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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Imam Monawar Hussain, Muslim tutor at Eton College. Show more

Cases of reported food fraud have gone up by a third in the past six months says the FSA. But is enough testing being done? And we visit a power station fuelled by chicken poo. Show more

Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the rock dove. Show more

The artist Grayson Perry analyses the complex process of judging whether contemporary works of art are good or bad quality. Show more

Supermodel and campaigner Waris Dirie, practical ways to recover well from illness, a celebration of Ada Lovelace Day, and the latest report on conditions in Holloway Prison. Show more

Artist Ned enters a competition to paint the Queen's portrait. Victorian gothic mystery set in Glasgow starring Phyllis Logan and Liam Brennan. From October 2013. Show more

Healthy soils are essential for our food and for wildlife. The earth worm is an unlikely wildlife ambassador of millions of other soil life. Show more

Alvin Hall looks at the 1960s and 70s, a period of social development for black people. Show more

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Fergal Keane considers the counter terrorism techniques, used in Kenya and Malaya, developed by the British to deal with unrest in the colonies in the run-up to independence. Show more

Jamie takes the initiative, and Kathy is feeling inspired. Show more

By Julia Hollander. Factual drama about environmental activists who broke into Kingsnorth Power Station in a gruelling protest and were taken to court. Show more

Josie Long explores the painful process of growing up, in a sequence of mini documentaries. Show more

'Keeping the lights on' is an increasingly burning issue. In 2012, the UK turned to coal, but six coal-fired power stations must close by 2015. Tom Heap asks how we fill the gap. Show more

The Attorney General for England and Wales, Dominic Grieve, speaks to Joshua Rozenberg about sentencing, the laws of war and the European Convention on Human Rights. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Arlene Phillips, Jocelyn Jee Esien and Harriett Gilbert discuss Deborah Moggach, Robyn Travis and William Maxwell. From 2013. Show more

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Angus Deayton lets Fred MacAulay, Josie Long, Miles Jupp and Nick Helm devise their own panel show rounds. From December 2011. Show more

Ed feels demoralised. Meanwhile Shula is concerned. Show more

Arts news with Mark Lawson, including an interview with actor David Jason as he publishes a memoir, and a visit to artist Jeremy Deller's new exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery. Show more

Artist Ned enters a competition to paint the Queen's portrait. Victorian gothic mystery set in Glasgow starring Phyllis Logan and Liam Brennan. From October 2013. Show more

Jenny Cuffe reports on the British people fighting with opposition forces in Syria. Are they patriots helping defeat a tyrannical regime or jihadists with a more sinister agenda? Show more

Peter White talks to Robin Spinks from RNIB about the problems visually impaired people are having with the latest Apple operating system. Show more

Dr Mark Porter asks if linking child immunisation to benefits improves vaccination rates. Also, does continuity of midwife care matter, and new NICE guidelines for leg ulcers. Show more

Michael Blastland invites us to discover the way we think, behave and make decisions, and to explore how far we are led by reason, emotion or instinct. Show more

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A famous novelist recounts a bizarre and murderous encounter in a shop that set him on a writing career. Read by Matthew Marsh. Show more

Re-tracing Staniland's final steps, the detective risks becoming the next murder victim. Stars Burn Gorman and Toby Jones. Show more

Nick Clegg defends the so-called bedroom tax, while the home secretary talks about the 'Plebgate' scandal. Susan Hulme reports on the best of the day in the Commons and the Lords. Show more

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Heston recreates a 1430 recipe for Pome Dores, a meat parfait disguised as fruit, first served at the feast to celebrate the coronation of Henry IV. From October 2013. Show more

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