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A reading and a reflection to start the day from Wales with singer and broadcaster Beverley Humphreys. Show more

British farmers are moving into solar power generation thanks to new tariffs. The CPRE says this is part of the industrialisation of the countryside. Presented by Anna Hill. Show more

Jim Al-Khalili meets neuroscientist Barbara Sahakian. Neurotransmitters (chemicals in the brain) affect memory and understanding, but can new drugs make people smarter? Show more

Mary Ann Sieghart talks to army medic Chantelle Taylor, the first British woman known to have killed in combat. Chantelle killed a Taliban fighter after being caught in an ambush. Show more

What do parents want from schools? Good exam results? Well-rounded kids? Childcare? Jane Garvey presents a programme dedicated to schools. Show more

One day with Lucy Winterton, the rent-a-gob journalist famous for her anti-men puns and books based loosely on her long-suffering husband. Featuring Jeremy Paxman. Show more

Adam Rutherford looks at the extinction of humans in the distant past, from the longest-surviving human species, Homo erectus, to the smart but ill-fated Neanderthals. Show more

In a special edition, Frances Fyfield heads to Edinburgh to tell the story of what was thought to be a lost Vivaldi Flute Concerto. Show more

Are our small businesses made of the right stuff? Do they really know how to come up with the goods any more, after decades of manufacturing decline? Show more

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Britain expels Syrian diplomats, the parents of six children killed in an arson attack are arrested, and why the Vatican is all at See. International news analysis with Shaun Ley. Show more

Richard Holloway asks when the religious mind was born and looks at one of religion's earliest doubters. Show more

Usha seeks sanctuary and Tony has a surprise up his sleeve. Show more

By Kellie Smith. As young couple Kate and Mark move into their new home, they get the fright of their lives when they discover the previous owners have neglected to move out. Show more

Helen Castor is in the chair for the popular magazine programme in which leading historians join forces with the Radio 4 audience to shed new light on UK history. Show more

Dominic Arkwright, Guy Browning, Katharine Whitehorn and Tibor Fischer explore the idea of time and things slipping away. From 2012. Show more

Michael Morpurgo explores how the contemporary debate has been informed by teaching methods of the recent past and is, in some ways, a reaction to them. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Steve Backshall, Geraldine Bedell and Harriett Gilbert on books by Kate Grenville, Michelle Paver and Hisham Matar. From 2012. Show more

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Love is in the air, but unfortunately for Martin, in a small Birmingham airport. Stars Tom Goodman-Hill and Anthony Head. From July 2011. Show more

Vicky and Susan are in jubilee mood, but are there republican rumblings in Ambridge? Show more

John Wilson talks to musician and writer Patti Smith about her new album, and to Ben Drew (aka rapper Plan B) about his film directorial debut. Show more

One day with Lucy Winterton, the rent-a-gob journalist famous for her anti-men puns and books based loosely on her long-suffering husband. Featuring Jeremy Paxman. Show more

Yalta, Potsdam, Maastricht. Summit meetings between heads of state have shaped the world, but what happens behind the scenes when leaders meet? Jonathan Powell investigates. Show more

Two banks have undertaken to make more of their cash points talk by end of 2013. Plus, Peter White hears about facilities for visually impaired prom-goers at the Royal Albert Hall. Show more

Athletes with intellectual disabilities are for the first time since 2000 allowed to take part in the Olympics. Claudia Hammond finds out who will be eligible to compete. Show more

Jim Al-Khalili meets neuroscientist Barbara Sahakian. Neurotransmitters (chemicals in the brain) affect memory and understanding, but can new drugs make people smarter? Show more

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Satish remembers waking in Cherry Gardens on the morning of the jubilee in 1977. And, as preparations for the party get underway, Mandy comes to see him. Show more

Retired schoolmaster Dr Henry Pickerskill recalls an unusual boy fascinated by thunderstorms. Stars Ian McDiarmid. From August 2011. Show more

Susan Hulme reports on the latest news from Westminster. Labour peers claim ministers have broken the rules by announcing VAT changes to pasties and caravans in the newspapers. Show more

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1937: As Japan invades countryside around Peking, the police search for Pamela's killer intensifies. Read by Crawford Logan. Show more

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