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Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Janet Wootton. Show more
Genetically modified potatoes will be planted in Norfolk this week. Caz Graham hears this contentious technology could save global agriculture billions of pounds. Show more
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With Sarah Montague and John Humphrys. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
Andrew Marr is joined by Alastair Campbell, prize-winning novelist Yann Martel, theatre director Thea Sharrock and playwright Joy Wilkinson. Show more
Presented by Jane Garvey. Mary Portas on her new series Mary Queen of Shops; breast screening for younger women; novelist Emma Henderson; the issues around gay parenting. Show more
Comedy by Ian Iqbal Rashid about a gay couple, Sammi and Luke, who inherit two orphaned kids. Sammi and Luke are celebrating their anniversary when tragedy suddenly strikes. Show more
British music icon EMI has been battling against huge debts. It's managed to raise enough cash to keep the bank happy - but for how long? The Telegraph's Damian Reece investigates. Show more
Caring social worker Clare Barker is delighted to discover she has an Irish ancestor. Stars Sally Phillips. From June 2010. Show more
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National and international news with Martha Kearney.
Paul Gambaccini with three former winners, for the third semi-final of the 2010 search to find the nation's musical mastermind. Show more
Matt faces friction on the fairway and Josh gets more than he bargained for with the bees. Show more
Mankind's hero is forced to help a young lad who has lain in a coma, surrounded by thorns, for seven years. Stars Paul Hilton. Show more
Joan Bakewell examines the influence of Mary Whitehouse's moral campaign and speaks to some of those she affected. Show more
Rosie Goldsmith explores the power of the Virgin Mary in the modern world. Show more
Cupcakes are a trendsetter's dream, but what might be next? Show more
Katie Derham examines the changing face of tourism in light of the world recession, considering what effects the predicted slum will have on the most fragile destinations. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
John receives offerings from polymath Daniel Tammet, explorer Robin Hanbury-Tenison and comedian Ronni Ancona. From June 2010.
A suspicious Brian turns detective while Jill has a secret to keep. Show more
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Barack Obama biographer David Remnick
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With Mark Lawson. Including an interview with New Yorker editor David Remnick, who is publishing a biography of Barack Obama; comic art from the 1600s to the present day. Show more
A History of the World in 100 Objects
The Silk Road And Beyond (400 - 700 AD)
Gold Coins of Abd al-Malik
14 minutes
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Neil MacGregor's history of the world as told through objects at the British Museum in London. Today, gold coins from Syria sum up one of history's greatest political upheavals.
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Fergal Keane travels to Robben Island to find out how a group of former prisoners used football in the fight against apartheid. Show more
A new Office for Budget Responsibility will advise on the way politicians tackle our budget deficit. Frances Cairncross investigates how the deficit could change politics. Show more
Quentin Cooper investigates oil-eating bacteria, ancient pigs, noctilucent clouds and the latest laureates of the Kavli Prizes. Show more
Andrew Marr is joined by Alastair Campbell, prize-winning novelist Yann Martel, theatre director Thea Sharrock and playwright Joy Wilkinson. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. Show more
As the tangle of information he has collected gets increasingly complex, Neyland enlists the help of a local policeman, the experienced Superintendent Hamp. Show more
Dominic Arkwright pops the question to Bidisha, Stella Duffy and Harry Benson. What do they think about marriage? From June 2010. Show more
The deputy prime minister Nick Clegg makes his Commons debut, during the Queen's Speech debate. Sean Curran and team report. Show more
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A History of the World in 100 Objects
The Silk Road And Beyond (400 - 700 AD)
Gold Coins of Abd al-Malik
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Neil MacGregor's history of the world as told through objects at the British Museum in London. Today, gold coins from Syria sum up one of history's greatest political upheavals.
Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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