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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Reverend Clair Jaquiss.

The NFU in England and Wales announces its support for Britain Stronger in Europe. Plus the farmer who may have beaten Edward Jenner in the invention of the smallpox vaccine. Show more

Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the common tern. Show more

Susan Hulme reports as MPs clash over Treasury claims that the UK would be better off in the European Union. Plus the government says Libya is unlikely to ask for UK troops. Show more

Lively conversation with Libby Purves and guests. Libby meets writer Hunter Davies, artistic director Daniel Evans, comedian and poet Henry Normal and forager and cook Fiona Bird. Show more

Is it always appropriate to speak out in public about sexist behaviour? Plus Shakepeare's portrayal of mothers and sons and the history of criminalising prostitution. Show more

While Fleur decides to flirt with danger, Michael wrestles with his conscience at work. Stars Jessica Raine and Ben Lambert. Show more

Fi Glover introduces a conversation between a young couple who were trekking in Nepal at the time of the earthquake and who feel they've responded differently to the experience. Show more

Talking to legal scholars, agitators, supporters and sceptics, Helena Kennedy QC explores the philosophical and historical foundations of human rights. Are they really universal? Show more

Comedy writer and director Graham Linehan in the talk tag show, where the guest is next week's interviewer. From January 2014. Show more

On this day in 1916, a cabinet crisis was narrowly averted when the prime minister agreed to extend conscription, but the rift widens between Halecot and Blackfold farms. Show more

Consumer affairs programme. The novelist and academic who turned to a high-end matchmaking service to find a partner, but stayed single - and £4,000 worse off. Show more

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Analysis of news and current affairs. President Obama visits Saudi Arabia amid tensions between Riyadh and Washington. We examine this critical relationship. Show more

Whether it is the Cambridge Footlights now or the university wits that flowered in the time of Elizabeth I, Ellie Cawthorne discovers the talent that has emerged from academia. Show more

Rex just keeps on trying, and Tony galvanises Pat. Show more

By Simon Topping. Charlie was born a boy but has always known that she is really a girl. What is to be done? The arrival of a German exchange student prompts Charlie to take action. Show more

Does your big day need a big budget? Listeners share their questions and ideas with Ruth Alexander and guests. Show more

Lucy Kellaway explores whether we should be more open about our pay. Visiting companies with unusual pay policies, she asks if there is a fairer way of cutting up the cake. Show more

Laurie Taylor asks if the government should aim to promote well being. Plus a look at the class bias in models of good parenting. Show more

Topical programme about the media world. How to slow the decline of TV news audiences, how celebrities should deal with the tabloids, and local TV channels cut local programming. Show more

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The comedian and actor, Victoria Wood, has died of cancer at 62

Loyalty cards are ruining plans and Richard's chances in the pub quiz. Can the pub landlord help? With Peter Davison. From 2014. Show more

Pip has a proposition for Tom, and is Eddie raining on Lynda's parade? Show more

Victoria Wood is remembered, Curtis Sittenfeld's re-telling of Pride and Prejudice, Maya Sondhi's play on the sexualisation of teenagers, and Lucian Msamati on Iago. Show more

While Fleur decides to flirt with danger, Michael wrestles with his conscience at work. Stars Jessica Raine and Ben Lambert. Show more

Matthew Taylor presents a discussion programme that aims to give listeners a completely new way to understand a controversial issue and to decide where they stand. Show more

Talks with a personal dimension. Simon Zagorski-Thomas thinks we fail to treat the study of popular music with the seriousness it deserves. Show more

Ascension, a tropical British island in the mid-Atlantic, faces unique conservation challenges. Peter Gibbs investigates. Show more

Lively conversation with Libby Purves and guests. Libby meets writer Hunter Davies, artistic director Daniel Evans, comedian and poet Henry Normal and forager and cook Fiona Bird. Show more

London mayoral contest in extremism row - the cleric at the centre speaks out, a special report on resistance fighters from Syria, and remembering Victoria Wood. Show more

Cathy and her daughter are caught up in the street protests that the Met and the government are struggling to contain. Show more

Bittersweet comedy drama as a community mental health nurse makes her rounds. Stars Paul Whitehouse and Esther Coles. From 2016. Show more

The comic poet packs his bags and heads to 'the wilds' to explore the subject of survival. With Tom Basden. From 2014. Show more

Susan Hulme reports from Westminster on PMQs, with arguments over academy schools, the EU referendum and extremism. Show more

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Juliet Stevenson reads Juliet Nicolson's memoir of seven generations of women in her family, including her great-great-grandmother Pepita and her grandmother Vita Sackville West. Show more

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