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Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Dr Ann Holt of the Bible Society. Show more
"At least I won't die alone." Two musicians who survived the Japan earthquake explain their wish to return to play for the nation as it tries to recover. Plus John Craven. Show more
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Helen Mark is on Dartmoor finding out about the problems faced by the ponies that have roamed the moors of Dartmoor and Bodmin for years. Show more
Farmers across the country are out sowing and planting in the hope of reaping a profitable harvest this summer. Show more
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Sandi Toksvig finds out about Georgia on the Black Sea, a motorbike trip around Australia's Highway 1 and the newly refurbished St Pancras Hotel at St Pancras Station in London. Show more
Paul Gambaccini returns with the award-winning series to re-visit the 1960 live album The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart and hears about the recording from Newhart himself. Show more
Jackie Ashley of the Guardian looks behind the scenes at Westminster. Show more
Kate Adie hears stories from correspondents in Japan, the United States, Israel and Pakistan. Show more
With Paul Lewis. The Japan crisis - what are the financial implications? Plus: how being too successful in the Olympics ticket lottery could burn your bank balance. Show more
Comedians Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis host the latest edition of the topical stand-up and sketch show. They are joined by Mitch Benn and guests Lloyd Langford and Holly Walsh.
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Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the live debate from Liverpool Hope University with MPs Greg Barker and Diane Abbott, environmentalist Jonathon Porritt and columnist Toby Young. Show more
Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' calls and emails in response to this week's edition of Any Questions? Show more
4 Extra Debut. Recovering ore from a mysterious planet, five misfits encounter a truly extraordinary intelligence. Stars Nicola Miles-Wilden. Show more
Lesley Garrett and Yachtsman of the Year Geoff Holt reflect on the impact of the song, 'The Impossible Dream'. From March 2011. Show more
Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes, presented by Jane Garvey. Love letters: to be treasured or thrown away? And one woman discusses her passion for polyester. Show more
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Evan Davis asks his guests to what extent they can prepare for major disasters. They also reveal how much they really know about life on the shop floor. Show more
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Clive Anderson is joined by comedian Bill Bailey, Olympic rower James Cracknell and actress Jessica Hynes. Nikki Bedi talks to Dom Joly. Music from Jesca Hoop and Shady Bard. Show more
Claire Bolderson profiles Marine Le Pen, daughter of Jean Marie Le Pen who now leads the party that her father founded, the Front National. Show more
Tom Sutcliffe and his guests Natalie Haynes, Iain Sinclair and Kit Davies review the week's cultural highlights. Show more
Five writers reflect on the recent momentous events in the Middle East and North Africa. They write personal, open letters to their friends and families in the region. Show more
Anna Tellwright's fortune earns her independence, but her joy is marred by shocking news about a tenant. Stars Charlotte Riley. Show more
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Are we too willing to excuse bad behaviour as the morally-neutral symptom of newly-defined mental disorders? Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. Show more
Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as three students from the University of Reading take on their professors. From March 2011. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Susannah Clapp, Salman Rushdie and Andrew Motion discover the unknown poetry of writer Angela Carter. From March 2011. Show more
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Former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Ian Blair explores the conflict of religion in public life, considering conflict as a force for both good and evil. Show more
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