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Anna Hill finds out how people and animals are coping in the freezing British countryside. And, why a heavy crop of acorns in the New Forest has had fatal consequences. Show more

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Presented by Jenni Murray. Will women be hit harder by a rise in tuition fees? Front line roles for women in the military? Chinese robes at the V&A, bathing children with eczema. Show more

Tongues are beginning to wag about Mr Preston and an unidentified young lady. Stars Deborah McAndrew and Timothy Watson. Show more

Comedy drama by Caroline and David Stafford. Ronnie decides to run for parliament, James accidentally learns to speak Italian, and Nick finally resolves his relationship with Chloe. Show more

Poet Benjamin Zephaniah and author of the Maisy Mouse books Lucy Cousins explore the market for children's books, which sees its busiest period in the run up to Christmas. Show more

Nobel laureate Professor Elizabeth Blackburn describes the moment Edward Jenner proved the principle of vaccination, saving milions of lives worldwide ever since. Show more

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Following his Panorama report on FIFA, Andrew Jennings attacks UK sports journalism, Stephen Carter on broadband in UK, and David Liddiment on Coronation Street's impact on TV. Show more

Jill makes her feelings known and Harry's getting nervous. Show more

4 Extra Debut. A biker suffers amnesia after a road accident. Who is the stranger who rescues him? Psychological thriller with Adrian Bower, Mark Meadows, Nisha Nayar. Show more

Put your banking questions to Vincent Duggleby and an expert panel on Money Box Live. From bank overdraft charges, cash ISAs, to how safe are your savings? Show more

By Heidi Amsinck. Strange things happen when Henrik Borg sleeps on the train from Copenhagen and wakes not in Helsingor but in a mysterious, disused railway siding. Show more

Anthony King tells the story of politically-significant sporting events. The war that broke out between Honduras and El Salvador in 1969 after their World Cup qualifying matches. Show more

Laurie explores the extraordinary story of science in Cuba, asking how an embargoed, socialist, developing-world country developed a world class biotech industry. Show more

How do parts of the brain interact? Claudia Hammond reports on the latest approaches. Including exclusive information on a new initiative for online counselling support for cancer. Show more

Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan describes the moment Crick and Watson discovered the structure of the DNA double helix. Show more

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Peter Andre is revealed as the most dangerous man on Earth by the 'one woman Fast Show'. With Philip Pope. From December 2010. Show more

Joe grapples with a new skill and Will feels he's been misled. Show more

Derek Jacobi stars as King Lear: Mark Lawson reports from the opening night. Lenny Henry discusses his return to stand-up, and Front Row's Juke Box Jury on possible Christmas hits. Show more

Tongues are beginning to wag about Mr Preston and an unidentified young lady. Stars Deborah McAndrew and Timothy Watson. Show more

Combative, provocative and engaging debate examining positive discrimination verses meritocracy. Chaired by Michael Buerk. Show more

Leading political thinker Phillip Blond makes a powerful case for some of Britain's ancient institutions. In this authored piece he defends the monarchy. Show more

We are changed by how we live and what we eat. Now there's evidence that we can pass on these environmental changes to our children. Adam Rutherford examines these new findings. Show more

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Andrei must tell Gorya's father Vulkov about the boy's best - indeed only - chance of survival. Read by Sara Kestelman. Show more

Bespoken Word, Radio 4's performance poetry series, this week comes from the Cheltenham Literature Festival, and features a special guest appearance by Fran Landesman. Show more

Sean Curran and the BBC's team of parliamentary journalists bring you all the news from Westminster. There were angry exchanges during PMQs over university tuition fees.

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War engulfed much of Socrates' life. Now a young man, he must take up his sword and fight for his beloved Athens. Show more

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