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Anna Hill hears ten thousand farmers are still waiting for overdue subsidy payments. Farming Today asks the Rural Payments Agency why it has once again failed its targets. Show more

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Presented by Jenni Murray. Shirley Williams on Coalition plans for NHS reform; Gemma Jones on her new film role; Comic Relief helps girls in Uganda; and an update on ME care. Show more

Paula McLain's fictional memoir told by Hadley, Ernest Hemingway's first wife, of their time in Paris in the 1920s. Adapted by Sheila Yeger. Show more

Gareth Jones chronicles the experiences of 2nd Battalion the Royal Welsh and their families. Preparations are underway for the upcoming Afghanistan tour of duty. Show more

A border guard's tape line divides two young lovers in a park. Starring Nigel Planer. From March 2011. Show more

As the future of Southern Cross Care Homes hangs in the balance, Winifred Robinson assesses their prospects. And we reveal the latest research on what makes us splash our cash. Show more

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Editor Simon Kelner on the 100th issue of i; tactics for tackling illegal downloaders and how many journalists are needed to cover the Japanese earthquake? Show more

The Grundys have a day at the races, while David is preoccupied. Show more

Jean Brash is confronted by a former lover back from the dead. She had once poisoned him - fatally, or so she thought - and now he is out for revenge. Show more

Your questions about maternity, paternity and adoption leave and pay. Paul Lewis is joined by Andrew Cowler from ACAS, Will Hadwen from Working Families and lawyer Lucy McLynn. Show more

Elderly farmer Sam Gates's day is ruined when an enemy fighter plane crashes into his field of turnips. Read by Mark Addy. Show more

Sir David Cannadine explores Winston Churchill's first career as a journalist. Featuring Rogar Allam as Winston Churchill. Show more

What future does the idea of multiculturalism have in Britain? As the politicians debate, Laurie interviews Britain's leading cultural theorist, Stuart Hall. Show more

Michael Blastland lays out the history of economic ideas. He goes to Athens and the site of Aristotle's Lyceum, where economics as a discipline began. Show more

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Micky Flanagan introduces comedy and music from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, featuring Russell Kane, Rich Hall, Fred MacAulay and Ali McGregor. Show more

Brian lays a trap and Freddie is feeling guilty. Show more

John Wilson meets the comedian Frank Skinner, and reviews Mike Leigh's play Ecstasy. Graham Coxon from Blur considers the career of Syd Barrett, as an exhibition of his art opens. Show more

Paula McLain's fictional memoir told by Hadley, Ernest Hemingway's first wife, of their time in Paris in the 1920s. Adapted by Sheila Yeger. Show more

Are we too willing to excuse bad behaviour as the morally-neutral symptom of newly-defined mental disorders? Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. Show more

Former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Ian Blair explores the conflict of religion in public life, considering conflict as a force for both good and evil. Show more

It was touted as capitalism's answer to climate change, a chance to make money and save the planet at the same time. Tom Heap reports on the uncertain future of carbon trading. Show more

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Written by Stephen Kelman. Eager to fit in to his new life in London, Harri is tempted to stone a bus but when his mother spots him he is overwhelmed with remorse. Show more

From Nazi to Disney, Wernher von Braun's weird career trajectory. Quirky true history with Peter Serafinowicz. From March 2011. Show more

The Ladies attempt to apprehend a thief, and we hear from a struggling graffiti artist and two women who seem to be married to the same man. Show more

Keith MacDougall reports on events at Westminster.

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The third letter is from the Lebanese novelist and playwright Hanan Al-Shaykh, who writes to the young people of the Arab world. Show more

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