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Daily prayer and reflection with Shaykh Michael Mumisa. Show more

As global grain prices soar, farmers fear animal feed prices will follow and the British Retail Consortium see no need for the government's new supermarket adjudicator. Show more

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Morning news and current affairs with John Humphrys and James Naughtie, featuring debates on free milk in schools, new nuclear power and speed cameras. Show more

TV screenwriter Kay Mellor has lived in Leeds all her life. She returns to the home she grew up in and the one where she started married life and motherhood aged just 16. Show more

Alan meets Jackie Abbott, who, for seven years, sung in The Beautiful South, having a string of massive hits and touring the world. Show more

Presented by Bidisha. Niki Segnit on flavours and natural pairings in food and why age is no barrier for British artist Rose Wylie, whose work has wowed critics in the US. Show more

Bobby Friction looks at the changes and challenges in the Desi pub's place in the Punjabi community in West Bromwich. The original working man's club feel is vanishing. Show more

Mark Evans' Dickensian spoof in which Pip chases the dragon in the exotic East (End). With Richard Johnson. From September 2008. Show more

Julian Worricker examines whether or not government Work Capability Assessments help people return to employment and asks why fast food calories are still not on the menu. Show more

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National and international news with Martha Kearney.

Tom Sutcliffe chairs the cryptic general knowledge quiz, featuring teams from Scotland and the North of England. Show more

There are tensions on Lakey Hill and Jim steps in to build bridges. Show more

Rumpole mingles with a branch of Yorkshire aristocracy remotely connected to Hilda when he represents a Lord in the Coroner's court. Starring Timothy West and Benedict Cumberbatch. Show more

The story of how a Manchester slum became a creative hub, using archive material and interviews with former residents of Hulme's infamous deck-access flats. Show more

Jean is 83 and was given half a penny a week pocket money as a child. It's a contrast to her young great-granddaughter Simone, who gets six pounds a week. Show more

Richard Johnson is on a mission to revive the fortunes of the British kebab. He travels to Istanbul to discover how a meal we dismiss as post-pub snack can be a delicacy. Show more

In the run up to Ramadan, Ernie Rea and his guests from three different faith backgrounds explore the benefits of abstinence for religious and non-religious purposes. Show more

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Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game. With Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Liza Tarbuck and John Sergeant. From August 2010. Show more

Helen tackles a delicate subject and Susan starts to get things organised. Show more

With Kirsty Lang, including interviews with oud player Khyam Allami and Booker longlisted novelist Tom McCarthy. Plus the Argentinian crime thriller The Secret in their Eyes. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Tolstoy has given up writing fiction and cut himself off from his children. Sofya wants to move the family to Moscow. Stars Haydn Gwynne, Ian McDiarmid. Show more

David Aaronovitch reveals that McCarthy was right after all about the extent of Soviet infiltration into the highest reaches of the US government. 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

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

TV screenwriter Kay Mellor has lived in Leeds all her life. She returns to the home she grew up in and the one where she started married life and motherhood aged just 16. Show more

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National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. Show more

Adjoa Andoh reads from the novel by Andrew Sean Greer. It's 1953 and a stranger turns up on the doorstep of Pearlie's house with news that will alter her life forever. Show more

Chrs Ledgard travels to a three-day celebration of storytelling, the Festival at the Edge, to meet storytellers from all over the world. Show more

Retired English master Dr Henry Pickerskill recalls a very mischievous chorister. Stars Ian McDiarmid. From August 2009. Show more

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Zaiba Malik's memoir of growing up in Bradford in the 70s and 80s, abridged by Libby Spurrier and read by Nisha Nayar. Zaiba is torn between being 'British' and 'Muslim'. Show more

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