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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop Martin Shaw. Show more

Anna Hill hears about Fabio, the record-breaking bull, bought for £126,000. Show more

Jim Al-Khalili talks to Astronomer Royal Martin Rees. He has worked on the big bang, black holes and the formation of galaxies and wants to know if there is life elsewhere. Show more

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown explores the impact of family breakdown. She speaks to 18-year-old Megan, who describes the experience of living through her parents' divorce. Show more

Presented by Jane Garvey. Goldie Hawn; Women and Catholicism; If money is no object, is it better to stay at home or work? Are the cuts affecting women's safety? Show more

Recovering from a broken heart, pizza maker Maciek is about to experience a bolt from the blue. Show more

Sue Armstrong reports on a controversial, last-ditch attempt to save the South China tiger from extinction. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Stephen Evans traces the 800-year history of the St Thomas Church boys' choir of Leipzig, from the days of JS Bach through Mendelssohn, war years and communism. Show more

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Clare Balding explains how the 1960s saw female British athletes beginning to take centre stage on the podium and in the press. Show more

Clarrie makes a new start and there's something bothering Tom. Show more

Ian McDiarmid stars in Iain Heggie's witty and satirical play about an impecunious lawyer, set in late 18th-century Glasgow. Show more

Katie Derham presents real-life stories from people around the globe. A Japanese tsunami survivor on his rescue after two days at sea on the roof of his house. Show more

Young people are turning their back on the car. Tom Heap asks how manufacturers are trying to bring back youthful allure to their products. Show more

Joshua Rozenberg investigates how the law is increasingly impacting on sport, with landmark cases being heard in the High Court and European Court of Justice. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Harriett Gilbert, Deborah Meaden and Eliza Carthy on books by Jonathan Safran Foer, Iain Pears and Bernadine Evaristo. From 2012. Show more

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Arthur sets off for Spain to run a poorly friend's bar, and to make life easier for him and everyone else, attempts to invent his own language. Stars Steve Delaney. From Mar 2012. Show more

Brian comes face to face with the opposition. Meanwhile Jennifer and Lilian put family first. Show more

John Wilson meets director of DV8 physical theatre Lloyd Newson, reviews new TV series Love Life, discusses Hardy with Michael Winterbottom and acting footballers with Jim White. Show more

Recovering from a broken heart, pizza maker Maciek is about to experience a bolt from the blue. Show more

In the last two months, three fathers have killed their partners, children and themselves. Jane Deith investigates why they decided to take such drastic action. Show more

What can we expect from the new PIPS benefit? The RNIB share their concerns. Lee Kumutat road tests a new personal shopping service, and we mark the death of David Rathband. Show more

Dr Mark Porter tackles the confusion and prejudice that surrounds the skin condition vitiligo, famously said to have been the reason why Michael Jackson's skin looked so light. Show more

Jim Al-Khalili talks to Astronomer Royal Martin Rees. He has worked on the big bang, black holes and the formation of galaxies and wants to know if there is life elsewhere. Show more

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Britain needs a Business Investment bank, says Ed Miliband. Have the Big Four let business down? Iran agrees to let nuclear inspectors in, and Eastern Libya's bid to break away. Show more

Christmas is upon Pepys Road and Petunia is feeling poorly, while Arabella is plotting a surprise for Roger. Read by Rafe Spall. Show more

Maggie Watkins shelters a young Argentinian deserter with a secret. Stars Josie Lawrence and Javier Marzan. From March 2012. Show more

Sean Curran with the day's top news stories from Westminster. The Chancellor comes under fresh pressure to cut fuel duty in next month's budget. Show more

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Journalist Maziar Bahari is in Tehran in 2009 to cover the presidential elections, but he soon finds himself under arrest. Show more

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