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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Sharon Grenham-Toze. Show more

Farming news with Anna Hill. Reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy are put to the vote in Strasbourg. Will MEPs elect greener measures or traditional methods of farm payments? Show more

Alicia McCarthy reports on events at Westminster, where MPs clash ahead of the Budget over Labour proposals for a mansion tax. Plus reports from Cardiff and Belfast. Show more

Libby Purves meets author and consultant Dr Kevin Fong, plus Lin Jammet, the son of sculptor Dame Elisabeth Frink, actor Leslie Jordan and chef Wolfgang Puck. Show more

Jenni Murray on being followed in the street, Roller Derby and Karen Campbell's new book; Kim Longinetto introduces her film Salma, showing at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival. Show more

Fred is now the Poet of the Cowshed. Show more

When Terry Chambers had to use a wheelchair after a stroke, he needed someone to push him through the streets of North London. An advert brought him Robert. Alan Dein meets them. Show more

An exploration of spring fever and the season of romance. Show more

Petrol prices, why drought in Spain could make your weekly shop more expensive and how insurers want to bring down your car insurance premium by cracking down on whiplash claims. Show more

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He was our greatest Baroque musical hero, and yet Handel wasn't even British by birth. Tim Marlow and historian Ruth Smith explore how an opera premiere in 1711 launched his career. Show more

Elona is feeling low, and Brenda is having a bad day. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Today is the day that street sweeper Charles has to say goodbye to Brighton, but it is not going to be that simple. Stars Jeff Rawle. From March 2013. Show more

How do you turn your pension savings into income? To make the most of your finances in retirement, call 03700 100 444 from 1pm on Wednesday, or e-mail moneybox@bbc.co.uk. Show more

Dr Mark Porter looks at the overuse of antibiotics, preventing premature labour, whether all women need smear tests, and aspirin to prevent strokes after hip replacements. Show more

New research on how society works. Art auctions - Laurie Taylor explores the dynamics leading to the strike of a hammer. Plus a portrait of a Guatemalan cemetery with no more room. Show more

Steve Hewlett talks with Ed Richards, chief exec of Ofcom, on the future of public service broadcasting, internet regulation and being drawn into the press regulation debate. Show more

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Sue Perkins sets more moral and ethical posers for Roisin Conaty, Samira Ahmed, David Reed and Robin Ince. From 2013. Show more

Emma is ecstatic. Meanwhile Ed springs a surprise. Show more

A new literature prize open to writers in English from around the world, a report on the use of maths in music, and a sneak peek at a new Pompeii exhibition at the British Museum. Show more

Fred is now the Poet of the Cowshed. Show more

Bishops have attacked the government's welfare plans. Combative, engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk with Michael Portillo, Melanie Phillips, Matthew Taylor and Kenan Malik. Show more

Director of Christian Aid Loretta Minghella considers the abandonment of self and the need to face who we truly are. Show more

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