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Daily prayer and reflection with Dr Edward Kessler, director of the Woolf Institute of Abrahamic Faiths. Show more
Anna Hill visits the lab where scientists are working on a new generation of GM crops which could create their own fertiliser. And, why anglers want more cormorants to be culled. Show more
Morning news and current affairs with James Naughtie and Sarah Montague, debating economic contraction, Rupert Murdoch and the future of control orders. Show more
Libby Purves is joined by Bran Symondson, Joan Woodcock, Greg Hicks and Phillip King for lively and diverse conversation. Show more
The series that explores the lives of real people through their diaries and correspondence now enters the final years of the 20th century. Show more
Rory Cellan-Jones traces the roots of social networking from the counterculture of the 70s through early bulletin boards and the first networks on the World Wide Web. Show more
Guard Gallagher's unexpected return spells trouble for the McConkeys. The 1960s in the sleepy Irish town. Stars Margaret D'Arcy. Show more
Matthew Sweet transports listeners into cinemas around the world. In this programme, he is in the Carib cinema in Kingston, Jamaica. Show more
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On the day the BBC World Service announces substantial job losses, Steve Hewlett talks to Director General Mark Thompson about cuts and the licence fee settlement. Show more
David faces a tricky customer and how is Harry handling the haggis? Show more
In 1995 at the age of 42, the then chief editor of Faber and Faber, Robert McCrum, suffered a stroke. This is a bold and intimate account of what happened next. Show more
Paul Lewis and guests answer questions about borrowing and debt. Show more
An old man, his memory fading, is on his way to visit his grandson when he breaks his flight at an unknown city. Kafkaesque tale read by Timothy West. Show more
Author and film critic David Thomson explores how cinema has changed him - and us: happiness on the big screen. From 2011. Show more
Is there a conflict between liberty and equality? The philosopher Ronald Dworkin provides a solution to the age old problem. Also, how to get ahead in politics. Show more
Dr Mark Porter looks at a new test for the eye disease glaucoma which should lead to earlier diagnosis, and he finds out about new ways to treat the condition. Show more
Matthew Sweet transports listeners into cinemas around the world. In this programme, he visits the Bey-oh-loo Cinema, hidden inside a genteel-looking shopping arcade in Istanbul. Show more
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A hilarious musical improvised on the spot about ancient Egypt. With Pippa Evans, Ruth Bratt and Dylan Emery. From 2011. Show more
Clarrie stakes her claim at the dairy and Elizabeth makes some strategic decisions. Show more
Jack Nicholson stars in romantic comedy How Do You Know, reviewed with Clint Eastwood's Hereafter. Plus, poet Jo Shapcott on winning the Costa Book Prize, and Sir Nicholas Hytner. Show more
The series that explores the lives of real people through their diaries and correspondence now enters the final years of the 20th century. Show more
Moral Maze
Conflict Between Religious Belief and Human Rights Law
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Combative, provocative and engaging debate examining the moral issues behind religious belief and human rights law. Chaired by Michael Buerk. Show more
Art expert Philip Mould looks at what new ministers have borrowed from the government art collection, and asks what it says about them. Show more
Gabrielle Walker investigates how the thin veil of our atmosphere protects life on Earth from the hazards of deep space. Show more
Libby Purves is joined by Bran Symondson, Joan Woodcock, Greg Hicks and Phillip King for lively and diverse conversation. Show more
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Ruth goes on an excursion with Noor and her cousin Farid to visit the Tree of Life, but discovers it is not all she had expected and hoped it would be. Show more
The 2000-year-old wizard living in the modern world tries to re-capture an evil sorcerer. Stars David Kay. From August 2011. Show more
Bob is approached by a scintillating Russian woman and fearlessly launches a new business. Show more
Sean Curran reports from Westminster on the day's events in Parliament, where plans to replace control orders for terror suspects were announced by the Home Secretary. Show more
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Taken from alcoholic parents, Ailsa is miserable in a Glasgow orphanage until she meets Mr Shaugnessy. Read by Maureen Beattie. Show more
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