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With the Rev Dr Leslie Griffiths.

UK food manufacturers say that importing eggs is the only way to insure a reliable supply, despite the dioxin contamination scare in German eggs. Show more

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Morning news an current affairs with James Naughtie and Evan Davis; Nick Clegg explains his plans for the year ahead, plus how can we prepare to meet ET? Show more

Morning news an current affairs with James Naughtie and Evan Davis; Nick Clegg explains his plans for the year ahead, plus how can we prepare to meet ET? Show more

Presented by Jane Garvey. How often should you change your bedsheets? Environmental footprint and shopping choices; actress Betty Anne Waters; and should prostitution be legalised? Show more

By Jenny Eclair and Julie Balloo. Jenny stars as Cass, embracing motherhood again at 47 whilst trying to keep the rest of her family either in work or out of trouble. Show more

Ruth McDonald accompanies Baroness Richardson of Calow to the village she chose as her titular peerage. Will her expectation of 'home' ring true, and what will home make of her? Show more

Ed works with disturbingly compelling writer Ben Herbert for a book on austerity. Stars Christopher Douglas. From January 2011. Show more

Consumer news with Julian Worricker. Lone pensioner fights building society take over. The pitfalls of foreign inheritance. Show more

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Russell Davies meets the last four contestants aiming to win a place in the semi-finals of the current series of the general knowledge quiz. Show more

Shula and Usha put aside their differences and things are stretched at Brookfield. Show more

By Stephanie Dale. When art teacher Rachel bumps into chef Tyrone on his first day in London, passionate affair begins that will take them into much darker places. Show more

Shaun Ley recalls the rise and fall of the SDP. The party never made the breakthrough, but did it change British politics? Is the SDP's main legacy its impact on other parties? Show more

Lucy Ash profiles Spanish student Jose Miguel Sanchez, one of five individuals who each have their own take on the economic woes affecting Europe. Show more

Sheila Dillon, with the help of some famous food lovers, hears about their favourite kitchen gadgets. Show more

Ernie Rea chairs Radio 4's discussion programme in which guests from different faith perspectives debate the nature of suicide. Show more

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A first-time visit to Crawley for programme regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden, with Ross Noble on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair. Show more

Vicky and Susan begin to speculate and there are some tricky decisions to make at Lower Loxley. Show more

Mark Lawson reviews Seth Rogen in The Green Hornet, the latest film based on a comic-book superhero, and interviews novelist Paul Bailey. Show more

By Jenny Eclair and Julie Balloo. Jenny stars as Cass, embracing motherhood again at 47 whilst trying to keep the rest of her family either in work or out of trouble. Show more

We go inside refuges for men who experience domestic violence from their female partners. Incidents against men are on the rise, but the stigma attached to being a victim remains. Show more

Linda Pressly travels to Kerala, which has more palliative care centres than the rest of India put together to see what the world can learn from their unique medical model. Show more

2011 is the International Year of Chemistry. Quentin Cooper discusses the largest molecule, how legitimate research led to designer drugs, rare earth elements, and green chemistry. Show more

Andrew Marr asks what has gone wrong in the West, with economist Dambisa Moyo, former Chancellor Lord Lawson, journalist Stephen Kinzer and former Home Secretary Charles Clarke. Show more

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By AD Miller. It's deep mid-winter in Moscow and Nick's neighbour Oleg is more and more anxious about the fate of his friend Konstantin. Nick offers to help. Show more

Michael Rosen lends an ear to the last fifty years of the song-lyric and debates the influence of Bob Dylan. Show more

Sean Curran and the BBC's parliamentary team report as Labour accuses the Government of failing to prepare properly for dealing with outbreaks of flu this winter. Show more

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The Ratcliffe Highway murders of 1811 - how the Victorians turned violent crime into entertainment. Read by Robert Glenister. Show more

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