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Daily prayer and reflection with Dr Catherine Cowley. Show more

The new rules to stop Scottish 'slipper' farmers claiming public money for doing nothing. And, the restaurants which had no evidence to back up the claim they served Welsh lamb. Show more

Morning news and current affairs with James Naughtie and Justin Webb, including the NI secretary on preventing radicalism, Churchill and "the Few", and the release of al-Megrahi. Show more

4 Extra Debut. From Lady Gaga to The Specials. Comic actor and director Kathy Burke shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young. From 2010. Show more

Presented by Bidisha. Jeans - when should you give them up?; mixed sex wards in mental health; singer Rose Elinor Dougall; Irish comic Peadar de Burca on his show Why Men Cheat. Show more

Peter Curran visits Clonmel, County Tipperary, to meet the dog owners and trainers, betting syndicates and bookmakers who flock to the 85th National Hare Coursing Meeting. Show more

Edith wants Satan to find out who murdered her - and Hell's boiler is on the blink. Stars Andy Hamilton. From October 2007 Show more

The new guidance from HM Revenue and Customs which is raising concerns about the cost of the UK's Cycle to Work scheme. Show more

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Does the BBC need to change the way it covers politics given that the UK now has a coalition government? A question asked by many Feedback listeners, Roger Bolton gets an answer. Show more

It's results day for Pip, and Jamie gives his mum a scare. Show more

Roger Danes's adaptation of Patrick O'Brian's novel set in 1804. Tragedy halts the ship's journey to the East Indies. In Calcutta, Stephen makes a proposal of marriage. Show more

Matthew Biggs, Chris Beardshaw and Anne Swithinbank answer questions posed by Barton Seagrave Horticultural Society near Kettering. Eric Robson chairs. Show more

Fiona Neill examines the reality behind the apparently bohemian lifestyle enjoyed by creative people, talking to William Miller, Guy Chambers and the daughter of Daphne Du Maurier.

Matthew Bannister presents Radio 4's obituary programme, analysing and reflecting on the lives of people who have recently died. Show more

Sylvester Stallone talks to Matthew Sweet about The Expendables. Show more

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The comedian and the comic actor in the tag talk show, where the guest is the next interviewer. From August 2010. Show more

Jennifer is on tenterhooks and Neil embarrasses the family. Show more

With Mark Lawson. Frederick Forsyth talks about his new novel The Cobra; a documentary about piano-tuning for the virtuoso concert pianist; and time-jumps on film and stage. Show more

Dramatised by Elizabeth Kuti. As time - and Harley's patience - runs out, what fate lies in store for Ned and Mr Spectator? Show more

Eddie Mair chairs the topical debate from Harvest Fields Centre in Sutton Coldfield. The panellists are Ruth Deech, Douglas Murray, Maajid Nawaz and Alex von Tunzelmann. Show more

A weekly reflection on a topical issue.

Neil MacGregor continues his global history as told through objects. This week: the traders, pilgrims and raiders who swept across Europe and Asia in the 9th - 13th centuries. Show more

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Adjoa Andoh reads from the novel by Andrew Sean Greer. Pearlie recalls the end of her marriage and, after many years, Buzz's reappearance in her life. Show more

Historian Dominic Sandbrook explains why he champions disgraced US President Richard Nixon. With Matthew Parris. From August 2010. Show more

An audience helps the freethinking funny man choose who to bail or charge - bankers or mortgage payers? From February 2010. Show more

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Walter Scott's critical reputation was savaged after his death. But, as Stuart Kelly discovers, the images of Scotland he created take hold in the public consciousness. Show more

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