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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Monsignor Tony Rogers.

British producers warn changes in European Welfare rules will drive up the price of pork. And will early home-grown crops appear in UK supermarkets? Charlotte Smith investigates. Show more

Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Neoplatonism, a mystical school of thought founded by the third century philosopher Plotinus. Show more

Cook the Perfect... featuring Irish cookery writer Darina Allen; British Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman on her new novel; and war widow Christina Schmid on finding love again. Show more

By Francesca Joseph. Contemporary drama set in a women's prison. Terry takes Katie on her first trip to the countryside and the pair grow closer, but can he cope with her deceit? Show more

All Turkish men have to complete a period of military service, unless they are sick, disabled or homosexual. But for gay men, applying for exemption is a humiliating process. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Julian Barnes and Hermione Lee visit the places that inspired Alain-Fournier's novel of adolescent love, 'Le Grand Meaulnes'. From April 2012. Show more

Consumer news with Winifred Robinson.

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Delay to Abu Qatada's deportation, reform of European Court of Human Rights, and 'omnishambles'. National and international news. wato@bbc.co.uk #wato. Show more

Neil MacGregor uses a 1571 painting of Elizabeth I to explore what life was like in Shakespeare’s turbulent world. From 2012. Show more

Lynda works out who is to blame and Elona forges a friendship. Show more

Childhood sweethearts meet up after nearly 20 years. Should they have stayed together? Stars Maxine Peake and Trystan Gravelle. Show more

Helen Mark visits the Herefordshire countryside to meet some of the people involved with the churches that are still at the heart of the rural communities that they serve. Show more

Quentin Cooper presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Remap. Show more

Mariella Frostrup talks to Elif Shafak about her latest book, Honour, which highlights the issue of honour killings in the Kurdish-Turkish community across two continents. Show more

Francine Stock with the films of the week, including Emily Blunt on the Hollywood 'chemistry test' and Juliette Binoche on sex and prostitution. Show more

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Music and comedy with Alex Horne and his five-piece jazz band. Isy Suttie duets with Alex, her Slovenian prince. From March 2012. Show more

Leonie refuses to listen and Jill tackles a fresh culinary challenge. Show more

Presented by Mark Lawson. David Suchet discusses his role in a new production of Long Day's Journey into Night, and Roger Wright reveals highlights of the 2012 BBC Proms season. Show more

Neil MacGregor uses a 1571 painting of Elizabeth I to explore what life was like in Shakespeare’s turbulent world. From 2012. Show more

Will the Home Office's plan for a minimum alcohol price in England reduce binge drinking and alcohol-fuelled crime? Andy Denwood investigates a government public health U-turn. Show more

After 30 years of tearaway economic growth, there are fears that China may be rapidly slowing down, putting great strains on their economic system. Peter Day reports. Show more

Lampreys are some of the most primitive vertebrates and the three British species have declined in recent years, but as Brett Westwood discovers, their fortunes could be improving. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Neoplatonism, a mystical school of thought founded by the third century philosopher Plotinus. Show more

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Robin Lustig presents national and international news and analysis.

Maud has decided that Antigone holds the key to her finding out about her dead husband's troubled family history. Show more

Lock-ins and prisons, empty buildings and squatters; Jarvis Cocker dons stout shoes to make his way down alleyways and canal-side paths to explore what is going on at night. Show more

Susan Hulme and the BBC's parliamentary team report as the Home Secretary says radical cleric Abu Qatada will be deported, despite an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights. Show more

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Barbara Demick revists her eyewitness account of the siege of Sarajevo. In this episode, a ceasefire and new causes of anguish. Show more

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