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Farms could close their doors to visitors, following a report into last year's E.coli outbreaks at Godstone Farm. Anna Hill reports. Show more
President of the Royal Society Martin Rees explains where the limits of our scientific knowledge lie. Show more
Presented by Jane Garvey. How can kids be prevented from accessing porn online? Can date nights help refresh relationships? Plus, an interview with deaf author Louise Stern. Show more
The novelist Eliza Martins visits the House of Commons to watch her most notable admirer, Sir John Garett Stewart, take part in a debate about electoral reform. Show more
Recorded at the Bristol Festival of Nature, Brett Westwood and guests question the language used in wildlife conservation. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Glenn Mitchell profiles the visits to Britain of the celebrated American comedy team The Marx Brothers, who worked together and apart in Britain. From June 2010. Show more
With a new trial of genetically-modified potatoes underway in a field in Norfolk, 'Call You & Yours' asks: what's wrong with GM crops? Winifred Robinson hosts the phone-in. Show more
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Sue Perkins has her soul rendered in sound, as she explores the art of 'sonic branding': micro-jingles that fill our world and manipulate our emotions in mere musical seconds. Show more
Joe and Eddie are in the dog house, and Brenda's not the only one making an early start. Show more
4 Extra Debut. After the Second World War, Germany's top nuclear physicists were brought to England to see what they knew. Stars Nick Dunning. Show more
Vanessa Collingridge presents more of your stories that change the way we see the past. Join in and help with our search for old advertising or 'ghost signs'. Show more
By Helen Dunmore. Meija meets an old school friend at a midsummer party in Finland. Read by Tracy Wiles. Show more
Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science: Leonhard Euler and an 18th-century puzzle. Show more
As the Lord Chancellor considers ways of cutting the number of people in prison, Joshua Rozenberg asks if the judges should save money by changing the way they sentence offenders. Show more
Norman Lebrecht, Antonia Quirke and Sue MacGregor discuss books by Barbara Trapido, Bela Zsolt and Norman Lewis. From 2010. Show more
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The cockney comedian completes his life story during the 2000s - settling down and building up his career. From June 2010. Show more
Vicky has a bone to pick with Tom, and Jill makes culinary plans. Show more
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New sitcom Rev; Francis Drake's musicians
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Mark Lawson with a review of new urban vicarage sitcom Rev. Orlando Gough and viol consort Fretwork imagine the music performed during Francis Drake's 1577 voyage around the world. Show more
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Inside The Palace: Secrets At Court (700 - 950 AD)
Harem wall painting fragments
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Neil MacGregor's world history as told through objects at the British Museum. Today he is with the women of Samarra in Iraq Show more
New research plays down claims of an epidemic of mental illness among soldiers who've served in Afghanistan. But do the figures tell the full story? Julian O'Halloran investigates. Show more
Peter White talks to Richard Leaman, the new chief executive of the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, who explains how he intends to deliver GDBA's ten-year strategy. Show more
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Schizophrenia - Telling Lies - Art and Psychiatrists
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A father describes his son's 20-year struggle with schizophrenia. Tim Salmon tells Claudia Hammond about the devastating consequences of this illness. Show more
Chris Ledgard looks back to the 1980s to find out how newly privatised BP defied expectations in extracting oil from one of the most protected landscapes in the British Isles. Show more
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With Ritula Shah. The Saville Inquiry publishes its findings; the US Congress grills oil executives over safety; why has Kyrgyzstan descended into ethnic violence? Show more
Green issues confront Stella, and Bella starts work for her new boss. Office politics and illicit love. Read by Haydn Gwynne. Show more
Exploring The Catweazle Club, a listening community with an ethos that's the antithesis of TV's X-Factor: an open mic-less stage where art and relationships blossom. Show more
Sean Curran and the BBC's parliamentary team report as the prime minister reveals to MPs the conclusions of Lord Saville's long-running inquiry into the Bloody Sunday shootings. Show more
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A History of the World in 100 Objects
Inside The Palace: Secrets At Court (700 - 950 AD)
Harem wall painting fragments
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on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
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