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Daily prayer and reflection with the Rev Simon Doogan. Show more

Anna Hill hears claims that pheasants missed by shooters are damaging our ecosystems. Shooting organisations disagree, and say the 20 million birds which survive are not a problem. Show more

Jonathan Freedland takes the long view of policy reversals, comparing the Lib Dem position on tuition fees with Robert Peel's reversal over Catholic emancipation in 1829. Show more

Dominic Arkwright meets people who have made life-changing phone calls. Alice Brooking was on the phone to her sister when an Air France Concorde crashed into her Paris hotel. Show more

Presented by Jane Garvey. Political unrest in the Middle East - the implications for women; lonely hearts ads; the ethics of 'saviour siblings'; and the art of silence. Show more

Living in Hawa Mahal palace, Ashok finds his life threatened when he's embroiled in dark court intrigues. With Vineeta Rishi. Show more

Is it possible to save all the wildlife on Earth? Saving Species explores how decisions are made to save species and habitat. Is saving species in conflict with saving wilderness? Show more

Creative director of the Bristol Old Vic Tom Morris chooses some favourite writing. The readers are Sian Phillips and Michael Byrne. Show more

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Frances Fyfield is in Paris for the last in the current series, telling the story of Bizet's Carmen through the composer's handwritten scores and notebooks. Show more

Elizabeth throws herself into her work and Matt asks a favour. Show more

An adaptation of Tennyson's long sequence of poems of grief and hope written after the death of his close friend Arthur Hallam. Performed by David Bamber. Music by Jon Nicholls. Show more

A listener has recorded temperatures just as dawn breaks, and found it to be colder than the rest of the night. Why? Show more

Gillian Clarke, National Poet of Wales, reads from her journal about life on her small-holding. A blizzard of snow, blocked roads and a frozen water pump test their survival skills. Show more

Gyles is still at school but he is fascinated by all that is going on: The Beatles, the Profumo scandal, Macmillan's decline and the death of President Kennedy. Show more

How will Oldham Council find cuts of £25 million? Radio 4 has unprecedented access to the meeting rooms where tough decisions are being made. Who and what will be hardest hit? Show more

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Adam and Rudy are faced with the prospect of losing the lease on their Birmingham shop. Stars Lenny Henry. From February 2011. Show more

Kenton's on his best behaviour while Nic and Clarrie have a laugh. Show more

Mark Lawson talks to Dennis Lehane, whose books include Mystic River, Shutter Island and Gone, Baby, Gone and reviews the film The Fighter and Mike Figgis's debut directing opera. Show more

Living in Hawa Mahal palace, Ashok finds his life threatened when he's embroiled in dark court intrigues. With Vineeta Rishi. Show more

Jenny Cuffe investigates claims that one of the groups behind the blasphemy law in Pakistan is also active in the UK. Are our authorities doing enough to curb the fanatics? Show more

The RNIB on the confusion over changes to Disability Living Allowance in April. In Qatar, Mani Djazmi finds out what opportunities are open to the blind and visually impaired. Show more

Dr Mark Porter visits St Joseph's Hospice in East London to find out about care options available for people at the end of their lives. Show more

Jonathan Freedland takes the long view of policy reversals, comparing the Lib Dem position on tuition fees with Robert Peel's reversal over Catholic emancipation in 1829. Show more

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While the relationship between Ruth and Farid deepens, Noor finds the strength to confront the mistakes of her past. Show more

Matt Harvey’s comedy-infused, musically-enhanced, mildly interactive poetry cabaret. With Elvis McGonagall. From February 2011. Show more

Sean Curran reports from Westminster. Show more

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Chlorine, fluorine, and iodine all play medicinal roles, but Agatha Christie turned to another element as an instrument of murder. Show more

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