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Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Neil Gardner. Show more
A 60-mile stretch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal will be closed today because of some of the worst drought conditions the North West has seen for a century. Show more
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Morning news and current affairs with Sarah Montague and James Naughtie, including a debate over bank lending, the state of UK comedy, and what life is like as a human shield. Show more
PR supremo and businesswoman Julia Hobsbawm takes Wendy Robbins to Hampstead and north Wales. The child of Marxist historian Eric, she grew up amid the country's leading thinkers. Show more
Alan meets Amelia Fletcher, singer with a number of successful indie bands while simultaneously holding down a serious office job as chief economist with the Office of Fair Trading. Show more
Bidisha talks to the artist and taxidermist Polly Morgan; the government announce new regulations on sex industry ads; Caroline Chocolate Drops play live. Show more
Sarfraz Manzoor follows a year in the life of six graduates from Leeds University and Leeds Metropolitan University as they try to secure their first job. Show more
Pip is in debt, but has he found true love at last? Dickensian spoof stars Richard Johnson, Anthony Head. From August 2008. Show more
Julian Worricker finds out how water thefts from a mains supply in Suffolk have affected a local village and how dormant bank accounts could be use to fund the 'Big Society'. Show more
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Tom Sutcliffe chairs the cryptic general knowledge quiz, featuring teams from the Midlands and the south of England. Show more
Jamie stands his ground and Clarrie comes to the rescue. Show more
Neurotic and emotionally-stunted lecturer David Poll is tasked with finding partners in industry to work with the Geography department. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Felicity Finch - 'Ruth' in the Archers -returns home to witness the end of 170 years of steelmaking on Teesside. From 2010. Show more
Two dentists, Alistair McClean and Elaine Halley, compare notes on the changes in techniques from their different generations. Show more
A growing body of evidence suggests we may need to consume more Vitamin D. Since we are wary of too much sun, what is the case for consuming supplements and fortifying more foods? Show more
Ernie Rea and guests Jonathan Wittenberg, Rev Nicholas Sagovsky and Douglas Murray discuss the place of sanctuary in the modern world. Show more
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Nicholas Parsons chairs the classic devious word game with Paul Merton, Jenny Eclair, Gyles Brandreth and Graham Norton. From August 2010. Show more
The travellers return and there's a surprise in store for Jennifer. Show more
Mark Lawson reports from the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival, with guests including Karin Slaughter, Jeffery Deaver, Jeff Lindsay and Stuart MacBride. Show more
Autumn 1913 at a Country House party - English society comes under the microscope, at the end of its time. Stars Olivia Colman. Show more
El Sistema's music changed lives in Venezuela. Lesley Riddoch wonders if it can work for deprived kids in Scotland? From 2010. Show more
Since the 2009 coup in Madagascar, the international community has withdrawn aid and restricted trade. Linda Pressly visits to discover the fallout from the political crisis. Show more
Quentin Cooper dissects the latest science. Show more
PR supremo and businesswoman Julia Hobsbawm takes Wendy Robbins to Hampstead and north Wales. The child of Marxist historian Eric, she grew up amid the country's leading thinkers. Show more
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With Felicity Evans. President Obama prepares to announce the end of combat operations for US troops in Iraq. Pakistan tries to deal with disasterous floods. Show more
When Sian returns to Wales for her father's funeral, she realises that she misses the land of her birth. Read by Indira Varma. Show more
Chris Ledgard investigates the world of the inner monologue to find out how we talk to ourselves. Are the words we use internally the same as when we speak? Show more
Steve Punt examines rumours that Hitler was intending to set up his command headquarters in the south London suburb of Balham. Show more
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4 Extra Debut. Confronted by mortality, Lynn sets off to circumnavigate Mount Fairweather in the Alaskan wilderness. Read by Colin Stinton. Show more
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