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Daily prayer and reflection the Rev Dr Leslie Griffiths. Show more
Veg growers are counting the cost of the cold weather as fields of cauliflowers have rotted in the ground before they can be harvested. Presented by Sarah Swadling. Show more
Morning news and current affairs with Sarah Montague and Justin Webb, debating the scrapping of compulsory retirement and the purpose of imaginary friends. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss mathematical randomness and pseudorandomness, ideas important to cryptography, statistics and weather forecasting. Show more
Presented by Jenni Murray. Why the family of Louisa May Alcott became obsessed with a naturalistic cult and what a ruling on age discrimination might mean for other women at work. Show more
Cass has reached breaking point and she attempts to employ a nanny. Show more
Formerly war-torn Cambodia is now awash with global investors snapping up cheap land - with 15 per cent of the country now in private hands. But will the rural poor pay the price? Show more
David Byrne and Norman Cook discuss the emergence of Imelda Marcos as an unlikely modern icon as Mark Ellen explores her transformation from patroness of the arts to global muse. Show more
John Waite investigates allegations that speculators are pushing up the price of food worldwide. Show more
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How do woodpeckers keep their beaks sharp? When is a volcano extinct? Stewart Henderson presents the programme that answers listener questions on just about everything. Show more
Jill reveals a surprising secret and Kenton steps into the breach. Show more
By Justin Butcher and Ahmed Masoud. In summer 2009, Ahmed Masoud left his pregnant wife to visit his sick mother. An everyday occurrence for most, but Ahmed's family live in Gaza. Show more
Richard Uridge travels the route proposed for high speed rail in Buckinghamshire to find out what is so special about the countryside there that people battle to protect it. Show more
Toby Young presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of ORBIS. Show more
An unexpected stop at an inn sees Mr Satterthwaite and Mr Quin re-examining the mysterious disappearance. Read by Martin Jarvis. Show more
Lucy Ash meets French comedian Anne Roumanoff, one of five Europeans whose lives reflect the crisis in the continent's economy. Show more
Mariella Frostrup talks to American author Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours, adapted into a film starring Nicole Kidman. Cunningham discusses his new novel, By Nightfall. Show more
Quentin Cooper looks into the science stories of the week and speaks to the scientists who are making the headlines. Show more
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Fifty per cent minimum participation in elections and converting fast food into renewable gas. Mark collates more policies. From 2011. Show more
It's an emotional day for the Archer family and Shula's thoughts turn to the future. Show more
John Wilson talks to Simon Le Bon, front man of Duran Duran; Trevor Eve plays an international hostage negotiator in TV drama; Hugh Dennis on his new improvisation show. Show more
Cass has reached breaking point and she attempts to employ a nanny. Show more
Following the discovery that the 11 December Stockholm suicide bomber came from Luton, Phil Kemp explores what truth there is in the claim that the town is a hotbed of extremism. Show more
Peter Day takes the helm of a ship to find out what is happening in the maritime world. It is a while since the UK ruled the waves, but could the new frontier lie under the water? Show more
There were four species of macaw in Brazil, two are now extinct in the wild and two species remain. Saving Species is in the Pantanal on the trail of the hyacinth macaw. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss mathematical randomness and pseudorandomness, ideas important to cryptography, statistics and weather forecasting. Show more
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A trip to Odessa with Masha helps Nick suspend reality, but it's becoming ever more difficult for the English lawyer to justify his actions. Show more
Jodie's anxieties aren't just about her sandwich business - though she rather likes having Hope around, her husband Dave isn't so keen. Show more
Business Secretary Vince Cable has faced taunts from Labour in the Commons about his taped conversations with undercover reporters. Rachel Byrne reports from Westminster. Show more
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A sensational case of murder by poisoning puts medical science in the dock. Robert Glenister reads Judith Flanders' book. Show more
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