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With Bishop Dr Joe Aldred.

Farmers anticipate paying more for getting less as details of DEFRA's budget cuts are announced today but they say they shouldn't have to pay for poorly run schemes. Show more

Libby Purves is joined by Simon Fisher Turner, Maggi Hambling, Sheila Steafel and Rumer. Show more

Presented by Jenni Murray. Audrey Niffenegger on her new novel The Night Bookmobile, and will pre-nuptial agreements become law? Plus Dutch singing sensation Caro Emerald. Show more

Clara Glynn's dramatisation of Guy McCrone's novel about a girl growing up in 1870s Scotland. As snow brings Glasgow to a standstill Phoebe finds she's melted a young man's heart. Show more

Exploring the life of one of the most extraordinary and controversial Victorians- William Quilliam, who established the first community of English Muslims in Liverpool. Show more

David Beckham tries to hire a rainbow for a party. Jon Culshaw explores famous folk's private lives. From July 2010. Show more

Vicky bids a fond farewell and Emma spreads her good news. Show more

Detective series by Danny Brocklehurst. Written by James Rye. DCI John Stone investigates the sexual assault of the wife of one of his team and uncovers a dark secret. Show more

Vincent Duggleby and Paul Lewis are here to help you make sense of the Government's Spending Review on Money Box Live. Show more

Fleet Street's cantankerous columnist reveals his first food memory, Miss Cowie's uneatable porridge. Read by Roger Lloyd Pack. Show more

Con Coughlin of The Daily Telegraph tells the story of Victorian journalist George Augustus Sala, a prolific leader writer and adventurous and well-travelled foreign correspondent. Show more

Laurie Taylor looks at new research examining homophobia and football and discusses the ever expanding world of global higher education. Show more

Sir Michael Lyons responds to George Osborne's BBC deal; Lorraine Heggessey on the challenge facing new BBC1 controller Danny Cohena; and the UK climbs up press freedom league. Show more

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Ed Reardon, Radio 4's most celebrated impoverished author, comes before an audience to present selections from his favourite prose and poetry. All of course written by himself. Show more

Will's feeling out of the loop and Kenton hangs out with Jamie. Show more

Mark Lawson talks to Culture Minister Ed Vaizey and a panel of arts professionals about the Spending Review and to film-maker Clio Barnard about writer Andrea Dunbar. Show more

Neil MacGregor is exploring the forces that helped create the modern world. Today he is with guns in Africa and a remarkable throne made out of decommissioned weapons. Show more

Combative, provocative and engaging debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. Chaired by Michael Buerk. Show more

Travel writer Nick Thorpe reflects on our cultural and personal attitudes to risk, inspired by an expedition he went on after a chance meeting with a Frenchman in South America. Show more

Wine drinkers have enjoyed a decade of great taste and great prices. A host of environmental problems could be about to bring the golden age to an end. Tom Heap investigates. Show more

Libby Purves is joined by Simon Fisher Turner, Maggi Hambling, Sheila Steafel and Rumer. Show more

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Latimer has had a clairvoyant vision that he will wed his brother's wife, Bertha. But how can that possibly be? Read by Nigel Cooke. Show more

The music-hall artiste and OAP raps with beat boxer Shlomo, probing buzz words. Stars Christopher Green. From October 2010. Show more

Step inside the mind of comedian Miriam Elia in a new sketch series. Artist Vivian Vivian previews her new work, and Darwinian Families launch a new toy range. Show more

Rachel Byrne reports on PMQs and all the rest of the news from Westminster.

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Neil MacGregor is exploring the forces that helped create the modern world. Today he is with guns in Africa and a remarkable throne made out of decommissioned weapons. Show more

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