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Prayer and reflection with the Rev Peter Baker. Show more

The hidden value of land stacks up to billions of pounds according to a new Government-commissioned report. It suggests even more farmers being paid not to farm. Show more

Morning news and current affairs with James Naughtie and Evan Davis, debating an immigration 'amnesty', the failure of the war on drugs, and pop music on repeat. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Stamford Bridge, a decisive English victory over Viking forces which took place in September 1066. Show more

Les picks up with Elaine where he left off 25 years ago, and gets dumped again. Stars Paul Copley and Belinda Everett. Show more

Kate Adie introduces despatches from BBC correspondents in Berlin, Sarajevo, Los Angeles, Moscow and Phnom Penh. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Eavesdrop on banjo mania in Stow on the Wold, as Bluegrass enthusiasts bring American Appalachian music to town. From June 2011. Show more

How soldiers serving in Afghanistan have lost thousands of pounds to a property company set up with the help of the Ministry of Defence. And Google's driverless car. Show more

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Dominic Arkwright talks foreignness with satirist Joe Queenan, poet Elvis MacGonagall and writer Amanda Mitchison. From 2011. Show more

Freddie is furious at a last-minute change of plan and Roy finds a compromise solution. Show more

A separated couple attempt to live together, but sticking to a list of rules proves harder than they imagined. Stars Natasha Little, David Seddon, Sarah Smart. Show more

Clare Balding walks on the Black Hill near to Hereford in the footsteps of Bruce Chatwin. Show more

John Humphrys presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Excellent, pioneers of Sand Dams. Show more

Amabel recalls an idyllic weekend spent in the English countryside 20 years before. Read by Susannah Harker. Show more

Alan meets Jackie Abbott, who, for seven years, sung in The Beautiful South, having a string of massive hits and touring the world. Show more

Mariella Frostrup celebrates a renaissance in historical fiction writing with authors Philippa Gregory, Sarah Dunant and Adrian Goldsworthy. Show more

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

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Angus Deayton lets Rufus Hound, Miles Jupp, Sara Pascoe and Adam Hills devise the panel show's rounds. From February 2011. Show more

Brian has decisions to make and Jazzer gets one step ahead. Show more

With Mark Lawson. Dominic West discusses his new role in Simon Gray's play Butley; a guide to the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition; and Paul Simon's first new album for five years. Show more

Les picks up with Elaine where he left off 25 years ago, and gets dumped again. Stars Paul Copley and Belinda Everett. Show more

The Archbishop of Canterbury is the preacher at a live service from St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, celebrating Christ's ascension with music by Haydn, Finzi and Vaughan Williams. Show more

Sarah Pitt talks to Jennifer Owen about her life-long study of the wildlife in her garden, and Brett Westwood and Matthew Oates go in search of the Wood White Butterfly. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Stamford Bridge, a decisive English victory over Viking forces which took place in September 1066. Show more

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With David Eades. The WHO on a new strain of E. coli associated with cucumbers. Global statesmen advocate decriminalising narcotics. Tribesmen in Yemen attack government forces. Show more

Sian Thomas reads the haunting story of a mother's unrecognised love and sacrifice, by Korea's best-selling novelist, Kyung-Sook Shin. With mother missing, a search begins. Show more

When the mail arrives on time for once, conspiracy theorist Dave is convinced his postman has been replaced by an alien. Written by and starring Dave Lamb. From June 2011. Show more

Talk show which blends comedy and science. Comedians Colin Murphy and Holly Walsh discuss the smart and the stupid questions in life. Show more

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Anthony Sattin tells the story of Abdu, who lives in a graveyard in Cairo, where the attitude towards death and the dead is altogether more relaxed and familial than in Britain. Show more

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