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Prayer and reflection with Dr Tina Beattie, Director of Catholic Studies at Roehampton University.

"It started as a normal party, then turned into an orgy." Tales of a listener who went from Bunny Girl to feminist during the sexual revolution of the 1960s. With Eddie Mair. Show more

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Clare Balding joins walkers and members of the Malcolm Saville society in the Shropshire Hills where the author of children's fiction based his Lone Pine series.

Many upland farmers say they can't make a living from their difficult land and are reliant on subsidies. Caz Graham asks if it is time to take farming away from the uplands. Show more

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Morning news and current affairs with John Humphrys and Evan Davis. Debating fears over the sexualisation of children. Plus Lamont and Darling on the economy. Show more

Richard Coles with actor Richard Wilson, poet Susan Richardson, a man who bought a lion and a woman who learned her dad was a gangster; Inheritance Tracks by author Jodi Picoult. Show more

John McCarthy talks to novelist Meaghan Delahunt and travel journalist Harry Bucknall about the Greek islands and writer Jasper Winn about a journey round Ireland by kayak. Show more

Lenny Henry, more a fan of Luther Vandross, never quite got the London Irish band The Pogues. The time has come for his re-education as he asks - what's so great about the Pogues? Show more

Michael Buchanan goes behind the scenes to find out how the SNP achieved its victory in the May 2011 elections and what the result means for Scotland's future. Show more

The story tellers. Kate Adie hosts despatches about Pakistan, Egypt, China, Romania and Libya. Show more

Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. Show more

A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig. With Rory Bremner, Jeremy Hardy, Mark Steel and Fred Macaulay.

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Jonathan Dimbleby presents a topical discussion from St Julian's Methodist Church, Newport, Gwent. Show more

Listeners' calls and emails in response to this week's edition of Any Questions? Show more

By Steve Waters. What are 'Free Schools' all about? Rachel finds out the hard way in this story of middle-class ambition, hypocrisy and naivety. Show more

Presented by Jane Garvey. Slutwalk; father of natural childbirth; fashion designer Joyce Ridings; author Ann Patchett; baby farming; ballerina Tamara Rojo; and bowler Betty Morgan. Show more

With Carolyn Quinn. A fresh perspective on the day's news with sports headlines.

Evan Davis asks his guests if now is a good time for companies to be bold or cautious. They also debate whether there is anything wrong with a touch of greed in business. Show more

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Clive Anderson is joined by kd lang and Anthony Horowitz. Rachael Stirling talks to the Fairy Jobmother Hayley Taylor. With music from Seasick Steve and Guillemots. Show more

Writers create a fictional response to the week's news. Ed Jones looks at the ethics of football in a story in which two football dads meet over a pint and discuss their lads. Show more

Tom Sutcliffe and his guests film-maker James Runcie and writers Lisa Appignanesi and Kevin Jackson review the cultural highlights of the week including Much Ado About Nothing. Show more

Kim Cotton was the UK's first paid surrogate mother but she hit the headlines when she sold her story to a tabloid newspaper. She reflects on the impact the media had on her life. Show more

By Mike Walker, inspired by Holinshed's Chronicles. Edward I, soldier, lover and father of a wayward son. With Philip Jackson and Ellie Kendrick. Show more

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David Aaronovitch asks what can science tells us about our morals? Show more

Paul Gambaccini chairs the wide-ranging music quiz with contestants from Norbury, Blackheath and Sevenoaks. From 2011. Show more

Roger McGough presents a selection of requests, with work by Norman MacCaig, Stephen Spender and Peter McDonald. The readers are Jonjo O'Neill, Peter Marinker and Alison McKenna. Show more

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Claire and Timothy wonder why a strange woman is appearing in their family photos. Read by Helen Bradbury. Show more

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