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UK food exports are at their highest ever level as they approach the 10 billion pound mark, and antibiotic use in farming could be creating superbugs. Show more
Morning news and current affairs with John Humphrys and Sarah Montague, debating whether the police are "retreating from the streets" and is groundbreaking science getting harder? Show more
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss imaginary numbers - important mathematical phenomena which provide us with useful tools for understanding the world. Show more
Presented by Jenni Murray. Including how will the new Labour leader reach out to women? Can too much care undermine autonomy in the elderly? Plus student confidentiality. Show more
Against the background of rising hysteria in the Middlesbrough area over the murders of prostitutes, Denise's dreams of a happy second marriage and family (at 40) slowly dwindle. Show more
Kate Adie introduces despatches from Kabul, Moscow, Luanda, Nairobi and London. Show more
Stuart Maconie explores how music ends. Classical music often has a clear ending whilst pop often fades away – why? From 2010. Show more
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In the 19th century we defeated the great urban killers, cholera and TB, by redesigning our cities. Can we battle the modern menace of obesity in the same way? Tom Heap reports. Show more
Kenton finds a new friend, and Jamie's leading Marty astray. Show more
In Edinburgh 1967, John is a young gay man whose landlady is turning him into a replica of her husband. Stars Richard Greenwood. Show more
Clare Balding takes a walk on Hampstead Heath with a group of inner city Londoners who are being encouraged to discover the green places of their city, often for the first time. Show more
John Parrott presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity KidsOut. Show more
Dave Lamb reads from Nick Walker's stories. The King prepares a doomsday scenario for the monkeys on Mars. Show more
Ivan Hewett talks with French horn player Roger Montgomery about the key of F major and its association with pastoral music and hunting sounds. Show more
Mariella Frostrup talks to the award-winning crime novelist Val McDermid about her new book, and author Alexander McCall Smith on the art of writing prolifically. Show more
Quentin Coopers looks at gene therapy, 20 years after the first trial. Plus forensic archaeology in the search for the 'disappeared' from Northern Ireland's troubles. Show more
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An old university friend visits social worker Clare and has a confession to make. Stars Sally Phillips. From March 2009. Show more
Kenton's feeling very rough indeed, and Kate arrives home. Show more
Michael Gambon discusses his return to the stage, and singer and musician Robert Wyatt talks about his new disc, stage fright and the impact his accident had on his music. Show more
Neil MacGregor's history through objects is exploring the world between 1450 and 1600. Today he tells the story of a pair of white elephants - fine porcelain from Japan. Show more
Millions of Britons are receiving letters from the taxman about over or underpaid tax. Simon Cox reports on what went wrong at the Revenue, and the tax write-off still to come. Show more
Evan Davis and guests discuss whether the world economy can flourish even if the US does not. And sponsorship - how companies decide which events to back, and how much to spend. Show more
Brett Westwood examines the world of nature. Saba Douglas-Hamilton reports from Samburu national park in Kenya. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss imaginary numbers - important mathematical phenomena which provide us with useful tools for understanding the world. Show more
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Indian government ministers hold an emergency meeting to discuss the crisis surrounding facilities for next month's Commonwealth Games. Show more
Bee meets the psychiatrist who saw her younger sister Tess on the morning before she died. Read by Hattie Morahan. Show more
A visit to Britain's only sanctuary for balloon animals. Stars David Mitchell and Robert Webb. From September 2009. Show more
With pubs disappearing at the rate of more than three a day, landlords and landladies reflect on life behind the bar. From 2010. Show more
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