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In this week's Letter From Clive James, he reflects on the furore over British MPs’ expenses and celebrates the fact that Britain is a country where corruption is not the norm.

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In this week's Letter From Clive James, he reflects on the furore over British MPs’ expenses and celebrates the fact that Britain is a country where corruption is not the norm.

Rajan Datar quizzes the man who commissioned recent World Service documentaries, plus a look at why we're so often told, 'You are listening to the BBC'. Show more

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Your daily journey into global arts, culture and entertainment, with Harriett Gilbert and Mark Coles. Show more

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Emre Azizlerli continues his exploration of the sanctity of language, in the second of two Heart and Soul programmes on the Bible and the Koran. Show more

Mike explores our love of carbon as he talks to Shell UK's James Smith, hears about diamond mining in Venezuela, and visits the graphite mine that gave birth to the pencil. Show more

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The Infidelity Agency: Vivek Kumar thrives on infidelity. He runs India's number one detective agency and business is booming.

In this week's Letter From Clive James, he reflects on the furore over British MPs’ expenses and celebrates the fact that Britain is a country where corruption is not the norm.

Rajan Datar quizzes the man who commissioned recent World Service documentaries, plus a look at why we're so often told, 'You are listening to the BBC'. Show more

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