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Mark Tully ponders the significance of mementos of the past and future. From war trophies to reminders of our own mortality, he examines the objects we imbue with personal meaning. Show more

Miranda Krestovnikoff visits the Brecon Beacons, where she explores the watery world of the dipper, a bird shaped by the rivers on which it depends. Show more

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Edward Stourton with the religious and ethical news of the week. Moral arguments and perspectives on stories familiar and unfamiliar. Show more

Samantha Renke is a member of the Brittle Bone Society. She presents a very personal Radio 4 Appeal for the charity. Show more

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A service from St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, marking the 60th anniversary of the accession of Her Majesty the Queen. Led by the Rev Richard Carter with the Bishop of London. Show more

Lisa Jardine reflects on the perils of sending over-hasty emails compared with the time allowed for reflection by old-fashioned letter writing. Show more

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Paddy O'Connell presents news and conversation about the big stories of the week.

Joe tackles some DIY. Meanwhile Ruth feels betrayed. Show more

Olympic gold medallist Denise Lewis chooses her eight tracks, book and luxury item to take to a desert island. Presented by Kirsty Young. Show more

Can a new wave of chefs and food writers change mainstream cuisine armed only with vegetable, grain and pulse? Show more

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Allan looks at the first years of the last decade and the failure to enforce the rules of the Stability and Growth Pact. Show more

Eric Robson chairs a programme from the Royal College of Physicians beside Regent's Park. Chris Beardshaw, Bob Flowerdew and Christine Walkden form the panel. Show more

Louise ends her journey on the tiny Orkney island of Wyre, travelling via the Ness of Brodgar neolithic dig. Show more

Gulliver is shipwrecked in Lilliput, where the inhabitants are as tiny in mind as they are in body. Stars Arthur Darvill. Show more

Art Spiegelman talks to James Naughtie and readers about his graphic novel Maus, the story of his father's life in Poland during the war and his survival of Auschwitz. Show more

Roger McGough presents poetry requests read by John Sessions and Lisa Kerr, including poems by Philip Larkin, DH Lawrence and Kathryn Simmonds. Show more

Inquests are hearing a new term to explain deaths in police custody: Excited Delirium. Could the diagnosis be used to cover up excessive police force? Angus Stickler investigates. Show more

Comedian Toby Hadoke imagines a television talk show where bankers are forced to convince the public whether or not they deserve their hugely-inflated wages and generous bonuses. Show more

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Michael Rosen makes his selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio. Show more

Christopher has money matters on his mind. Meanwhile Brian craves a quiet life. Show more

The award-winning American essayist reads his tale of summer with a quadriplegic friend and a modern fable. From June 2011. Show more

By Cathy Feeny. Holidaying on a Scottish loch, a US academic goes rowing and gets to properly talk with his son. Read by Kenneth Cranham. Show more

Your views on the BBC Trust's 5Live review. Plus, are there more drama repeats on Radio 4? Presented by Roger Bolton. Show more

Matthew Bannister on boxing trainer Angelo Dundee, architect Isi Metzstein, fomer Italian President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro and Greek film director Theo Angelopoulos. Show more

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

Samantha Renke is a member of the Brittle Bone Society. She presents a very personal Radio 4 Appeal for the charity. Show more

With Fran Abrams. The government has brought in new style league tables to help parents choose schools. But what makes a good school? And how far can schools transform lives? Show more

Mark D'Arcy presents a preview of the week's political agenda at Westminster.

Mehdi Hasan of the New Statesman analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories in Westminster and beyond. Show more

Francine Stock and Alexander Payne discuss his Oscar-nominated film The Descendants, starring George Clooney as a Hawaiian land owner with family troubles. Show more

Mark Tully ponders the significance of mementos of the past and future. From war trophies to reminders of our own mortality, he examines the objects we imbue with personal meaning. Show more

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Has modern capitalism made us all obsessively competitive? Richard Sennett tells Laurie Taylor how we can learn to cooperate for the benefit of all. Also, the British and booze. Show more

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