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England's National parks are warning cuts will affect our access to the countryside. And, Gloucester Country Council has approved plans to sell off thirty of its tenant farms. Show more
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Jonathan Freedland takes the long view of royal weddings, comparing the marriage between Prince William and Kate Middleton with the story of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville. Show more
Dominic Arkwright meets people who have made life-changing phone calls. Following a failed suicide attempt, Duncan Irvine made a phone call to the Samaritans that saved his life. Show more
Ash's reports from Afghanistan seem to fall on deaf ears. He wonders if the British want to avoid conflict. With Blake Ritson. Show more
Edward Stourton explores the life and history of the Bosphorus. Having a foot in both Europe and Asia makes the inhabitants question their identity and the future of Turkey. Show more
Journalist and political commentator Anthony Howard chooses some of his favourite pieces of writing. The pieces are read by Nigel Anthony and Eleanor Bron. Show more
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Peter Curran tours Portland Bill Lighthouse to celebrate the foghorn in literature, film and as a musical instrument. From 2011. Show more
Elizabeth's on edge and Matt and Lilian look to the future. Show more
William and Sandy, our two thespian residents of the Old Beeches home for retired members of the acting profession, solve another mystery. Starring Richard Briers & Stanley Baxter. Show more
Food prices are at their highest for years, causing problems for the world's poorest people. Yet we still waste 40 per cent of our food. Can reducing waste help solve shortages? Show more
In James Wilby's new story, a British boy finds himself in pursuit of a wild elephant in 1970s Sri Lanka. But what he follows and what he finds turn out to be quite different. Show more
Protestant politician Ivan Cooper who took up the nationalist cause and became a hate figure for Unionists in Northern Ireland. Show more
Joshua Rozenberg looks at the legal issues behind the Wikileaks story. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Ian Hislop, Jan Etherington and Kate Saunders on books by WC Sellar & RJ Yeatman, Roger Deakin and Patrick Dennis. From 2011. Show more
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With Rudy about to tie the knot, it's party time - Adam-style. Stars Lenny Henry and Larrington Walker. From February 2011. Show more
Jolene seeks advice and there's a new experience in store for Henry. Show more
With John Wilson, including a review of the film West Is West, a sequel to the hit 1999 film East Is East, a review of Radiohead's new album and Steven Berkoff on playing Oedipus. Show more
Ash's reports from Afghanistan seem to fall on deaf ears. He wonders if the British want to avoid conflict. With Blake Ritson. Show more
After the disruption caused by snow, Julian O'Halloran examines the record of airport operator BAA and asks whether Britain's airport woes run deeper than bad weather. Show more
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Changes to Disability Living Allowance and Peter White and Cheryl Gabriel visit a Sightsavers camp in Kenya as part of their desert trek for Comic Relief. Show more
Dr Mark Porter discusses epilepsy including treatments such as brain surgery and a special, high fat diet that controls seizures in some children. Show more
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Matt Harvey hosts a lively, warm-hearted poetry cabaret in Bristol. With Les Barker, Pete Hunter and Jude Simpson. From 2011. Show more
James Walton hosts, with John Walsh, Lynne Truss, Jane Thynne and Christopher Brookmyre in the literary panel show. From February 2010. Show more
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