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Spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Mark Beach, Team Rector of Rugby. Show more

Vets say thousands of animals could be infected with Schmallenberg's disease, which causes birth defects in lambs and calves. Show more

Susan Hulme with the latest news from Westminster and beyond.

Jonathan Freedland explores sovereign debt and default comparing contemporary Greece with the sovereign default of England's Edward III in 1340. Show more

Norway's national instrument, the hardanger fiddle, drew today's migrant to move to the Setesdal Valley, a region steeped in tradition. Show more

Joanna Trollope's latest book explores the pressures on army marriages. Does marrying a solider mean you also marry the Army? Plus Toyah Wilcox on the legacy of punk music. Show more

Samuel is determined to go on a navy jaunt to Portsmouth, but Elizabeth isn't keen on him going without her. Stars Kris Marshall, Katherine Jakeways. Show more

Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson travels with a team to Corbett National Park in India, in the hope of capturing the sounds of the forest and the roar of a Bengal tiger. Show more

Celebrating Gerry Rafferty's glorious and instantly recognisable hit, Baker Street. With Gerry's daughter, Martha. From January 2012. Show more

Radical police reform is underway. Forces are facing funding cuts of 20% and numbers are already at their lowest level for a decade. So what role do you want our police to play? Show more

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Clare Balding charts how the British shaped sport and vice versa. Unlike the French, was it our socially bonding love of cricket that prevented a revolution? Show more

Brian does a spot of networking and Joe launches a new enterprise. Show more

It's 1979, and it's not the first time that Ruthie's mother Queenie has gone missing, but usually she leaves a note. With Shannon Flynn. Show more

Nina explores the difficulty people have in expressing themselves. Also, singer and broadcaster Cerys Matthews reflects on the musicality of language. Show more

In San Francisco, recycling is so profitable that gangs are fighting over the bottle banks. Tom Heap meets the green warriors of the trash-for-cash movement. Show more

Allan Little looks at the transformation of Europe following the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Show more

Co-chairman of the Conservative Party Baroness Warsi nominates 13th-century Indian princess Razia Sultana. Show more

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At Annabelle's mum's 60th birthday party, Will faces his straight talking father-in-law. Stars Will Smith. From January 2012. Show more

Joe tackles some DIY while Neil makes a rash promise. Show more

Mark Lawson meets Australian novelist Kate Grenville; Charlize Theron's latest film Young Adult in reviewed; and The Singing Detective back on TV screens after 26 years. Show more

Samuel is determined to go on a navy jaunt to Portsmouth, but Elizabeth isn't keen on him going without her. Stars Kris Marshall, Katherine Jakeways. Show more

Inquests are hearing a new term to explain deaths in police custody: Excited Delirium. Could the diagnosis be used to cover up excessive police force? Angus Stickler investigates. Show more

RNIB are to sue the airline bmibaby for having an inaccessible website. And Bristol's M Shed museum wins an award for an initiative to make information accessible via a Penfriend. Show more

Presented by Dr Mark Porter. Looking at the bacteria Pseudomonas, which has been responsible for a number of deaths in special care baby units in Northern Ireland. Show more

Jonathan Freedland explores sovereign debt and default comparing contemporary Greece with the sovereign default of England's Edward III in 1340. Show more

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The Arab League asks the UN Security Council to call for President Assad of Syria to stand down. Show more

It's day two in the flat, and time to explore the city. But already there's a wine stain on Oskar's pristine wooden floor. Show more

Dr Berry's latest patient finds himself rather crowded, and face-to-face with an unusual tattoo. Stars Nick Lucas. From 2012. Show more

The late-night Radio 4 announcer plays some trails and shares his private life. Stars Alistair McGowan. From September 2010. Show more

Susan Hulme reports as David Cameron faces some sceptical questions on Europe; and peers land another blow on the government's welfare reforms. Show more

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Nick Coleman's account of struggling to overcome hearing loss as he recalls the first records of his teens. Read by Sean Foley. Show more

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