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Daily prayer and reflection, with The Rt Rev and Rt Hon Richard Chartres, Bishop of London. Show more
Food importers are counting the cost and clearing the backlog after the Icelandic volcano. As planes take to the air once more Farming Today asks if the UK could be self sufficient. Show more
With Sarah Montague and Evan Davis. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
Melvyn Bragg and guests Mary Beard, Denis Feeney and Duncan Kennedy discuss Roman satire. Show more
Presented by Jane Garvey. Writer Trezza Azzopardi on her new book about memory and music. Show more
Steven and Gloria's flat-share starts to go badly wrong; will the three friends have to go their separate ways? Show more
Najlaa Abou Merhi investigates the taboos surrounding virginity across the Arab world, and meets the women undergoing reconstructive surgery to 'regain' their virginity. Show more
Dragons feature in the very earliest stories and continue, through the likes of Merlin and Shrek, to hold enormous appeal. Janet Ellis finds out why. Show more
Concerns over the increasing number of over-the-counter drugs formerly only given on prescription and calls for more protection for the historic rides from amusement parks. Show more
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National and international news with Martha Kearney.
David stands by his principles, and Tony hopes Cupid will hit the mark at Bridge Farm. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Conor volunteers to test a medical sonic scanner which records sounds inside the body to assess his health. Stars Graeme Hawley and Gillian Kearney. Show more
Matt Baker visits the Brecon Beacons in Wales to learn survival skills and hears how people in the National Park are working hard to cut their carbon emissions. Show more
Nigel Havers appeals on behalf of Ovarian Cancer Action. Donations: Freepost BBC Radio 4 Appeal. Credit cards: Freephone 0800 404 8144. Show more
A boy contemplates a parallel life after asking his mum for help with homework. But how much is fiction? Read by Juliet Aubrey. Show more
Barry Marshall experimented on himself to prove a scientific hypothesis. He goes in search of John Hunter, a zealous 17th-century surgeon who also made himself into a guinea pig. Show more
Alex Clark talks to the children's author Gillian Cross, creator of The Demon Headmaster, about her new book. Writer Alberto Manguel discusses a lifetime of avid reading. Show more
Quentin Cooper reveals the finalists of the So You Want To Be A Scientist talent search. Plus volcanic ash: how to see it, track it, predict it and what it does to a jet engine. Show more
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Paloma Faith, Miles Jupp and Tom Wrigglesworth join Arthur Smith to entertain at his London home. From April 2010. Show more
Matt counts down the days to freedom, and Jim brings a little of Rome to Ambridge. Show more
Classicist Tom Holland reviews two films with a Classical setting: Agora and Centurion; Roger Wright, Proms Director and Controller of Radio 3, brings news of 2010's BBC Proms. Show more
The leaders of the three largest UK parties debate international affairs. Show more
Mark finds the love of his life at last, only to lose it and destroy everything. Read by Rory Kinnear. Show more
Flawed wannabe Scrooby tries to become a performer, having had a surprise internet hit with some dodgy karaoke. Stars Andy Parsons. From April 2010.
4 Extra Debut. Robert Ziegler meets Quentin Tarantino, director of violent films, and producer of exceptional film soundtracks. From July 2009. Episode 1 of 2. Show more
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The need to put up a new towel rail leads Michael Chabon to wonder why men can never admit to failure. Memoir of a husband, father and son. Read by Jason Butler Harner. Show more
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