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Daily prayer and reflection with George Craig. Show more

The Prince of Wales launches a Countryside Trust to raise money for rural communities, and Charlotte Smith reports on the Farming Today pigs as they head for the abattoir. Show more

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

Andrew Marr is joined by Matt Ridley, Roger Scruton, Linda Colley and Peter Hennessy. The panel pits rational optimism against humane pessimism. Show more

Presented by Jane Garvey.The actress Natascha McElhone on dealing with her husband's death; the male pill; childhood obesity; is adult nudity acceptable in front of children? Show more

4 Extra Debut. Compelling psychological thriller involving an older man who wants a musical ghostwriter, and a young woman with a dark secret. Show more

Patrick Humphries reveals how Hollywood star Errol Flynn spent his last year among leaders of the Cuban Revolution. From October 2009. Show more

Clare decides to focus on her son, sparking a chance meeting that could change her life. Stars Sally Phillips. From July 2010. Show more

We hear how a drug shortage is affecting Parkinson's sufferers, and ask whether the campaign to create new village greens is leading to a housing crisis. Show more

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National and international news with Martha Kearney.

Nigel Rees hosts the quotations quiz with Phil Hammond, Miles Jupp, Robert Lacey and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown. From July 2010. Show more

It's a challenging day for Jamie, and Lynda seeks inspiration. Show more

Comedy drama by Andy Lynch. The wheeler-dealer Brewer brothers find themselves in trouble with the American mafia on a trip to Las Vegas. Show more

Kirsten Lass uses archive and new interviews to recall the dramatic events in the British capital in the summer of 2005, as part of Radio 4's London Season. Show more

The voices of those living rough then and now, describing the hardship and risks of living on the streets of London. Show more

Sheila Dillon finds out how a 1930s block of flats is connected to the pop-up dining scene now spreading through the city, as part of the Radio 4 season London: Another Country? Show more

Physicist Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince look at whether the latest advances in biomedical sciences will ever lead us to the perfect body. Show more

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Jack Dee chairs the perennial antidote to panel games. Regulars Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor are joined by Sandi Toksvig at the Sands Centre in Carlisle. Show more

Ruth broaches a sensitive subject and Jaxx has an appreciative visitor. Show more

With Kirsty Lang. Brenda Blethyn stars in London River, a film set in the wake of the London bombings on 7th July 2005; Christine Tobin recreates Carole King's record Tapestry. Show more

Neil MacGregor's world history explores ways of expressing the divine in the 14th and 15th centuries. Today - a famous Christian reliquary made to house a sacred thorn. Show more

Kati Whitaker reports on the controversial village of Firhall in the Highlands of Scotland, the first child-free village in Britain. Show more

As the break-up of the Eurozone becomes a realistic possibility, Chris Bowlby investigates the consequences for the European Union and for Britain itself. 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

Andrew Marr is joined by Matt Ridley, Roger Scruton, Linda Colley and Peter Hennessy. The panel pits rational optimism against humane pessimism. Show more

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With Ritula Shah. Turkey warns it will cut diplomatic ties with Israel unless it apologises for the attack on the Gaza aid convoy. The government announces further budget cuts. Show more

With Kathy on the Riviera, Mr Herbert's thoughts are increasingly of Mary, and what might have been. Read by Juliet Stevenson. Show more

4 Extra Debut. London-born novelist Andrea Levy presents the first of ten mixes of voices, sounds and experiences capturing the spirit of London by night and day. From 2010. Show more

News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran. Including reports on electoral reform and cuts to school building projects. Show more

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Neil MacGregor's world history explores ways of expressing the divine in the 14th and 15th centuries. Today - a famous Christian reliquary made to house a sacred thorn. Show more

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