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A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Emma Whittick, the University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s Chaplain at Lampeter and Carmarthen.

Ted Harrison argues that only art can truly capture the essence of spirituality. Show more

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Boff Whalley and Commoners Choir take Clare for a hike and a sing in Calderdale. Best known for Tubthumping in Chumbawamba, Boff is also a writer, playwright and fell-runner. Show more

Government publishes its new Environmental Improvement Plan. Potato processors pay farmers more to keep them growing spuds. Growers stop planting fruit trees. Rural poverty. Show more

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Michael Rosen on survival, Nikki Amuka Bird on performing, 'slow' cycling with Susanna Thornton, Nick Acheson on geese and rugby's Chris Robshaw's Inheritance Tracks. Show more

Jay Rayner and the team travel to Slough for this week's food show. Show more

Pippa Crerar of The Guardian reviews the week in Westminster. Show more

After a surge in violence over the past week, in which several people were killed in multiple incidents, local residents share their fears for the future. Show more

Paul Lewis hears how complaints to the Energy Ombudsman reached a record high last year. Plus, the child benefit trap that is catching parents unawares. Show more

Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week's news. We're off to Glasgow this week with panellists Frankie Boyle, Susie McCabe, Ashley Storrie and Alex Massie. Show more

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Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Bangor Court House, County Down with Chris Hazzard MP, Simon Hoare MP, Emma Little-Pengelly MLA and Allison Morris. Show more

Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?

Arnold Schwarzenegger is the former governor of California and one of America's most influential green voices. He discusses his favourite ideas from the series with Tom Heap. Show more

When a wireless play was first suggested, the BBC was more afraid of advancing Bolshevism than whether listeners could actually understand what was going on. Show more

What comes to your mind when you think of the word 'hag'? The comedian Sophie Duker is on a mission to reclaim the term in her new UK stand-up tour Show more

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Nick Robinson talks to the joint general secretary of the National Education Union, Mary Bousted. Can the woman leading the teacher strikes see a way out of the current crisis? Show more

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Danny Wallace and George Egg are joined by Morwenna Banks, Rosie Jones, Gennaro Contaldo and Sam Delaney for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

The naturalist, broadcaster, author and campaigner has announced he is taking a three-month sabbatical from his TV work to give himself some ‘brain space’. Show more

John Wilson speaks to internationally acclaimed artist Dame Rachel Whiteread about the influences on her practice as she recalls some of her most famous works. Show more

From noises off to the sounds of tomorrow, composer Sarah Angliss and some of the world’s greatest effects artists celebrate 200 years of the awesome power of sound effects. Show more

DCI Stone tracks down one of the key suspects in the current murder case. Written by Cath Staincliffe. Show more

It's New Year's Eve, and Nelson decides to go out on the town with Pru, Annabelle and Billy. Nelson isn't sure about the attention Billy is paying to his half-sister. Show more

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Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Timothy Stanley, Anne McElvoy, Ash Sarkar and Matthew Taylor. #moralmaze Show more

Paul Gambaccini chairs the nationwide music quiz, with questions on music of all varieties and eras. Show more

TS Eliot prize-winning poet Bhanu Kapil chats to Roger about poetry and about the poems she loves. Show more

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Gus Casely-Hayford charts the history of Ray-Ban sunglasses to find out how a piece of protective equipment designed for pilots evolved to become an iconic fashion item. Show more

On a day out with her two young nieces, DD will do anything to live up the title of "World's Best Aunt." Show more

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