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Prayer and reflection with Richard Hill. Show more

Remember the campaign Save Our Forests? Charlotte Smith hears in a new report that there is a future for public owned forests in England. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the ancient Greek thinker Heraclitus, immortalised by later scholars as the Weeping Philosopher. Show more

Presented by Jenni Murray. French ban on prostitution? Live music from Lotte Mullen, Sensible seasonal drinking? and setting up a business if you're disabled. Show more

Gilbert has reached the end of Helen's journal and now knows all the painful secrets of her past and her reasons for seeking seclusion at Wildfell Hall. Show more

Ed Butler investigates abuse of children and scamming of volunteers by some orphanages in Bali. Is such charity actually intensifying the misery of vulnerable children? Show more

4 Extra Debut. Susan Marling investigates the debt novelist Ernest Hemingway owed to Cuba, his creative home for 21 years. From December 2011. Show more

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Introduced in 1784, the mail coach slashed journey times by two thirds, and allowed newspapers to reach the provinces within 24 hours. Show more

Pat teeters on the brink and Josh has an eye to the main chance. Show more

When legendary hell-raiser Oliver Reed met Keith Moon, 'hell-raising' hit a new level. Stars Sean Pertwee and Arthur Darvill. Show more

Does the Lancashire landscape hold the key to cheaper gas bills? Jules Hudson is in Lancashire to find out what is so special about the county's geology. Show more

The Rev Richard Carter presents the Radio 4 St Martin-in-the-Fields Christmas Appeal. To give, call 0800 082 8284 [free from BT landlines] or visit the Radio 4 website. Show more

Sebastian Barry talks to James Naughtie and readers about his Costa prize-winning novel The Secret Scripture. Show more

Directors abound this week. Nick Broomfield discusses his documentary on Sarah Palin, Ben Wheatley sketches the motives behind Kill List, and Mike Cahill explains Another Earth. Show more

Quentin Cooper on carbon capture, a world shortage of rare elements and a 500 million year old monster eye. Plus, the first finalists from listeners who want to be a scientist. Show more

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The Questers are held by the ruthless barbarian, Ragnar Half-tooth. Stars Stephen Mangan and Daniel Rigby. From October 2011. Show more

There are celebrations on the village green. Meanwhile Susan finds an inspired solution. Show more

Kirsty Lang presents the verdict on The Ladykillers, a new staging of the Ealing comedy film; Nick Park on his new music video; and Annie Lennox on her Christmas album. Show more

Gilbert has reached the end of Helen's journal and now knows all the painful secrets of her past and her reasons for seeking seclusion at Wildfell Hall. Show more

Simon Cox investigates the much-criticised UK Border Agency and asks whether the public can have confidence that borders are now safe and secure. Show more

The Curse of the Bonus: Peter Day traces the rise of the bonus culture and asks how much damage it causes as it spreads from the banks to big business and to the public sector. 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

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the ancient Greek thinker Heraclitus, immortalised by later scholars as the Weeping Philosopher. Show more

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Presented by Robin Lustig. Europe's leaders meet to discuss the latest proposals to stem the crisis in the eurozone. Show more

Major Pettigrew tries to help his son Roger with a tricky house purchase negotiation. But it does not go to plan when the owner finds Grace and Mrs Ali on a bench in the garden. Show more

When Carl and Rob restore their dream home, unexpected original features are revealed. Stars Martin Hutson and Carl Prekopp. Show more

David Cornock reports on calls by Eurosceptic Tories for a referendum on any deal to save the eurozone. Show more

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A look at the changes in German typeface, and how the Nazis exploited the font to their own ends. Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt. Show more

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