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Daily prayer and reflection with Andrea Rea.
Caz Graham hears how the current generation are more likely to grow their own fruit and vegetables compared to the past thirty years. The Royal Horticultural Society explains why. Show more
With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
Melvyn Bragg and guests Saul David, Shula Marks and Saul Dubow discuss the rise and fall of the Zulu Nation. Show more
Presented by Jenni Murray. The actress Kim Cattrall on working with director Roman Polanski, analysing the party manifestos and a new biography of florist Constance Spry. Show more
By David Pownall. Tom invites Sarah to sit for him immediately after the death of her daughter. She accepts. Show more
Greece and Ireland were stars of the European dream; now their economies face ruin. The only way out seems to be the road of austerity. Chris Bowlby asks if the dream is over. Show more
Journalist John Harris investigates the influence of the suburbs and provincial towns in British rock music, from Colchester to Swindon. Show more
Private equity superstar Jon Moulton explains why he's brought Reader's Digest out of administration and how China is investing in technology that extracts uranium from coal dust. Show more
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National and international news with Martha Kearney.
The Bull gets a new recruit, and Pip has an exercise in duplicity. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Alice moves into a new flat. Her landlord Martin lives below. Neither are what they seem. Stars Lee Ingleby and Joanne Froggatt. Show more
Matt Baker visits Northumberland, where he hears about some exciting changes at Alnwick Castle and meets the man from Disney who is hoping to work his magic. Show more
George Alagiah appeals on behalf of Opportunity International. Show more
A family attempts to put painful events behind them, but is reconciliation the answer? Read by Rosie Hilal. Show more
Now more than a year old, Kidogu is old enough to join the pride when they go hunting and he successfully targets a herd of wildebeest when he goes hunting at night.
Mariella Frostrup visits Dublin to talk to Roddy Doyle, winner of the 1993 Booker Prize, about The Dead Republic, the last instalment of a trilogy about modern Irish history. Show more
Quentin Cooper reports from the Edinburgh International Science Festival on the potential of synthetic life and the ethical questions it raises. Show more
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John Hegley, Barbara Nice, Andrew Lawrence and Scouting for Girls join Arthur Smith in his London home. From April 2010. Show more
Eddie fears he's for the chop, and reality refuses to bite for Vicky. Show more
Arts news, interviews and reviews with Mark Lawson, including the verdict on the British premiere of a new acclaimed Broadway production of the musical Hair. Show more
By David Pownall. Tom invites Sarah to sit for him immediately after the death of her daughter. She accepts. Show more
For the first time in a British general election, the leaders of the three largest UK parties take part in TV debates. The topic of this, the first debate, is domestic affairs. Show more
Summer term at Oxford, and gilded youth basks in golden post-exam evenings. But a visit to the country threatens tragedy. Read by Rory Kinnear. Show more
Flawed wannabe Scrooby decides to become a journalist after an embarrassing mishap with an inflatable. Stars Andy Parsons, with Dara O Briain, Russell Howard, Hugh Dennis. Show more
The curious saga of the Carbolic Smoke Ball, a bizarre Victorian quack medicine, a case which established important principles about truth in advertising. Show more
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A new manager has taken over at Drifters, and to the owners' amazement the clientele changes once more. Read by Jack Klaff. Show more
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