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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rev Dr Bert Tosh. Show more

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In the final programme in a series of inspirational walks, Clare Balding is joined by the former poet laureate Sir Andrew Motion, to walk around the village of Stisted in Essex. Show more

Around three-quarters of the flowers sold in the UK are imported. Charlotte Smith visits a nursery which breeds roses, and asks could - or should - we grow more blooms here? Show more

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With Sarah Montague and Justin Webb. Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Mark D'Arcy reports as the House of Lords debates the Middle East. Show more

Richard Coles with musician Pauline Black, poet Kate Fox, a woman who's just met her killer brother, a first resident of Milton Keynes and comedian Ben Miller's Inheritance Tracks. Show more

John McCarthy meets a writer who followed in the 14th-century footsteps of the Black Prince, a medieval historian on the wine trade with England, and a novelist seduced by Lourdes. Show more

Will Gompertz explores the relationship the institution of the monarchy has had with change. From March 2012. Show more

Jackie Ashley of the Guardian looks behind the scenes at Westminster. Show more

What were former paramilitaries and police from Northern Ireland talking about over dinner by the seaside in Cape Town? Fergal Keane was there and tells all. Show more

No buildings insurance - a cautionary tale of two cottages. Plus, why most high street banks no longer offer safe deposit boxes. With Paul Lewis. Show more

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis with a mix of topical sketches and stand-up with Matt Forde, Laura Shavin, Jon Holmes and Mitch Benn. Show more

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Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a discussion of news and politics from the BBC's More Than Words Festival at Bristol's M-Shed. Show more

Listeners' calls and emails in response to this week's edition of Any Questions? Show more

Final part of Ian Rankin's crime thriller as Inspector Rebus investigates the death of an MP's wife. Ron Donachie stars in this two-part dramatisation by Chris Dolan. Show more

Singer Catherine Bott explores the Bronte sisters' musical world through their newly restored piano. From 2012. Show more

Doreen Lawrence on getting justice for Stephen, 'Hitchcock blonde' Tippi Hedren on life after The Birds, and advice for entrepreneurs from some of the UK's top business women. Show more

Ritula Shah presents a fresh perspective on the day's news, with sports headlines.

Evan Davis and his executive panel debate what good leadership consists of. They also swap thoughts on dematerialisation - surviving on 20 per cent less of everything. Show more

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Clive Anderson ties up some Loose Ends from the BBC More Than Words Festival in Bristol. He is joined by Blur's Alex James and Aardman's Peter Lord. With music from The Stranglers. Show more

Claire Bolderson profiles the founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, who is working as an unpaid advisor to the UK government helping open up policy-making to the public. Show more

Sarfraz Manzoor is joined by novelist Liz Jensen and writers Susannah Clapp and Giles Fraser for a review the cultural highlights of the week, including Can We Talk About This? Show more

The BBC's Security Correspondent Gordon Corera asks whether state-sponsored assassination is an effective tool of war and policy, and if it can ever be justified. Show more

4 Extra Debut. The story of a Jewish family forced to flee from Germany in 1933 - told from the perspective of a nine-year-old. Stars Lauren Mote. Show more

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Should gay people be allowed to marry, or will that irreparably damage one of the fundamental building blocks of society? Chaired by Michael Buerk. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as three students from University of East Anglia take on three professors. From March 2012. Show more

A year after the tsunami devastated places celebrated by the poet Basho in his 1689 classic The Narrow Road to the Deep North, Stephen Henry Gill follows in the poet's footsteps. Show more

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By Morag Joss. Barbara feels she must take action, after falling out of love with her husband. Read by Morag Joss at 2012's Bath Festival. Show more

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