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Prayer and reflection with Sister Gemma Simmonds. Show more

As lamb prices hit record highs, Charlotte Smith hears that shoppers will soon refuse to pay more for the meat. And Farming Today is present for a new-born lamb's first breath. Show more

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Including Sports Desk at 6.25am, 7.25am, 8.25am. Weather 6.05am, 6.57am, 7.57am. Thought for the Day 7.48am.

Marr with Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell, director Mike Figgis, businesswoman Margaret Heffernan and Professor of History Edward Higgs. Show more

Jane Garvey presents. Author Daisy Waugh on silent screen idol Rudolph Valentino. Internet porn controls, keeping your married name after divorce, cohabitee rights on breaking up. Show more

Ash returns to camp with the stolen carbines and is given a new mission which will transform his life. Epic with Blake Ritson. Show more

After expulsions in Europe, Jolyon Jenkins visits Roma communities in Britain to find out how they survive, and whether poverty leaves them open to exploitation by criminal gangs? Show more

After immersing himself in popular culture, Ed gets a new job at a University. Stars Christopher Douglas. From February 2011. Show more

Consumer affairs with Julian Worricker. We hear about the problems facing first time buyers getting mortgages and what is being done to help them. Show more

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Russell Davies hosts the last of this year's semi-finals, with the sole remaining place in the 2011 Brain of Britain final at stake. Show more

Family comes first for Ruth and Elizabeth is filled with trepidation. Show more

By Jim Poyser. Loath to join his family's stall, Sean is a 'Joey' for his footballer mate Darren. No way is he dogsbody. Stars John Catterall. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Peter Day investigates the events surrounding Britain's currency going decimal in 1971, and its everyday impact. From February 2011. Show more

Martin Ellis explores the history of the bicycle. It's more than just transport, inspiring artists, thinkers and politicians. Show more

Sheila Dillon looks at the past, present and future of cooking and food preparation in the school curriculum. Show more

Ernie Rea chairs Radio 4's discussion programme in which guests from different faith and non-faith perspectives debate the challenges of today's world. Show more

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The first show in a brand new series of Just a Minute. Panellists are Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Shappi Khorsandi and rock musician Rick Wakeman, making his debut on the show. Show more

Elizabeth is on the defensive and Hayley's at her wits' end. Show more

A review of the film Paul, starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, who meet an alien during a visit to the USA. Also, Irish writer Edna O'Brien and Mike Skinner of The Streets. Show more

Ash returns to camp with the stolen carbines and is given a new mission which will transform his life. Epic with Blake Ritson. Show more

The first Ghanaian to go to the Winter Olympics, Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong has a greater goal: to bring skiing to Ghana, just a few degrees north of the equator. Can he do it? Show more

Paul Mason investigates new thinking on the left about the role of credit in reshaping our culture, creating a new kind of capitalism and a new form of worker exploitation. Show more

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

Marr with Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell, director Mike Figgis, businesswoman Margaret Heffernan and Professor of History Edward Higgs. Show more

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4 Extra Debut. On the shores of a glacier-fed lake, Gary is going to follow his dream whatever the cost to his marriage. Read by William Hope. Show more

Matthew Sweeney chooses poems influenced by depressive illnesses with Kit Wright and Jean Binta Breeze reading their own work and contributions from Emily Dickinson and John Clare. Show more

Sean Curran reports on today's events at Westminster. The Prime Minister makes a statement on a report into the release of the Lockerbie bomber, and MPs debate the price of fuel. Show more

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By Amy Chua. Encouraged by the young Sophia's musical precocity, Amy turns her attentions to Lulu. But when she sits her down at the piano, things don't go entirely to plan. Show more

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