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Daily prayer and reflection with the Most Rev David Chillingworth. Show more
The government scales back its plan to vaccinate badgers to control TB in cattle, and a lack of rain in parts of the country is causing problems for farmers. Show more
Kirsty Young's castaway is the film director Lewis Gilbert. Show more
Presented by Jenni Murray. Maternity services, childhood memories of the Channel Islands' Occupation, Australia's new female PM, The Wire's Sonja Sohn, and the perfect personal. Show more
Sergeant Wylie secures a confession - but a final stunning revelation exposes the many secrets and lies surrounding the night of the murder. Show more
Pauline Black meets some of the women in the vanguard of punk and new wave, asking what their legacy is for today. From 2010. Show more
Paul finds himself at cocktail party with the attractive and strangely watchful widow Mrs Forester, and he and Steve enjoy an evening of intrigue at a fashionable London night spot. Show more
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Tim Harford and the More or Less team tackle the budget, drink-driving statistics and the maths of public toilet equality. Show more
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Comedy drama by Lloyd Peters. A blinded man tries to come to terms with his disability by reluctantly joining a blind cricket team. Show more
Eric Robson and the panel join gardeners in Amber Valley, Derbyshire. In defence of ivy: Matthew Biggs argues the case for this much-maligned plant. Show more
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Francine Stock presents a special edition from The Edinburgh Film Festival, with Stephen Frears and Mike Hodges. Show more
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Squad Rotation. John Finnemore co-hosts this weekâs show, which focuses around the emergency budget and World Cup, but also includes jokes about bees, a recycling guide and a lullaby for Andy Murray. Show more
Pip drops a bombshell and Pat gives a glowing reference. Show more
Mark Lawson with a review of new TV drama series on identity theft, the hidden truth about art works at the National Gallery, remembering Alan Plater, and writer Catherine O'Flynn. Show more
In a week that explores the tangle of trade routes that crisscrossed the globe 1000 years ago, Neil MacGregor sifts through broken pot fragments from an African beach. Show more
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical discussion from the Maldon Festival in Essex. The panellists are Kenneth Clarke MP, Tessa Jowell MP, Kelvin MacKenzie and Jason Cowley. Show more
David Cannadine reflects on the teaching of history in schools and the moves at home and abroad to reform the curriculum and rewrite the textbooks. Show more
Murder mystery, dramatised by Chris Dolan. London, 1860: a leading MP and a successful female novelist fall in love but the secrets they both harbour lead to blackmail and murder. Show more
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News and analysis with Robin Lustig. Will richer countries honour their aid pledge to the developing world? Italians protest against budget cuts. Show more
Personally and professionally, things unravel for high-flyer Stella and PA Bella. Concluded by Haydn Gwynne and Lyndsey Marshal. Show more
Tim Key, Susan Calman, and Sue MacGregor discuss books by Ross Raisin, Steve Martin and Barbara Vine. From 2010. Show more
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