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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, presented by the Rev Marjory MacLean. Show more

Farmers in Essex say planning rules prevent them producing more food for humans. And the weather may have averted a predicted shortage of hay this winter. With Charlotte Smith. Show more

Morning news and current affairs, with John Humphrys and Sarah Montague, with Boris Johnson on the London riots, plus debating UK growth forecasts and the Mr Men at 40. Show more

Amanda Vickery uses court cases to explore the lives of servants in the 18th century. Recorded on location in Uppark House Sussex. Show more

With Jenni Murray. Cook the Perfect... Ice Cream, singer Randy Crawford, update on issue of forced marriage in the UK and Ruth Badger: is it ever okay to get angry at work? Show more

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Desmond Olivier Dingle leads a celebration of his holiness the Dalai Lama. With Patrick Barlow. From August 2011. Show more

Pip thinks she's made things worse. Meanwhile Jim does a good turn. Show more

John Wilson reviews Jude Law in Anna Christie; the Spaghetti Western Orchestra play live; and Paul Ross discusses the cult appeal of Anthony Newley's Strange World of Gurney Slade. Show more

Frederic and Catherine escape from Italy, and find that their troubles evaporate. Stars Patrick Kennedy and Morven Christie. Show more

Professor Gordon Graham argues that democracy is overrated. The live discussion is chaired by Edward Stourton. Show more

Dominic Hobson argues that organised, competitive sport damages rather than builds the character of players and spectators alike. Akin to war, he condemns it as a zero sum game. Show more

As the IAAF introduce new guidelines on gender testing, Chris Ledgard asks if we are any closer to achieving a level playing field for female athletes on the eve of the 2012 games. Show more

Amanda Vickery uses court cases to explore the lives of servants in the 18th century. Recorded on location in Uppark House Sussex. Show more

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With Robin Lustig. Tensions in Birmingham following a hit-and-run killing. Who should foot the bill for the riots? And France's banks on the eurozone sick list. Show more

After the end of his relationship with Veronica, the narrator Tony receives a surprising letter from his old school friend, and is not impressed. Show more

In the first of a new series of illustrated story poems, spoken word artists Laura Dockrill and Polar Bear take us into two very different worlds. Show more

The 2000-year-old wizard living in the modern world tries to re-capture an evil sorcerer. Stars David Kay. From August 2011. Show more

Rory meets Barry Murphy, the Irish topical comic and satirist who has watched as his proteges Eddie Izzard, Tommy Tiernan and Dylan Moran went on to international fame. Show more

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Jasper Rees travels around Wales in order to discover his 'inner Welshness', and does things like coal-mining, sheep shearing and coracling to help with the process. Ymlaen Cymru! Show more

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