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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Alfred Banya, Head of Chaplaincy at King's College Hospital in London. Show more

Ten coastal encounters, presented by Richard King. Today: an early morning encounter with warden Paul Collins at the Spurn Bird Observatory. Show more

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Dougie Vipond explores the artistic influence the estuary of the River Tay has had on painters and writers through the centuries. Show more

Egg production: from a hatchery which produces egg-laying hens, to the controversial practice of beak trimming. Free range and barn eggs, and the quest for an avian flu vaccine. Show more

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Dawn O’Porter reigned supreme in the TV landscape, but since 2006 she’s refocused her attention to the written word having penned eight books; her latest is Cat Lady. Show more

Sue Perkins and Lucy Worsley join Greg Jenner to discuss the life of Agatha Christie. Show more

For 37 years Dr Phil Hammond worked in the NHS and exposed its darkest secrets, through Private Eye, on stage and on screen. But now he's having a crisis. What damage did he do? Show more

Toby Jones stars as Sir Joseph Olinska MP, now in the throws of a vicious divorce as the multi millionaire attempts to convince the Judge that he actually has very little wealth. Show more

Jon Holmes's comedy current affairs concept album remixes the news into award-winning satirical shapes. This week - Jacob Rees Mogwai, My Sweet KGB Lord, and It's a Wonderful Nige. Show more

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Violinist Rakhi Singh and pianist Alexis Ffrench join Cerys and Jeffrey to add five more tracks, taking us from Westminster Abbey to Highway 61. Show more

A quiz hosted by Steve Punt where a team of three university students take on a team of their professors. This week, from the University of Exeter. Show more

Yeti enthusiasts Andy and Richard are in northern India investigating a murder believed to have been committed by a yeti. Show more

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Poet, playwright and librettist Rommi Smith chooses work by Linton Kwesi Johnson, Marilyn Hacker, Don Paterson and others. Show more

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