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Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Mark Wakelin. Show more
For the first time in years wool prices are increasing. Charlotte Smith finds out if that means farmers will finally get more than it costs to shear the sheep. Show more
In Our Time
Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Lives of the Artists, the great biographer Giorgio Vasari's study of Renaissance painters, sculptors and architects. Show more
With Jenni Murray. Child psychologist Oliver James on his latest advice for parents. Show more
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Arthur's off on a day trip to France with his friends – and he's brushed up his French. Stars Steve Delaney. From December 2009.
Tom and Jazzer have trouble with the pigs, and Helen talks to Ian.
Front Row
Crime writer Peter James and World Cup jukebox jury
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With Mark Lawson, who meets crime writer Peter James, visits the opening of five new galleries at the Museum of London and presides over Front Row's World Cup jukebox jury. Show more
The history of the world as told through objects arrives in China 1500 years ago. Neil MacGregor and an ancient scroll painting and poem that rules on female behaviour. Show more
As the fallout from the Deepwater Horizon oil slick tarnishes BP's reputation, Simon Cox asks if it could have done more to ensure the safety of its operations in the US. Show more
Evan Davis and guests discuss how companies plan for the short and long term as the Eurozone crisis adds to economic uncertainty. And how does business deal with downtime? Show more
Brett Westwood examines the natural world and wildlife conservation. Following the work of seabird ecologists on the Isle of May. Show more
In Our Time
Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Lives of the Artists, the great biographer Giorgio Vasari's study of Renaissance painters, sculptors and architects. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The government outlines plans for welfare reforms to get people off benefits and back to work, but will they succeed? We examine the existing schemes in Birmingham and London. Show more
Emilia Fox reads from the darkly comic by novel by Louise Levene, set in 1960s London. Jane has moved into a Mayfair flat with Suzy, but all is not straightforward. Show more
Music teacher Nigel Penny has to come up with a radio jingle. And fast. Stars Richie Webb and Vicki Pepperdine. From May 2010. Show more
Rufus Hound is joined by Steve Hall, member of the comedy sketch group We Are Klang. Steve reveals what it was like to grow up as a proper mummy's boy. Show more
Sean Curran and the BBC's parliamentary team report on moves to cut short the House of Commons' long summer break and MPs and Peers continue debating the Queen's Speech. Show more
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The history of the world as told through objects arrives in China 1500 years ago. Neil MacGregor and an ancient scroll painting and poem that rules on female behaviour. Show more
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