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Daily prayer and reflection with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg.

Sheep return to the Scilly Isles. The first flock for 30 years has been brought to the island by a farmer hoping to sell the lamb locally. Also, how important is the Green Belt? Show more

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With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.

Andrew Marr talks to Montaigne biographer Sarah Bakewell, essayist Will Self, geneticist Steve Jones and music director Charles Hazlewood. Show more

Actor Sophie Okenedo on playing Winnie Mandela, one of South Africa's most controversial figures. Plus the health implications of abdominal binders.

Series of five short stories by Anton Chekhov on the subject of marriage. A repressed schoolmaster has marriage on his mind. With Michael Pennington. Show more

Sian Pari Huws meets the Welsh protestors who in 1970 were jailed for staging a sit-in at the High Court in London but whose campaign eventually led to the Welsh Language Act. Show more

Ed, surprisingly, has had a brilliant idea for a book and even Ping agrees. Stars Christopher Douglas. From January 2010. Show more

Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker.

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Russell Davies chairs the last semi-final of the perennial general knowledge contest, with heat winners from the Midlands and the north of England. Show more

Helen shows what true friends are for. Show more

One morning in September 1957, Philip Larkin receives a very official looking letter which sends him into a spin. Stars Adrian Scarborough, Anne Reid, Lynne Verrall, Alan Williams. Show more

Journalist Katharine Whitehorn, now in her 80s, reviews archive recordings that span her lifetime in order to arrive at some conclusions about old age. Show more

The image of a ghostly skeletal hand shocked and fascinated the public when it hit the papers in 1896. It sparked a worldwide trend for DIY X-ray kits, until the dangers emerged. Show more

How to feed a world of nine billion people? Simon Parkes reports from the City Food Lecture where Sir David King spells out his vision for how we can meet that challenge. Show more

Ernie Rea and guests discuss whether self-inflicted pain is a valid or offensive form of spiritual discipline.

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Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game with David Mitchell, Paul Merton, Julian Clary and Gyles Brandreth. From January 2010.

There's a cash flow crisis at Keeper's Cottage. Show more

The verdict on the film Precious, a report on the art of Chris Ofili, and an interview with TV producer Stephen Garrett, as he begins a series of Oxford University lectures. Show more

Neil MacGregor, continues his series retelling humanity's history through the objects it has made. Today, he's investigating early attempts at cookery Show more

Miles Warde explores the challenges faced by photojournalists working in war zones, from Angola to Rwanda. From 2010. Show more

'Ethical man' Justin Rowlatt asks if it is time the green movement ditched some of its ideological excess baggage. Show more

Claudia Hammond investigates the science of face recognition. Why some people can literally never forget a face and why others can't even recognise their own children. Show more

Andrew Marr talks to Montaigne biographer Sarah Bakewell, essayist Will Self, geneticist Steve Jones and music director Charles Hazlewood. Show more

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With Felicity Evans. Crisis talks go through the night in Northern Ireland. Has the relief effort in Haiti been badly managed? Is the British economy moving back into growth? Show more

Emma Fielding reads from Amy Sackville's debut novel about true courage and enduring love, in which the lives of two couples, living a hundred years apart, collide unexpectedly. Show more

Dominic Arkwright, Rhona Cameron, Andy Cave and Agnes Poirier discuss pushing the limits and self-development. From 2009. Show more

News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.

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