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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Reverend Steve Chalke. Show more

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside, presented by Charlotte Smith. Meat processors warn of business closures if they're unable to recruit post-Brexit. Show more

Martin Hughes-Games presents the common crane. Common cranes were extinct in the UK in the 17th century. Show more

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth and good fortune, born, according to one tradition, when she rose from the churning of the ocean of milk. Show more

Anne Robinson, author of Memoirs Of An Unfit Mother, offers her views on parenting. Sarah Parry on her new novel The Essex Serpent. Chef Monica Galetti prepares artichoke salad. Show more

TB nurse Marjorie Wilson's memoirs from 1950s Stannington sanatorium. Alan wants to see his brother Ken but finds his room empty and no-one will tell him where Ken has gone. Show more

Kate Adie presents stories from a Russian courtroom, Ethiopia's shrivelling farmland, Costa Rican forests, some rural Swedish shelters for migrants and the streets of Morocco. Show more

Actor Doon Mackichan examines the recent trend in TV series saturated with the corpses of women, asking why writers recycle these narratives and why audiences lap them up. Show more

Dr Adam Rutherford and Dr Hannah Fry investigate everyday mysteries. What causes middle-aged spread? Doctors Rutherford & Fry grapple with this portly problem. Show more

Are the big six energy companies planning to drive smaller competitors out of the market by offering special deals to tempt switchers, and why has hiring a car become such a bind? Show more

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Professor Gerzina explores the lives of black sailors. Life in the navy brought decent pay and promotion prospects - it could be a 'taxi service to freedom' for runaway slaves. Show more

Alice hopes to impress, and Tom's reminded of old memories. Show more

Based on a true story, Samina Baig's play is about Peter, a fashion designer, who embarks on a journey to find his roots. Show more

Clare Balding marks the 80th anniversary of the Jarrow Crusade, walking from Ripon to Ripley, when 200 men marched to London led by one woman, Ellen Wilkinson MP. Show more

Jordan Bone makes an appeal on behalf of Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation. Show more

Helen Macdonald talks to James Naughtie and readers about her memoir H is for Hawk which won the Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction in 2014. Show more

The Film Programme has teamed up with the BFI on a poll to decide the best performance by a black actor of all time. Show more

Adam Rutherford on what controls our preference for high fat food, the genetics of giants, and how to see the black hole at the centre of our galaxy. Show more

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UKIP MEP taken to hospital after apparent punch-up with colleague

Joe Lycett finds out how well the panel know their family and friends. With Zoe Lyons, Adrian Chiles and Mae Martin. From 2016. Show more

In The Bull, the interview panel is waiting, and Kate and Roy have a heart to heart. Show more

Louis Theroux on Scientology, Savile, and silences; PJ Harvey, Daljit Nagra and Holly McNish read new poems; and Merch yr Eog, a play performed in Welsh, Breton, French and Creole. Show more

TB nurse Marjorie Wilson's memoirs from 1950s Stannington sanatorium. Alan wants to see his brother Ken but finds his room empty and no-one will tell him where Ken has gone. Show more

Illiberal democracy is gaining traction across Europe, espousing anti-migrant and anti-EU sentiment. How did ideas once found only on the political fringes become mainstream? Show more

Evan Davis and guests discuss doing business in times of uncertainty and how companies are trying to shape what Brexit will mean in practice. Show more

Adam Rutherford on what controls our preference for high fat food, the genetics of giants, and how to see the black hole at the centre of our galaxy. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth and good fortune, born, according to one tradition, when she rose from the churning of the ocean of milk. Show more

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The UN Syria envoy offers to personally escort Al-Qaeda-linked fighters out of Aleppo, but will the militants listen to him? Show more

With time running out for her patient, Nurse Wright must decide how far she is willing to go to save a young girl's life. Show more

Symphonious sketches: the cosmetic benefits of old men's legs and a Witness Protection Conference. With Sara Pascoe. From 2013. Show more

Jarvis Cocker stars in his very own horror movie, as he continues his nocturnal examination of the human condition, exploring the battle between the forces of darkness and light. Show more

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Libyan novelist Hisham Matar's father, an open critic of Gaddafi, was imprisoned and 'disappeared' by the regime in 1996. This powerful memoir details his search for what happened. Show more

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