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News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith. There are warnings that a milk price war could force more dairy farmers out of business. Show more
Morning news and current affairs with John Humphrys and Evan Davis, with Former Pakistani president General Musharraf and debating the future of political correctness. Show more
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With Jenni Murray. Cumberland artist Sheila Fell; Unwanted facial hair; do widowers often attract female attention? Show more
Abandoned by his wife, Frank Reid has something to ask nanny Lisa. Conclusion narrated by Clare Higgins. With Richard McCabe. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Mark Stephen charts a unique swap involving two gamekeepers - one from the Kalahari, the other from the Angus Glens. From October 2010. Show more
The short yet memorable career of the remarkable, much-loved Scots comedian Tommy Lorne. With John Sessions. From October 2010. Show more
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National and international news with Shaun Ley.
Tim Harford and the More or Less team examine the micromort measure of risk and official statistics on sexual identity. Show more
There's a shock in store for Kirsty and Patrick, and Kate goes her own sweet way. Show more
A wish sworn on the feather of a barn owl turns into a fatal curse. Based on an island legend. Stars Jimmy Yuill. Show more
Peter Gibbs and the panel return to Sparsholt College to answer listeners' letters. Plus, Bob Flowerdew's Grow Your Own Christmas - preparing the garden for your Christmas needs. Show more
Documentary following preparations for the 2010 Ryder Cup. The tournament is approaching, but will there be a legacy for Newport after the event has finished? Show more
Matthew Bannister remembers Hollywood legend Tony Curtis, Princess Diana's favourite fashion designer Catherine Walker and the self styled King of the Buskers, Don Partridge. Show more
Francine Stock talks to Murray Melvin, the star of A Taste of Honey, about the British New Wave 50 years after the movement made a splash in national cinema. Show more
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Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical news quiz. With Jeremy Hardy, Paul Sinha and Andy Hamilton. Show more
Hayley's blood is boiling at Phoebe's latest news and Jamie has a lot to answer for. Show more
Front Row
Restrepo; Cornelia Funke; and photographer Martin Parr
30 minutes
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Kirsty Lang talks to British photographer Martin Parr; best-selling children's novelist Cornelia Funke; author and film-maker Sebastian Junger on his film Restrepo. Show more
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Tolerance and Intolerance (AD 1550-1700)
Reformation Centenary Broadsheet
14 minutes
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Neil MacGregor is exploring the co-existence of faiths around 400 years ago. Today - a woodblock print marking a hundred years of the Protestant Reformation. Show more
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the live debate from Michael Hall School in Forest Row, East Sussex, with a panel including Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Jeremy Hunt. Show more
A Point of View
Huizinga and the human cost of cuts
10 minutes
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Lisa Jardine reflects on the upcoming spending cuts through the prism of Dutch historian, Johan Huizinga, and argues that the human cost of the cuts must not be overlooked. Show more
Penelope Fitzgerald's novel of an English family in Moscow, adapted by Penny Leicester. The winter of 1913 finds Frank Reid, owner of a printing company, abandoned by his wife. Show more
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Beatrice finally knows the identity of her sister Tess's killer, but now she's in mortal danger. Concluded by Hattie Morahan. Show more
Gerald Scarfe, merciless cartoon satirist of political figures, chooses an icon who created icons: Walt Disney. From 2010. Show more
A Brief History of Mathematics
Hardy and Ramanujan
15 minutes
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Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science: GH Hardy and the prime number 'menace'. Show more
A Brief History of Mathematics
Nicolas Bourbaki
15 minutes
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Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science: mathematical secrets of Nicholas Bourbaki. Show more
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A History of the World in 100 Objects
Tolerance and Intolerance (AD 1550-1700)
Reformation Centenary Broadsheet
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Neil MacGregor is exploring the co-existence of faiths around 400 years ago. Today - a woodblock print marking a hundred years of the Protestant Reformation. Show more
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