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Daily prayer and reflection with the Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth.
The police are being given guidelines on how to spot people shooting legally, amid concerns that many don't understand 'countryside ways'. Charlotte Smith reports. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests Karin Bowie, Murray Pittock and Daniel Szechi discuss the 1692 Glencoe Massacre, why it happened, and its lasting repercussions. Show more
Actor Julie Walters on Mo Mowlam's life and character. Plus, is sleep the 'next feminist issue'?
By Al Smith, inspired by a true story. Nicholas must deliver a letter to the Oracle of Good Hope but she has a surprising message for him. Show more
BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the world's headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie.
Sir David Frost and guests look back at some of the most memorable interviews of his long career.
John Waite investigates how some companies guilty of serious health and safety breaches go into administration and therefore avoid paying fines. Show more
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National and international news with Martha Kearney.
Stewart Henderson answers those intriguing questions from everyday life. Show more
Brian gives Pat a lesson in diplomacy. Show more
By Michael Chaplin, set in The Old Beeches, a retirement home for elderly thespians. William and Sandy are haunted by the return of two characters from the past. Show more
Richard Uridge muses on the idea that the strawberry has transformed both the physical and cultural landscape of Herefordshire. Show more
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By Moris Farhi. A wise gypsy wrestler comes to the aid of a couple whose relationship is threatened by their families' entrenched prejudices. Read by Grant O'Rourke. Show more
Rick Gekoski explores how and why works of antiquity were looted from Iraq's museums during the war there, and speculates on what may have happened to them since. Show more
Mariella Frostrup talks to the novelist Daniel Handler, who under the alter ego Lemony Snicket wrote the phenomenally successful A Series of Unfortunate Events. Show more
Gareth Mitchell investigates the latest science news and takes a look at 1,001 ancient inventions from the Muslim world at an exhibition at the Science Museum in London. Show more
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A submarine systems failure puts the Goliath crew at the mercy of a drugs baron. Stars Jim Field Smith. From June 2007.
Eddie's van bites the dust. Show more
Arts news and reviews with Kirsty Lang. Tamsin Greig in the new play The Little Dog Laughed, Blur on film, and conductor Robin Ticciati. Show more
Neil MacGregor continues his new series retelling humanity's history through the objects it's made. Today that object is also one of the earliest works of art. Show more
Angus Crawford examines how criminals are using loopholes in the system to exploit children who go missing after arriving alone in the UK. Show more
Many of our clothes are made by low-paid workers in low-cost countries. From Bangladesh, Peter Day finds out what happens when westerners intervene. Show more
Dancer Deborah Bull investigates the pros and cons for children when training in elite sport and the performing arts. From January 2009. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests Karin Bowie, Murray Pittock and Daniel Szechi discuss the 1692 Glencoe Massacre, why it happened, and its lasting repercussions. Show more
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News and analysis with Robin Lustig. Jack Straw defends the decision to go to war in Iraq to the Chilcot Inquiry. Harriet Harman launches a campaign against inequality. Show more
Daniel arranges a meeting with Henri Jagot and plays his trump card. Love story set in Paris in 1815 in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars. Read by Dan Stevens. Show more
Matt is uninterested in Vicky's neighbourhood watch scheme until he meets a glamour model. Stars Emma Pierson. From January 2010. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
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Neil MacGregor continues his new series retelling humanity's history through the objects it's made. Today that object is also one of the earliest works of art. Show more
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