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Prayer and reflection presented by writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson. Show more

Within ten years, one in every two meals eaten in this country will come from food produced abroad, according to the National Farmers' Union. Show more

Jonathan Freedland looks at the history of the debate on who should own England's forests. Show more

Dominic Arkwright meets a man who has saved his answer phone messages for the last 20 years. Mark Craig decided not to re-cycle his tapes, and created an audio diary of his life. Show more

Why the women of Italy want Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to stand down. And time for tea at the pop up tea room that offers more than just a cuppa. Show more

Confronting the bigotry of a fellow officer lands Ash in trouble, so he's sent to Gujarat to cool his heels. With Blake Ritson. Show more

Edward Stourton explores the life and history of the Bosphorus. Despite waves of conquest, Istanbul has managed to retain a diverse religious mix, until relatively recently. Show more

Joan Bakewell chooses some of her favourite pieces of prose and poetry. Her readers are Samuel West and Harriet Walter. Show more

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Games designer Paul Bennun explores the growing popularity and ambition of music composed for video games. Show more

David discovers his romantic side and is love in the air for Harry? Show more

By John Mortimer. Jeremy Irons stars as Lewis Luby, the mild-mannered Englishman who falls off an Italian balcony and wakes up to find himself under God's watchful eye. Show more

Many creatures hide away during the cold winter months but where do flies and bluebottles go? And would we miss them if they all disappeared? Show more

Mrs Dalloway runs errands and prepares to host an intriguing party. Forgotten short story read by Sylvestra Le Touzel. Show more

Martin Ellis investigates how mass produced bicycles brought freedom of the road to the working classes in the 1930s. Show more

Continuing his series on successful new populist political forces in Europe, Chris Bowlby meets the Freedom Party in Austria, and investigates anti-mosque campaigners in Germany. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Kate Saunders, Anne McElvoy and Matt Wolf on books by Theodor Fontane, Henry James and Candia McWilliams. From 2011. Show more

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Rudy is determined to prove to his girlfriend Doreen that she's finally met her match. Stars Lenny Henry. From February 2011. Show more

Ruth puts her foot down and Susan comes to the rescue. Show more

Mark Lawson reports on an earlier version of The King's Speech and an Ai Wei Wei auction. Show more

Confronting the bigotry of a fellow officer lands Ash in trouble, so he's sent to Gujarat to cool his heels. With Blake Ritson. Show more

Andrew Hosken examines claims of a dirty tricks campaign over Shaken Baby Syndrome and hears calls from one of the country's leading pathologists for an inquiry. Show more

Lee Kumutat on the painful process of letting her guide dog retire. Also, how Peter's training for a Comic Relief Desert Trek in Kenya is progressing. Show more

Dr Mark Porter visits the Royal Liverpool Hospital, the country's leading centre for treating and researching diseases of the pancreas. Show more

Jonathan Freedland looks at the history of the debate on who should own England's forests. Show more

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Rhoda ponders on love and marriage and the hopelessness of Jim, while on the island as the first storm of winter rages, Gary communes with his Viking heroes. Read by William Hope. Show more

Matt Harvey hosts a comedy-infused, musically-enhanced, interactive poetry cabaret. With Murray Lachlan Young. From 2011. Show more

Sean Curran reports on events at Westminster.

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Jonathan Franklin's gripping story reveals what life was like underground for the Chilean miners and relives the drama of their extraordinary rescue. Show more

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