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Commentary on the fifth day of the second Test between Pakistan and England in Abu Dhabi, with Jonathan Agnew, Henry Blofeld and Christopher Martin Jenkins. Show more
Peter Gibbs chairs a postbag programme from the GQT potting shed in Sparsholt College. Bob Flowerdew, Matthew Biggs and Pippa Greenwood answer listeners' letters. Show more
The Highlands: Gaelic, Doric and heading for the A9 in an open-top car. Show more
Captured by American forces, soldier Henry Wharton must stand trial as a spy. If found guilty, he will hang. With Burn Gorman. Show more
Open Book
Depictions of students in literature and Catherine Fletcher on Our Man in Rome
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Mariella Frostrup discusses horror fiction with Helen Dunmore; plus how literature has depicted students. Show more
Roger McGough presents poetry requests based on the themes of music and lyrics, featuring work by Yeats, Maya Angelou, Joanna Newsom, Scroobius Pip, and Patti Smith. Show more
Carers in Conflict: Jenny Cuffe talks to the foster families left alienated by their unequal - and sometimes Kafkaesque - struggles with social services departments. Show more
Novelist Adam Thorpe follows in the footsteps of two topical dogs, as one heads for stardom and the other for trouble. Show more
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Sheila McClennon makes her selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio. Show more
Neil acquires an unlikely assistant and Jennifer tries to build bridges. Show more
Angus Deayton lets Rufus Hound, Roisin Conaty, Alex Horne and Paul Sinha devise their own panel show games. From January 2012. Show more
Nick has lost both legs in a car crash. His son Jamie helps him regain confidence to go sailing again. Read by Kenneth Cranham. Show more
The decision to end Radio 4's Home Planet has dismayed many listeners. This week two listeners meet commissioning editor Mohit Bakaya to ask what on earth is going on. Show more
Last Word
Nicol Williamson, Gustav Leonhardt, Manuel Fraga and Hugh Carless
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Matthew Bannister on actor Nicol Williamson, early music pioneer Gustav Leonhardt, Spanish politician Manuel Fraga and diplomat Hugh Carless. Show more
Presented by Paul Lewis. Featuring the major bank withdrawing charity credit cards, dividend spotting, and NS&I tries to deter its richer savers. Show more
John le Carré presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Peace Direct. Show more
Edward Stourton meets the defenders of capitalism turning against the undeserving rich. Right-of-centre voices now condemn financial excess, but what will they actually change? Show more
Preview of the week's political agenda at Westminster with MPs, experts and commentators. Discussion of the issues politicians are grappling with in the corridors of power. Show more
John Kampfner analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories in Westminster and beyond.
Francine Stock talks to three Oscar-nominated directors, Martin Scorsese, Michel Hazanavicius and Woody Allen. Show more
Sarah Cuddon discovers that a postcard can be much more than a simple 'wish you were here' memento. Show more
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Thinking Allowed
Conspiracy theories - International suffering
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Do you doubt they put a man on the moon? Laurie explores conspiracy theories with David Aaronovitch and Jovan Byford. Also, what makes people care for the suffering of strangers. Show more
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