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Daily prayer and reflection with the Rev Simon Doogan. Show more
Cattle accidentally eat scrap metal which scrapes their stomachs and can cause them to die - but the EU Health Commissioner says a simple magnet could solve the problem. Show more
Journalist and TV presenter Jon Snow joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs. Show more
Presented by Jenni Murray. Featuring the bread and butter pudding revival and a discussion about new book The Sex Diaries Project. Show more
Ash takes up his post with the Guides in Mardan, but his relationship with Belinda is increasingly troubled. With Vineeta Rishi. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Claudia Hammond looks at the government's plan to measure the nation's happiness. Can it be taught? From February 2011. Show more
In the depths of poverty, Pip finds his true calling and Harry makes a machine from moles. Stars Tom Allen. From November 2009. Show more
Peter White on the change of ATOL rules for package holidays, and the future of Blu-ray disks in the 'high def' market. Plus Olympic merchandising - what's on offer? Show more
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Head of the World Service on massive cuts to the network. Concerns about changes to music programming. Presented by Roger Bolton. Show more
Emma feels sidelined while David hits password problems. Show more
1944: Raymond Chandler spends 4 months locked in an office with Billy Wilder adapting Double Indemnity. Stars Patrick Stewart. Show more
Peter Gibbs chairs this Q&A from the scenic village of Lavenham, Suffolk. He is joined by Pippa Greenwood, Matthew Biggs and Bob Flowerdew. Show more
Gyles Brandreth completes his Five Ages recalling the 1990s, with Mrs Thatcher's downfall, John Major's victory and Brandreth's own time as a Conservative MP and government whip. Show more
Matthew Bannister on Spanish Civil war nurse Penny Feiwel, soprano Margaret Price, Ugandan gay activist David Kato, sporting gun maker Malcolm Lyell and film composer John Barry. Show more
Francine Stock meets with Dame Helen Mirren who stars in Rowan Joffe's adaptation of Graham Greene's Brighton Rock, set in the 1960s era of mods and rockers. Show more
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Sandi Toksvig presents another episode of the ever-popular topical panel show. Guests this week include Jeremy Hardy, Susan Calman, Andrew Lawrence and Jo Brand. Show more
Helen has her hands full. Meanwhile Matt has an eye to the main chance. Show more
Front Row
Peter Kosminsky's The Promise; James Cameron's Sanctum
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With Kirsty Lang. Peter Kosminsky on his new TV drama series, The Promise, exploring the conflict between Jews and Arabs in Israel. Plus a review of James Cameron's film, Sanctum. Show more
Ash takes up his post with the Guides in Mardan, but his relationship with Belinda is increasingly troubled. With Vineeta Rishi. Show more
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the live debate from Wrexham, North Wales with Plaid Cymru's Helen-Mary Jones, Jesse Norman MP, Peter Hain MP and writer James Delingpole. Show more
Alain de Botton asks why the idea of a nanny state is so unappealing. He says complete freedom - left totally to our own devices - is rarely what we want. Show more
David Eldridge's play follows the relationship of a couple from different backgrounds over 25 years, set against a backdrop of political change. With Ruth Wilson and Tom Brooke. Show more
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Noor's disappearance with Anna and Euan's return from Saudi Arabia force Ruth to make a decision about her future. Bahrain or Ireland? Farid or Euan? Which will she choose? Show more
Stephen Sackur uncovers the hidden history behind the political upheaval in Egypt. What was it that drove people to rise in protest after decades of repression? Show more
Mark D'Arcy reports on an attempt to change the law so that newspapers and broadcasters are banned from naming anyone who has been arrested before they are charged. Show more
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Hugh Aldersey-Williams concludes his examination of what lies beyond the Periodic table with a look at elemental discoveries and element tourism. Show more
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