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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg.

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. As horse DNA is found in Spanish beef burgers, a leading MEP says Europe needs more power to implement its regulations. Show more

Susan Hulme with the latest news from Westminster, where David Cameron has suffered a defeat at the hands of the Liberal Democrats over plans to change constituency boundaries. Show more

Libby Purves is joined by Rob Forkan, who survived the 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka, plus royal events organiser Sir Michael Parker, poet Hannah Lowe and singer Jimmy Osmond. Show more

Jenni Murray talks to Shanna Bukhari, who has interviewed British women converting to Islam for BBC Three's Make Me a Muslim. Tania Branigan reports on domestic violence in China. Show more

San Francisco, 1976. Mary Ann is considering going home while Michael hopes that Jon is moving in. Stars Lydia Wilson. From January 2013. Show more

In 1982, South African secret police bombed the London HQ of the African National Congress - retaliation for the involvement of Britons in attacks in South Africa. Both sides speak. Show more

After an unprofessional mishap, social worker Clare Barker is in deep water at work. Stars Sally Phillips. From January 2013. Show more

Winifred Robinson hears the results of an inquiry into prices at the petrol pumps. Why mediation is increasingly used to settle disputes at work. Can you really find love online? Show more

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Can colour change mood and behaviour? From creativity to aggression, Tracey Logan investigates. From January 2013. Show more

Vicky makes some introductions. Meanwhile Tom is getting broody. Show more

Known as Prisoner Number Five in Spandau prison, Albert Speer invented global journeys to keep sane. Stars Patrick Malahide, Daniel Weyman and Basher Savage. Show more

Got an insurance question? Burst pipes, car skidded on the ice and snow, missed your flight or maybe you've a query about premiums? For insurance advice call Vincent Duggleby. Show more

Dr Mark Porter reports on alcohol misuse and the number of deaths from alcohol in England and Wales, plus caffeine in shampoo, targeted cancer therapies and fear of halitosis. Show more

Russian Women Prisoners: Laurie Taylor hears about the harsh impact of penal geography on female inmates. Also, Bolt Wars: rock climbers clash over the need to reduce risk. Show more

Sir Harold Evans on press regulation and Leveson. Plus plans to stream Premiership League football highlights on mobile and internet versions of The Sun, Times and Sunday Times. Show more

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Captain Martin Crieff's mum is sick. Can he deal with the consequences? Stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Roger Allam. From January 2013. Show more

Ruth feels left out, and Emma lets off steam. Show more

Rowan Atkinson on returning to the stage in Quartermaine's Terms, Costa Book of the Year winner Hilary Mantel, and Samuel West in Hyde Park on Hudson. Arts news with Mark Lawson. Show more

San Francisco, 1976. Mary Ann is considering going home while Michael hopes that Jon is moving in. Stars Lydia Wilson. From January 2013. Show more

How should we make a moral calculation between the needs of the majority and the suffering and losses of the minority? Engaging debate chaired by David Aaronovitch. Show more

Tim Harford tells the story of Thomas Schelling, an economist who helped America and the Soviet Union to avoid nuclear war. Show more

Germany has given up nuclear energy and plans to do away with coal. Can Europe's industrial powerhouse really thrive on power from the wind and the sun? Tom Heap investigates. Show more

Libby Purves is joined by Rob Forkan, who survived the 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka, plus royal events organiser Sir Michael Parker, poet Hannah Lowe and singer Jimmy Osmond. Show more

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David Cameron visits Algeria for talks on Islamist militants in North and West Africa. Government plans for storage of nuclear waste thrown into doubt by councillors in Cumbria. Show more

Orwell finds work as a plongeur - a slave's slave - washing dishes for 14 hours a day in a stifling inferno of a cellar, deafened by oaths and the clanging of pots and pans. Show more

Agony aunt Sarah and her group tackle more problems: "Sibling Rivalry" and "I'm a mother in need of quiet". From May 2011. Show more

Susan Hulme with the day's top stories from Westminster - including Prime Minister's Question Time. Show more

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Shah Shuja has been re-established on the throne as the 'puppet king' of the British. But it is not long before the Afghan people rise up, and the calls for jihad begin. Show more

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