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Plans for Britain's largest dairy farm have been cut back to gain public approval. Nocton Dairies has halved the size of the planned herd as it submits plans to the local council. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Foxe's Book of Martyrs, the celebrated sixteenth-century account of the suffering of Christian martyrs. Show more

Jenni Murray presents a special programme devoted to what women want from maternity services now and in the future. Guests include childbirth guru Sheila Kitzinger. Show more

Shonagon and Yukinari return to investigate a new crime in 10th century Japan. Inspired by the diaries of Sei Shonagon. Show more

Sheena McDonald visits some of the world's most dangerous roads in Kenya and Costa Rica to find out why the death toll in developing countries is rising. Show more

Simon Townley travels to Austria to learn how 'the father of the symphony' was separated from his head for 145 years. From 2009.

The challenge of tackling housing benefit fraud, why customers of failed firm Crown Currency may get little back, and how electricity's being generated at a Scottish distillery. Show more

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Richard Wiseman, Annie Caulfield and Matthew Syed join Dominic Arkwright to examine luck and our influence over it. From November 2010. Show more

Lilian sticks her oar in and Helen is reluctant to take advice. Show more

Katie Hims worked with young carers to create the story of Viola, a 14-year-old girl with responsibilities far beyond her age. Show more

Ayrshire's Whitelee Plateau, once a treeless wilderness, is now home to ten million conifers. Helen Mark hears tales of life on the plateau before the forest came. 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

By Helen Oyeyemi. A mother is determined to do whatever it takes to protect her outspoken daughter's independent spirit from coming to harm. Read by Sirine Saba. 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

Quentin Cooper looks into the science stories of the week. Including the development of disease resistant crops, and the exhumation the body of Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe. Show more

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Pip battles to rescue his wife from the underworld. Mark Evans' Victorian epic stars Richard Johnson. From November 2010. Show more

Eddie is feeling confident and Fallon tries to play it cool. Show more

Arts news and reviews. Mark Lawson reviews Fela! at the National Theatre and talks to jazz musician John Hendricks. Author Michael Dobbs assesses actors playing Mrs Thatcher. Show more

Shonagon and Yukinari return to investigate a new crime in 10th century Japan. Inspired by the diaries of Sei Shonagon. Show more

Simon Cox looks at airline security in the wake of the East Midlands Airport parcel bomb find and asks what more can be done by the aviation industry to prevent terrorist attacks.

Evan Davis asks his guests about the importance of location for companies. What are the advantages of being near the competition? They also discuss the role of email in business. Show more

What should countries do with wildlife aliens? If it's only the north sea that separates a native population of Eagle Owls to an alien population, should we care? Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Foxe's Book of Martyrs, the celebrated sixteenth-century account of the suffering of Christian martyrs. Show more

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Jim Norton reads JG Farrell's novel set against the struggle for independence. The Major deals with the aftermath of the ball, while political unrest creeps closer to the hotel. Show more

Who is the lovely newcomer with the huge biceps? Fantasy comedy starring Kevin Eldon and Alistair McGowan. From November 2010. Show more

Sean Curran and the BBC's parliamentary team report as David Cameron is questioned for the first time by a committee of the most senior MPs, with spending cuts high on the agenda. Show more

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What I Don't Know About Animals. Jenny Diski uses her own life as a framework to offer an entertaining and rigorous examination of our relationship to the animal world. Show more

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