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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Right Reverend Rachel Treweek, Bishop of Gloucester.

There is concern from the British Veterinary Association at changes in the poultry industry next month, when the British Poultry Council is put in charge of guidance on welfare. Show more

Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the kestrel. Show more

Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Roman empress Agrippina the Younger, one of the most notorious and influential of the Roman empresses in the 1st century AD. Show more

Discrimination against pregnant women in the workplace, author Anita Brookner, recognising coercive control, and sexual violence is recognised as a war crime. Show more

Kim tries to appease the increasingly paranoid Danica by agreeing be her friend - with worrying consequences. Show more

Linda Pressly explores the rifts and sexual politics challenging Thai Buddhism and its devotees. Show more

Martha Kearney reveals the often heartbreaking stories of British men and women who sought compensation for the abuse they suffered in the camps and prisons of the Third Reich. Show more

Bosnian Serb guns bombarded the city of Sarajevo for almost four years. Inhabitants suffered malnutrition and sniper fire, as well as daily shelling. Vedrana Seksan tells her story. Show more

Consumer affairs programme. Is buy-to-let still a good investment? Employment rights for couriers, and is it the end for the campaign for real ale? Show more

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Should, and could, Port Talbot steel works be nationalised? Plus Michael Palin pays tribute to Ronnie Corbett, and what is the future for South Africa's president? Show more

Brett Westwood and Phil Gates discover seaweed flies, sea potatoes and mermaid’s purses, found along the strandline. From March 2016. Show more

Clarrie has something on her mind, and Dan's guest makes an impression. Show more

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David Cameron has chaired talks about Tata Steel's decision to sell its UK business

The stay-at-home husband and Dad becomes a victim of car crime and gets unwanted security help. Stars Hal Cruttenden. From 2014. Show more

Kirsty is walking a tightrope, and Henry is in trouble. Show more

Ronnie Corbett and Zaha Hadid are remembered, and Jeremy Irons talks about his latest film, The Man Who Knew Infinity. Show more

Kim tries to appease the increasingly paranoid Danica by agreeing be her friend - with worrying consequences. Show more

Legal magazine programme. Joshua Rozenberg travels to Belfast to untangle the legal layers of the so-called 'gay cake' story. Show more

Why is there so much dissatisfaction about how economics is taught at universities? Peter Day explores why the subject has changed over a generation and why that matters. Show more

Is solar power good enough to provide people with electricity? As the largest floating solar farm in Europe goes live, Adam Rutherford asks if solar is viable. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Roman empress Agrippina the Younger, one of the most notorious and influential of the Roman empresses in the 1st century AD. Show more

World leaders gather, aiming to prevent nuclear terrorism, but how big is the threat? Show more

Rose files a complaint about Dr Gomez's clinic, Go-METH, and it becomes the subject of an investigation. Show more

Spoof phone-in show from the creators of The Fast Show, starring Rhys Thomas as Gary Bellamy. Show more

Josie Long presents stories of what follows after the main event, from imprisonment to the passing of a dust storm. From 2015. Show more

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Queen Elizabeth I's advisers debate how to satisfy the sultan of Turkey's demands for elaborate presents. Read by Derek Jacobi. Show more

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