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Daily prayer and reflection with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg.

As pressure grows to develop greenbelt land, Charlotte Smith hears from a farmer who says he won't sell his land despite being offered millions of pounds. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests Rosemary Ashton, Dinah Birch and Valentine Cunningham discuss George Eliot's 1861 novel Silas Marner. Show more

Primatologist Dame Jane Goodall on how endangered species are being rescued from the brink. Plus poet Ruth Padel on her first novel, and is university the best option for all?

Series of five short stories by Anton Chekhov on the subject of marriage. A beautiful tale of love and betrayal. Show more

BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the world's headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie.

Sir David Frost and guests look back at some of the most memorable interviews with world leaders and influential figures over several decades. Show more

Consumer news and issues with Shari Vahl.

The jobseekers left thousands of pounds in debt and without the training they signed up for or the jobs they were promised. How did one of Britain's biggest banks get involved? Show more

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National and international news with Martha Kearney.

Stewart Henderson answers those intriguing questions from everyday life. Show more

Lynda aims for a position of power. Show more

By Michael Chaplin, set in The Old Beeches, a retirement home for elderly thespians. William and Sandy, accompanied by intrepid care assistant Karen, take on the world of celluloid. Show more

Helen Mark finds a rural lifestyle within striking distance of the centre of London when she meets inventor Trevor Baylis on Eel Pie Island in the Thames. Show more

Patricia Gallimore appeals on behalf of Mental Health Foundation. Show more

By Matt Beaumont. Exiting a London station, the narrator meets a man's gaze coming down. How can she see him again? Read by Jane Collingwood. Show more

Dr Mark Lythgoe visits the Diamond Light Source synchrotron facility near Oxford, a huge microscope that requires a doughnut-shaped building the size of five football pitches. Show more

Mariella Frostrup talks to the Swedish thriller writer and creator of Wallander, Henning Mankell, who reveals how living in Africa has given his latest novel a global sweep. Show more

The latest in the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence; creating individual drug treatments for disease; are emotions vocally universal? Do You Want To Be A Scientist? Show more

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As Christmas nears, the submarine crew stages a nativity with a realistic twist. Stars Jim Field Smith. From June 2007.

Lilian mourns what might have been. Show more

With Kirsty Lang. Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson on new thriller play Ghost Stories; Disney's new black cartoon princess; Portuguese Fado singer Mariza. Show more

In a week that observes the emergence of agriculture at the end of the Ice Age, Neil MacGregor tells of a Maize God made of stone by the Mayan people of modern-day Honduras Show more

The weekend before Christmas five trains became marooned in the Channel Tunnel leaving thousands of passengers to fare as best they could. Wesley Stephenson explores the full story Show more

Evan Davis and a panel of top business guests discuss where we might see growth in the world economy and whether employers should be responsible for the health of their workers. Show more

Dancer Deborah Bull investigates elite training for children, with ideas of success and achieving perfection. From January 2009. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests Rosemary Ashton, Dinah Birch and Valentine Cunningham discuss George Eliot's 1861 novel Silas Marner. Show more

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News and analysis with Robin Lustig. Can a scheme to 'buy' support for President Karzai work long-term? One of the doctors who started the MMR scare, was 'unprofessional', says GMC. Show more

As Edward's expedition inches closer to the Pole, Julia reads the letters he wrote to his wife and imagines her great-aunt waiting for her hero to return. Show more

Matt and Vicky learn the consequences of ignoring their bills when the phone gets cut off. Stars Emma Pierson. From January 2010. Show more

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