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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Alison Jack. Show more
GM scientists send a letter pleading with protestors not to trash a trial plot of GM wheat. Protesters say they plan to take the action to stop any potential cross pollination. Show more
Sean Curran reports on events at Westminster. The House of Lords discusses proposed changes, and the longest parliamentary session in modern times comes to an end.
Midweek
Ruth Joseph; Maria Friedman; Michael Cockerell; Mathew Prichard
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Libby Purves is joined by food writer Ruth Joseph, musical theatre star Maria Friedman, documentary maker Michael Cockerell and grandson of Agatha Christie, Mathew Prichard. Show more
Obesity and discrimination in the workplace, teaching children about cancer, changing the law on forced marriage, women's history and university cuts. Presented by Jenni Murray. Show more
New tenant Pat is the centre of attention at home and work, but there could be tears before bedtime. Stars Belle Jones. Show more
Alan Dein captures the dramas of young families moving into a brand new housing estate in Peterborough, examining their hopes and fears for the future. Show more
A queue for the loo and a rogue backrub threaten to blow up the colony. With Nicholas Lyndhurst. From May 2012. Show more
Consumer news with Shari Vahl. Government to act on whiplash payouts, and the small businesses hiring foreign help over the internet because UK-based services are too expensive. Show more
After radioactive particles cause the closure of a beach at a pretty bay in Fife, John Waite investigates the hazardous waste buried and forgotten by the Ministry of Defence. Show more
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Ed Miliband calls for investigation into BSkyB and the former head of the UK Border Force warns against moving staff to make up shortfalls at Heathrow Airport. With Martha Kearney. Show more
Shakespeare's Restless World
13. From London to Marrakech
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Neil MacGregor on African gold’s complex connection between Elizabethan England and the Moors of the Mediterranean. From 2012. Show more
Brian's thinking positive. Meanwhile Pat considers her options. Show more
By Harriet O'Carroll. Sr MaryJo returns home to Ireland after 25 years as a missionary, to a disillusioned public and a church that has lost much of its moral authority. Show more
Financial phone-in.
Claudia Hammond investigates what reforms to the NHS could mean for mental health services, and what psychology can tell us about the pros and cons of online dating. Show more
Thinking Allowed
Nationhood; recognising transgender
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Laurie Taylor meets the winners of sociology's first book prize. He discusses body modifications chosen by transgender people, and the place of nationalism amongst the English. Show more
The Media Show
The future of BSkyB with or without Rupert Murdoch
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Will Murdoch's NewsCorp sell if can't own it all? Plus, Ashley Highfield of Johnston Press on the future of local papers, and Roy Hodgson's treatment by the press. Show more
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Antonio Soprano ('the famous baritone') and his henchmen invade Woodstock with a souped-up getaway sheep. Medieval sitcom with James Fleet. From August 2010. Show more
Usha is frustrated. Meanwhile will Lynda be a good sport? Show more
Front Row
Jason Isaacs; South Sudan theatre company
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John Wilson speaks to British actor Jason Isaacs about his new US TV show 'Awake' and reports on the South Sudan Theatre Company's production of Cymbeline. Show more
Shakespeare's Restless World
13. From London to Marrakech
15 minutes
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Neil MacGregor on African gold’s complex connection between Elizabethan England and the Moors of the Mediterranean. From 2012. Show more
Leader Conference
Series 2
Episode 1: Border delays. Growth and Francois Hollande. MPs, iPads and alcohol.
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Andrew Rawnsley chairs a live discussion with top journalists as they debate what should be said in three newspaper-style leading articles about the top stories of the moment. Show more
Clare Melford, CEO of the International Business Leaders Forum, argues that businesses need to learn about the tenets of Buddhism to thrive while being sustainable. Show more
The Governor of the Bank of England Sir Mervyn King delivers the second Today Programme Lecture, followed by a question-and-answer session with the audience. Show more
Mixing science with art, myth and poetry, Paul Farley explores sleep. Why do we sleep, and why do many of us find crossing the threshold of sleep so difficult? Show more
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Robin Lustig presents national and international news and analysis.
It is 1776, and change is in the air as the outside world intrudes upon rural Dalmailing. Balwhidder's account continues. Read by Paul Young. Show more
Nigel agrees to join an unusual Simon and Garfunkel tribute act. Stars Richie Webb and Vicki Pepperdine. From May 2012. Show more
A divorce has left outdoors pursuit expert Kenny with a touch of agoraphobia. With Phil Cornwell and Andrew McGibbon. From November 2010. Show more
Starting in London, Des Lynam and Christopher Matthew visit sporting venues to reminisce, gossip and trade tales. From July 2010. Show more
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Pico Iyer hits the hot and sultry streets of Havana, and of course Graham Greene is with him once more. Read by Paul Bazely. Show more
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