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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Dr Sarah Rowland Jones, priest in charge of the City Parish of St John the Baptist, Cardiff. Show more

At the end of a week of programmes based on a Welsh farm at lambing time, Charlotte Smith asks about the future of sheep farming in the UK. Show more

Chris Packham presents the coot. Show more

Sean Curran reports from Westminster.

Kirsty Young talks to actor Hugh Bonneville, who chooses the eight records that he would take with him to a desert island. Show more

The legacy of iconic 1920s film star Louise Brooks, women feeling the strain of global childcare, Kung Fu Panda director Jennifer Yuh Nelson, and the Northern Power Women awards. Show more

After a ghastly cry in the middle of the night wakes everyone in Thornfield Hall, Rochester asks for Jane's help. As they climb the stairs, he asks if she is afraid of blood. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Mary Beard explores the growth of hair colouring, with a consultation at a leading salon and reflections on ageism. From 2016. Show more

Sue Perkins' moral and ethical posers for Tom Wrigglesworth, Lucy Beaumont, Anne McElvoy and Joel Morris. From February 2014. Show more

The fearsome 2,000 year old statue, regarded as one of the symbols of Palmyra Show more

Peter White hears how high street butchers face checks on where their pork is sourced. Plus the surge in popularity of second-hand vinyl - how much might old LPs be worth? Show more

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Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell. Facebook's new tax bill, a bomb in East Belfast and Lord Tebbit on EU referendum tactics.

Sunil Khilnani tells the story of the poet and philosopher Sir Muhammad Iqbal. Show more

Johnny makes a decision, and Helen seems to be busy. Show more

Desperate to prevent his India's marriage to the King of the Greyfolk, Mr Delancey must find a way to release Pilgrim and his daughter from the sterile enchantment of Caudley Fair Show more

Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Hadlow College in Kent. Matt Biggs, Anne Swithinbank and Pippa Greenwood answer the questions from the audience. Show more

Now very ill, Chekhov travels with Olga to a spa town in Germany in the hope of better treatment. Read by Peter Firth. Show more

Reeta Chakrabarti on TV writer Tony Warren, writer Louise Rennison, conservationist Lord Chorley, actor George Kennedy, and jazz musician John Chilton Show more

Listeners react to the morning broadcast of an explicit drama, Evan Davis reflects on ten years of The Bottom Line, and we discuss Radio 4's new comedy commissions. Show more

Fi Glover with a conversation between a father and daughter about the impact his departure from their home in Latvia to work in Guernsey when she was just seven had on their family. Show more

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Facebook set to pay millions more pounds in UK tax after overhauling its tax structure

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by Mae Martin, Marcus Brigstocke and Gemma Arrowsmith to present the week in news through stand-up and sketches. Show more

Tony has concerns, and Emma has high hopes for Ed. Show more

Arts news with Kirsty Lang, including a review of the Coen brothers' Hail, Caesar!, David Thelfall and James Fenton on Don Quixote and the creator of BBC Three's Thirteen. Show more

After a ghastly cry in the middle of the night wakes everyone in Thornfield Hall, Rochester asks for Jane's help. As they climb the stairs, he asks if she is afraid of blood. Show more

Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate Thornbury in Gloucestershire with a panel including Juliet Davenport, Clive Lewis MP, Mark Littlewood, and Jacob Rees Mogg MP. Show more

Adam Gopnik reflects on our age-old love of honours and prizes in every walk of life. Show more

Professor Sunil Khilnani presents audio portraits of figures who have shaped the arc of Indian history over 2,000 years. Show more

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Will drug traffickers escape execution? Will Lula be charged? And why R2D2 is so loveable. Show more

The fire at the Blackwoods' house draws the villagers, a vengeful mob. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Harriett Gilbert, Sam Leith and Deborah Bull discuss books by Mervyn Peake, John Berryman and Gabriel Garcia Márquez. From 2016. Show more

Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.

Fi Glover introduces two friends who both immigrated to the UK, one from the US and one fleeing Idi Amin’s Uganda. From March 2016. Show more

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Towards the end of his life, Henry James pondered his extraordinary childhood and family. Concluded by Henry Goodman. Show more

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