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Prayer and reflection with Becky Harris.

FSA recommends food from the offspring of cloned animals should be allowed in the food chain without a licence. But one cloning scientist says we're probably eating it already. Show more

Anne McElvoy asks how this generation's distinctive life experiences - too young to remember the 1960s and much of the 1970s - will shape our lives over the years to come. Show more

Nick Robinson looks at Harold Macmillan, prime minister from 1957 to 1963, who took over from Eden after Britain's humiliation in the Suez crisis and earned the nickname Supermac. Show more

Presented by Jane Garvey. Is talking to the Taliban a betrayal of Afghanistan's women? The future of work; an interview with Jane Harris; and the tyranny of gardening. Show more

Rebecca Front (The Thick of It) and brother Jeremy Front explore the genius of artist Lauren Bone with the help of art critic Waldemar Januszczak. Show more

The proposed sell-off of state-owned woodlands in Wales and England caused a public outcry. Brett Westwood investigates the biodiversity value of Britain's woodlands. Show more

From peasant to stockbroker, from Communist to Capitalist, via the world of ballet, Li Cunxin, Madame Mao's favourite dancer, tells Darcey Bussell about his amazing journey. Show more

What's the future for the England-Scotland Union after the Holyrood elections? Will the "marriage" continue or are we heading for a messy divorce? Show more

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Fashion designer Betty Jackson joins solar scientist Dr Lucie Green and ukulele maestro George Hinchliffe to discuss the tracks they've brought to the group. Show more

Hayley can't believe Kate's latest news and Freddie's feeling thoughtful. Show more

It's 2011, and for Alice's 100th birthday present, Ruthie sets out to put her family back together again. With Edna Dore. Show more

Tom Holland presents the programme that reflects listener's passion for the past. Making History marks the beginning of the BBC's Domesday Re-Loaded project. Show more

By Nick Walker. The Savoy Hotel, 1965. Margaret hopes flashcards will help her audience at the Savoy. Also at the hotel is a chap who plays the guitar, and he uses flashcards too. Show more

Imperial Russia squanders its final chance to survive as war begins in Europe. Tsarism is rotting from within. Who or what, Martin Sixsmith asks, will trigger its collapse? Show more

Rory Cellan-Jones traces the roots of social networking from the counterculture of the 70s through early bulletin boards and the first networks on the World Wide Web. Show more

Matthew Syed chooses the first African-American world heavyweight boxing champion, Jack Johnson. With Matthew Parris. From May 2011. Show more

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Clare Barker's back on the social work frontline as a vomiting bug hits her colleagues. Stars Sally Phillips. From June 2010. Show more

Jamie's private life becomes public knowledge and Roy questions some business decisions. Show more

With John Wilson, including an interview with music producer Danger Mouse, whose new disc is inspired by Italian film soundtrack of the 1960s. Show more

Rebecca Front (The Thick of It) and brother Jeremy Front explore the genius of artist Lauren Bone with the help of art critic Waldemar Januszczak. Show more

Big banks and private equity are financing an explosion in financial services aimed at some of the world's poorest people. Will loans and other credit help the poor, or hurt them? Show more

Reporting on access problems with the iPlayer plus the impact of the Hardest Hit Protest. Is a city centre march the best method of protest for blind and partially-sighted people? Show more

A look at earthquake trauma treatment. Plus, do placebos work when you know that's what they are? And find out why Botox may stop you reading other people's emotions. Show more

Anne McElvoy asks how this generation's distinctive life experiences - too young to remember the 1960s and much of the 1970s - will shape our lives over the years to come. Show more

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National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. Protests as the Queen begins her historic visit to Ireland; ambitious new carbon emission targets; famine in Nepal. Show more

Local bigwig Hagg Azzam, owner of the shops on the ground floor of the Yacoubian building, yearns for a second wife and a political career. Show more

Jon considers the moment when we follow the herd and make accusations. With Meredith Maran and David Quantick. From May 2011. Show more

Sean Curran and the BBC's parliamentary team report as David Cameron answers questions from MPs about the state of the economy and the conflict in Libya. Show more

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Emma Fielding reads the history of 'Vesuvius'. The volcano ensnares Bishop Berkeley, William Hamilton, Neapolitan nobility and the Grand Tourists of the eighteenth century. Show more

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