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Sean Curran with the latest news from Westminster and beyond.

Commentary on the First Test between Pakistan and England in Dubai with Jonathan Agnew, Henry Blofeld, Michael Vaughan, Geoff Boycott and Ramiz Raja. Show more

Ambridge shows its Blitz spirit as Jim organises back-up. Show more

The true story of 16-year-old Edith Scholem, forced to flee Berlin in 1934 as her family was arrested. Stars Emerald O'Hanrahan.

Paul Lewis and a panel of expert guests answer your questions about maternity and paternity rights. Show more

Dr Mark Porter demystifies the health issues that perplex us, separates the facts from the fiction and brings clarity to conflicting health advice. Show more

Once a stag night was more than enough, now young men are taking 'stag tours'. Laurie explores new research on the old male ritual and also on men's response to childbirth. Show more

With Steve Hewlett. Editor of the Times James Harding reflects on his evidence to the Leveson inquiry, and editor of the Guardian Alan Rusbridger on his paper's falling sales. Show more

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A Manchester DJ tries to balance love, work, life and everything without much success. Stars Justin Moorhouse. From June 2011. Show more

Brian calls in the experts and Pat makes a positive decision. Show more

Mark Lawson reviews Madonna's W.E., Chad Harbach explains why it took 10 years to write his debut novel, and Ian Rankin and Frances Fyfield on their unpublished first novels. Show more

Ethan and Mattie's idyll is shattered by the return of his wife Zeena. Stars Dominic Mafham, Jessica Raine and Laurel Lefkow. Show more

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

Novelist Clare Allan asks why lying gets such a bad press. The truth, she argues, can be far more dangerous. Show more

Did the moon shining into Mary Shelley's bedroom feature in the genesis of her Frankenstein story? Adam Rutherford explores the influence of astronomy on writers and artists. Show more

Libby Purves is joined by Antony Woodward, Sandy Gall, Nick Coleman and Rosie Wilby. Show more

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The war continues to challenge both men and women. Rose Locke, a nursing auxiliary, and her relative Julia are discovering that all the old certainties about their lives are gone. Show more

Country legend Tina C wants save the world from its financial mess – in Iceland. Stars Christopher Green. From January 2012. Show more

Looking at conventional living and pressures to conform, Andrew Lawrence probes communication difficulties. From September 2010. Show more

Sean Curran reports on the day's exchanges between David Cameron and Ed Miliband and also has the best of the day's debates in the House of Lords. Show more

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American drug policy shapes the future of 'El Narco'. Kingpins and cartels emerge. Show more

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