Morning news and current affairs with John Humphrys and Justin Webb: Did England's 2018 World Cup bid ever stand a chance? Plus Frank Field on rethinking how we tackle poverty. Show more

Best-selling author Robert Harris joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs. Show more

On Woman's Hour - is it right to drop your schoolchild off at a student demo? The writer Brendan O'Neill claims some parents reliving their own days of youthful radicalism. Show more

Faced with coming to terms with many changes in her life, Molly is also burdened with a secret by the Hamley brothers. Stars Emerald O'Hanrahan. Show more

Three former city high fliers embark on a teacher training in the midst of the recession. Peter Curran follows them through one of the most challenging experiences of their lives. Show more

Old-style print journalist Maddox must compete with a new editor - an actual female. Stars John Sessions. From December 2010. Show more

The Secretary of State for health Andrew Lansley responds to listeners' questions on social care. Email questions or thoughts on how to improve the system to youandyours@bbc.co.uk. Show more

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BBC in the headlines. RadioSwap results. How to have your say on the future of the Beeb. Presented by Roger Bolton. Show more

Will lays down the law and Pip makes her mind up. Show more

Crocodiles, hippos and canoeing are among the dangers facing the ladies as they trace a safari guide. Stars Nadine Marshall. Show more

Bob Flowerdew, Matthew Biggs and Eric Robson pay fellow panellist Anne Swithinbank a visit at her home in Devon. Here they answer some of the questions sent into the programme. Show more

Eminent geographer Professor David Livingstone wants us to see that climate is more than just the weather outside our window - it's an empire that has shaped our lives and history. Show more

Matthew Bannister on the Dean of Southwark, Colin Slee, Airplane star Leslie Nielsen, computer pioneer Sir Maurice Wilkes and Peter Christopherson of the group Throbbing Gristle. Show more

Award winning composer Sir Richard Rodney Bennett discusses his career in films. Show more

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Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis return with another episode of the topical comedy show with stand-up, skits and sketches. Guests include Marcus Brigstocke, Mitch Benn and Andi Osho. Show more

Elizabeth and Nigel deck the hall and there's a nasty surprise at Brookfield. Show more

Arts news with Kirsty Lang, including a review of the remake of Upstairs Downstairs, and an interview with Jeff Kinney, creator of the best-selling Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. Show more

Faced with coming to terms with many changes in her life, Molly is also burdened with a secret by the Hamley brothers. Stars Emerald O'Hanrahan. Show more

Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical discussion from Gillotts School in Henley-on-Thames with questions for the panel including Theresa May MP and writer Alain De Botton. Show more

Joan Bakewell reflects on the process of ageing and the efforts of scientists to reverse it and she considers the pros and cons of adding many more years to the human span. Show more

Neil MacGregor completes his long history of humanity, told through the objects it has made. In the final programme he brings us up to date with 20th & 21st century objects. Show more

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Dora fixes a secret date, but her dad finds out and stirs himself to action. Read by Lenny Henry and Dawn French. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Sue MacGregor, Timothy West and Amanda Craig discuss books by Sebastian Faulks, Irene Nemirovsky and RC Sherriff. From 2010. Show more