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With Bishop Donal McKeown in Belfast

The price of food is rising - we ask how long it will be before it hits shoppers where it hurts - in our pockets and purses. And Farming Today takes a closer look at cow manure... Show more

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Morning news and current affairs with Sarah Montague and Evan Davis. A public inquiry begins this morning into failings at the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. Show more

Andrew Marr talks to the Swedish poet, Lars Gustafsson, the writer Patrick Wilcken, the journalist Gillian Tett and the correspondent, Ed Vulliamy. Show more

Presented by Jane Garvey. Pamela Stephenson on her role on Strictly Come Dancing; an art exhibition about murdered women in Mexico; the insolvency rise in women in their forties. Show more

Lavinia Murray's drama inspired by the diaries of military artist David Rowlands. David arrives in Zagreb, but with no official letter of invitation from the UN. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Hermione Cockburn and Timothy West investigate the writer LTC Rolt, and his passion for the industrial landscape. From November 2010. Show more

As winter sets in, John Prescott and Nigella Lawson's thought's turn to home. With Jan Ravens. From November 2010. Show more

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Russell Davies continues the hunt for the 58th Brain of Britain, in the third heat of this year's nationwide general knowledge contest. Show more

Peggy's received an intriguing email and Harry has some cheering news for Lynda. Show more

Series of five plays by Jonathan Myerson depicting life inside Downing Street. Whilst the Scottish Govt are planning to ban the burqa, Princess Eleanor goes missing. Show more

Iain Sinclair mines the archives to find out why the seemingly mundane weather forecast has been an obsession for listeners and viewers since the early days of broadcasting. Show more

Brett Westwood and wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson offer help with identifying the birds which are likely to be seen and heard in Britain's estuaries. Show more

Sheila Dillon hears from some of the world's disappearing food tribes and finds out why efforts are underway to preserve indigenous food cultures in north America and the Arctic. Show more

Simon Cox returns to discover whether the people who generate anger on forums- trolls- are really all that bad, and what we learnt about monitoring flu after last years pandemic. Show more

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Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Kit Hesketh-Harvey and Alun Cochrane join Nicholas Parsons for the devious word game. Show more

Tony is feeling harrassed and Clarrie and Nic give themselves a treat. Show more

With Mark Lawson, including comedian Bill Bailey, the ENO's new staging of Don Giovanni, Peter Firth, who plays Harry in Spooks, and a review of My Afternoons with Marguerite. Show more

Lavinia Murray's drama inspired by the diaries of military artist David Rowlands. David arrives in Zagreb, but with no official letter of invitation from the UN. Show more

Carolyn Quinn finds out how the conciliation service ACAS goes about the delicate art of persuading bitterly opposed sides in industrial disputes to reach compromise. Show more

Ken Clarke has promised a 'rehabilitation revolution' in which private investors will fund projects aimed at cutting the re-offending rate. Emma Jane Kirby asks if it will work. Show more

Science stories. Including the giant dragonflies from the first forests, the electrical generator that changed the world, and is the International Space Station worth the cost? Show more

Andrew Marr talks to the Swedish poet, Lars Gustafsson, the writer Patrick Wilcken, the journalist Gillian Tett and the correspondent, Ed Vulliamy. Show more

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Jim Norton reads JG Farrell's novel set against the struggle for independence. Major Brendan Archer travels to Ireland after the war to visit his accidental fiancee. Show more

Is it painful to economise? Debate with David Collins, Laurie Penny and Pauline Black. Presented by Dominic Arkwright. From 2010. Show more

Sean Curran reports on events at Westminster.

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4 Extra Debut. Published 100 years after his death, Mark Twain's autobiography released by the University of California. Read by Kerry Shale. Show more

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