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Forty five people died in agriculture last year and farming is now more dangerous than the construction industry. Charlotte Smith hears if farmers are too complacent about safety. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the reign of King Athelstan, whose military exploits united much of England, Scotland and Wales under one ruler for the first time. Show more

Presented by Jenni Murray. Karen Liebreich on solving the mystery of a letter in a bottle; the oceanographer Sylvia Earle on a career beneath the waves plus morning sickness. Show more

The fundraiser is a success, but there is devastating news to come that risks everything. A death and an innocent lie will shatter hopes for a family reunion. Show more

Kate Adie introduces despatches from Estonia, Pakistan, Madagascar, Puerto Rico and Ghana. Show more

Anne Fine examines the Carnegie Medal, the UK's most prestigious prize for children's literature, hearing from writers, librarians and children. Show more

Winifred Robinson explores some new treatments for asthma and finds out about a giant energy generating kite. Show more

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Dominic Arkwright, Jamie Neale, Louise Doughty and Hugh Thomson write about their experiences of being 'lost'. From July 2010. Show more

Kenton puts his foot in it, while Brian forms a plan of action. Show more

When Luke acquires a valuable sketch, he plans to make a killing, but he can't pull it off without Catrin's help. Contemporary art scam thriller. Stars Clive Standen. Show more

On her last stretch of the South Downs Way, Clare Balding begins her walk at the Sustainability Centre at East Meon and walks to Old Winchester Hill before heading into Winchester. Show more

A charity appeal on behalf of the Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl Society. Show more

In six more 'flash fictions' by Tania Hershman we see right through one another, encounter unorthodox theories of motherhood, and meet fear, death and a pair of unusual sisters. Show more

John Wilson takes leading figures back to revisit their early influences. Gary Rhodes is reunited with his best friend from catering college and the lecturer who taught him. Show more

Writers join Mariella Frostrup to talk about Harper Lee's classic novel To Kill A Mockingbird as it turns 50. Show more

Quentin Cooper on volcanoes, radar, telescopes, shells, snails and culture from The Royal Society's 350th anniversary exhibition on London's Southbank. Show more

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From Al Pacino to Keith Harris and Orville, Jon Culshaw and friends probe the private lives of the famous. From July 2010. Show more

Jolene has a lot on her mind, and will Izzy find a solution for Pip? Show more

Kirsty Lang talks to Andrew Graham-Dixon about artist Caravaggio, to singer John Bramwell from I Am Kloot, and why red is the colour for London buses, pillar boxes and phone boxes. Show more

Human history as told through things left behind. Today, Neil MacGregor is with a pair of blue-and-white porcelain vases from Yuan dynasty China. Show more

Cuts to legal aid are looming and many criminal law solicitors look set to lose their jobs as a result. But do we need so many criminal lawyers? Joshua Rozenberg investigates. Show more

In a special programme recorded at the Design Museum in London, Evan Davis and his panel of guests discuss economic recovery in Britain and design. Show more

Including feedback from listeners who have used the Open University's Ispot website and the second part of a report on long-billed and white-backed vultures in India. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the reign of King Athelstan, whose military exploits united much of England, Scotland and Wales under one ruler for the first time. Show more

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A confession in the rectory garden commits Mary Jocelyn's heart forever, despite what is to come. Read by Juliet Stevenson. Show more

Jo Caulfield fails to shut up about about Scotland in general, Scotsmen in particular and a little tea shop in Dundee. Show more

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