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Prayer and reflection with Richard Hill. Show more

According to a new report from 20 leading forestry and wildlife groups, the UK should plant more broadleaf trees and do more to capitalise on existing woods. Show more

Prof Uta Frith is a psychologist and neuroscientist whose elegant experimental work has fundamentally changed how people think about autism and dyslexia. Show more

Lucy Kellaway explores the complexities of having considerable personal wealth by talking to the super rich. For Ann, the arrival of this status was unwelcome. Show more

Sue Lawley on her reign at Desert Island Discs; women reporting Egypt and the threat to their freedom; grandparents and childcare; Christmas windows in the high street. Show more

The account of her husband's behaviour in Helen's journal continues to be one of wild debauchery, but she is now convinced he is changing his ways. Gilbert is not so confident. Show more

Brett Westwood investigates fungi with tights, or the attack of the powder cap strangler! Plus a report about the pikas that live on the Tibetan plateau. Show more

Ken Clarke and his guest Abram Wilson discuss the life and music of the 1950s trumpeter Clifford Brown. Show more

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Dominic Sandbrook investigates how the post office has shaped British society: William Dockwra and the Penny Post. Show more

Neil is feeling frazzled, while Shula and Elizabeth consider an important purchase. Show more

Victorian detective mystery starring Brian Cox and Siobhan Redmond. A student is accused of murder after a tavern brawl. Show more

Bee keepers have bred honey bees to be docile and easy to keep. But has this process also threatened their existence by making them weaker and less resilient? With Richard Daniel. Show more

Dominic Arkwright talks to Julie Welch, Gwilym Gibbons and Paul Welcomme on the impact of their formative years. From December 2011. Show more

Yasmeen Khan looks at the social and cultural factors underlying the high rate of depression among South Asian women, talking to those affected as well as doctors and counsellors. Show more

4 Extra Debut. The actor Michael Sheen nominates the sci-fi author Philip K Dick. With Matthew Parris and Roger Luckhurst. From December 2011. Show more

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Comic Mark Steel visits Berwick-upon-Tweed to talk war with Russia, Scottish rivalries and local slang. From December 2011. Show more

Helen attempts to explain and Will tries to be tactful. Show more

With Mark Lawson, including a review of the film New Year's Eve, the verdict on the new Amy Winehouse album, and an interview with Brian Sewell. Show more

The account of her husband's behaviour in Helen's journal continues to be one of wild debauchery, but she is now convinced he is changing his ways. Gilbert is not so confident. Show more

...Future: Writer Maria Margaronis revisits her beloved Greece where, amid the strikes and the tear gas, she hears from Greeks living with their country's spiralling crisis. Show more

Presented by Peter White. Michael Bristow tries to visit Chen Guangcheng, the blind man who is fast becoming a symbol of civil rights protest in China. Plus the joy of crosswords. Show more

With Claudia Hammond. Diagnosing bipolar disorder is tricky: symptoms are often confused with those of other conditions and the costs of misdiagnosis can be very serious. Show more

Prof Uta Frith is a psychologist and neuroscientist whose elegant experimental work has fundamentally changed how people think about autism and dyslexia. Show more

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Carolyn Quinn presents national and international news and analysis.

Major Pettigrew learns of the contents of Bertie's will. Meanwhile, his friendship with Mrs Ali blossoms when they discover a shared love of Kipling. Show more

Robin Ince and Brian Cox are joined by rationalist comedian and musician Tim Minchin and biologist Adam Rutherford to discuss the science of creation and the origins of life. Show more

Susan Hulme has the best of the day in the Commons and the Lords. Show more

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An exploration of the origins of the font, drowned fonts and a tale of capitalising emails. Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt. Show more

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