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Reflection and prayer with the Rev Peter Baker. Show more
Angry dairy farmers say they will pour litres of milk away rather than produce it below the cost of production. More than 1500 farmers are taking their fight to Westminster. Show more
Sean Curran presents the top news stories from Westminster, where the government's plans to overhaul the House of Lords were thrown into confusion. Show more
Midweek
Jean-Claude Ellena, Linda Hope, Dave Fishwick, Ken Rijock
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Libby Purves is joined by Dave Fishwick who has set up his own bank, parfumeur Jean-Claude Ellena, Linda Hope, daughter of Bob and former money launderer, Ken Rijock. Show more
Melinda Gates on family planning and the work of the Gates Foundation; author Joanna Kavenna on female eccentrics; young boys and equality. Presented by Jane Garvey. Show more
A frantic Elgin travels to Argentina after Bee's mother, Bernadette, vanishes. Stars Miranda Richardson and Lydia Wilson. Show more
Historic photos are rare in China, often victim to the Cultural Revolution, but the pictured past is being reclaimed. From 2012.
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Someone or something is hacking into peoples' private conversations. Meanwhile Lady Anne has taken to nuzzling De Warenne's trusty War Horse. From May 2012. Show more
You and Yours
Social care, Spanish properties and age-friendly cities
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A possible landmark judgement for people who have lost money in off-plan properties in Spain and the future of social care in England. Presented by Shari Vahl. Show more
The UK tourist industry says it is losing millions of pounds in revenue because the lengthy and onerous visa system is putting off high-spending visitors. John Waite investigates. Show more
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National and international news with Martha Kearney. Forty-five minutes of intelligent analysis, comment and interviews. Email wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter #wato.
From a shamanic ritual to a drum-maker's workshop, Cicely Fell traces shamanism in Tuva and Khakassia. A story of repression and revival, told through the shaman's drum. Show more
The competition hots up between Kenton and Lynda. Meanwhile Darrell voices his concerns. Show more
By Iain Finlay MacLeod. As a jacket is conjured from a bolt of cloth, two men learn more about each other in a handful of days than in decades of neighbourly contact. Show more
If you need a loan, a mortgage or a mobile phone contract, your credit history will be an important factor. Paul Lewis and a panel of guests answer your calls on credit reports. Show more
Inside Health
Coughs, vocal cord dysfunction and athletes, taste and smell, waiting room toys
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We are all encouraged to become fit for the benefit of our health. Dr Mark Porter asks what we can learn from the health of those who are the fittest, the elite athletes. Show more
Laurie Taylor explores the ways in which human beings have resisted the idea of mortality, with the philosopher John Gray and the cultural historian Marina Warner. Show more
Radio 1 controller Ben Cooper on plans after Chris Moyles, former News of the World deputy editor Neil Wallis on the year since closure, and YouView's chief exec Richard Halton. Show more
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Poet Jackie Kay returns to her 1980s teenage years as a right-on, politically active student. With Rufus Hound. From July 2012. Show more
The campaign of terror escalates further. Meanwhile there's a rowdy night out for the Horrobin lads. Show more
Front Row
James Fenton, rained-off festivals, and author Nicola Barker
30 minutes
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Mark Lawson meets the poet James Fenton, author Nicola Barker discusses her new novel, and how does the wet weather affect festival insurance? Show more
A frantic Elgin travels to Argentina after Bee's mother, Bernadette, vanishes. Stars Miranda Richardson and Lydia Wilson. Show more
Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. Should pragmatism or principle guide policies on the Syrian uprising? Show more
With the pressure on for victory at the Olympics, comedian Leisa Rea ponders the benefits of losing. Show more
All scientists use scepticism as a tool to improve scientific understanding. Prof Philip Stott explores how a new form of scepticism is now being used to challenge science itself. Show more
Midweek
Jean-Claude Ellena, Linda Hope, Dave Fishwick, Ken Rijock
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Libby Purves is joined by Dave Fishwick who has set up his own bank, parfumeur Jean-Claude Ellena, Linda Hope, daughter of Bob and former money launderer, Ken Rijock. Show more
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Round-up of the day's news, with Robin Lustig. Kofi Annan briefs UNSC on Syria; David Miliband on diplomacy; and frustration over social care reforms delay. Show more
Influential activist Hamish Melville agrees to collaborate with Keith Mabbut on writing his biography. Read by Alex Jennings. Show more
A week of radio that never happened. Alice Arnold and Jon Holmes rewind and mangle real programmes. From November 2011. Show more
It is the last Prime Minister's Question Time before Parliament's summer recess. Sean Curran presents the best of the weekly duel between David Cameron and Ed Miliband. Show more
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In the second essay from his book The Ecstasy of Influence, American writer Jonathan Lethem on dancing, writing and rock stars. Show more
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