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The bells from St Martin's in Desford, Leicestershire.
Commentary on the third day of the third Test between Pakistan and England from Dubai, with Jonathan Agnew, Henry Blofeld and Christopher Martin Jenkins. Show more
Eric Robson chairs a programme from the Royal College of Physicians beside Regent's Park. Chris Beardshaw, Bob Flowerdew and Christine Walkden form the panel. Show more
Louise ends her journey on the tiny Orkney island of Wyre, travelling via the Ness of Brodgar neolithic dig. Show more
Gulliver is shipwrecked in Lilliput, where the inhabitants are as tiny in mind as they are in body. Stars Arthur Darvill. Show more
Art Spiegelman talks to James Naughtie and readers about his graphic novel Maus, the story of his father's life in Poland during the war and his survival of Auschwitz. Show more
Roger McGough presents poetry requests read by John Sessions and Lisa Kerr, including poems by Philip Larkin, DH Lawrence and Kathryn Simmonds. 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
Comedian Toby Hadoke imagines a television talk show where bankers are forced to convince the public whether or not they deserve their hugely-inflated wages and generous bonuses. Show more
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Michael Rosen makes his selection from the past seven days of BBC Radio. Show more
Christopher has money matters on his mind. Meanwhile Brian craves a quiet life. Show more
The award-winning American essayist reads his tale of summer with a quadriplegic friend and a modern fable. From June 2011. Show more
By Cathy Feeny. Holidaying on a Scottish loch, a US academic goes rowing and gets to properly talk with his son. Read by Kenneth Cranham. Show more
Your views on the BBC Trust's 5Live review. Plus, are there more drama repeats on Radio 4? Presented by Roger Bolton. Show more
Last Word
Angelo Dundee, Isi Metzstein, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Theo Angelopoulos
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Matthew Bannister on boxing trainer Angelo Dundee, architect Isi Metzstein, fomer Italian President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro and Greek film director Theo Angelopoulos. Show more
Paul Lewis presents the latest news from the world of personal finance. Show more
Samantha Renke is a member of the Brittle Bone Society. She presents a very personal Radio 4 Appeal for the charity. Show more
With Fran Abrams. The government has brought in new style league tables to help parents choose schools. But what makes a good school? And how far can schools transform lives? Show more
Mark D'Arcy presents a preview of the week's political agenda at Westminster.
Mehdi Hasan of the New Statesman analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories in Westminster and beyond. Show more
Francine Stock and Alexander Payne discuss his Oscar-nominated film The Descendants, starring George Clooney as a Hawaiian land owner with family troubles. Show more
Mark Tully ponders the significance of mementos of the past and future. From war trophies to reminders of our own mortality, he examines the objects we imbue with personal meaning. Show more
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Thinking Allowed
The Politics of Alcohol - Cooperation
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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
The bells from St Martin's in Desford, Leicestershire.
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