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Rachel sets off on a trek up country to a small village, where she has a fateful encounter with self-styled entrepreneur Bob Newpin. Show more
Miles Warde tells the inside story of the closure of Cadbury's Somerdale factory near Bristol, with contributions from members of the workforce - many of whom were sacked twice. Show more
Ramesh takes it upon himself to reunite a local couple who have split up. Sitcom set in a Glasgow corner shop, stars Donald McLeary. Show more
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Dr Ben Goldacre checks reports that trains are infested with cockroaches; potential changes at C4; covering Sahil's kidnap in Oldham and Islamabad; momentous time for sport on TV. Show more
Jill and Usha join forces.
Why do you rarely see a black face in the country - apart from the sheep? Heartwarming comedy by Leah Chillery about a black male walking group. Show more
Vincent Duggleby and a panel of guests answer calls on pensions. Show more
When Rambanai returns from Dallas to Harare her exuberant sparkle is irresistible, but a new search for a bigger world has unexpected outcomes. Read by Chipo Chung. Show more
Jolyon Jenkins explores the role played by accountants in the Holocaust, the Irish Potato Famine and the Highland Clearances. Show more
Why have incidents of house burglary dropped by over half in ten years? Laurie Taylor explores changing fashions in crime. Also, the place of milk in modern society. Show more
Vivienne Parry asks when a normal concern about our wellbeing turns into health anxiety or even hypochondria. Show more
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The young idealists wrangle over their new party's Foreign Policy and Jared's feeling insecure. Stars Tim Key. From March 2010. Show more
Kate catches up with an old comrade.
Arts news and reviews. Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti on the follow-up to her controversial play Behzti, and the art of TV titles. Show more
Rachel sets off on a trek up country to a small village, where she has a fateful encounter with self-styled entrepreneur Bob Newpin. Show more
Michael Buerk chairs a debate on the moral questions behind the week's news. Anne McElvoy, Michael Portillo, Kenan Malik and Matthew Taylor cross-examine witnesses. Show more
Sr Elizabeth Obbard, a Carmelite solitary at Aylesford Priory in Kent, explores how people's personal faith is affected and shaped by formal religion. Show more
James Maw on the controversial 1960s and 1970s psychiatrist Dr William Sargant, who tested drugs on his patients with, some say, fatal results. Show more
Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Frederic Raphael.
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National and international news and analysis with Carolyn Quinn.
Prof Michael Beard has been away for a week on a climate change expedition in the Arctic Circle. He returns home early to find an unexpected visitor - with shocking consequences. Show more
So sick of London, Johnno's lost his upward inflection. Couldn't Lloydie do something? Stars Stewart Wright. From March 2010. Show more
A most peculiar interview for a job and a multitasking air traffic controller. With Anna Crilly. From 2009. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
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Chopin and cross-dressing writer George Sand become unlikely lovers and set out for Majorca. Read by Stephen Campbell Moore. Show more
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