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Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Derek Boden. Show more
Shooting is increasing in popularity according to the British Association of Shooting and Conservation. But Anna Hill hears how some game shoots are having to cut costs. Show more
John needs a life-saving operation, but is refusing it. Patients have the right to refuse treatment, but John is mentally ill. Is his refusal valid? Can he be forced to go ahead? Show more
Presented by Jane Garvey. Singer Macy Gray performs in the studio from her new album 'The Sellout'; urinary problems in men, how best to help; plus Clare Balding talks about bikes. Show more
Ingrid tells Vic she is pregnant. He asks her to marry him, but is devastated to be so trapped. Vic faces Ingrid's parents, and dislikes her mother on sight. Show more
Brett Westwood examines the world of nature and wildlife conservation. What is the future for our farmland birds? We follow the re-introduction of Cirl Buntings into Cornwall. Show more
Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry presents a selection of the written influences on his life and work. The readers are Michael Simkins and Eleanor David. Show more
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National and international news with Martha Kearney.
Composer Tarik O'Regan explores the impact of Old World composers from Dvorak to Britten, on New York's musical life. From July 2010. Show more
The game's afoot for Lynda, and will Edana triumph at the show? Show more
By Philip Palmer. A son offers to donate a kidney to his father. But there's more to this gift than either man wishes to let on, and the medics are faced with an ethical dilemma. Show more
Cleaning insects from car windscreens used to be a regular chore but today there are fewer to remove at a journey's end. Have insect numbers dropped, or are cars more aerodynamic? Show more
By Olga Grushin. After many years in New York, Gregory returns to Russia to visit his mother. He has a plane to catch - but waiting for the Moscow train is full of surprises. Show more
Britain on the Bottle: Alcohol and the State
Episode 2: The Gin Act of 1736
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Mark Whitaker explores the 18th-century Gin Craze, how Defoe and Fielding responded to it and what the authorities did to end it. From July 2010. Show more
Exploring the different ways in which deaf people communicate: sign language, lip reading and also speaking. Chris Ledgard presents the first in a new series. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Shazia Mirza, Diana Quick and Sue MacGregor discuss books by Lorrie Moore, Anton Chekov and Alison Lurie. From 2010. Show more
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Sitcom set in a Glasgow corner shop. Tensions run high as Ramesh gears up for the Shopkeeper of the Year award. Show more
Jolene broadens her horizons and can Kenton and Kathy see eye to eye? Show more
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Sherlock Holmes in the 21st century on TV
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Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman star in modern day TV films of Sherlock Holmes & Pianist Paul Lewis on playing all five Beethoven concerti in this year's Proms concerts. Show more
Ingrid tells Vic she is pregnant. He asks her to marry him, but is devastated to be so trapped. Vic faces Ingrid's parents, and dislikes her mother on sight. Show more
As BP's oil spill threatens fishing towns and tourist beaches along America's Gulf coast, Gerry Northam asks if lessons from previous disasters could have prevented the tragedy. Show more
Peter White asks Minister Ed Vaizey and the RNIB if changes to Audio Description are going far enough. And Mani Djazmi reviews the latest gizmos at the Sight Village exhibition. Show more
John needs a life-saving operation, but is refusing it. Patients have the right to refuse treatment, but John is mentally ill. Is his refusal valid? Can he be forced to go ahead? Show more
4 Extra Debut. Surgeon Iain Hutchison discovers that techniques to reconstruct the nose date from third century BC in South Asia. From 2009. Show more
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National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. Show more
Sian Thomas reads from Maria Allen's mystery. Once more Concetta's father finds himself with daughters whose reputations have been ruined. Show more
Burger van owner and panellist on BBC2's Shooting Stars Angelos Epithemiou examines the thorny topic that is The Environment. Show more
Susan Holme reports on a debate in the Lords in which peers agree a new expenses regime - with reservations. Show more
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Continuing her journey in search of her roots, poet Jackie Kay meets her birth mother for the first time. Read by the author. Show more
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