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For Remembrance, the half-muffled bells of Westminster Abbey, London.

In the first of three essays exploring the subtleties of the barriers to social mobility, Lynsey Hanley asks if our social class still largely determines the education we receive. Show more

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A programme for Remembrance Sunday on the power of the military band.
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On a farm in Devon Lionel Kelleway visits hedgerow ecologist Rob Walton, where they explore the value of hedges for wildlife and search for a dormouse along the way. Show more

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Jane Little with the religious and ethical news of the week. Moral arguments and perspectives on stories, familiar and unfamiliar. Show more

Andrew Marr presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity International Development Enterprises UK. Credit cards: Freephone 0800 404 8144. Show more

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A service on Remembrance Sunday live from Coventry Cathedral, marking the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Coventry and its cathedral. Preacher: The Very Reverend John Irvine. Show more

Sarah Dunant finds religion a powerful lens for a fresh look at history, bringing more sharply into focus an episode such as the Babington plot against Queen Elizabeth the First. Show more

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Harry is pushed to the brink and Eddie plans a diversion. Show more

Nicholas Witchell sets the scene in London's Whitehall for the solemn ceremony when the nation remembers the sacrifice made by so many in two World Wars and in other conflicts. Show more

The audio diary of artist Xavier Pick, who captured life in a war zone as he toured Iraq with British troops in 2008/2009. Show more

Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Kit Hesketh-Harvey and Alun Cochrane join Nicholas Parsons for the devious word game. Show more

Do recent supermarket price wars over bananas and discounts on pineapples damage workers at the other end of the supply chain? Sheila Dillon finds out. Show more

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John Wilson gathers eye-witness memories of the famous 1964 meeting between boxer Cassius Clay and the Fab Four. From 2010. Show more

The panel are guests of students and staff at Askham Bryan College in North Yorkshire. Matthew Wilson is on site with the project manager of the 2012 Olympic Park. Show more

The audio diary of artist Xavier Pick, who captured life in a war zone as he toured Iraq with British troops in 2008/2009. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Quiet unassuming couple Otto and Anna take on the might of the Nazis in 1940s Berlin. Stars Ron Cook and Margot Leicester. Show more

Mariella Frostrup talks to Barry Humphries about his five favourite books, novelist Mohsin Hamid discusses Antonio Tabucchi and Christopher Brookmyre on what makes a good title. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Daljit Nagra introduces 'Oh What a Lively War' profiling the significant First World War poet, Guillaume Apollinaire. From November 2010. Show more

As part of its Big Society project, the government wants charities to play a leading role in providing public services. Can we be sure they are fit and honest enough to do the job? Show more

Playwright Nell Leyshon creates an imaginative response to the planned changes to welfare provision announced this week, examining how a 'big society' can fill the gaps. Show more

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Caz Graham makes her selection of highlights from the past seven days of BBC Radio. Show more

There's a visitor to St Stephens and Clarrie faces a big decision. Show more

British author Jonathan Raban presents the programme from Seattle, looking at its logging and seafaring history, and at its technical and environmental revolution. Show more

A court interpreter is being sent unexpected signals - but will she choose to acknowledge them? Show more

Justin Webb explains why he wants to toughen up his act, novelist Joanna Trollope pleas for more adventurous drama on BBC Radio, and should overseas listeners pay the licence fee? Show more

Matthew Bannister on Joseph Gavin who helped to put the first men on the moon, the opera singer Shirley Verrett and Ehud Netzer who discovered what's thought to be Herod's tomb. Show more

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Andrew Marr presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity International Development Enterprises UK. Credit cards: Freephone 0800 404 8144. Show more

Ken Clarke has promised a 'rehabilitation revolution' in which private investors will fund projects aimed at cutting the re-offending rate. Emma Jane Kirby asks if it will work. Show more

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Mark D'Arcy talks to The Guardian's Chief Political Correspondent Nick Watt, and previews the Westminster week with Conservative Harriet Baldwin and Labour's Lisa Nandy. Show more

Dennis Sewell of The Spectator takes a look at how the broadsheets and red tops treat the week's news. Show more

Francine Stock presents the first in a new series about the digital revolution and the rise of community cinemas. Show more

A programme for Remembrance Sunday on the power of the military band.
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Laurie Taylor examines new research looking at the US/UK publishing trade at a time of great change in the business and explores how media reform might enhance active citizenship. Show more

For Remembrance, the half-muffled bells of Westminster Abbey, London.

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