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With Alison Murdoch, Director of the Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom.

Charlotte Smith is at the Great Yorkshire Show to see what it offers young people looking for a career in agriculture. Show more

By Martin Sixsmith. The Kronshtadt rebels force the Bolsheviks to rethink how they exercise power. Lenin sends Trotsky to crush the uprising but has to offer economic concessions. Show more

With Sarah Montague and Justin Webb. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.

Setter of fiendish crosswords John Graham (Araucaria) joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs. Show more

Breast cancer gene; is women's football more watchable than men's?; lending and borrowing money from friends and family; composer Ailis Ni Riain. Show more

Roger is worried over McCann's strange behaviour. But news is on the way which is set to turn things even stranger. Stars Jonathan Forbes. Show more

The story of the hunt for the world's most wanted terrorist told by those at the centre of the chase: how it was carried out, why it took so long and how it ended. Show more

Love is in the air, but unfortunately for Martin, in a small Birmingham airport. Stars Tom Goodman-Hill and Anthony Head. From July 2011. Show more

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Nick considers Sir Robert Peel, who put the national interest before party interest. Show more

Murdoch news overkill? Watching the radio and more about changes to Radio 4 schedule. Show more

Fallon is feeling sidelined and Josh is at a loose end. Show more

David is coming to spend the day, and Sally has planned it meticulously. But when he finally arrives, she is hopelessly unprepared. With Olivia Colman and Ralph Ineson. Show more

How to maximise vegetable yields: Bob Flowerdew and Pippa Greenwood explain the effects of lime and sulphate of potash on your soil. And why you should divide up a small garden. Show more

By Martin Sixsmith. Stalin crushes all opposition to emerge as Lenin's successor. He abandons world revolution, centralises state and party rule and suppresses national minorities. Show more

Matthew Bannister on former First Lady Betty Ford, opera buff and Leeds United fan the Earl of Harewood, Torvill and Dean's trainer Betty Callaway and violinist Josef Suk. Show more

David Yates talks about the last Harry Potter film, Jane Asher remembers filming Deep End, and Aidan Gillen discusses Treacle Jnr. Francine Stock hosts. Show more

Columnist Christina Patterson says we should stop making excuses for bad nursing, recalling her own experiences and the reaction she received after she wrote about them. Show more

Widor's Toccata display of fireworks at the organ is a favourite for married couples to exit the church by in the UK. From March 2006. Show more

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Steve Punt presents an assortment of topical stand-up sketches and songs, with Jon Holmes, Danielle Ward, Mitch Benn and Laura Shavin.

Susan's stress levels are rising and Jennifer gives some careers advice. Show more

Mark Lawson reports on a rare performance of Havergal Brian's epic Gothic symphony. Ben Mezrich discusses his follow-up to the book which inspired the film The Social Network. Show more

Roger is worried over McCann's strange behaviour. But news is on the way which is set to turn things even stranger. Stars Jonathan Forbes. Show more

Historian Sir David Cannadine explores Winston Churchill's life outside politics. With Roger Allam as Winston Churchill. Show more

Martin Sixsmith traces the history of Russia. In this episode, the Bolsheviks grab power from the constituent assembly and end hopes of democracy; Lenin is succeeded by Stalin. Show more

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From Boomtown Rat to Live Aid organiser and famine relief ambassador, Bob Geldof explores his life through the BBC archives in an extraordinary frank conversation with John Wilson. Show more

Mick's new life down in London begins with a gruelling job in the bleak surroundings of a London airport. Read by Alexander Morton. Show more

4 Extra Debut. John O'Farrell, Juliet Barker and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Amos Oz, Jude Morgan and Jessica Francis Kane. From 2011. Show more

Mark D'Arcy with the top news stories from Westminster.

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Janine di Giovanni has finally laid her anxieties to rest and settled into motherhood, but Bruno's back has finally broken and it is he who now needs her support. Show more

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