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The sound of bells from St Helen's Church, Sefton. Show more

Peter Hennessy visits the Office of the Prime Minister in the House of Commons, which has been the little-known cockpit of war planning since 1950. Show more

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Mark Tully considers why sleep is so important to our physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing. Show more

Adam Henson visits a radical farmer who sees farmers as slaves to the supermarkets. He aims to take back power from the supermarkets and alter the farming landscape of Britain. Show more

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Edward Stourton discusses the religious and ethical news of the week. Moral arguments and perspectives on stories, both familiar and unfamiliar. Show more

Fiona Bruce appeals on behalf of the charity Vision Aid Overseas. Show more

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Choral Mattins for Rogation Sunday live from Tewkesbury Abbey. With BBC Radio 2 Young Chorister of the Year Laurence Kilsby and Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum. Show more

Simon Schama reflects on the power and symbolism of the oak tree in British history and fears a new threat to its survival. Show more

News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell. On the first ever hung BH, the latest on talks to form a coalition government. Show more

The week's events in Ambridge. Oliver ensures that Joe pays his dues, and Jennifer finds Paul closer to home. Show more

Kirsty Young's castaway is writer Fay Weldon. Show more

Sheila Dillon asks if there is a future for the high street off licence, following the collapse of First Quench, the company behind Threshers, Victoria Wine and Bottoms Up. Show more

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A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley.

How the rural landscape came to be seen as a place of moral, physical and spiritual healing for First World War veterans.

Young Loll's first taste of the world. Evocative tale of Lee's Gloucestershire childhood reaches the 1930s. Stars Tim McInnerny. Show more

Mariella Frostrup talks to Blake Morrison about his novel The Last Weekend, and comedian Bill Bailey reveals why he loves the work of Somerset Maugham. Show more

Doon Mackichan marks the 200th anniversary of Byron swimming the Hellespont, celebrating his commemorative poem and comparing Byron's feat with the experiences of today's swimmers. Show more

John Waite explores research pioneered in Cambridge that shows that some patients in a persistent vegetative state might in fact retain a degree of consciousness. Show more

Comedy television writer John Finnemore creates a fictional response to the week's news. Show more

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Liz Barclay introduces her selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio. Show more

Brenda prepares for the challenge ahead, and Josh gives Spielberg a run for his money. Show more

Presented by David Willis from LA. Special guests include the King of Rock and Soul, Soloman Burke. Show more

Written and read by Fay Weldon. When everything else life seems uncertain, a young boy takes comfort in his acer tree. Show more

A panel of listeners discuss recent events in The Archers with Vanessa Whitburn, the woman in charge. Roger Bolton presents. Show more

Marking the lives of Antony Grey, Jean-Louis Dumas, Lynn Redgrave, Guenter Wendt and Avigdor Arikha. Show more

Paul Lewis brings you the latest news from the world of personal finance. Show more

Fiona Bruce appeals on behalf of the charity Vision Aid Overseas. Show more

Many of the world's best-known business newspapers are struggling to survive the recession and the rise of rival media. Peter Day finds out why their survival matters. Show more

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Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster.

Leading political journalists take a wry look at how the broadsheets and red tops treat the week's biggest stories. With Fraser Nelson, editor of The Spectator. Show more

Jenny Agutter revisits The Railway Children and Riz Ahmed on controversial satire Four Lions. Show more

Mark Tully considers why sleep is so important to our physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing. Show more

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Are some landscapes guilty? Laurie Taylor discusses the allure of the crime detective tour. Also, organised crime in Russia: how gangsterism and capitalism comfortably co-exist. Show more

The sound of bells from St Helen's Church, Sefton. Show more

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