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A reading and a reflection to start the day, with the Rev Prof Maurice Scanlon. Show more
Farming and countryside news, with Anna Hill. Dairy companies warn that shoppers may stop buying milk as a new labelling system will give it an amber warning for sugar content. Show more
Fi Glover explores how the job opportunities open to the younger generation have diminished since the 1960s, when the baby boomers entered work. Show more
Woman's Hour
Balding men; Sex and Singles; Shared parenting
58 minutes
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Men and baldness, singles and sex, how to make shared parenting work, women in the legal profession, and how World War II influenced women writers. Presented by Jenni Murray. Show more
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
3. Marital Woes
15 minutes
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Jim devotes the week to his novel, but realises he must also win back his wife. Can he do both? Stars Paul Ritter. Show more
Alok Jha asks if the UK is doing enough to make sure we have a dream - premiership - team when it comes to science? From 2013. Show more
The social workers' anxiety over redundancies is eclipsed by shattering news about Ray. Stars Sally Phillips. From January 2013. Show more
Face the Facts
Campylobacter - the 'silent epidemic'
27 minutes
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Cases of Campylobacter, the most common cause of food poisoning in the UK, are increasing. John Waite asks what is being done to tackle this threat to public health. Show more
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Just So Science
The Beginning of the Armadillos
15 minutes
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Vivienne Parry with the science behind Kipling's stories and a tale stranger than fiction. Readings by Samuel West. From 2013. Show more
Rob receives the third degree, and there's an exciting development at Willow Cottage. Show more
By Rose Tremain. An imagining of the last days of the Duchess of Windsor for whom King Edward VIII abdicated his throne. With Elizabeth McGovern. Show more
The State Pension is changing, with a new 'Single Tier' pension payment replacing the existing system in 2017. How will you be affected? Email Paul Lewis at moneybox@bbc.co.uk. Show more
Inside Health
Junk food, asthma and eczema; salt; fingerprinting; TGA; amitriptyline
28 minutes
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Dr Mark Porter presents a series that aims to demystify perplexing health issues. Show more
Thinking Allowed
Birth of Neo-Liberalism; Music, Race and Difference
28 minutes
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Laurie Taylor traces the origins and development of neo-liberal economics. He also explores the enduring and complex relationship between race and music. Show more
Lord Hunt, chair of the PCC, on press self-regulation. Plus free speech and the role of the columnist, and editors' challenges in dealing with instant reaction to writers. Show more
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As Carolyn and Martin row with a taxi and a bee, Douglas and Arthur play with an airport. Stars Benedict Cumberbatch. From January 2013. Show more
Brenda is on tenterhooks. Meanwhile Tony gets down to business. Show more
Front Row
Actor Brian Cox, video artist Tony Oursler, and Vikings in Scotland
30 minutes
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Actor Brian Cox, David Bowie's video producer Tony Oursler, a new exhibition about Vikings in Scotland, and Dame Liz Forgan on her final speech as Chair of Arts Council England. Show more
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
3. Marital Woes
15 minutes
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Jim devotes the week to his novel, but realises he must also win back his wife. Can he do both? Stars Paul Ritter. Show more
Nick Robinson looks at how controversial decisions are reached behind in Whitehall. This week, he and his guests discuss whether Britain's civil service should be reformed. Show more
Pop-Up Economics
Episode 1: Hotpants v the knockout mouse
15 minutes
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New series. Tim Harford tells short stories about fascinating people and ideas in economics. On Regent Street, Tim looks at heated pants and the business of innovation. Show more
Why did living things invent sex 1.5 billion years ago? Why do so many persist with inefficient and risky mode of reproduction? Adam Rutherford explores the deep history of sex. Show more
Fi Glover explores how the job opportunities open to the younger generation have diminished since the 1960s, when the baby boomers entered work. Show more
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Two foreigners killed, more taken hostage by Islamist militants in Algeria. Plus President Obama sets out gun control plans after primary school killings. Presented by Ritula Shah. Show more
Mark Watson's story of loss and forbidden love. Dominic struggles to deal with the consequences of his actions, and hears some shocking news which almost tips him over the edge. Show more
Agony aunt Sarah and her Support Group tackle more problems: childless and proud of it and a wannabe romantic. From May 2011. Show more
Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster, where David Cameron and Ed Miliband clashed over the idea of a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU. Show more
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Paula Byrne explores popular unrest and food riots, and Austen's brother's military career. Show more
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