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Farming Today finds out why it costs more to live in the countryside than the city, and meets a parsnip farmer gearing up for his busiest time of year. Show more

Fergal Keane talks to Noreen Oliver about how her own experience of overcoming an addiction to alcohol led her to become a champion of abstinence as a goal for all addicts. Show more

When Spitting Image came to an end, Roger Law decided it was time for a fresh start. He's now living in Bondi Beach and he meets the other Brits who have made a new life down under. Show more

Presented by Jane Garvey. Anorexia and having a baby: what's the emotional impact of the disease on new mothers? Also: underwear and how to make winter vegetables appetising. Show more

In the second of Amanda Whittington's linked plays inspired by listeners' stories of desire, teenager Jaz has set her heart on a pair of boots. Show more

We have a report from Hokkaido in Japan about wintering Whooper Swans, the perils to woodlands of over foraging mushrooms and memories of river wildlife, from tiddlers to salmon. Show more

4 Extra Debut. A celebration of Jane Austen's neglected but delightful and revealing early works. With Janet Todd and Posy Simmonds. From November 2010. Show more

How have you been affected by Ireland's economic problems? Call You & Yours with Julian Worricker. Show more

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Filmmaker Don Letts explores the life of the reggae singer and revolutionary murdered in 1987 - Peter Tosh. From 2010. Show more

Will's on the warpath and Jennifer finds herself outmanoeuvred. Show more

By Dan Allum. Young traveller Lovvie has a decision to make: Does she marry her childhood sweetheart and live a traditional traveller life, or defy her family to pursue her dreams? Show more

During last year's cold winter, a blackbird learnt how to hover and feed from hanging bird feeders. Now, magpies are following suit, so have they learnt from each other? Show more

Martin Jarvis directs Alfred Molina in a story on the nature of celebrity. Meyer Berkowitz has two hit plays running on Broadway. But he soon learns that fame can be tiresome. Show more

John O'Farrell finds out why the very idea of timed literary examinations caused a small war in the Victorian establishment and how it shaped the way the British power elite thinks. Show more

Dissecting the impact of the failure of Birmingham-based manufacturer Savekers in March 2009 from the perspective of boardroom, back office and shopfloor. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Sue MacGregor, Baroness Warnock and John Telfer discuss books by Philip Pullman, Duncan Campbell and Evelyn Waugh. From 2010. Show more

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Why Bagpuss is a bad influence on kids and why Vikings avoided consumer focus groups. Stars Kevin Bishop. From November 2010. Show more

There's a close shave for Pip and the Grundys have a lucrative day. Show more

The American, with George Clooney, reviewed; Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane; the re-developed Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford; and Rufus Wainwright on Judy Garland. Show more

In the second of Amanda Whittington's linked plays inspired by listeners' stories of desire, teenager Jaz has set her heart on a pair of boots. Show more

As the number of care home inspectors is cut, Fran Abrams asks if enough is being done to protect the elderly from neglect and abuse. Show more

Peter White talks to Sally Harvey, Group Director at RNIB, about the charity's plans to make redundancies within their Braille Transcription department. Show more

Claudia Hammond looks at how to prevent flashbacks, why music could effect our taste buds and how therapeutic design helps people with dementia. Show more

Fergal Keane talks to Noreen Oliver about how her own experience of overcoming an addiction to alcohol led her to become a champion of abstinence as a goal for all addicts. Show more

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Father Gorcha goes into the mountains, but warns his family not to welcome him back - for he will be transformed. Read by David Tennant. Show more

Nat Segnit follows endurance swimmer Craig McKenzie's controversial attempt at the world's toughest swim. From November 2010. Show more

Susan Hulme reports on events at Westminster.

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Prince Arthur has died after only six months of marriage, and Catherine is about to become a pawn in the complicated game of European politics. Read by Yolanda Vazquez. Show more

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