peopled by the poor, the dissolute, prostitutes and law-breakers. Show more

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