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Daily prayer and reflection with George Craig. Show more
Charlotte Smith hears that two million pounds will be invested in rural broadband for Wales. The Country Land and Business Association say it isn't enough to make a real difference. Show more
Kirsty Young's castaway is Dame Fanny Waterman, founder of Leeds International Piano competition. Show more
Presented by Jenni Murray. The conductor Marin Alsop. More rows over women bishops. Northern life in literature over the last 50 years. A memoir of a girlhood in Yorkshire. Show more
As the river begins to flood, Maggie, William and Kenneth make their way to the safety of the big house and a final confrontation. Show more
Des Lynam and Christopher Matthew head to Goodwood to reminisce and trade tales. From July 2010. Show more
The sleuth's Dr Belasco probe leads him from a London murder scene to a country house on Romney Marsh. Stars Gerda Stevenson. Show more
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National and international news with Shaun Ley.
Roger Bolton meets a 6 Music listener whose email to Feedback protesting the proposed closure of the station led to a meeting with the chairman of the BBC Trust Sir Michael Lyons. Show more
Fallon calls in reinforcements and Matt mixes work and pleasure. Show more
By Penny Gold. Henry Mayhew, chronicler of London's poor and dispossessed, learns the hard truth about charity when he takes in a homeless young man. Show more
Peter Gibbs chairs a question and answer session from Sparsholt College in Hampshire. The panellists are Bob Flowerdew, Anne Swithinbank and Matthew Wilson. Show more
The raucous and bawdy Penny Gaff theatres of the 1850s compared with a present day London hen night, featuring contributions from male strippers. Show more
Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussain Fadlallah, explorer and composer David Fanshawe, doctor and anaemia researcher Clement Finch and racehorse trainer Rosemary Lomax are remembered. Show more
Kristin Scott Thomas talks to Francine Stock about her alternative film career in France. Show more
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Steve Punt and John Finnemore present a satirical review of the week's news, with help from Laura Shavin, Mitch Benn, Jon Holmes and guest stand-up, Henning Wehn. Show more
Kathy faces the truth, and the prodigal daughter returns. Show more
Front Row
Photographer Steve McCurry; spy handovers
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Magnum photographer Steve McCurry on his Afghanistan images, the latest offerings from new female singers, the spy handover in film and literature, and film director Ralph Ziman. Show more
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Meeting The Gods (1200 - 1400 AD)
Hoa Hakananai'a Easter Island statue
14 minutes
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This week Neil MacGregor is with the gods between AD 1200 -1500. Today he tells the story of one of the astonishing giant sculpted figures from Easter Island. Show more
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical discussion from Falmouth in Cornwall. The panellists are Margaret Hodge MP, John Redwood MP, Patience Wheatcroft and John Harris. Show more
David Cannadine reflects on the relationship between political and military leaders, comparing British, American and world history. Show more
Dramatisation of Trezza Azzopardi's psychological thriller about an older man who hires Maggie, a young woman with a dark secret, as a musical ghostwriter.
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With Robin Lustig. The government plans to scrap Primary Care Trusts. Praising the Ayatollah: the limits of diplomacy. A report on Haiti, six months on from the quake. Show more
Mary finds solace in a robin's song and Mr Herbert finally reveals his heart. Concluded by Juliet Stevenson. Show more
London-born novelist Andrea Levy presents diverse and diverting mixes of voices, sounds and experiences capturing the spirit of the city by night and day. From 2010. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy. He examines plans to change the way we vote and looks back at a rowdy week at Westminster. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Meeting The Gods (1200 - 1400 AD)
Hoa Hakananai'a Easter Island statue
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
This week Neil MacGregor is with the gods between AD 1200 -1500. Today he tells the story of one of the astonishing giant sculpted figures from Easter Island. Show more
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