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Spiritual reflection to start the day, with the Rev Dr Alison Jack, assistant principal of New College, Edinburgh. Show more

Farming news, presented by Anna Hill. A wet spring has delayed the year's apple harvest, but the late summer sun has ensured the fruit have good colour. Show more

Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the brambling. Show more

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

Claudia Hammond finds out what rest means in the modern world. What happens in the brain when we mind wander? Neuroscience suggests mind wandering is good for us. Show more

Programme that offers a female perspective on the world. Hattie Collins, author of This Is Grime, talks about women in the Grime scene. Show more

The series exploring the 20th-century through journals and correspondence. George Allen's 1904 diary of his record-attempting walk, freely adapted by Stephen Wakelam. Show more

Dragonflies have inspired awe as well as fear as Brett Westwood discovers as he traces our relationship with Horse Stingers and Devil’s Darning Needles. Show more

A portrait of the folk singer Marta Sebestyen - whose voice is associated with a defining movement in Hungarian cultural history. From 2014. Show more

On this day in 1916, the Bishop of London declared that 'shooting would be too good for' certain men and women walking around Piccadilly, and Alec grows weary of his double life. Show more

Consumer phone-in. Winifred Robinson asks: What's it like being a foster carer today? Show more

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The United Nations has suspended all aid convoys in Syria after trucks carrying food and clothes were bombed near Aleppo. Show more

Adrian Moore explores the idea of infinity through history: Aristotle's attempt to make the infinite acceptable. From 2016. Show more

Rob faces a problem, and Jennifer is apologetic. Show more

Helen and her mother are kidnapped. Seventh episode of a major new nine-part conspiracy thriller, starring Romola Garai. Written by Matthew Broughton. Show more

Helen Castor and guests discuss Victorian tabloid titillation and new research on the Black Death - and listeners suggest their history heroes. Show more

By Tahmima Anam. Shortlisted tale of an impoverished woman paying a high price for seeking a better life. Read by Ayesha Dharker. Show more

Michael Rosen and Laura Wright discover how different ways of talking about directions in other languages shows differences in ways of thinking. Show more

Critic AA Gill controversially chooses “peace for our time” prime minister, Neville Chamberlain. With Matthew Parris. From 2016. Show more

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The UN has stopped delivering aid to Syria after 20 killed in convoy attack.
Labour's ruling body debates changes to electing its leader and shadow cabinet.

Mark discusses legacy. How will the world see us after we’ve gone, and is it really important? From September 2016. Show more

Ian has had enough, and Usha calls on Alan's support. Show more

Daniel Radcliffe on his roles in two new films; South African artist William Kentridge on his exhibition Thick Time; and the art of turning sex into prose. Show more

The series exploring the 20th-century through journals and correspondence. George Allen's 1904 diary of his record-attempting walk, freely adapted by Stephen Wakelam. Show more

For years child sex abuse was a hidden secret - are we now guilty of ignoring elderly victims even in the places where they are supposed to be the most protected - care homes? Show more

Peter White talks to retiring CEO of RNIB, Lesley-Anne Alexander about her 13 years leading the charity. She reflects on her achievements and legacy. Show more

Imagine being able to track a cancer by a simple blood test, instead of an invasive biopsy of the actual tumour. Dr Mark Porter reports on the promise of liquid biopsies. Show more

Claudia Hammond finds out what rest means in the modern world. What happens in the brain when we mind wander? Neuroscience suggests mind wandering is good for us. Show more

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A US State Department spokesman says the ceasefire in Syria is not dead. Can the UN be of any help to secure peace in Syria? Show more

One of five stories originally commissioned to celebrate the 2016 BBC National Short Story Awards. In Give Me A Buzz by Emma Healey, art history and the art of telephoning connect. Show more

Stephen K Amos, plus Stephen Grant, Nish Kumar and Andrew Maxwell compile an idiot's guide to multiculturalism. From 2014. Show more

Poet and playwright Glyn Maxwell introduces his favourite works, from Edward Lear, first heard on tape in the back of the family car, to the poems of his mentor, Derek Walcott. Show more

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The biography of novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard, author of The Cazalet Chronicles, who died in 2014, from the award-winning biographer Artemis Cooper. Jane meets Kinglsey Amis. Show more

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