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With the Rev Dr Karen Smith. Show more
Protests by farmers against retailers are to be held over the next few weeks. Farmers For Action claims supermarkets are not paying enough for produce, particularly milk. Show more
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Andrew Marr talks to the satirists PJ O'Rourke and Armando Iannucci, the director Simon McBurney and the classicist Mary Beard. Show more
Presented by Jane Garvey. Women and the role silence plays in their spiritual lives, female unemployment, primogeniture, singles therapy, and a documentary on Islamabad bombings. Show more
In the first of Amanda Whittington's linked plays inspired by listeners' stories of desire, Ella advertises for a new tenant, and an old flame from her school days returns. Show more
This programme examines how American business schools are also responding to the Crash of 2008 with more emphasis on ethical issues. Show more
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Empty homes: why are there a million unoccupied properties in the UK? The MD of John Lewis on Christmas spending, and all-you-can-eat: Britain's biggest restaurant opens its doors. Show more
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Russell Davies chairs the fifth heat in the quest for the 58th annual Brain of Britain, in the nationwide general knowledge contest. Show more
Stir Up Sunday proves to be a nostalgic occasion for Jill, and Nigel is determined to get his own way. Show more
Series of five plays by Jonathan Myerson depicting life inside Downing Street. On a walkabout of a Coventry estate, Amjad the PM's aide ends up punching a man to the floor. Show more
Film writer and scholar Colin Shindler searches the archives for lessons in the alchemical business of capturing and preserving the drama and spectacle of sport in film. Show more
John O'Farrell explores the surprising history of the different kinds of exam and finds out why, for centuries, Oxbridge finals were all done out loud - complete with a jester. Show more
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Physicist Brian Cox, comedian Robin Ince and guest Paul Foot discuss whether the modern world is a force for good or evil. Show more
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Nicholas Parsons takes the granddaddy of all panel games to Salford where the panellists are Paul Merton, Alun Cochrane, Kit Hesketh-Harvey and Tony Hawks. From May 1991. Show more
Will's on the warpath and Jennifer finds herself outmanoeuvred. Show more
Mark Lawson interviews the theatre director Sir Peter Hall, who is about to celebrate his 80th birthday, and continues to create new productions. Show more
In the first of Amanda Whittington's linked plays inspired by listeners' stories of desire, Ella advertises for a new tenant, and an old flame from her school days returns. Show more
Michael Portillo revisits great moments of history to discover that they often conceal other events of equal, but forgotten, importance. This week, the Berlin Olympics of 1936. 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
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
Andrew Marr talks to the satirists PJ O'Rourke and Armando Iannucci, the director Simon McBurney and the classicist Mary Beard. Show more
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Are vampires real? The testimony of early 18th century witnesses suggests a definitive answer. Read by David Tennant. Show more
Richard Wiseman, Annie Caulfield and Matthew Syed join Dominic Arkwright to examine luck and our influence over it. From November 2010. Show more
Sean Curran and the BBC's parliamentary team report as the Chancellor reveals the UK will join efforts to shore-up the Irish economy and David Cameron reports on the Nato summit. Show more
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4 Extra Debut. The life of the Spanish Infanta who became Queen of England and changed the course of Tudor history. Read by Yolanda Vazquez. Show more
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