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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Alison Murdoch, a student of Tibetan Buddhism.
Drought in the USA is sending wheat futures soaring. Good news for UK farmers, but will it lead to higher bread prices? Plus, foresters predict a shortage of home-grown timber. Show more
The Reith Lectures
Niall Ferguson - The Rule of Law and Its Enemies
Episode 3: The Landscape of the Law
42 minutes
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Niall Ferguson asks if different systems of law are key to economic success. How far are the common law's claims to superiority over other systems credible? Show more
Fifty Shades of Grey - a harmless love story or degrading to women? Could the Olympics be the opportunity for women's football to finally make its mark? Plus DIY beauty. Show more
After making Bee a promise, Bernadette becomes more reliant on her virtual assistant in India. Stars Miranda Richardson. Show more
The Amazon rainforest covers 1.6 million square miles. About 20 per cent has gone in the last 40 years. How can we use the resources it contains, but still keep it alive? Show more
What are the effects when singers have to learn to change the pitch of their voice? With Christopher Gabbitas. From 2012. Show more
Jim Naughtie on Barbara Windsor, the actress whose life both on and off screen is a very British combination of grit and naughtiness. Show more
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Roger continues his journey through Shanghai, visiting a bank museum, a tobacco museum that does not allow its visitors to smoke on the premises, and an 'ancient sex museum'. Show more
Elizabeth comes to her own conclusions and Ian has his say. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Drama imagining a day in the life of author Hans Christian Andersen as a child, and his magical creativity. Stars Ellis Hollins. Show more
Jay Rayner presents the show from Bristol, ahead of the city's annual Grillstock festival which finds barbeque enthusiasts from around the world flocking to the West Country. Show more
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As controversy swirls over the role of private investigators in the phone-hacking scandal, Jake Wallis Simons explores the murky and controversial world of private investigators. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Harriett Gilbert, Helen Castor and Rob Hopkins on books by William Golding, John Stewart Collis and Marcelo Figeras. From 2012. Show more
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Sketch comedian Humphrey Ker presents up-and-coming sketch groups from the live UK comedy circuit. Featuring the Noise Next Door, the Boom Jennies and Jigsaw. From July 2012. Show more
Jim goes on a charm offensive. Meanwhile it's mayhem at Ambridge View. Show more
Front Row
Richard Wilson's Italian Job re-creation; Mark Damazer on The Newsroom
30 minutes
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Artist Richard Wilson recreates the finale of The Italian Job in Bexhill on Sea; novelist Monique Roffey; Mark Damazer on The Newsroom. With Mark Lawson. Show more
After making Bee a promise, Bernadette becomes more reliant on her virtual assistant in India. Stars Miranda Richardson. Show more
Have British banks been too quick to accept dodgy deposits from Arab despots and too slow to return missing billions to their rightful owners? Jenny Cuffe reports. Show more
Experiences of visually impaired travellers who were caught in last week's freak weather, plus VocalEyes tells us about London landmarks audio-described by celebrities. Show more
Inside Health
GI bleeds, pregnancy and working, frozen shoulder, patient surveys
28 minutes
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Many people with pain and stiffness in the shoulder are told they have a frozen shoulder. Dr Mark Porter discovers if the diagnosis is always accurate. Show more
Chris Ledgard goes to Yorkshire to find out about the last Gentlemen versus Players cricket match played at the Scarborough Festival in September 1962. Show more
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His ex-wife asks Keith to meet her new man, his daughter finds love and his agent has a mysterious offer. Read by Alex Jennings. Show more
Taking a witty, irreverent and unashamedly rational look at the world according to science. Andy Hamilton joins presenters Robin Ince and Brian Cox to discuss whether size matters. Show more
Sean Curran reports on the row at Westminster about Barclays, the battle against drugs, and government action against child abuse. Show more
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