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Daily prayer and reflection with Dr Edward Kessler, director of the Woolf Institute of Abrahamic Faiths. Show more
A government report on how farmers will feed the world in 2050 is out today. Charlotte Smith discusses if a pesticide should be withdrawn because of its possible effect on bees. Show more
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Andrew Marr and the philosopher John Gray, the science fiction writer Paul McAuley, the robot anthropologist Kathleen Richardson and the Welsh historian Dai Smith. Show more
With Jane Garvey. Bedbugs - are they on the rise in the UK? Film-maker Beeban Kidron talks about the Indian Devadasi. How do twins and multiple births affect their elder siblings? Show more
The series that explores the lives of real people through their diaries and correspondence now enters the final years of the 20th century. Show more
Iain Macwhirter explores the health record of Glasgow, to find out why its mortality rates are higher than should be expected from the levels of deprivation in the city. Show more
The script doctor will see you now. After a writer's course, Ed turns expert. Stars Christopher Douglas. From January 2011. Show more
Why scientists say green tea and pro-biotic yoghurts might not bring you the health benefits they claim to. Calls for an investigation into the heating oil market. Show more
Matthew Sweet transports listeners into cinemas around the world. In this programme, he is in the Vester Vov Vov cinema in Copenhagen. Show more
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The second semi-final of the nationwide general knowledge contest to find the 58th Brain of Britain, with Russell Davies in the chair. Show more
Elizabeth and the children share a thoughtful moment. Meanwhile Kenton's busy in the kitchen. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Loco Parentis, by Gary Brown. Market worker Jim has got problems aplenty and needs to escape, but where to? Comedy with Reece Dinsdale. Show more
Barry Norman on the changing experience of British cinema over the last century, charting the rise from the low ebb of the 1970s to today's exciting innovations. From January 2011. Show more
Author and film critic David Thomson explores how cinema has changed him - and us: violence at the movies. From 2011. Show more
Sheila Dillon investigates developing trends in the shellfish trade, plus its sustainability, and asks why we don't make more use of molluscs and bivalves in Britain. Show more
Ernie Rea and guests discuss the complex dispute between Hindus and Muslims over the site of a former temple and mosque at Ayodhya in India. Show more
Matthew Sweet transports listeners into cinemas around the world. In this programme, he is in the Yara cinema in the centre of Havana. Show more
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A welcome visit to the Central Theatre in Chatham for regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden plus Rob Brydon on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair. Show more
It's a very special day at Bridge Farm and David gets the answers he's looking for. Show more
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With Kirsty Lang. Disney's new version of Rapunzel, Tangled; TV documentary Scenes from a Teenage Killing; and the first performance of lost Vivaldi concerto Il Gran Mogol. Show more
The series that explores the lives of real people through their diaries and correspondence now enters the final years of the 20th century. Show more
Nadene Ghouri profiles John Butt, a Muslim convert who became an imam, and his dangerous work of spreading a message of peace in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Show more
Moral philosopher Prof Onora O'Neill's 2002 Reith Lectures on trust were praised for their depth and clarity. Eight years on, Edward Stourton hears her latest reflections. Show more
Quentin Cooper looks into the science stories of the week and speaks to the scientists who are making the headlines. Show more
Andrew Marr and the philosopher John Gray, the science fiction writer Paul McAuley, the robot anthropologist Kathleen Richardson and the Welsh historian Dai Smith. Show more
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Ruth and Euan arrive in Bahrain to carry out some missionary work in the country, but Euan hasn't told his wife the whole truth about the reason for their trip. Show more
We have thousands of words that mean 'I approve' and thousands more that mean 'I disapprove'. Michael Rosen sets out to discover why we need so many. Show more
Sean Curran and team report from Westminster on Yvette Cooper's first Commons outing as Shadow Home Secretary and the latest on the Lords debate over voting reform. Show more
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4 Extra Debut. Seven-year-old Ailsa adores her Ma and Da, but alcohol sparks trouble. Maureen Beattie reads Alison Gangel's 60s Glasgow memoir. Show more
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