Guard Gallagher's unexpected return spells trouble for the McConkeys. The 1960s in the sleepy Irish town. Stars Margaret D'Arcy. Show more

Consumer affairs with Winifred Robinson. The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester launches a £9 million revamp, but how can this be justified at a time of cuts in funding? Show more

Matthew Sweet transports listeners into cinemas around the world. In this programme, he is in the Carib cinema in Kingston, Jamaica. Show more

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On the day the BBC World Service announces substantial job losses, Steve Hewlett talks to Director General Mark Thompson about cuts and the licence fee settlement. Show more

David faces a tricky customer and how is Harry handling the haggis? Show more

In 1995 at the age of 42, the then chief editor of Faber and Faber, Robert McCrum, suffered a stroke. This is a bold and intimate account of what happened next. Show more

Paul Lewis and guests answer questions about borrowing and debt. Show more

An old man, his memory fading, is on his way to visit his grandson when he breaks his flight at an unknown city. Kafkaesque tale read by Timothy West. Show more

Author and film critic David Thomson explores how cinema has changed him - and us: happiness on the big screen. From 2011. Show more

Is there a conflict between liberty and equality? The philosopher Ronald Dworkin provides a solution to the age old problem. Also, how to get ahead in politics. Show more

Dr Mark Porter looks at a new test for the eye disease glaucoma which should lead to earlier diagnosis, and he finds out about new ways to treat the condition. Show more

Matthew Sweet transports listeners into cinemas around the world. In this programme, he visits the Bey-oh-loo Cinema, hidden inside a genteel-looking shopping arcade in Istanbul. Show more

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A hilarious musical improvised on the spot about ancient Egypt. With Pippa Evans, Ruth Bratt and Dylan Emery. From 2011. Show more

Clarrie stakes her claim at the dairy and Elizabeth makes some strategic decisions. Show more

Jack Nicholson stars in romantic comedy How Do You Know, reviewed with Clint Eastwood's Hereafter. Plus, poet Jo Shapcott on winning the Costa Book Prize, and Sir Nicholas Hytner. 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

Combative, provocative and engaging debate examining the moral issues behind religious belief and human rights law. Chaired by Michael Buerk. Show more

Art expert Philip Mould looks at what new ministers have borrowed from the government art collection, and asks what it says about them. Show more

Gabrielle Walker investigates how the thin veil of our atmosphere protects life on Earth from the hazards of deep space. Show more

Libby Purves is joined by Bran Symondson, Joan Woodcock, Greg Hicks and Phillip King for lively and diverse conversation. Show more

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Ruth goes on an excursion with Noor and her cousin Farid to visit the Tree of Life, but discovers it is not all she had expected and hoped it would be. Show more

The 2000-year-old wizard living in the modern world tries to re-capture an evil sorcerer. Stars David Kay. From August 2011. Show more

Bob is approached by a scintillating Russian woman and fearlessly launches a new business. Show more

Sean Curran reports from Westminster on the day's events in Parliament, where plans to replace control orders for terror suspects were announced by the Home Secretary. Show more

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Taken from alcoholic parents, Ailsa is miserable in a Glasgow orphanage until she meets Mr Shaugnessy. Read by Maureen Beattie. Show more

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