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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rt Rev Richard Chartres, Bishop of London. Show more

Caz Graham asks the body which promotes Welsh Lamb how severe sheep losses in the snow will affect retail prices and supplies. Plus, Dairy Crest on milk contracts and fair pricing. Show more

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Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Japan's Sakoku period, the years when the country chose to isolate itself from the rest of the world. Show more

Tanika Gupta's new play explores the lives of women who worked as ayahs. Ari Seth Cohen's blog features New York women who dress flamboyantly in what he calls 'advanced style'. Show more

Jackie has to make Martin realise that, to have any chance of getting his wife back alive, he is going to have to tell her all he knows. Show more

Joanna Jolly finds out why the scars from the civil war in Nepal are still raw despite attempts by both sides to bury the past. Show more

Richard Brautigan achieved rock star status before his banishment to the literary wilderness led him to shoot himself in the head. Jarvis Cocker explains his infatuation. Show more

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Professor David Hendy tells the story of a Medieval street party that lasted for eight weeks, with streets filled with processions, animal baiting, games and mystery plays. Show more

Peggy gives her opinion, and Chris confides in Roy. Show more

As the band prepare for their biggest ever gig, a young woman gives Iain, the drummer, some potentially life-changing news. Starring Garry Collins. From April 2013. Show more

The Dumfries and Galloway 10th annual Wild Spring Festival takes place this month and Helen Mark goes to find out what's on offer in south west Scotland this springtime. Show more

Thandie Newton presents the Radio 4 Appeal for Freedom from Torture. Show more

Patrick Ness talks to Mariella Frostrup about his novel The Crane Wife and discusses how the advent of spring inspires novelists with Horatio Clare and John Sutherland. Show more

Latest film news. Francine Stock talks to Harmony Korine about his new and most commercial film to date, Spring Breakers, starring James Franco, Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens. Show more

Are international treaties keeping up with new biological and chemical weapons and will restarting a nuclear reactor in North Korea enhance the country's bomb arsenal? Show more

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Comedian and activist Mark Thomas creates a People's Manifesto from policies suggested by an audience in Dorset. From 2013. Show more

Kathy shares her insights, and Elizabeth is taken by surprise. Show more

Olga Kurylenko on acting with Tom Cruise in Oblivion, Jeff Park on new Swedish crime drama Arne Dahl, and playwright Richard Bean on his dark comedy Smack Family Robinson. Show more

Jackie has to make Martin realise that, to have any chance of getting his wife back alive, he is going to have to tell her all he knows. Show more

Simon Cox travels to Cyprus to examine how the banks ended up in such a mess, and whether the Russians are to blame for the crisis. Show more

The UK economy is in a quandary: employment is rising, but the productivity of its workforce is not. Behind the numbers, Peter Day tries to explain this puzzle and why it matters. Show more

Dr John Watson, founder of Behaviourism, on the couch. A riches-to-rags story of iconic scientific experiments and best-selling advice to parents, but also of adultery and suicide. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Japan's Sakoku period, the years when the country chose to isolate itself from the rest of the world. Show more

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Can China calm North Korea? Plus stolen babies in 1970s Argentina, jumbo jet to be phased out by BA, and ethnic tensions in Burma. In-depth news and analysis with Carolyn Quinn. Show more

The story of one boy's rise and fall in a sprawling Asian metropolis. In this episode, after the rise to filthy richness - the fall. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Jon wonders why he keeps noticing the time is 11.11. Is it confirmation bias? With Ron Besser and David Aaronovitch. From April 2013. Show more

Award-winning Richard Marsh tells the funny and poignant story of his honeymoon road trip across America. From April 2013. Show more

Struggling actor Jasper Lengthe unexpectedly comes into some money. He decides to completely redesign his flat, so he can throw a dinner party for his favourite actors. Show more

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Simon Morrison's biography of the remarkable woman who married Russian composer Serge Prokofiev. Read by Sian Thomas. From April 2013. Show more

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