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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Martyn Atkins, general secretary of the Methodist Church. Show more

Countryside news with Anna Hill. Flash floods in south west England have left crops rotting in the ground and farmers struggling to find seeds to replace their ruined harvests. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Borgias, the most notorious family in Renaissance Italy, famed for their treachery and corruption under the papacy of Alexander VI. Show more

Grace Coddington, creative director of US Vogue; Antonio Carluccio; a new anti-stalking law; Lynne Berry from the Canal and River Trust on powerful women in the voluntary sector. Show more

It's Christmas Day, Marie is unexpectedly pregnant, Laura still insists that she is married to her husband George, and now there's another woman sitting at his bedside. Show more

El Salvador's violent street gangs have made a truce. The murder rate has plummeted, and quality of life for many has improved dramatically. But can it last? Linda Pressly reports. Show more

Geoffrey Palmer celebrates the songs of Kenneth and George Western and reveals their place in British comedy. From 2012. Show more

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Kirsty Lang and Lucy Ash meet female authors, magazine editors and activists wearing false beards, who tell them that feminism in France is still very much a fringe affair. Show more

Things reach crisis point for Ed, and Fallon has an interesting night off. Show more

By Florence Vincent, Emer Kenny, Corey Montague-Sholay, Wemmy Ogunyankin and Sandra Townsend. When charismatic waitress Maria goes missing, Ellie begins an eccentric investigation. Show more

Helen Mark discovers the myths and legends of the landscape of Snowdonia. Show more

Sir Terry Wogan presents an appeal on behalf of Children in Need. Show more

Colin Firth on the secrets of comedy and why he never expected to play posh people. Show more

Quentin Cooper looks into the science stories of the week and speaks to scientists who are making the headlines. Show more

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Sketches, stand-up and song in a comic exploration of money. With Andrew Lawrence and Sara Pascoe. From November 2012. Show more

Oliver gets some practice, and Ed receives some bad news. Show more

Arts news with Mark Lawson, featuring choreographer Matthew Bourne on his new Sleeping Beauty, John Lithgow on stage in The Magistrate, and Benjamin Britten's reputation. Show more

It's Christmas Day, Marie is unexpectedly pregnant, Laura still insists that she is married to her husband George, and now there's another woman sitting at his bedside. Show more

Combining original insights into major news stories with topical investigations. Melanie Abbott asks how the law should deal with burglary victims who attack their intruders. Show more

Peter Day travels to the Midlands, the UK's manufacturing heartland, to find out how businesses are coping in an economy with no growth. Show more

Brett Westwood examines the likely impacts of Ash dieback on our wildlife and how serious a threat diseases are to our trees in general. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Borgias, the most notorious family in Renaissance Italy, famed for their treachery and corruption under the papacy of Alexander VI. Show more

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Europe's leaders seek budget deal, life after the Gaza/Israel conflict, and tackling loneliness. National and international news and analysis with David Eades. Show more

The rebel Bar-Avo finds himself sharing a cell with the Jewish preacher Jehoshuah. Both will face the vagaries of Roman justice. Show more

Can the Smile5 call centre deal with a massive hole in the office? Sketch show with Chizzy Akudolu. From November 2012. Show more

Rachel Byrne on the latest chapter in the row about prisoner voting, incredulity at a BBC pay off, and more pressure on the Church of England over women bishops. Show more

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Love flourishes in Cairo, and in 1948 Patrick retreats to a monastery to write his first book. Biography by Artemis Cooper. Read by Samuel West. From November 2012. Show more

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