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Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Janet Wootton. Show more
Anna Hill hears how advances in plant genetics could help eliminate mildew. And a leading scientist explains why science alone can't decide whether GM foods should be developed. Show more
President of the Royal Society Martin Rees explores whether science has the answers to help us save our planet. Show more
Presented by Jane Garvey. Gail Porter talks about her hair growing back. Joanna Briscoe and Mavis Cheek on why we lie. Haiti's earthquake and its impact on the carnival tradition. Show more
Luke, Sammi and their newly-adopted children are packing up the late Sarah's home. Grief and recriminations lie just below the surface as everyone tries to adjust to Sarah's wishes. Show more
Brett Westwood examines the world of nature and the challenges of wildlife conservation. Our first report from the Great Barrier Reef on how its sharks are doing. Show more
Susannah Clapp and Richard Mabey explore the enduring appeal of two mysterious 12th-century Suffolk children. From 2010. Show more
Is setting a minimum price for alcohol the best way to end Britain's excessive drinking? It's what the health advisory body, NICE, wants to introduce in England. Will it work? Show more
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National and international news with Martha Kearney.
Comedian Anna Chen exorcises the irritating Chinese musical cliches that haunted her childhood. From June 2010. Show more
A suspicious Brian turns detective while Jill has a secret to keep. Show more
Easter Monday 1908, and aging icon WG Grace contemplates another day in his life-long cricketing obsession. Stars Kenneth Cranham. Show more
Vanessa Collingridge presents the series exploring ordinary people's links with the past. Did climate change encourage Viking marauders to the east coast and beyond? Show more
Robin Black - If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This
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4 Extra Debut. A woman struggles to make sense of the insensitivities of a new neighbour while coming to terms with her own very imminent demise. Read by Debora Weston. Show more
A pregnant Muslim student at Oxford enthuses about Mary's mother role and explains how she features in the Muslim faith. Show more
Joshua Rozenberg asks if the police's use of cameras endangers civil liberties or is necessary to prevent crime. Show more
A Good Read
Richard Stilgoe and Sarah Churchwell
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Richard Stilgoe, Sarah Churchwell and Sue MacGregor discuss books by Vladimir Nabokov, Roald Dahl and LP Hartley. From 2010. Show more
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The cockney comedian charts his life story during the 1990s, returning to education and becoming a teacher. From June 2010. Show more
There's an unexpected phone call at the Bull and Caroline helps to handle a crisis. Show more
Front Row
Craig Phillips and 'Nasty' Nick on the end of Big Brother
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With Mark Lawson, including Craig Phillips and 'Nasty' Nick on the legacy of Big Brother and an interview with Dame Beryl Grey, president of the English National Ballet. Show more
Neil MacGregor's history of the world as told through objects arrives in 7th Century Suffolk. He describes the period through the famous Anglo-Saxon helmet from Sutton Hoo. Show more
As former MPs retire on 'gold-plated' pensions, is a funding crisis looming for all public sector pension schemes? Gerry Northam investigates. Show more
Mani Djazmi presents his newsdesk, nine-year-old Alexia Sloane talks about her interest in languages and books and playwright Lloyd Peters talks about his forthcoming radio play. Show more
All in the Mind
Rewriting the Psychiatrists' Bible - Persuasion - Viewing Bodies
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The Pyschiatrists' Bible is being rewritten, and the future of Asperger's as a syndrome hangs in the balance. Claudia Hammond investigates. Show more
Jolyon Jenkins hears the story of T Dan Smith, Labour leader of Newcastle city council who was jailed for corruption in 1974 but whose memory is still cherished in the north east. Show more
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News and analysis with Roger Hearing. The programme asks how the state can be made smaller, and Iran says new UN sanctions will have no effect on its nuclear programme. Show more
Having found a list of phone numbers in the dressing room of the mysterious acrobat Mamzelle Fifine, Neyland asks Superintendent Hamp to discover who they belong to. Show more
Charlie Brooker hosts the panel show devoted to the art of being wrong. With guests Sarah Millican, Lee Mack and Iain Morris. From June 2010. Show more
Susan Hulme and team report on events in Parliament. In the final day's debate on the Queen's Speech, Chancellor George Osborne says a deficit reduction plan is unavoidable. Show more
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Neil MacGregor's history of the world as told through objects arrives in 7th Century Suffolk. He describes the period through the famous Anglo-Saxon helmet from Sutton Hoo. Show more
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