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Prayer and reflection with Becky Harris.

Presented by Charlotte Smith. The Environment Agency has objected to plans for one of the UK's largest pig farms over concerns that it will pollute the water. Show more

The actor, playwright and director Kwame Kwei-Armah joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island discs. Show more

Presented by Jenni Murray. Why we love sugar so much - a history of the sweet tooth. How to cook the perfect madeleine. Children who are violent towards their parents. Show more

Rebecca Front (The Day Today) and brother Jeremy Front ask Barry Cryer to help shine a light on TV comedy supremo Valerie Panther, the first woman in broadcast entertainment. Show more

4 Extra Debut. A freewheeling exploration of the rise of the British roller derby - a new expression of British female identity. From May 2011. Show more

Lucy creates her own Angel of the North London, but why won't her father take her to his own exhibition? Stars David Tennant. From May 2011. Show more

Measles vaccinations before travel to Europe, nightclubs and the recession, textile labelling, and the effect of increased taxes on Britain's wine consumption. With Peter White. Show more

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Roger Bolton presents the forum for radio listeners' criticisms, queries and concerns. Angry listeners vent concerns over re-vamped Radio 4 Extra. Is Book at Bedtime too sordid? Show more

A picnic at Lower Loxley takes an unexpected turn. Meanwhile Roy has everything under control. Show more

Lesley Manville stars in the true story of Frances Inglis. This modern tragedy also stars Phil Daniels and William Gaminara. Show more

Eric Robson and the team are in Clapham Village Hall, near Lancaster. In addition, Christine Walkden visits Emma Morris in her Shrewsbury garden. Show more

The battleship Avrora fires her guns, the signal to start the Revolution. Martin Sixsmith describes how Lenin seizes the moment, and how Russia missed her last chance at democracy. Show more

Matthew Bannister on former Irish Prime Minister Garret FitzGerald, playwright Pam Gems, founder of the Donkey Sanctuary Elisabeth Svendsen, and Argentinian writer Ernesto Sabato. Show more

With Francine Stock. News from Cannes; a restored 20s classic set in Antarctica, Herbert Ponting's The Great White Silence; and a look at Isadora starring Vanessa Redgrave. Show more

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A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig, with Armando Iannucci, Will Smith, Bridget Christie and Jeremy Hardy.

Ruth is beside herself with worry and Elizabeth struggles to focus on the job in hand.

With Kirsty Lang. Chinese pianist Lang Lang on inspiring young players. Rupert Goold directs Patrick Stewart in The Merchant of Venice and when food is theatre - Front Row reports. Show more

Rebecca Front (The Day Today) and brother Jeremy Front ask Barry Cryer to help shine a light on TV comedy supremo Valerie Panther, the first woman in broadcast entertainment. Show more

Eddie Mair chairs the live discussion from Easingwold in North Yorkshire, with panellists columnist Peter Oborne, businesswoman Julia Hobsbawm, Ivan Lewis MP and Alan Duncan MP. Show more

David Attenborough explores how cuckoos get their eggs into the nests of other species. It is one of the iconic brood parasites. From 2011. Show more

Martin Sixsmith plots the events that lead to the Russian Revolution, the roles of politicians, and of Trotsky and Lenin. Had reform succeeded, how different Russia might be today. Show more

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Busayna and Zaki are falling in love, much to her surprise, but Zaki's sister is not going to give up her vendetta. Show more

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

Mark D'Arcy with the day's top news stories from Westminster.

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Emma Fielding reads 'Vesuvius'. Tourists view casts of fleeing victims of Vesuvius in Pompeii. After the 1944 eruption, what does the future hold for the inhabitants of Naples? Show more

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