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

The price of an acre of UK farmland varies from just £50 to £10,000. Anna Hill investigates what makes the difference between the most expensive and cheapest land. Show more

Sean Curran presents the latest news from Westminster and beyond. The government suffers a seventh defeat in the House of Lords over its plans to change the welfare system. Show more

Libby Purves is joined by Lord Kenneth Baker, charity worker Rudi Richardson, playwright Ishy Din and columnist and author Michele Hanson. Show more

Do the new breed of beauty products blending science and technology really work? And why Virginia Ironside is having the time of her life in her 60s. Show more

Sam witnesses the unjust execution of Henry Vane and the arrival of a new Queen, while at home Elizabeth is going deaf. Stars Kris Marshall, Katherine Jakeways. Show more

In 1977, police bust a multi-million pound LSD ring, in "Operation Julie". The gang claimed to be idealists who wanted to expand people's consciousness. But the courts disagreed. Show more

60-something chums Peter and Sam face a pension meltdown. Stars Jonathan Pryce and Nicholas le Prevost. From February 2012. Show more

No win no fee legislation, why friends buying a house together need a Declaration of Trust, the online ratings system for care homes and why nail bars are beating the recession. Show more

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Clare Balding explores the importance of boxing for the 19th-century alpha male. With no gloves or armour, pugilism was pure, painful and deeply patriotic. Show more

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

It's 2011, and for Alice's 100th birthday present, Ruthie sets out to put her family back together again. With Edna Dore. Show more

Vincent Duggleby and guests take calls on renting and letting. Rents are continuing to rise as many people are effectively locked out of the mortgage market. 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

Has modern capitalism made us all obsessively competitive? Richard Sennett tells Laurie Taylor how we can learn to cooperate for the benefit of all. Also, the British and booze. Show more

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A sudden event causes a lifestyle rethink for the Manchester DJ. Stars Justin Moorhouse and Anne Reid. From July 2011. Show more

Neil faces disaster and David comes clean. Show more

John Wilson meets actor Ashley Walters, reviews Katherine Kelly in She Stoops to Conquer on stage, and talks to Howard Hodgkin about his collection of Indian art. Show more

Sam witnesses the unjust execution of Henry Vane and the arrival of a new Queen, while at home Elizabeth is going deaf. Stars Kris Marshall, Katherine Jakeways. Show more

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

Author Bali Rai argues that stopping talking about race is the best way to stop racism. 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

Libby Purves is joined by Lord Kenneth Baker, charity worker Rudi Richardson, playwright Ishy Din and columnist and author Michele Hanson. Show more

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National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. Show more

The minimalist apartment fails to inspire work, while the intrusion of an inexplicably angry cleaner does nothing to improve the situation. Show more

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

Andrew Lawrence delves into conventional living and pressures to conform, starting with special occasions. From September 2011. Show more

Sean Curran with the day's top news stories from Westminster. Featuring David Cameron and Ed Miliband, on the NHS, bankers and benefits. Show more

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Nick Coleman's struggle to overcome being unable to hear music, as he explains a new treatment for his hearing loss. Read by Sean Foley. Show more

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