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A case of BSE has been confirmed on a farm in Scotland. The infected animal didn't enter the human food chain and restrictions have been put in place at the farm in Aberdeenshire. Show more

Nature writer Mark Cocker heard his first wood warbler at the age of thirteen. Now in adulthood his spring can not truly begin until he has heard his first wood warbler of the year Show more

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Nile Rodgers - musician, record producer and Chic co-founder - is interviewed by Lauren Laverne. Show more

Conductor Sofi Jeannin; threat to Afghan girls' education; adoption experiences; Baroness Angela Smith remembers Baroness Patricia Hollis; and women comedy writers. Show more

Jackie continues to question Keith about his wife’s disappearance in the hope they can find her alive. Starring Meera Syal. Show more

Is President Trump's love-in with Evangelicals reshaping American politics? In the run-up to the mid-terms Tara McKelvey reports on who gains most from the relationship. Show more

Henry and Vera are on a lecture tour of the USA leaving Ginny and Lionel to look after Sizzlinghurst. Stars Miriam Margoyles. From 2018. Show more

On this day in 1918, the Belgian Army retook the last of their occupied coastal towns, while in Folkestone Marieke has taken to her bed. Show more

At a time when other retailers are struggling, TK Maxx is opening new stores. What's so different about their 'off price' model? Show more

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Charlotte Wachter finally brings Otto home. Philippe takes a forensic look at how Otto died and returns to Hagenberg to confront Horst with some new evidence. Show more

Josh makes a terrible mistake and Lynda steps up her plan Show more

Agents at spy agency GCHQ attempt to find the source of a sophisticated cyber-attack on the UK National Grid before blackouts throw the country into chaos. Show more

Peter Gibbs and the panel are in the New Forest. Chris Beardshaw, Christine Walkden and Pippa Greenwood answer the horticultural questions. Show more

Katie Thistleton, who chaired this year's judging panel, presents a showcase of the shortlisted entries for this year's award. Show more

Matthew Bannister on Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, philosopher Mary Midgley, particle physicist Leon Lederman and animator Roger Mainwood. Show more

The challenges of reporting Brexit, 5 Live's Young Commentator of the Year competition, Woman's Hour on the Gender Recognition Act consultation, and 'The Anatomy of Loneliness'. Show more

Becky compares her memories of her mother’s final moments with her aunt, her mother’s sister, to explore the impact her death from cancer had on them both. Fi Glover presents. Show more

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A gang of men, who raped and abused girls as young as 11, given lengthy prison sentences

A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp
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Jill puts her foot down and Brian attempts to occupy his time Show more

Heather Morris on her novel The Tattooist of Auschwitz; billboard art and US politics; Emma Rice's production of Angela Carter's novel Wise Children reviewed Show more

Jackie continues to question Keith about his wife’s disappearance in the hope they can find her alive. Starring Meera Syal. Show more

Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Chiltern Hills Academy in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, with Tom Baldwin, Alexander Downer, Carolyn Fairbairn and Claire Fox Show more

Howard Jacobson on the end of mooching as a way of life...'rooting around, doing nothing in particular, walking but not knowing where I was walking to'. Show more

Epic drama series set in Great War Britain.

Migrants confronted by Mexican police in riot gear - as they try to reach the US. Show more

The nine perfect strangers free themselves from Masha’s clutches. Their lives will never be the same again. Read by Kerry Fox. Show more

Comedian and actor Ben Miller and writer Danny Wallace choose their favourite books to discuss with Harriett Gilbert Show more

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Now in their late 60s, long-time friends have to acknowledge they can’t go on forever, and their children can and will go on without them. Fi Glover presents. Show more

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How the Playtex women made clothes for the Apollo 11 team and rows over Olympic swimming suits. Concluded by Francesca Dymond. Show more

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