Kirsty Young's castaway is the writer Frank Cottrell Boyce. Show more

Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game. With Paul Merton, Jenny Eclair, Pam Ayres and Gyles Brandreth. From March 2010.

Sheila Dillon reports on the food industry's reaction to the EU's shake-up of health claims for different functional foods. Is it trying to impose too much control? Show more

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A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley.

4 Extra Debut. Historian Bettany Hughes explores the history of the Church to ask, 'where have all the women gone?' From March 2010. Show more

Eric Robson chairs the popular horticultural forum. Bob Flowerdew, Bunny Guinness and Matthew Wilson answer questions posed by the gardeners in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. Show more

Much heated debate centres on Caravaggio's secretive techniques in the studio; were his great innovations in painting based on smoke and mirrors? Show more

Escaping to London with the notorious libertine Robert Lovelace, Clarissa starts to see his darker side. Stars Zoe Waites, Richard Armitage. Show more

Mariella Frostrup talks to novelist DJ Taylor about why in his latest book he's taken on the persona of a 1930s thriller writer. Plus news of an exhibition of JD Salinger's letters. Show more

Roger McGough introduces a selection of mainly American poetry, read by Jennifer Jellicorse and Kerry Shale. Show more

Jackie Long finds out what is being done to help young abusers stop offending against other children and why so many are slipping through the net. Show more

Edward Stourton profiles Lord Saville of Newdigate, whose report into Bloody Sunday is expected to be handed to the government shortly. Show more

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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Sheila McClennon introduces her selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio. Show more

Pip hears some words of wisdom.

Matt Frei talks to journalist Carl Bernstein. Carl talks about the value of staking out the truth even if it means going forward alone. Show more

John le Carre reads Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure. Jim meets the crippled sea cook Long John Silver and discovers that there is much more to him than meets the eye. Show more

Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy.

Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance.

Joanna Lumley appeals on behalf of International Alert. Show more

What if science could read people's thoughts and intentions? That's the promise of the latest research from neuroscientists. Kenan Malik investigates. Show more

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Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. Including Make 'Em Laugh.

Francine Stock travels to Ealing studios to visit the set of Gurinder Chadha's new film, It's a Wonderful Afterlife. Show more

When should we accept our lot and when should we rage against circumstances? Fergal Keane considers the notion that serenity comes when you trade expectations for acceptance. Show more

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.

Why have incidents of house burglary dropped by over half in ten years? Laurie Taylor explores changing fashions in crime. Also, the place of milk in modern society. Show more

The sound of bells from St Petroc, South Brent in Devon.

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Coverage of the third day of the Second Test between Bangladesh and England in Dhaka. Commentary by Simon Mann, Simon Hughes and Shamim Chowdhury. Show more