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

Tougher rules on the use of industrial rat poison come into effect. Farmers now have to undergo training before they'll be allowed to buy the rodenticides. Show more

Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the wood pigeon. Show more

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

Kirsty Young interviews businessman John Timpson, who chooses the eight records that he would take with him to a desert island. Show more

Why single parents cannot afford to work, the cafe that employs vulnerable women, actor Pauline Lynch on 'sub' families, and the 400th anniversary of The Mother's Blessing. Show more

Kim and Boyd are in a living nightmare, not knowing what Danica may do next. Will they ever escape the attentions of their new friend? Show more

4 Extra Debut. Richard Morton laments the demise of the instantly-recognisable TV themes of the 60s and 70s. What made them great? From 2015. Show more

A young woman is trying to build a more fulfilling life for herself in Glasgow – but has she made a big mistake? From 2016. Show more

In 1984, General Muhammadu Buhari's military regime launched an unusual campaign to clean up Nigeria. Soldiers forced Nigerians to queue, be punctual and obey traffic laws. Show more

Peter White looks at the Care Act as it reaches its first anniversary and asks what it has achieved for carers. Butlins turns 80, but are their holidays still what people want? Show more

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The prime minister says the government is doing all it can to save steel workers goods - so why are they blocking plans to put tariffs on Chinese steel? Show more

Brett Westwood and Phil Gates discover mud shrimps and sea lavender, most likely found on mudflats and salt marshes. From April 2016. Show more

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

When Faith's car is stolen, she press-gangs Martin into a high-speed chase resulting in a hilarious series of harum-scarum incidents and near catastrophic results. By Sean Moffatt. Show more

Eric Robson and the horticultural panel answer questions from HRH the Prince of Wales's garden at Highgrove in Gloucestershire. Show more

A chance meeting in an airport leads a couple to discover shared childhood experiences which have coloured their relationship to their home city. Show more

Matthew Bannister on architect Dame Zaha Hadid, comedians Ronnie Corbett and Gary Shandling, Mossad Chief Meir Dagan, gardener Joan Loraine. Show more

Are there really 26,911 words of EU regulation on the sale of cabbage? Tim Harford investigates. Show more

Fi Glover introduces a conversation between a climber who fell and broke his back and the paramedic who rescued him. Show more

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A man from Luton has been convicted of plotting to kill US servicemen in East Anglia.

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. They are joined by Mike Wilmot, Jake Yapp, Gemma Arrowsmith and Harry the Piano. Show more

Bert is no fool, and Helen uncovers some truths. Show more

Kirsty Lang talks to Adrian Lester who stars in Undercover, the new legal thriller on BBC One written by former barrister Peter Moffat. Show more

Kim and Boyd are in a living nightmare, not knowing what Danica may do next. Will they ever escape the attentions of their new friend? Show more

Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from the University of Worcester with Tim Farron MP, Andrea Jenkyns MP, Jess Phillips MP and John Timpson. Show more

Will Self draws no comfort from an alleged drop in violence in the real world, as he sees us increasingly expressing our innate tendency towards violence in the virtual realm. Show more

Documentary drama piecing together the extraordinary events surrounding the 2011 assassination of the Governor of Pakistan's Punjab. Starring Sagar Arya, Amerjit Deu, Asif Khan. Show more

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Sajid Javid visits Port Talbot; Labour and anti-Semitism; Estonia's DJ president. Show more

Sofia at last feels she can live her own life, but her relationship with her mother Rose has to endure one final test. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Peter Lord, Russell Kane and Harriett Gilbert’s favourite books by Susan Pinker, Russell Hoban and Nathaneal West. From 2016. Show more

From the sounds of the womb to fading memories - Josie Long hears stories of what we inherit from past generations. From 2015. Show more

Fi Glover with a conversation between a husband and wife about how difficult he found life after he had to retire following bypass surgery, and how volunteering improved things. Show more

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From the London stage, the Elizabethan fascination with Islam, particularly by Shakespeare and Marlowe. Read by Derek Jacobi. Show more

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