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A dairy farmer who posted a picture of a cow with her new born calves talks about the abuse and death threats he received in return. Show more

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How Ugandan politician Betty Bigombe negotiated for peace with the brutal warlord Joseph Kony. Show more

Alan Rusbridger talks to the former cabinet minister and now prison chaplain Jonathan Aitken about how his experiences behind bars shaped him. Show more

Why women need to talk more about money; how women lose money; money and relationships; personal finance tips; and, fixing women's pensions. Show more

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An icon of Italian design; a centrepiece of a community; a tragedy waiting to happen? What happened when the Morandi Bridge in Genoa collapsed. Show more

How are some of Scotland’s diverse communities discovering the joys of sound art? Join the new generation of noise-makers, as they get creative with their sonic environments. Show more

In the year 1803, Samuel Daye recalls working for a master carpenter in the village of Ulverton. Show more

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Chris Anderson talks to some of the most interesting TED stage speakers: author of ‘Eat Pray Love’, Elizabeth Gilbert. Show more

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Robert Bathurst plays a writer with a compulsion to find mountain snowbeds. Dramatisation of the writer Christopher Nicholson’s non-fiction book, Among the Summer Snows. Show more

The story of Southwell told through the workhouse, the minster and a 200-year-old apple tree. Show more

Dr Anne Wright makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of ERIC, The Children's Bowel & Bladder Charity. Show more

Owen Sheers talks about his novel I Saw A Man, the story of how a new neighbourly friendship can sour. With James Naughtie and recorded at the Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. Show more

Raifa Rafiq enlists the help of critics Larushka Ivan-Zadeh and Tim Robey to find out where she should begin with the films of Quentin Tarantino. Show more

After the Toddbrook Dam nearly breaking, Gareth Mitchell asks how we keep our aging dams safe; computers that can spot a fake smile; and how many trees should we be planting? Show more

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A UN report says eating more plant-based foods could help reduce global warming.

Andrew Maxwell introduces guests from Argentina, Hungary and Slovenia. With Eliana La Casa and Ambrus Oroscz. From 2019. Show more

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Scribe Paul Antonio discusses the historic and contemporary art of calligraphy; conductor Martyn Brabbins on commissioning for the Proms; and Playmobil: The Movie Show more

Down in the sunken forests of Gwyddno, Gwynn makes a dangerous discovery. Magical drama starring Matthew Gravelle. Show more

Tom Holland and Iszi Lawrence follow history’s story-laden lines and linkages. This week it’s breadlines - and hunger, from the Scottish clearances to the Rowntrees in York. Show more

How do we have fresh berries all year around, and at what price? John Murphy gets his boots on, visiting farms in Kent and Spain to examine the soft fruit industry. Show more

After the Toddbrook Dam nearly breaking, Gareth Mitchell asks how we keep our aging dams safe; computers that can spot a fake smile; and how many trees should we be planting? Show more

How Ugandan politician Betty Bigombe negotiated for peace with the brutal warlord Joseph Kony. Show more

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Sarah Millican asks Jo Caulfield, Emma Kennedy, Jessica Fostekew and Mark Watson to choose their Jolene or Matilda. From 2019. Show more

Paul Mosby was a professional oboist, but now with advanced Alzheimer's, he spends his days walking the corridors of his care home. Can music therapy reconnect him with his past? Show more

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Edna Ismail recalls the pain and humiliation of her wedding night as a circumcised woman. Now married to a politician, her profile rises as she continues to practise midwifery. Show more

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