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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaunaka Rishi Das, director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. Show more

American farmers say meat production will be drastically affected by the rising cost of feed. Meanwhile, UK livestock farmers say that the cost of production is unsustainably high. Show more

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Morning news and current affairs with James Naughtie and Evan Davis, including Nasa's touchdown on Mars. Plus, what has happened in the one year since riots in English cities?

Amanda Vickery visits Pembroke Castle with historian Tom Asbridge. The man who built the castle was seen as the perfect knight, an example men tried to emulate for centuries. Show more

Helena Kennedy QC presents a new series uncovering the relationship between our financial and legal systems, between capitalism and the law and between freedom and justice. Show more

Fifty years of Jamaican independence, Shafilea Ahmed's murder and so-called honour crime, home-working, and is policing too male-dominated? Presented by Aasmah Mir. Show more

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Commentary on the fifth day of the second Test between England and South Africa from Headingley, with Jonathan Agnew, Simon Mann, Henry Blofeld and Neil Manthorpe. Show more

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Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Liza Tarbuck and Graham Norton to speak for 60 seconds. From 2012. Show more

Mike is in thoughtful mood. Lilian offers advice. Show more

A review of Brave, the latest animation from Pixar; Mike Scott of the Waterboys on his memoir; pop stars who change their names; and why Monday is the new Friday for film releases. Show more

It is the summer of 1916, and the Little Ottleys, as that tall, fine-looking couple had been known, are a couple no longer. Show more

By their very nature war zones are hazardous locations, subject to extreme destruction. Angus Crawford asks if the army can do its job while also respecting the environment. Show more

James Naughtie talks to one of the great American men of letters - novelist, screenwriter, playwright, essayist, raconteur and notorious wit Gore Vidal. Show more

Quentin Cooper reports on the latest surface rover mission to Mars, NASA's Curiosity. It is twice as long, twice the science, and five times as heavy as its famous forebears. Show more

Amanda Vickery visits Pembroke Castle with historian Tom Asbridge. The man who built the castle was seen as the perfect knight, an example men tried to emulate for centuries. Show more

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Nick Clegg abandons plans for Lords reform, 40 years after the expulsion of the Asians by Idi Amin, and Australia's problems at the Olympics. News and analysis with Ritula Shah. Show more

The clock is ticking, wedding season is upon us, and in downtown Lahore, it's time to check out Bride Number Two...but is this a set-up by false friend Mulloo? Show more

A live Now Show keeping you abreast of all the happenings at the Olympics. Hosted by Punt and Holmes with Alex Horne and The Horne Section, Jason Cook and Margaret Cabourn-Smith. Show more

Jay Rayner presents the show from Bristol, ahead of the city's annual Grillstock festival which finds barbeque enthusiasts from around the world flocking to the West Country. Show more

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