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With Bishop Dr Joe Aldred.

Rural issues. Charlotte Smith reports on the impact of the spending cuts in the British countryside, from more money for environmental schemes to less money for rural buses. Show more

Barrister Michael Mansfield joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs. Show more

Presented by Jenni Murray. Should more money go on breast cancer prevention rather than cure? Also Jeanette Winterson and the Manchester sermon, and women working together. Show more

Clara Glynn's dramatisation of Guy McCrone's novel about a girl growing up in 1870s Scotland. Henry has been hit by a double tragedy, and Phoebe must make a life changing decision. Show more

...Footballers are Missing! In the 70s it was rare to see an Asian face on the terraces, but things have changed. So, asks Yasmeen Khan, where are the British Asians on the pitch. Show more

Psmith and Mike discover the secret passion of the kindly Head of Cash. Stars Nick Caldecott. From 2008. Show more

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Roger Bolton challenges the Chairman of the BBC Trust over the new licence fee deal. And A History of the World in 100 objects - it's all over but was it worth it? Show more

Jamie's illusions are shattered and Helen is full of good advice. Show more

By Eoin McNamee. A truck driver in Ireland gives a lift to a female Asian hitchhiker but gets more than he bargained for when his truck is stopped by immigration officers. Show more

Gardening experts Bunny Guinness, Bob Flowerdew and Pippa Greenwood answer questions in Fakenham, Norfolk. Eric Robson is the chairman. Show more

Surgeon Iain Hutchison on plastic surgery pioneer Varaztad Kazanjian, an American doctor posted with the British army in WWI who became a pioneer in plastic surgery. Show more

Matthew Bannister on the unconventional mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot, the teacher of many great opera singers Vera Rozsa and the publisher of Penthouse magazine Bob Guccione. Show more

Screenwriting secrets from Simon Beaufoy, Frank Cottrell Boyce and Moira Buffini. Show more

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Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical news quiz. With Jeremy Hardy and Bridget Christie. Show more

Kenton thinks he's blown it and Harry's feeling the strain. Show more

With John Wilson, who talks to Damien Hirst and takes the temperature of new visual art in the UK, as the British Art Show, which is held every five years, opens in Nottingham. Show more

The final programme in Neil MacGregor's world history as told through things. For his last object he has selected a solar-powered lamp and charger that is already changing lives. Show more

Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical discussion from the University of Derby with questions for the panel including George Monbiot, environmental campaigner and Guardian columnist. Show more

Sarah Dunant reflects on public attitudes to conspicuous consumption and looks back at attempts to police it in previous centuries by means of 'sumptuary laws'. Show more

Clara Glynn's dramatisation of Guy McCrone's novel. A tale of social ambition and family love set in the boom town of Glasgow in the 1870s. Show more

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As Latimer loses his mind-reading powers, he is persuaded to take part in an extraordinary experiment. Concluded by Nigel Cooke. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Sue MacGregor, Edwina Currie and Colin Tweedy discuss books by Zoe Heller, Kenneth Clark and John Preston. From 2010. Show more

Mark D'arcy presents a round up of the week's parliamentary news.

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The final programme in Neil MacGregor's world history as told through things. For his last object he has selected a solar-powered lamp and charger that is already changing lives. Show more

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