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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaykh Michael Mumisa, Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Muslim-Jewish Relations in Cambridge.
The Farming Today team battle thunderstorms as they take in the harvest at a Lincolnshire farm, meaning the combine is back in the shed. Show more
Morning news and current affairs with James Naughtie and Evan Davis, debating a political and economic crisis in the eurozone, life on Mars and the news boom. Show more
Broadcaster Danny Baker joins Kirsty Young to choose his Desert Island Discs. Show more
Woman's Hour
Cyber-bullying, Women of the RNLI, Soul Midwives and Boredom
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Presented by Jenni Murray. Women of the RNLI; how one in five children is targeted by cyber-bullying; soul midwives and their work with the dying; how interesting is boredom? Show more
After joining a new ambulance unit, Frederic Henry takes part in the great Italian retreat. Stars Patrick Kennedy. Show more
Exorcists report rising demand for their services. Jolyon Jenkins investigates the alleged rise in demonic possession and the exorcism training schools that are being set up. Show more
Vodka and an unwary bird could spell the end for MJN Air. Stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Timothy West . From August 2011. Show more
With Peter White. Gatwick Airport's boss on preparing for snow, speeding up security and travelling with children. Plus the new European iPlayer and why Real Ale sales are booming. Show more
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National and international news with Shaun Ley. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.
Tim Harford and the More or Less team unpick more numbers in the news. This week: US debt, NHS funding and the '27 club'. Show more
Lynda makes a show of solidarity, and Pat is horrified by what she hears. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Philippa is a librarian from a long line of librarians. What can she do, when the Dewey Decimal system is the only language her mum understands? Stars Olivia Colman. Show more
Peter Gibbs chairs a horticultural Q&A from Walsham Le Willows in Suffolk. Featuring Bob Flowerdew's laboratory garden, and Matthew Wilson turns everything on its head. Show more
Mikhail Gorbachev takes power backed by the Kremlin's arch conservatives, but his reforms lead to the destruction of the communist party and the Soviet state. Show more
Last Word
John Stott, Stan Barstow, Derek Bryce-Smith, David Dunseith and Fran Landesman
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Jane Little on the evangelist John Stott, novelist Stan Barstow, scientist Derek Bryce-Smith, broadcaster David Dunseith and poet and songwriter Fran Landesman. Show more
Dominic Cooper talks to Matthew Sweet about playing Saddam Hussein's psychopathic son, Uday as well as his double and Mark Gatiss revels in Franju's horror classic, Nuits Rouges. Show more
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The comedian and Joy Division musician in the tag talk show, where the guest is the next interviewer. From August 2011. Show more
Clarrie comes to a decision and Lilian puts her foot down. Show more
Front Row
Angus Macqueen on his Chilean Miners Documentary
30 minutes
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With Kirsty Lang; actress Ruth Wilson on playing Anna Christie; Angus Macqueen on his documentary about the Chilean miners; DJ Switch takes turntables to the Proms. Show more
After joining a new ambulance unit, Frederic Henry takes part in the great Italian retreat. Stars Patrick Kennedy. Show more
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a discussion of news and politics from Poolewe, Wester Ross, northwest Scotland, with Rory Stewart, Mike Russell, Gisela Stuart and Douglas Murray. Show more
Alain de Botton takes a witty look at modern parenting. He explains why today's parent simply can't avoid baking biscuits and helping to paint Tyrannosaurus Rex's scales! Show more
China turns communist and the US and USSR clash in Korea. At home Stalin faces insubordination in the annexed states, but dies before he can carry out his next round of purges. Show more
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National and international news and analysis with Ritulah Shah. Show more
There's a knock on Pereira's door and three men who call themselves political police burst in to the apartment, on the trail of Pereira's assistant. Derek Jacobi reads. Show more
4 Extra Debut. War reporter and author Tim Butcher chooses the novelist, Graham Greene. With Matthew Parris and David Pearce. From August 2011. Show more
Talk show which blends comedy and science. Comedians Colin Murphy and Martin Mór discuss the smart and the stupid questions in life. Show more
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Lynn Knight's memoir tells how three generations of her family came to be adopted in three distinct ways. Today, her mother returns to her beginnings. Read by Barbara Flynn. Show more
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