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Prayer and reflection with the Rev Neil Gardner, minister of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh. Show more

Following the government's ban on live ash tree imports, Farming Today hears a warning that the global trade in plants means the UK is wide open to new diseases. Show more

All the news from Westminster as MPs hear that 100,000 ash trees have been felled in a bid to stop the spread of a deadly disease which threatens the species. With Susan Hulme. Show more

As the US prepares for presidential elections, Harvard professor Michael Sandel discusses the philosophy of welfare benefits with an audience in Boston. Show more

Celebrating, informing and entertaining women. The launch of the Woman's Hour Power List - Jenni Murray talks to chair of the judges Eve Pollard. Show more

Jeanne de Lamare begins to adapt to the disappointments of life as the wife of a selfish man. Starring Robert Blythe. Show more

Brett Westwood explores the growing phenomenon of citizen science, the contribution made by amateur naturalists to the understanding of the natural world. Show more

Stuart Maconie presents the story of The Holy Bible - the last Manic Street Preachers album to feature a full contribution from Richey James Edwards. From Oct 2012. Show more

With Julian Worricker. According to official figures we are no longer in recession. Are you feeling more confident about the future? What pressures are your household facing? Show more

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Leonardo Sciascia created crime stories to depict the Mafia's power in Sicily. Mark Lawson investigates. With Andrea Camilleri. Show more

Josh shows his enterprising streak, and Alistair makes a costly visit. Show more

By Lucy Caldwell. When 13-year-old Sophie is diagnosed with a terminal illness, her family try to prepare for her loss, while Sophie tries to come to terms with her own mortality. Show more

Has Black History Month served its purpose? Plus Norman Smith takes us back to the West Midlands of the '70s, and Tom Holland discovers the life and times of Saint Wilfrid. Show more

Billy Bragg in conversation with John Wilson about 'Talking with the Taxman about Poetry', his 'difficult' third album. From October 2012. Show more

Joshua Rozenberg looks at DIY law, examining what it is like to represent yourself as a litigant and whether the CPS should be allowed to shut down private prosecutions. Show more

4 Extra Debut. John Finnemore, Peter Hitchens and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Michael Frayn, Josephine Tey and Michael Simkins. From 2012. Show more

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Adam attends a business conference to network and is determined to leave his dad behind. He fails. Stars Lenny Henry. From October 2012. Show more

Alarm bells are ringing for Brenda. Meanwhile Lilian seeks peace and quiet. Show more

Mark Lawson reports on Seduced By Art, the National Gallery's first major photography exhibition; Lionel Shriver reviews the film The Master; interview with composer Thomas Adès. Show more

Jeanne de Lamare begins to adapt to the disappointments of life as the wife of a selfish man. Starring Robert Blythe. Show more

Gerry Northam examines why England and Wales are opting for 41 police and crime commissioners heading separate forces, when Scotland is merging its constabularies into one force. Show more

How do charities portray blind and partially sighted people in a way that doesn't offend the clients they serve? RNIB and GDBA defend two recent adverts which upset some people. Show more

In the first of a new series, Claudia Hammond reports on the 60th anniversary of the Anna Freud Centre and on how it is embracing neuroscience in investigating teenage brains. Show more

As the US prepares for presidential elections, Harvard professor Michael Sandel discusses the philosophy of welfare benefits with an audience in Boston. Show more

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Superstorm Sandy - counting the cost for the US economy. Plus Bahrain bans all public gatherings, and the Sistine Chapel's 500th birthday. News and analysis with Robin Lustig. Show more

Dr Deman discovers a baby adopted by a local celebrity bears a striking resemblance to the one taken away from Agnes when she was just 15. Show more

The Londoner serves up comedy and music from Pippa Evans, Benjamin Zephaniah, Stephen K Amos and Matt Holness. From July 2009. Show more

Susan Hulme and the BBC parliamentary team report, as a health minister says that abuse at care homes such as Winterbourne View is a 'national scandal' that 'has to end'. Show more

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The untold story of Mao's Great Famine and Yang Jishen's realisation that starvation death was widespread. Read by David Yip. Show more

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