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Prayer and reflection with Pritpal Kaur Riat. Show more

'We were exposed to the edges of genocide.' A listener gives a peacekeeper's view of Bosnia and explains why the conflict caused him to leave the British Army. With Eddie Mair. Show more

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The Ancestors Trail will be a walk in celebration of Darwin's theories on evolution. Clare Balding joins those walking this evolutionary trail in the Quantock Hills in Somerset. Show more

Charlotte Smith examines the government's new vision for England's natural environment. Farming Today asks whether food production can be increased without environmental cost. Show more

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Morning news and current affairs with James Naughtie and Evan Davis, examining the fears of staff and residents at Southern Cross care homes, plus can sport promote peace? Show more

Kirsty Young reveals the tracks listeners have chosen to take to a desert island. With Paul Gambaccini, Miranda Sawyer and Howard Goodall. Show more

Lenny Henry invites enthusiasts and scholars to explain the lure of medieval English writer Geoffrey Chaucer and of his 600-year-old classic, the Canterbury Tales. Show more

Peter Riddell looks behind the scenes at Westminster. Show more

Kate Adie hosts despatches from colleagues in Turkey, Taiwan, the Philippines, India and Italy. Show more

Paul Lewis asks why energy prices are rising so fast, and whether fuel benefits are fair. Plus, UK bond holders object to Bank of Ireland's buy-back offer - can it be challenged? Show more

Olympic tickets, universities and nightmarish raunch-confusion. Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are back for a new series of The Now Show, with special guest, John Finnemore. Show more

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Topical and political discussion from the Cheltenham Science Festival, chaired by Jonathan Dimbleby, with Peter Hain, Chris Grayling, James Harding and Vivienne Parry. Show more

Listeners' calls and emails in response to this week's edition of Any Questions? Show more

By Terence Rattigan. Buried emotions resurface, when unpopular classics master 'the Crock' is given a present on his last day at the school. Show more

Presented by Jane Garvey. Highlights from the week including music from Cerys Matthews; hostage survivor Sarah Shourd; granny, nan or nanny?; actor Samantha Spiro; Arundhati Roy. Show more

A fresh perspective on the day's news with sports headlines. Presented by Ritula Shah.

Evan Davis asks his panel how much more efficient business can be with raw materials. They also discuss building design. Which matters more - how they look, or how well they work? Show more

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Conversation, music and comedy. Clive Anderson is joined by Stuart Maconie, Jason Isaacs, Emma Freud and Helen Fielding. With music from The Urban Voodoo Machine. Show more

Award-winning series in which writers create a fictional response to the week's news. A 15-minute stand-alone drama created from scratch during the week. Show more

Tom Sutcliffe and his guests novelist Patrick Gale, writer Jim White and creative director of the Royal Opera House Deborah Bull review the cultural highlights of the week. Show more

Alison Halford was catapulted into the media storm when she accused Merseyside Police of sex discrimination - her life was turned upside down by the press. Show more

By Mike Walker, inspired by Holinshed's Chronicles. With Sam Troughton as Edward II, Trystan Gravelle as Roger Mortimer and Hattie Morahan as Queen Isabella. Show more

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Nick Robinson goes behind the closed doors of Westminster and Whitehall to ask how controversial decisions are reached. Show more

Paul Gambaccini welcomes three former winners, for the semi-finals of the 2011 search to find the nation's musical mastermind. Show more

Roger McGough with a selection of poetry requested by listeners, including subjects as diverse as gardening, Heaven, and whether or not writing poetry counts as proper work. Show more

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A woman asks a joiner to re-hang some doors, but his response is frightening. Read by Kathryn Hunt. Show more

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