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Prayer and reflection presented by the Rev Bob Fyffe, General Secretary of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. Show more

Forthcoming rules on cages for laying hens will give them more space per bird, but research is being done to see if keeping them in larger size groups could cause welfare problems. Show more

All the news from Westminster where the justice secretary, Ken Clarke, blames a huge rise in the prison population for the summer riots in England. With Susan Hulme. Show more

Libby Purves is joined by Carol Mellin, Steve Walker, Lucy Bailey and Molly Birnbaum. Show more

Presented by Jenni Murray. Including Home Secretary Theresa May, an audio diary from a zero waste household, author Anna Funder, and having a tomboy - pride or problem? Show more

Little Dorrit is outside Parliament when Lord Asquith and the MPs vote against votes for the ladies. Show more

Declan Curry visits County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland to report on the fall-out from the Quinn business empire after its owner made a failed stock market investment. Show more

A dead man's watch chain leads a Chinese restaurant. Rebooted 1946 mystery. Stars Crawford Logan and Gerda Stevenson. Show more

The challenges facing the 'Meals on Wheels' service, and find out what's driving the success of pocket-money toys. Show more

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Simon Heffer on the Daily Mail's new opinion and debate website, ABC's Emma Alberici on Australian media ownership, and are embargoes still relevant in a digital age? Show more

Vicky puts her foot in it. Meanwhile Eddie begins to worry. Show more

4 Extra Debut. The Kneebones have hard lives, weird vehicles and a love of Country and Western music. Wry Cornish comedy with Alex Tregear. Show more

Vincent Duggleby and a panel of guests answer calls on renting and letting. Show more

By Jon McGregor. A young woman marvels at how her mind responds to a near-death experience. Third of the shortlisted entries in contention for this award. Lydia Wilson reads. Show more

How does being beautiful help you get ahead? Laurie talks to two social scientists who have studied the economic benefits of good looks and charm. Show more

Matthew Sweet discovers his daughter's a robot. She's indistinguishable from a human so should she have the same status as one? Or can he just switch her off when he feels like it? Show more

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A troupe of travelling players, a case of mistaken cushions, and a high-speed turnip cause collusion and confusion. With James Fleet. From January 2009. Show more

The search continues. Meanwhile Debbie gives Brian food for thought. Show more

Mark Lawson meets Jermaine Jackson. Steve Punt reviews No Naughty Bits, a new play about the Pythons, and KJ Orr on her shortlisted entry for the National Short Story Award. Show more

Little Dorrit is outside Parliament when Lord Asquith and the MPs vote against votes for the ladies. Show more

Is the 50 per cent income tax rate immoral? Combative, provocative and engaging debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. Chaired by Michael Buerk. Show more

Regenerating the human body: Professor Charles ffrench-Constant, an expert on Multiple Sclerosis, explains about a new generation of drugs which could help the body heal itself. Show more

British air quality consistently breaches European regulations. Is it possible for individuals to improve the air that they breathe? Tom Heap investigates. Show more

Libby Purves is joined by Carol Mellin, Steve Walker, Lucy Bailey and Molly Birnbaum. Show more

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The latest on the Euro crisis. Who runs Libya's companies? Are the American hikers convicted of spying about to be freed in Iran? Show more

Following Joe's disappearance, Lilly moves to Washington with her son, and finds work with Mrs Wolohan, a woman who will change her life. Show more

In the pressurised world of conventional living, Andrew Lawrence explores the strange things we do for fun. From September 2011. Show more

With hopes of a promotion, Mordrin pulls out all the stops for Merlin's visit to Blairochil. Stars David Kay. From September 2011. Show more

David Cornock with the day's top news stories from Westminster where the Prime Minister and the Labour leader Ed Miliband clash over the latest unemployment figures. Show more

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Picking up where John Speke left off, Samuel Baker and his mistress Florence go in search of Lake Albert. Read by Alex Jennings. Show more

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