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With Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra, Assistant Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain.

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Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the work of Thomas Edison, one of the great inventors and cultural figures of modern America. Show more

Presented by Jenni Murray. Lung cancer is a disease that's traditionally associated with male smokers, so why are rates rising among women while decreasing in men? Show more

Molly discovers some shocking news when she finds Cynthia talking to someone in the woods. Stars Emerald O'Hanrahan. Show more

Rosie Goldsmith profiles Nichi Vendola, the governor of Puglia and the hope for the Italian left. Can this gay, Catholic poet and environmentalist challenge Silvio Berlusconi? Show more

Lesley Riddoch tells the story of the clash between Unilateralists and the US Navy at the Holy Loch and the music it produced.

Consumer affairs. Featuring the 'truth' about Ikea, award-winning garden designer Chris Beardshaw, the future of HMV, and meat inspection at abattoirs. Show more

Nobel laureate Sir Martin Evans describes the moment three French scientists understood how the DNA code was read. It was a moment of genius that launched modern biology. Show more

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A profile of this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, Liu Xiaobo, imprisoned in China after campaigning for human rights. Presented by former BBC Beijing correspondent Carrie Gracie. Show more

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

By Shelagh Stephenson. Facing financial ruin, George, Prince of Wales was obliged to marry his first cousin Princess Caroline of Brunswick. Show more

Countryside magazine. Happisburgh on the Norfolk Coast is home to the UK's only independently run lighthouse. Open Country meets the volunteers who campaigned to keep it working. Show more

Rev Nicholas Holtam presents the Radio 4 St Martin-in-the-Fields Christmas Appeal. To give call 0800 082 82 84 [free from BT landlines] or visit the Radio 4 website. 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

Received with Thanks. Libby Purvess on how the money from the 2009 appeal has helped vulnerable people across the UK. To give call 0800 082 82 84 [free from BT landlines]. Show more

James Naughtie and readers talk to Sarah Hall about her novel The Carhullan Army, recorded at the Chapter and Verse Literature Festival in Liverpool. Show more

Quentin Cooper looks into the science stories of the week and speaks to scientists who are making the headlines. Show more

Nobel Laureate Professor Barry Marshall describes the moment Kary Mullis worked out how to make millions of copies of DNA, a technique that launched modern bio-technology. Show more

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Pip and Harry pursue the evil Mister Benevolent to France. Mark Evans' Victorian comic epic stars Tom Allen. From December 2010. Show more

Pip gathers evidence while Harry's doubtful about Jazzer's new purchase. Show more

With Kirsty Lang, including new shows for Christmas in Bristol and Liverpool, William Sieghart on bringing poetry to the Olympic park, and British film producer Jeremy Thomas. Show more

Molly discovers some shocking news when she finds Cynthia talking to someone in the woods. Stars Emerald O'Hanrahan. Show more

Simon Cox assesses the implications of the ruling that stripped former Immigration Minister and Labour MP Phil Woolas of his Oldham East and Saddleworth seat. Show more

Peter Day talks with GlaxoSmithKline CEO Andrew Witty on the way the company is trying to modernise the search for drug discovery and discusses the way ahead for big pharma. Show more

A special edition of Saving Species from the 100 Foot Washes in Norfolk with an invited panel of experts and a live audience - And not to forget the thousands of migratory swans. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the work of Thomas Edison, one of the great inventors and cultural figures of modern America. Show more

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Although Volkov's son has been discharged from hospital, Anna and Andrei know they have done the unthinkable and must escape. Read by Sara Kestelman. Show more

Sam assumes leadership of the quest and Lord Darkness fakes a win. Fantasy comedy starring Alistair McGowan. From December 2010. Show more

Alicia McCarthy and the BBC's parliamentary team bring all the news from Westminster.

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Socrates debates with the young men of Athens, suggesting that their future may lie in a simpler life of good. Read by Bettany Hughes. Show more

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