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Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Neil Gardner. Show more
As cloned meat enters the UK food chain, Caz Graham hears that the world must embrace the technology or mass starvation may result. Show more
Morning news and current affairs with James Naughtie and Evan Davis debating economic tightrope walking, Naomi Campbell at a trial and geographical ignorance. Show more
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Professor Amanda Vickery discusses 18th-century conmen and asks what they reveal about appearance, identity and social mobility in the growing city of London. Show more
Presented by Jenni Murray. Jean Kwok on her novel Girl in Translation, the attraction of a career as a park ranger, and what is the reality for women's rights in Afghanistan? Show more
Lionel and Olivia are loved up, while an animal rights protestor interrupts the shoot. With Olivia Colman and Jude Akuwudike. Show more
In the Arab world, converting from Islam to Christianity is one of the biggest taboos. Omar Abdel-Razak explores the hidden world of converts, from Egypt and Morocco to the USA. Show more
Some bury them in their back gardens, others build elaborate crypts, and one man is sending his into space. Ian Peacock explores what time capsules say about their creators. Show more
How changes to legal aid payments have created a false economy and a failure of justice for both asylum seekers and taxpayers. Show more
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Stewart Henderson presents the interactive problem-solving programme for those niggling questions of everyday life. Show more
It's Ambridge versus New Zealand at Brookfield, and Kathy finds that the cupboard is bare. Show more
Yvonne's ultimatum means either Issachar's dreadlocks go or she does. But his barber has other ideas. Stars Everal A Walsh. Show more
Fair Isle is famous for its knitting, but is it a dying tradition? Moira Hickey travels there to find out how important it is to island life. Show more
Duncan Bannatyne appeals on behalf of Mary's Meals. Show more
By Graham Jameson. When he gets lost on a school trip to the seaside, Joseph has a much better day than he'd anticipated. Read by Sam Dale. Show more
Una, who had ECT treatment for severe depression in the 1970s, talks to Andrew, who is in his 20s and is being treated for depression by drug therapy. Show more
James Naughtie and readers talk to American writer Siri Hustvedt about her novel What I Loved, set in the New York art world. Show more
Quentin Cooper discusses the latest on the oil spill in the gulf of Mexico, proteins that can function without water, and revisits the Radio 4 Snail Experiment. Show more
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James Bond star Daniel Craig tries to get car insurance. Jon Culshaw explores famous folk's private lives. From August 2010.
Emma receives a sweet surprise and Jolene gets away from it all. Show more
Kirsty Lang reports on Earthquakes in London at the National Theatre, directed by Rupert Goold and performed by Headlong Theatre, creators of the smash hit play Enron. Show more
Lionel and Olivia are loved up, while an animal rights protestor interrupts the shoot. With Olivia Colman and Jude Akuwudike. Show more
Should the government cut back on its 300-million-pounds-a-year use of methadone to treat drug addicts? Linda Pressly reports on calls to get more users clean of drugs. Show more
Huge sums are being put into designing a new Intelligent Grid and the smart meters that will feed data into the system. Peter Day looks at how our power supply is evolving. Show more
When he was 14, wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson read about a bird that sings at night. Now he tries to get close to a nightingale to record its song. Show more
Professor Amanda Vickery discusses 18th-century conmen and asks what they reveal about appearance, identity and social mobility in the growing city of London. Show more
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With Robin Lustig. Naomi Campbell gives evidence in the war crimes trial of the former Liberian president Charles Taylor. The potential benefits of 'civic national service'. Show more
With her elder sister Mayuri now married, only Bean remains at home - but not for long. Read by Indira Varma. Show more
Sketch show about modern communication, media noise and contemporary obsessions. With Rachel Atkins, Dominic Coleman, Lewis Macleod, Julie Mayhew, Ingrid Oliver and Colin Hoult. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Wildlife expert Terry Nutkins recalls his unusual childhood spent with author Gavin Maxwell in the West Highlands. From October 2009. Show more
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After crossing Cape Fairweather, Lynn's walking to Yakutat. The flocking of seabirds sparks an epiphany. Read by Colin Stinton. Show more
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