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Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Jenny Wigley.

The Conservatives attack the government's new food strategy, calling it a 'Soviet-style' plan. Charlotte Smith reports from the Oxford Farming Conference. Show more

The 19th century blooms scientifically with numerous alternative, specialist learned societies and associations, all threatening the Royal Society's pre-eminence. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Peter Curran talks to Howard Brenton about his play 'Never So Good', which explores the life of Harold Macmillan. From January 2009. Show more

Vera and Muriel experience the fallout from Mr Gallagher's discovery. It's 1959 in the sleepy Irish town. Stars Gerard Murphy. Show more

Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker.

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The row over plans for product placement on commercial TV; BSkyB shows off its 3D TV service, for launch this year; how social media really helped Barack Obama's election campaign. Show more

Optimism takes over for Jazzer. Show more

By Katie Hims. Merle is a penguin keeper at London Zoo. When her sister Beth fails to make a date, she realises that she has been abducted by aliens - not for the first time. Show more

Vincent Duggleby and guests answer calls on tax and self assessment. Show more

By Claire Griffiths. A painter's talent has so far kept him alive in Auschwitz. But a new painting puts him in great danger. Read by Nicholas Farrell. Show more

The Tale of Samuel Whiskers is a sinister story of rats behind the skirting boards and kittens going missing. It also offers advice on how to run a rolling audit. Show more

Cowards, traitors, dodgers, effeminates - Laurie Taylor discusses reactions to conscientious objectors during the First World War. Show more

Dr Mark Porter visits TB experts in Leeds to find out how common the condition is and how it is being detected and treated in the community. Show more

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Wet noses and wagging tails. Poetry and sketches from Pam Ayres. With Felicity Montagu and Geoffrey Whitehead. From August 2009. Show more

Brenda's finances take an upward turn. Show more

Arts news and reviews. Mark Lawson interviews 'Nasty' Nigel Lythgoe and the American author Joyce Carol Oates. Show more

Dramatisation of Vikas Swarup's whodunit, set in India. Suspect number three: an American who has come to India to marry his mail-order bride. Show more

What are the shortcomings of the existing Misuse of Drugs Act, and how might drug use be regulated in a decriminalised future? Show more

Professor Anthony King reports on one of the most famous boxing matches ever held, the rematch in 1938 between Joe Louis of the United States and Max Schmeling of Germany. Show more

Brett Westwood joins botanist Tim Rich from the National Museum of Wales to look for the whitebeam trees, which are found nowhere else in the world. Show more

The 19th century blooms scientifically with numerous alternative, specialist learned societies and associations, all threatening the Royal Society's pre-eminence. Show more

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News and analysis with Robin Lustig. Labour in crisis - two former cabinet ministers call for a leadership election. What will happen in Iraq in 2010? Show more

While Mats shows the plans for his boat to Liljeberg, Anna becomes strangely assertive with Katri. Read by Indira Varma. Show more

After her brother-in-law's death, sad Steph rings his mobile to hear his voice. Next day he rings back. Stars Fiona Glascott. Show more

News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.

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How the cultural and social changes of the 1960s began to impact on life in rural Ireland. Memoir read by Dermot Crowley. Show more

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