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Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Mary Stallard from Wales. Show more

Willow farmers fear for their future as the English cricket bat industry falters. Charlotte Smith hears that new EU pesticide laws are at the root of the problem. Show more

With Sarah Montague and John Humphrys. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.

Melvyn Bragg and guests Julia Lovell, Rana Mitter and Frances Wood discuss The Great Wall of China. Show more

Presented by Jenni Murray. Actor Harriet Walter on her latest role in Jacobean tragedy, and women who swear - is it more offensive to hear bad language from a woman than a man? Show more

Everyone goes off to their Christmas retreats, but Rupert is still no nearer making up his mind - Ianthe or Penelope? So he decides to have a dinner party. Show more

Linda Pressly journeys from Lima to the Peruvian Amazon to ask if a controversial economic theory can improve the lives of slum-dwellers and indigenous Amazonian Indians alike. Show more

Digitally re-mastered music: back to its original glory - or a way to make us buy it again? With Sara Mohr-Pietsch. From 2010.

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Winifred Robinson talks to Ian Leech, who has won his campaign for students with cancer or other long-term illnesses to have an automatic right to claim benefits. Show more

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National and international news with Martha Kearney.

Helen takes some baby steps at Bridge Farm, and Tom fears an uncertain future. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Feuding screen goddesses Davis and Crawford in an iconic film - headed for disaster? Stars Catherine Tate and Tracy-Ann Oberman. Show more

Helen Mark visits the landscapes that inspire the folk group Show of Hands, who have won awards for their music depicting rural life in Dorset and the West Country. Show more

Rageh Omaar appeals on behalf of Medair UK. Show more

Series of short stories by Bristol based writers. By Dann Casswell. A canoe trip at 3.00am, beneath the city's streets. Read by Joe Sims. Show more

Thirty-eight per cent of all British men have never married. But how does society view people who choose not to marry and to enjoy the freedom and other benefits of being single? Show more

Mariella Frostrup talks to novelist Andrew O'Hagan, whose latest book is a portrait of Marilyn Monroe as seen through the eyes of her dog, Maf. Show more

The Gulf of Mexico oil leak, a manifesto for innovation, glowing clouds and brain traces. Quentin Cooper and guests dissect the week's science news. Show more

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Doc Brown, Gomez, Henry Paker and Richard Herring join Arthur Smith to entertain at his London home. From April 2010. Show more

Lilian and Paul dance till dawn, and Kenton goes on a recruitment drive. Show more

Country star Glen Campbell on playing with Elvis, the first CD of Walton's cello piece for Prince Charles, historical maps at the British Library, and Nicola Barker's new novel. Show more

Everyone goes off to their Christmas retreats, but Rupert is still no nearer making up his mind - Ianthe or Penelope? So he decides to have a dinner party. 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 debate is the economy. Show more

The would-be literary thief is no nearer Aspern's letters. Miss Tina's strangeness starts to irritate him. Read by Samuel West.

Music teacher Nigel Penny tackles an atonal Barbershop Quartet and a depressed timpanist. Stars Richie Webb. From April 2010. Show more

Rufus Hound invites comedians to revisit their formative years by dusting off their teenage diaries and reading them out in public for the very first time. With Richard Herring. Show more

Journalist Mark Paytress searches for mysterious 60s personality Stash, friend of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. From March 2009.

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We learn some of the criminal barrister's tricks of the trade, chief among these being dressing the client. Clothes always make an impression on jury members. Show more

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