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Most UK shoppers buy large size eggs, but egg producers say they want people to buy eggs of all sizes, which they say will also save consumers money. Show more

Recollecting his encounters with birds in Antarctica, wildlife cameraman Doug Allan recalls the snow petrels with mixed feelings. Show more

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the reactive atoms and molecules, with single unpaired electrons, linked to the process of ageing as well as normal cell functioning Show more

Jane Garvey speaks to Jill Soloway, creator of drama series Transparent, plus a look at 'body positivity' - its history, meaning and whether the movement has lost its way. Show more

Classic story about a plantation owner who is pitted against an army of killer ants. Stars Timothy Watson and Kathryn Drysdale. Show more

Why recruiting more female peacekeepers is key to defeating jihadists groups in Mali. Kate Adie introduces this and other stories from correspondents around the world. Show more

Amica Dall and Giles Smith use the contemporary craft movement to look at our changing relationship with labour, value and the material world. Show more

On this day in 1918, details of a scheme for an Empire War Memorial were published, and in Folkestone, Adeline has a day to remember. Show more

The chickens that grow so fast they can barely stand labelled as higher welfare meat in some supermarkets. Show more

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Nick Robinson talks to Commons leader Andrea Leadsom. Show more

Helen struggles to get through to Henry and Brian lays down the law Show more

Dr Helen Ash discovers she’s pregnant, but she hasn’t had sex for a year and half. The return of the conspiracy thriller, starring Hattie Morahan. Written by Matthew Broughton. Show more

Helen Mark tells the story of the ‘Windermere Boys’, 300 child holocaust survivors who found rehabilitation and a new life in the Lake District nearly 70 years ago. Show more

Charley Boorman makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Back Up Show more

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah discusses his debut short story collection Friday Black, and Minette Walters explains why she's abandoned crime fiction in favour of historical novels. Show more

Utoya director Erik Poppe talks about his one-shot re-enactment of the right-wing terrorist attack in Norway in 2011, and Some Like It Hot returns to cinemas. With Antonia Quirke. Show more

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Hardacre’s son Elgin joins the ad agency as a copywriter and reveals some strange beliefs. Starring James Northcote. From 2018. Show more

Lynda makes her presence felt and Pip puts up a fight Show more

Best-selling Irish novelist Cecelia Ahern discusses her new short story collection, Roar, which features 30 stories about 30 different women. Show more

Classic story about a plantation owner who is pitted against an army of killer ants. Stars Timothy Watson and Kathryn Drysdale. Show more

Should a serious criminal charge be tried by a judge alone? And do female lawyers in the US face prejudice in court? Show more

Would we rather now splash out on creating memories than buy material stuff? What does the growth of the experience economy mean for business? Show more

Marnie Chesterton investigates the news in science and science in the news. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the reactive atoms and molecules, with single unpaired electrons, linked to the process of ageing as well as normal cell functioning Show more

National Crime Agency begins investigation - after referral by Electoral Commission Show more

Helen has a fearful experience realising she can’t leave the past behind as she thought. Read by Greta Scacchi and Anton Lesser. Show more

A sleepover, a stray dog and an impending house move – can the team still manage to party? Stars Hilary Maclean. From 2015. Show more

A minister resigns over the handling of new restrictions on gambling machines.

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Exploring why brilliant conversationalist and impoverished artist John B Yeats exasperated and inspired. Read by Colm Tóibín. Show more

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