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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Laurence Twaddle. Show more

Fears for this year's agricultural shows, the National Sheep Association fights any reintroduction of lynx, the effects of care farms and rural cutbacks on the Isle of Wight. Show more

Brett Westwood presents the Meadow Pipit. Show more

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Britain's first nuclear submariners celebrate a feat of engineering, and tell Sue MacGregor about early teething problems, Cold War espionage and life underwater. Show more

A preview of tomorrow's Grand National with Rose Paterson, chairman of Aintree. Plus a look at children who kill and the sentencing of the teenagers who murdered Angela Wrighton. Show more

Richard Fallon MP has been on a quest, trying to find some answers - answers the self-help section of the bookshop has proven painfully unable to provide. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Can Ian McMillan make sense of a version of football in which three sides take part at the same time on one pitch? From 2016. Show more

Keen for a more fulfilling life in Glasgow, Josie swears off romance and almost immediately finds a new relationship. From 2016. Show more

On this day in 1916, an escaped German POW was recaptured, and Alexander Gidley is shaken by an encounter with a young war hero. Show more

Peter White hears about calls from the RAC for government action on car insurance costs for younger drivers. And the councils looking to cut CCTV systems to save cash. Show more

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Danish fiction author Dorthe Nors casts her eye across the North Sea to consider the wars fought and connections forged between the Scandinavian countries and Britain. Show more

Christine has some words of advice, and Henry makes a new friend. Show more

Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from the Cornwall Garden Society Show. Show more

4 Extra Debut. The inspiration for the film 45 Years. Unearthed memories unsettle a seemingly stable relationship. Read by Tom Courtenay. Show more

Matthew Bannister on the lives of TV nun Mother Angelica, German foreign minister Hans Dietrich Genscher, DJ Derek, geographer Doreen Massey and native American Joe Medicine Crow. Show more

Have only 1 per cent of men taken the option of shared parental leave? Show more

Fi Glover introduces a conversation between friends who grew close when one of them battled with cancer, but whose support for each other is now mutual. Show more

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Pope Francis's key document on family life which could impact on millions of Catholics.

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. Show more

There is an unexpected visitor at the village shop, and Tom wonders what might have been. Show more

Helen Mirren on her thriller Eye in the Sky, plus reviews of X and Cyprus Avenue at the Royal Court, Barrie Rutter on Falstaff, and the debut novel from British writer Jem Lester. Show more

Richard Fallon MP has been on a quest, trying to find some answers - answers the self-help section of the bookshop has proven painfully unable to provide. Show more

Jonathan Dimbleby with topical debate from Prestwood in Buckinghamshire with Natalie Bennett, Michael Fallon MP, Frank Field MP and Lord Digby Jones of Birmingham. Show more

Will Self reflects on our sense of the meaning of time and the changes in our perception brought about by new technologies. Show more

In the week in 1916 when a Zeppelin raid dropped bombs on the north east coast, old feuds are reignited in Ashburton. Show more

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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Featuring expectations of political leaders, the Pope's view of family and a history of leaking. Show more

As Jane languishes in Paul Sheringham's bed, her lover dresses with meticulous care in preparation for meeting his fiancee. Show more

Anthony Horowitz chooses the director of 'Psycho' and 'The Birds', Alfred Hitchcock. With Matthew Parris. From 2016. Show more

Satirist Craig Brown's favourite readings, read by Simon Russell Beale and Eleanor Bron. Humorous and touching extracts from Alan Bennett, Saki, Ezra Pound and Evelyn Waugh. Show more

Fi Glover introduces a conversation between friends whose different outlooks on life don't affect the strength of their relationship at all. Show more

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The Takacs Quartet's first violinist Edward Dusinberre reflects on his career with his fellow players and Beethoven's late and transcendent music. Show more

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