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Daily prayer and reflection.
Smuggling illegal food into the lucrative European market is a growing problem. Anna Hill hears how organised gangs are smuggling counterfeit food to UK shores. Show more
Morning news and current affairs with Evan Davis and James Naughtie, debating the end of the Iraq war, the alleged Pakistani cricket scam and Today's new theme tune. Show more
Quentin Letts considers the threats posed by Google and the prevailing climate of austerity to that very British institution, the public library. Show more
Dr Hilary Jones investigates diets through the ages. Cheyne's lettuce diet, Fletcherising, and Banting's diet 'low in farinaceous food' - is there any such thing as a new diet? Show more
Presented by Jane Garvey. Choirmaster Gareth Malone on his 'Extraordinary School for Boys'; Klezmer music; Teen fiction; and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. Show more
Judith realises the Fyfe cousins have returned. An unexpected telegram arrives from her mother in Paris. Stars Julia Hills, Rosina Carbone, Brodie Ross and Oliver Gomm. Show more
How the pictures taken by seabirds while hunting for food under the sea surface are helping biologists understand the ocean. Show more
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Julian Barnes and Hermione Lee visit Aix-en-Provence to explore the life of Ford Madox Ford, author of The Good Soldier and a book praising Provencal culture and troubadour poetry. Show more
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National and international news with Edward Stourton.
Composer and musician Llywelyn Ap Myrddin explores the Dragacevo Trumpet Festival, a key musical gathering in Serbia. From August 2010. Show more
Lilian makes a snap judgement and Lynda is shocked by the behaviour of her B&B guests. Show more
Pilgrim comes to Skaymer, a seaside town in Norfolk, to investigate the strange appearance of a young man believed drowned in the great flood of 1757. Show more
Vanessa Collingridge presents the series exploring ordinary people's links with the past. The little known story of a Cold War secret army. Show more
A young girl is sent to live with her mother's people, the Kinsellas, on a farm in rural Ireland. Read by Evanna Lynch. Show more
Forty years ago, thousands of 11-year-olds were asked to predict what they might become. John Waite finds out how far their childhood dreams have matched up to the reality of life. Show more
Chris Ledgard meets some of those trying to stop the death of languages around the world. Show more
Actress Eleanor Bron chooses French philosopher and mystic Simone Weil. With Matthew Parris. From August 2010. Show more
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The aircrew try to keep themselves occupied during a long, passenger-free flight. Stars Stephanie Cole. From August 2009. Show more
Fallon gets defensive and Kirsty helps to boost Helen's stress levels. Show more
With Mark Lawson, including an interview with Oscar-winning actress Juliette Binoche and a review of the tv drama A Bouquet of Barbed Wire. Show more
Judith realises the Fyfe cousins have returned. An unexpected telegram arrives from her mother in Paris. Stars Julia Hills, Rosina Carbone, Brodie Ross and Oliver Gomm. Show more
Gerry Northam lifts the lid on tense race relations at a new 25-million-pound secondary school which is part of a scheme promoting closer community cohesion in Nelson, Lancashire. Show more
Marilee Talkington performs her one woman show "Truce" in San Francisco and discusses its exploration of blindness with Peter White. Show more
It is estimated that 10 per cent of patients in hospital experience something that could cause them medical harm. Mark Porter asks why, and explores how to improve patient safety. Show more
Quentin Letts considers the threats posed by Google and the prevailing climate of austerity to that very British institution, the public library. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
National and international news and analysis with Felicity Evans. Show more
Liam Brennan reads from James Robertson's new novel. Show more
Nick dons a police helmet to take statements from an unhappy couple. With Colin Hoult and Anna Crilly. From August 2010. Show more
Will the tangled web of love and lust be unpicked before arrival at Exeter St David's? With Alex Kelly. From December 2009. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
2006: MP Chris Mullin's thoughts on Tony Blair, and the events leading up to Labour's Black Wednesday. Read by Sam Dale. Show more
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