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An 11 per cent increase in oil seed rape production means an extra 100,000 acres of golden fields. Farmers are producing 2.3 million tonnes of oil seed rape. Show more

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Andrew Marr and the MP Denis MacShane, the economist Ruth Lea, and the artists, Kutlug Ataman and Michael Craig-Martin. Show more

Presented by Jane Garvey. The women who struck out west with the wagon trains in 1840s America - why they endured such hardship and how their lives were changed. Show more

A series of monologues adapted from interviews in which dementia sufferers recall their lives. Funny, sad, moving or angry, the mystery is human identity as much as its loss. Show more

Juliette Barker looks at hair as symbol of remembrance. How and why was it preserved and who collects it? From May 2011. Show more

Dave and the boys organise a surprise 50th birthday for Ramesh. Stars Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary. From May 2011. Show more

How much of an appetite is there for eating rabbit farmed in the UK? And the Suffolk village where the mail is only delivered on alternate days. Show more

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Paul Gambaccini hosts the wide-ranging music quiz, with contestants from Nottinghamshire, Bristol and Surrey. From 2011. Show more

It's all hands to the pumps at Grey Gables and David and Ruth take time out. Show more

4 Extra Debut. A visit to his mother in London starts Simon on a global search for his father. Based on an actual story. Stars Daniel Gerroll. Show more

Jim Al-Khalili explores the idea of the public scientist via the life of Julian Huxley. Can being a media figure and communicator be reconciled with the world of academic science? Show more

Russia needed a huge peasant class to work the land, but as the 19th century came to an end, pressure for reform was becoming intense. Show more

Investigating every aspect of the food we eat. Presented by Sheila Dillon. Show more

Simon Cox follows four newly qualified social workers into their first jobs with vulnerable adults and asks how well their training has prepared them. Show more

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David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians are encouraged to lie to each other. With guests Arthur Smith, Tony Hawks, Rhod Gilbert and Charlie Brooker. Show more

Will has an ulterior motive and Roy settles in. Show more

With Kirsty Lang, including a review of film-maker Terry Gilliam's debut as an opera director, with a production of The Damnation of Faust by Berlioz for English National Opera. Show more

A series of monologues adapted from interviews in which dementia sufferers recall their lives. Funny, sad, moving or angry, the mystery is human identity as much as its loss. Show more

Kat Arney investigates why little girls are strangely drawn to the colour pink – is it down to genetics or culture? From 2011. Show more

Martin Plaut investigates alleged shortcomings at two gold mines in South Africa, run by a politically well-connected company. Show more

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

Andrew Marr and the MP Denis MacShane, the economist Ruth Lea, and the artists, Kutlug Ataman and Michael Craig-Martin. Show more

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Alaa Al Aswany's 2002 novel provides glimpses of life in a modern Egyptian apartment building. 65-year-old playboy Zaki Bey has a romantic misadventure. Show more

We do it at college, at work, and even in pursuit of happiness. But what are the rules of engagement for an interview? Michael Rosen finds out how to talk his way to success. Show more

Susan Hulme and the BBC's parliamentary team report as MPs debate the Government's controversial plans for reorganising the health service in England. Show more

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Mitchell Zuckoff's new account describes how an aircrash of 1945 stranded the survivors in a forgotten part of Dutch New Guinea, where they soon found they were not alone. Show more

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