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The UK's first solar farm has been approved and hundreds more sites are planned across the countryside. Charlotte Smith hears if the rural landscape is facing a dramatic change. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Spanish Armada, the fleet which attempted to invade Elizabethan England in 1588. Show more
Presented by Jenni Murray. Ingrid Betancourt on her 6 years as a hostage in Columbia; the Women's National Commission - should it be abolished? and Marina and the Diamonds. Show more
Mark Lawson's murder mystery about the deaths of government committee members. DCI Kate Duncan must interview a GP, two of whose patients have died from experimental drugs. Show more
Despatches from reporters in London, Leipzig, Ardglass, Kabul and Beijing. Show more
Alexi Sayle’s in Liverpool, exploring why, each year, thousands of people visit John Lennon’s childhood home. From 2009. Show more
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National and international news with Martha Kearney.
The great Pacific Garbage Patch is now twice the size of France but we still use plastic for disposable items. Dr Alice Roberts finds out if anything can stop the fake plastic sea. Show more
It's starters for ten at the Bull pub quiz and Jazzer is full of bright ideas.
4 Extra Debut. Dramatist Peter Tinniswood's final play observes the brevity of life and the frailty of love. Stars Roy Hudd and Emma Fielding. Show more
Clare Balding is in the Forest of Dean with a group who've been walking through the county of Gloucestershire for two months with donkeys. Show more
Glenys Kinnock presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity One World Action. Show more
Kate and her lover resolve their differences when accidentally locked in the church bell tower. By the author of The Railway Children. Read by Jenny Agutter. Show more
Peter and Dan Snow investigate the diaries and letters of Wellington's forces in the Peninsular War. They explore who accompanied the redcoats as they fought in Portugal and Spain. Show more
Irish writer Roddy Doyle joins James Naughtie and readers to discuss his Booker Prize winning novel Paddy Clarke HA HA HA, which is written in the voice of a ten-year-old Dubliner. Show more
Quentin Cooper and guests assess the latest Nobel Science Prizes. Show more
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Clare hosts a benefit night to save the family centre and Nali falls for an older man. Stars Sally Phillips. From March 2009. Show more
Roy and Hayley receive an unwelcome letter and Kate hears some home truths. Show more
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Aaron Sorkin, Nobel Prize for Literature, Rory Kinnear.
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With Mark Lawson, including an interview with Aaron Sorkin, creator of The West Wing. Plus Rory Kinnear on playing Hamlet and news of the winner of the Nobel Prize for literature. Show more
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Exploration, Exploitation and Enlightenment (AD 1680-1820)
Australian Bark Shield
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Neil MacGregor is looking at Europe's engagement with the rest of the world during the 18th century. Today, a bark shield brought from Australia by Captain Cook. Show more
It's estimated that only a quarter of incidents of anti-social behaviour are reported, and in some areas calls aren't taken seriously. Jane Dodge reports on policing our streets. Show more
Evan Davis and guests navigate some of the new media routes into a consumer's consciousness. They also discuss whether it's better to be optimistic in business, or realistic. Show more
Saving Species reports from a woodland in Wales amongst erupting fruiting bodies and discovers the importance of conserving fungi for the health of woodlands. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Spanish Armada, the fleet which attempted to invade Elizabethan England in 1588. Show more
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July 1964: Esther is not sure what to expect in the morning, having let Mr Chartwell stay the night. Read by Miriam Margolyes. Show more
The new yoghurt for women, and meet Britain's best police tortoise. Stars David Mitchell and Robert Webb. From September 2009. Show more
Rachel Byrne reports on the days events in the House of Lords.
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A History of the World in 100 Objects
Exploration, Exploitation and Enlightenment (AD 1680-1820)
Australian Bark Shield
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Neil MacGregor is looking at Europe's engagement with the rest of the world during the 18th century. Today, a bark shield brought from Australia by Captain Cook. Show more
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