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Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Sharon Grenham-Toze.

Farmers face subsidy cuts if they fail to do their cattle paperwork. More than 2,500 farms failed to notify the authorities about births and deaths. Show more

Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Simon Barnes.

Should Britain ban the burka? Plus, the secret life of blogger Zoe Margolis; and novelist Angela Huth on land girls.

Alison is invited to take part with her fellow mediums in a Team Psychics show. Stars Alison Steadman and Rosie Cavaliero. Show more

Three stories of mothers and daughters lost and found, after years when their relationships broke down completely. Now reconciled, they talk movingly about rediscovering their love. Show more

The future of the Glasgow corner shop's much-loved Wall of Crisps comes under threat from the EU. Stars Sanjeev Kohli. From March 2010. Show more

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National and international news with Martha Kearney.

Bob Geldof calls for BBC staff to quit over Ethiopia aid story: BBC response and Christian Aid on why it's so concerned; were the tabloids right to try to identify Jon Venables? Show more

Lilian pays her last respects. Show more

Frank's new pet rabbit Bobby starts causing an unexpected stir at home. Satire on the education system. Stars Mackenzie Crook, Emerald O'Hanrahan, Kate Layden, Tessa Nicholson. Show more

Vincent Duggleby and a panel of guests answer calls on tax. Show more

A young woman's grief forces her to view the world through the sudden sharp focus of heightened emotion. Read by Caryl Morgan.

Jolyon Jenkins hears how a corrupt Roman governor was tried in court using his own forged account books, and how the ancient Greeks inscribed their accounts on walls for all to see. Show more

Military futurologists have produced reports predicting threats to the West since the Cold War; Laurie Taylor discusses a new survey of this genre. The nature of anti-racist comedy. Show more

Vivienne Parry examines our perceptions of age and the realities of what happens to us as we get older, and asks if there is such a thing as normal ageing. Show more

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A group of young idealists try to set up their own political party. Stars Tom Basden, Tim Key and Anna Crilly. From March 2010. Show more

Jill gets her affairs in order. Show more

A review of Andrew Lloyd Webber's sequel to The Phantom of The Opera, Dame Emma Kirkby reflects on her ground-breaking career, and the verdict on The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Show more

Alison is invited to take part with her fellow mediums in a Team Psychics show. Stars Alison Steadman and Rosie Cavaliero. Show more

Michael Buerk chairs a debate on the moral questions behind the week's news. Melanie Philips, Michael Portillo, Kenan Malik and Matthew Taylor cross-examine witnesses. Show more

Series of six talks by eminent thinkers. Maajid Nawaz, co-director of the Quilliam Foundation, reflects on pluralism in society. Show more

Mark Whitaker reports from Britain and the USA on the science of geoengineering and the political questions it raises. Show more

Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Simon Barnes.

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News and analysis with Robin Lustig. An incest case has led to recommendations for changes in child protection procedures. Somalia food aid was siphoned off, says a UN report. Show more

Sara Kestleman reads from the new and disturbing novel by Rose Tremain. Aramon makes another discovery but his memory is no clearer. And for Anthony, the inevitable finally arrives. Show more

The Aussies need cash fast for the rent, but will Lloydie's trusty backpack save the day? Stars Stewart Wright. From March 2010. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Fast-paced comedy sketches from award-winning Nick Mohammed and friends. With Anna Crilly and Colin Hoult. From January 2009. Show more

News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard.

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Mac leaves for Africa in the footsteps of his relation, Lewis - there's Stone Age Man to track down. Max Hastings recalls the marriage of his Fleet Street parents. Show more

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