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Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Mark Wakelin. Show more
Landowners are being urged to earmark hundreds of hectares of land for new farmers or risk losing young talent abroad. Show more
Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Jamie Wardley, Kate Kray, Bob Woodward and Andy Hamilton. Show more
Presented by Jenni Murray. Are social networking sites taking over your children's lives? Also, childhood constipation, ceramicist Emma Bridgewater and equal pay in the recession. Show more
Dalgliesh, investigating a murder at an exclusive Dorset clinic, sets about questioning the suspects when he receives a rude interruption. Show more
Actress Jessica Hynes, a ‘latch-key kid’, explores the effects of children taking care of themselves after school. From 2010. Show more
Can Sylvia and Caroline help with a case of inadvertently encouraged romantic interest? Stars Anna Massey. From June 2010. Show more
The first Green MP, Caroline Lucas, describes her favourite moment in the history of science: the invention of the contraceptive pill. Show more
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National and international news with Martha Kearney.
Does the new Times website live up to the hype; why the MMR story ran and ran for so long; the BBC World Service is responding to reports of cuts. Show more
Pip makes a mistake, and Elizabeth tries to help. Show more
By Kris Kenway. Taline is a young Turkish student fleeing an assassination attempt and seeking asylum in the UK. But first she has to get through her screening interview with Carl. Show more
Vincent Duggleby and a panel of guests answer calls on student finance. Show more
Series of stories written and read by actors. James Dreyfus tells the story of grieving parents on a country estate. Show more
Lenny meets the Queen of Gospel, the mega-recording artist Rebecca Malope, he is blown away by a choir in Soweto and the choir boy who's now South Africa's sexiest singing star. Show more
Cultural critic Paul Gilroy claims that black music has lost its moral authority and is in decline. He joins Laurie Taylor and Caspar Melville to discuss the charge. Show more
All in the Mind
The Future of Mental Health Care - Left Handedness - Colour and Dyslexia
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After the election, what's the future for mental health care? Claudia Hammond hears new of budget cuts, and considers the future of mental health over the next five years. Show more
Nobel Prize-winning scientist Sir Tim Hunt describes his favourite moment in the history of science. Show more
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Clashes aplenty as Victoria Coren Mitchell invites Marcus Brigstocke, Natalie Haynes and the Rev Richard Coles to commit heresy. From May 2010. Show more
David gets annoyed with Elizabeth and Helen discovers some news. Show more
Front Row
Tony Parsons; Richard Alston; Exposed at Tate Modern
30 minutes
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With Mark Lawson. Interview with writer Tony Parsons, choreographer Richard Alston celebrates 40 years of The Place, and how to end a successful TV drama series. Show more
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Ancient Pleasures, Modern Spice (1 - 600 AD)
Ceremonial ballgame belt
14 minutes
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The history of the world as told through objects; and evidence of the oldest organised sport on earth, a 3,500-year-old ball game from Central America. Show more
David Aaronovitch invites designer Caryn Franklin and author Julie Bindel to debate the contrary position on the impact of fashion on feminism. Show more
Comedian Dom Joly, once a political researcher himself, meets the researchers who keep Westminster on the rails and hears about their bad behaviour. Show more
The sacred Ganges river provides spiritual and physical sustenance for millions, but today it is filthy. Tom Heap asks if World Bank dollars can change India's life source. Show more
Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Jamie Wardley, Kate Kray, Bob Woodward and Andy Hamilton. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
National and international news and analysis.
Jane makes her debut as a showroom model, but the job is not as glamorous as she expected. Read by Emilia Fox. Show more
John spurns an unpaid gig in a remote village hall, but a parking space causes a rethink. Stars Graham Fellows. From May 2010. Show more
Sketch show written by David Quantick, in which no item features more than one voice. Show more
The Shadow Chancellor Alistair Darling questions the government over spending cuts, and MPs and Peers continue to debate the Queen's Speech - Susan Hulme and team report. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Ancient Pleasures, Modern Spice (1 - 600 AD)
Ceremonial ballgame belt
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The history of the world as told through objects; and evidence of the oldest organised sport on earth, a 3,500-year-old ball game from Central America. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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