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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Reverend Kate Bottley. Show more

The first results of harvest 2016 are in, and wheat yields are down 12 per cent. In contrast, Russia has seen a successful harvest, keeping global prices low. With Sybil Ruscoe. Show more

The latest weather forecast for farmers.

David Attenborough presents the ring-necked parakeet. Show more

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Andrew Marr discusses Shakespeare and Caravaggio with the writer Margaret Atwood, actor Harriet Walter, curator Letizia Treves and biographer Richard Holmes. Show more

Poll results: What is life like for women in 2016? Bake-Off star Nadiya Hussain, historian Amanda Vickery, journalist Eve Pollard and Radio 1 presenter Gemma Cairney discuss. Show more

A husband relates the events surrounding his wife's illness as she lies in a coma. Show more

Documentary. From a toddler's first lie to teenage fantasies, psychotherapist Philippa Perry explores the subject of childhood deception. Show more

Poet Lemn Sissay’s comic and poetic look at the treatment of children raised in care, based on his own experiences. From 2016. Show more

Matthew Sweet explores the philosophical and anthropological background to our relationship with things with academics Bill Brown and Daniel Miller. Show more

How are small energy firms financing for the future? Also, how virtual reality opens up a whole new world. Are big music festivals struggling? And who won the Bionic Olympics? Show more

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Gretchen Gerzina explores the stories of runaway slaves in Scotland - including Joseph Knight, who took his owner to court. Show more

Oliver has a question for Shula, and Tom comes clean to Helen. Show more

Victorian detective drama, starring Brian Cox. Written by David Ashton. Episode one: A Matter Of Balance. A high-wire circus artiste receives a death threat. Show more

Nigel Rees's quotation quiz with Cressida Cowell, Ruth Dudley Edwards, Helen Zaltzman and Michael Billington. From October 2016. Show more

Sheila Dillon in conversation with author and drinks writer Pete Brown about the magic, mystery and Britishness (or otherwise) of the apple. Show more

Cathy FitzGerald takes a closer look at a stunning pair of Japanese screens. Follow the link from the BBC Radio 4 website to explore a high-resolution image as you listen. Show more

Aleks Krotoski explores life in the digital world. Aleks reconnects with the physical layer of our digital world to be reminded that it is not otherworldly but built by people. Show more

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David Mitchell invites Henning Wehn, Rich Hall, Lloyd Langford and Holly Walsh to hide truths in lies. From October 2016. Show more

Susan doesn't feel like celebrating, and Johnny encourages Tony. Show more

Director Kwame Kwei-Armah discusses the play One Night in Miami, poet and rapper Kate Tempest on writing Let Them Eat Chaos, and Shock and Awe: Glam Rock and Its Legacy. Show more

A husband relates the events surrounding his wife's illness as she lies in a coma. Show more

Documentary. Ian Peddie explores the impact of new Texan laws allowing concealed handguns to be carried both on university campuses and into classrooms. Show more

Can the process of gentrification be controlled? David Baker asks if policy-makers have the tools to manage gentrification in UK towns and cities. Show more

Brett Westwood burrows into our complicated relationship with our constant but mostly unwelcome companion: the rat. From 2016 Show more

Andrew Marr discusses Shakespeare and Caravaggio with the writer Margaret Atwood, actor Harriet Walter, curator Letizia Treves and biographer Richard Holmes. Show more

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As Saudi Arabia privately admits attacking a funeral in Yemen, chair of the Committee on Arms Export Controls Chris White suggests arms sales to the Gulf state should be halted. Show more

Eleanor's world is turned upside down when Conrad fails to come home from a conference. Daughter Cara decides to go and look for him, while son Paul suspects their mother of murder. Show more

Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright on the words children invent and reimagine. With writer Nicola Skinner and linguist Dr Kriszta Szendroi. Show more

Sean Curran reports on calls for Parliament to vote on the UK's negotiating position during Brexit talks. And frustration over delays in bringing lone child migrants to the UK.

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Edmund Gordon's illuminating biography about one of English literature's most inventive writers. Read by Emma Fielding. Show more

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