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Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Canon Patrick Thomas.
With Charlotte Smith. Rural life is under threat as people leave for the cities according to a report. For the first time in 12 years, commercial GM crops will be grown in the EU. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests Usha Goswami, Annette Karmiloff-Smith and Denis Mareschal discuss what new research reveals about the infant brain. Show more
Pauline Prescott on her life with John. Plus novelist Rose Tremain on how she writes.
Alison is sent reeling with news from beyond of Princess Diana's fatal crash and its knock-on effect. Stars Rosie Cavaliero. Show more
BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the world's headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie. Show more
Capturing America: Mark Lawson's History of Modern American Literature
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Mark Lawson traces how American writers have captured the texture of everyday life. With John Updike. From March 2010. Show more
Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson. Winter fuel payments, mobile phone download costs and escaping homelessness. Show more
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National and international news with Martha Kearney.
The shambolic rejuvenation of Corby's steelworks may have put an end to the boom in building on brownfield sites. Alice Roberts investigates. Show more
Helen ventures into the unknown. Show more
Adam Morris is now a successful novelist and screenwriter and his daughter Rachel is living in California with his old classicist friend Bill Bourne. But Bill is now terminally ill. Show more
Clare Balding joins volunteers from the Holst Birthplace Museum near Cheltenham as they near completion of a new waymarked trail to celebrate the composer Gustav Holst. Show more
Jeremy Paxman appeals on behalf of TB Alert. Show more
Rachel Armstrong is a burden to her neighbours, but she herself is burdened by her past and its unfulfilled promise. Read by Syan Blake. Show more
Jane runs an underwear shop with sex toys in a seaside town. Her son helps out. They debate attitudes towards sex across generations. Show more
Mariella Frostrup talks to Joshua Ferris about his new novel, The Unnamed. Plus bankers writing about the credit crunch and Spanish books on the country's civil war. Show more
After the powerful Chilean earthquake and the devastating events in Haiti in January, Quentin Cooper talks to scientists about the science of earthquakes. Show more
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The surreal comedian becomes a Top Gun tangled up in a fiendish plot to replace the turkey twizzler. With Dave Lamb. From March 2010. Show more
Oliver can't stand the heat at Grey Gables. Show more
Arts news and reviews with John Wilson. Kim Cattrall in Noel Coward's Private Lives; Abba's Benny and Bjorn on a one-night-only UK concert performance of their musical Kristina. Show more
Alison is sent reeling with news from beyond of Princess Diana's fatal crash and its knock-on effect. Stars Rosie Cavaliero. Show more
Clive Coleman and a panel of politicians examine some of the key policies on justice. Show more
Evan Davis is joined by a panel of top executives to discuss the power of advertising. They also debate whether the pace of business life has sped up. Show more
Is our sense of morality hardwired in the brain or is it learnt? Adam Rutherford investigates the science of morality and new research which suggests our moral code could be innate. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests Usha Goswami, Annette Karmiloff-Smith and Denis Mareschal discuss what new research reveals about the infant brain. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.
Faced with losing all she holds dear, Audrun makes a fateful decision. Meanwhile Anthony finds the perfect place to live out the final chapters of his life. Show more
Agony aunt Sarah and her support group tackle a clown with a secret - and do age gap relationships work?. From March 2010. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orhcard.
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In 1975, Patti recorded her debut album Horses. It's a rock music landmark, but the cover is just as iconic. Read by the author. Show more
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Coverage of the third One Day International between Bangladesh and England from the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong. Commentary from Simon Mann and Shamim Chowdhury. Show more
