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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Reverend Marie-Elsa Bragg.

A cross border police raid in Ireland, an academic conference on the Archers, a James Herriot exhibition in a museum in Moscow and sheltered housing for retired farmers. Show more

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Kirsty Young talks to actress June Brown, best known today for her role as the long-suffering chain-smoking Dot Cotton (now Dot Branning) in the BBC TV soap EastEnders. Show more

Spiritual reflection and prayers on a topical subject, led by the Rev Sharon Grenham Thompson. Show more

Monica Ainley and Camille Charriere, the new generation of fashion insiders. Historian Theresa Mackay on the impact of Scottish female innkeepers of the 19th century. Show more

Modesty and Willie plan an escape using a false leg and engine grease and Sexton must be finally confronted. Stars Ewan Bailey. Show more

When he finds a mysterious letter in the pocket of a vintage army jacket, Proinsias O'Coinn is determined to find the jacket's rightful owner. Show more

It is the Edinburgh Festival and Clare's birthday, so what is her husband playing at? Stars Julie Graham, Hilary Lyon and Simon Greenall. From April 2014. Show more

What might Donald Trump mean for Brexit? Chris Morris investigates how Britain now has to navigate a new global universe. Show more

The UK's biggest tour operator has been fined more than any other. How a big pub takeover could call time on your favourite drink. Would you buy cosmetics made from snail slime? Show more

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Tony Blair is calling for those against Brexit to rise up - is he going against democracy? A new charge for the most polluting cars in the capital - we speak to the London Mayor. Show more

David Rothkopf discovers how modern history has changed the face of diplomacy: Cyber diplomacy - a new doctrine. From 2017. Show more

Emotions run high at Bridge Farm, and Freddie has a lot on his mind. Show more

By Ben Lewis. Charmingly quirky comedy drama about an unwilling young psychic. Lauren and Jamie would probably make a great couple. If only he wasn't dead... Show more

The panel of horticultural experts is in Faversham, Kent. Bob Flowerdew, Pippa Greenwood and Anne Swithinbank answer the questions from local gardeners. Show more

Short story by Doug Lucie. A man endures the unwelcome approaches of an inquisitive, mysterious stranger. Read by Tim McInnerny. Show more

Matthew Bannister on campaigner Betty Tebbs, physicist Sir Peter Mansfield, chairwoman Dame Jennifer Jenkins, statistician Hans Rosling and singer Al Jarreau. Show more

Roger Bolton asks if journalists are stuck in cold war thinking about Russia, and discovers if Radio 4's interactive drama Hashtag Love was truly interactive. Show more

Fi Glover introduces a conversation between a couple who took part in Spencer Tunick's 'Sea of Hull' installation remembering how exciting it was, and how cold... Show more

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Former PM Tony Blair calls for new movement to reverse the outcome of the EU referendum. Unilever rejects surprise takeover bid from US firm Kraft. Retail sales fall unexpectedly.

Miles presides over a panel of news hounds in the form of Jeremy Hardy, Romesh Ranganathan, Simon Evans and Gina Yashere. Show more

Jazzer dishes out some tough love, and Lilian sails close to the wind.

Reassessing body confidence with Gary Barlow as his first musical, The Girls, opens; a touch of Bond in the TV version of SS-GB; Sidney Nolan's paintings; The Great Wall reviewed. Show more

Modesty and Willie plan an escape using a false leg and engine grease and Sexton must be finally confronted. Stars Ewan Bailey. Show more

Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Louth in Lincolnshire with a panel including the Ukip MP Douglas Carswell MP, Therese Coffey MP, Lord Dubs and Christine Tacon. Show more

John Gray on how we can prepare ourselves for an 'unknowable future'. He says we must let go of the long-held but mistaken belief that history unfolds according to definite laws. Show more

Professor David Rothkopf charts the role of modern international diplomacy throughout recent history to discover where we are now and how we got here. Show more

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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Former presidential candidate John McCain warns of 'moral struggle'. Show more

Karl receives an alarming letter that proves he was right to be concerned for Genevieve's health. Read by Bryan Dick. Show more

Lionel Shriver, Mae Martin and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by John Knowles, HG Wells and Anne Enright. From 2017. Show more

Documentary. Rex Bloomstein meets musicians from around the world who face persecution for raising their voices against political, cultural or religious repression. Show more

Fi Glover with a conversation revealing how, after her runner husband's heart attack, Claire decided to take up running and she and Bill have now done the Great North Run together. Show more

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Pankaj Mishra traces the tangled roots of hatreds and nationalisms across the world. Show more

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