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Prayer and reflection presented from Edinburgh by Alison Twaddle. Show more

Food Standards Agency research shows two thirds of UK grown oysters contained the virus which can cause Winter Vomiting Disease. And, cutting out peat compost. Show more

Jim al-Khalili talks to biologist John Sulston about sequencing the genome, first of a worm and then of man. Show more

Evan Davis continues his exploration into deception by talking to convicted fraudster Elliot Castro. Show more

Presented by Jane Garvey. Sibling relationships through history; Larkin Poe play live; Helena Kennedy on human trafficking; and Mary Barbour, Glasgow's WWI rights protester. Show more

Questions are being asked about the past of Helen Graham, the mysterious and reclusive new tenant. Show more

Saving Species reports from North Wales where conservationists are worried about the causes of a steady decline in the brown hare. Show more

Soweto Kinch joins Ken Clarke MP in the studio to discuss the life and music of the saxophonist Joe Henderson. Show more

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Joan Armatrading talks to leading American Classical guitarist, Sharon Isbin. Show more

Tony tries to make his point and Will saves the day. Show more

McLevy enlists the help of Jean Brash as he investigates the death of a young seamstress. Show more

Richard Daniel and the panel discuss listener questions including 'How do ground-nesting birds avoid detection by predators?' and 'How do modern apples stay so fresh for so long?'. Show more

Matt Harvey, Sarah Churchwell and Paul B Davies discuss imaginary friends with Dominic Arkwright. From 2011. Show more

Matthew Taylor looks at how multinational companies and governments use neuroscience insights to reach and influence our unconscious brains, and how we can resist. Show more

Barbara Stocking, Lucy Worsley and Harriett Gilbert discuss Brighton Rock by Graham Greene, Must You Go by Antonia Fraser and Food in England by Dorothy Hartley. Show more

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Is it acceptable to be prejudiced against public schools and the posh? With Emma Kennedy and Alexei Sayle. From November 2011. Show more

Things look black for Brian and Pat misjudges the mood. Show more

Ricky Gervais talks to Mark Lawson about Life's Too Short; John Wilson meets the Turner prize nominated sculptor Karla Black, and Wayne McGregor discusses his new dance work. Show more

Questions are being asked about the past of Helen Graham, the mysterious and reclusive new tenant. Show more

Alan Yentob investigates a 2,600-year-old community, now almost disappeared. Once they thrived as a third of Baghdad's population, now only seven Jewish people remain. Show more

Blindness for Beginners: Peter White with Geoff Adam Spinks and Jane Copsey present top tips and suggestions for useful gadgets that can help people adjust if they are newly blind. Show more

Claudia Hammond reports on an innovative scheme that matches up people with anxiety disorders with volunteer mentors who have been through their own experience of anxiety. Show more

Jim al-Khalili talks to biologist John Sulston about sequencing the genome, first of a worm and then of man. Show more

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With Robin Lustig. National and international news and analysis.

Robin Ince and Brian Cox are joined inside their cage of infinite proportions by Sir Paul Nurse and comedian Katy Brand to look at how science is portrayed in the press. Show more

Sean Curran and the BBC's parliamentary team report as the Chancellor confirms UK economic growth will be lower and borrowing higher and imposes a fresh cap on public sector pay. Show more

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Dickens’s remarkable energy led him to write at an intense rate but was needed in his personal life too. Read by Penelope Wilton. Show more

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