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The number of eels in British rivers has declined by 95 per cent in the last 30 years and now the Environment Agency are introducing measures to reverse this decline. Show more

Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs. Show more

Presented by Jenni Murray. Portraits of the Queen, the appeal of 'real bread' and the immigrant children who are being forced to work in the UK. Show more

A dramatisation of Lionel Shriver's unflinching new novel which portrays the economic fall-out of illness. How much money is one life worth? Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio stars. Show more

Is cage fighting as cunning as chess and far more healthy, or is it a pantomime of thuggery? Felicity Finch investigates, following the story of debut pro fighter Mike Wood. Show more

Psmith's powers of persuasion are put to the test when Mike is dismissed from the bank. Stars Nick Caldecott. Show more

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Roger Bolton asks whether this was the best week for the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to wash up on Kirsty Young's Desert Island Discs. Show more

Jennifer is feeling the strain and Pip looks to the future. Show more

Vengeance is on Ben's mind, Prem is drawn into danger, and Jim's life takes a nose dive. Show more

Anne Swithinbank, Chris Beardshaw and Matthew Biggs are guests of the Ashcott Garden Club in Somerset. Peter Gibbs is the chairman. Show more

How Octavia set up the National Trust, based on her belief in the importance of nature for the working class.

Matthew Bannister on the British aid worker Linda Norgrove, children's writer Eva Ibbotson, reggae singer Gregory Isaacs and BBC announcer Mary Malcolm. Show more

Director Lisa Cholodenko on The Kids Are All Right starring Annette Bening and Julianne Moore as a couple whose relationship founders when their children find their biological dad. Show more

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Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical news quiz with guests Jeremy Hardy and Ava Vidal. Show more

Kenton gets into role and Eddie is feeling aggrieved. Show more

With Mark Lawson in Belfast, including an interview with writer Colin Bateman, whose first play focuses on an attempt to write a national anthem for Northern Ireland. Show more

A dramatisation of Lionel Shriver's unflinching new novel which portrays the economic fall-out of illness. How much money is one life worth? Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio stars. Show more

Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical discussion from St Mary's Parish Church in Leeds with a panel including Conservative Party chairman Sayeeda Warsi and columnist Peter Hitchens. Show more

Sarah Dunant pays tribute to outstanding women teachers who inspired her own generation of schoolgirls to achieve through education as well as any boy. Show more

Neil MacGregor returns with an omnibus edition of his global history told through objects. This week: the great empires that dominated the world around the 15th century. Show more

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Penny Downie and Elizabeth Tan read from Betsy Tobin's novel. 5. Lili moves in with Adrian and May whilst Wen is concerned the Snakeheads have found him. 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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Actor and author Stephen Fry reads from his second autobiography, revealing the origins of his enduring love of technology and his great friendship with Douglas Adams. Show more

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