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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Monsignor Tony Rogers.

Caz Graham hears drought warnings for South West England and the Midlands as the dry weather continues to affect wildlife and farmers. Show more

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Morning news and current affairs, presented by James Naughtie and Evan Davis, debating charity tax relief, truancy fines, party funding and Afghan violence. Show more

Andrew Marr talks about China with writers Jonathan Fenby, Martin Jacques and Julia Lovell, and editor of a Chinese literary magazine, Ou Ning. Show more

Laurie Metcalf on treading the boards in London's West End, and what impact will the Welfare Reform Act have on disabled people's relationships? Show more

Katie is facing her release from prison after spending most of her life behind bars. Will she be able to cope with life on the outside? Written by Francesca Joseph. Show more

Claudia Hammond explores Joseph Wolpe's treatment for phobias which can be seen as the foundation for today's cognitive behaviour therapy. Show more

Harvey Easter's cat Lucky is missing. Could the book-burning neighbour be involved? Stars Mark Benton. From April 2012. Show more

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Drake's Circumnavigation Medal. Neil MacGregor uses objects of the time to explore Shakespeare’s turbulent world. From 2012. Show more

There's a full house at Ambridge Hall. Meanwhile has Tony bitten off more than he can chew? Show more

By Rex Obano. Matthew Okpara leaves London for his native Nigeria in search of his son, Keith. Both are caught up in the politics of a land in turmoil. Show more

Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as three students from the University of Northampton take on three professors. From April 2012. Show more

Sheila Dillon on an ancient, mysterious yet essential process at the heart of much of our food production - fermentation. Sheila explains why a revival is underway. Show more

The Gothic ruin of Alton Towers now stands in a theme park. Once one of the architect Pugin's finest creations, how did it fall into ruin and can some of its glory be recaptured? Show more

Ethical and religious discussion programme. Ernie Rea and guests discuss the religious foundations and function of monarchy. Show more

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David Mitchell challenges Marcus Brigstocke, Miles Jupp, Susan Calman and Alan Davies to hide truths in lies. From April 2012. Show more

Usha is keen to engineer a meeting and Brian is feeling edgy. Show more

Mark Lawson talks to Sir Tim Rice about his musical adaptation of From Here to Eternity; Pamela Stephenson discusses the psychology of fame; new Nordic TV noir The Bridge reviewed. Show more

Drake's Circumnavigation Medal. Neil MacGregor uses objects of the time to explore Shakespeare’s turbulent world. From 2012. Show more

Barbara Plett, the BBC's UN Correspondent, returns to her old patch in the Middle East to examine how the Syrian conflict could shape the future of the region. Show more

Natalia Antelava uncovers evidence that women in Uzbekistan are being sterilised by the government, often without their knowledge. Show more

Undersea earthquakes, the Titanic birth of global telecommunications, computer spies, and testing whether people sound how they look. Presented by Gareth Mitchell. Show more

Andrew Marr talks about China with writers Jonathan Fenby, Martin Jacques and Julia Lovell, and editor of a Chinese literary magazine, Ou Ning. Show more

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The World Bank gets a new boss, the trial of Anders Breivik begins in Norway, and the campaign for more elected mayors. Ritula Shah presents international news and analysis. Show more

When her Greek husband Nikitas dies in a mysterious car crash, Maud becomes curious about his family's troubled past. Show more

Chris Ledgard meets the academics doing stand-up comedy, asks why foreign languages have to be so difficult, and discovers that jokes can make your brain very excited. Show more

Sean Curran reports on events at Westminster. MPs continue to debate the Chancellor George Osborne's budget. Show more

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Award-winning journalist Barbara Demick revisits her eyewitness account of the siege of Sarajevo. In this episode bellicose rumbles are denied. Show more

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