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Mark Tully explores birds as symbols of spiritual hope. Soaring above the earth, for many poets and composers they have come to represent the soul, freed from the constraints of our earthly form. Show more

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Mike Ford explores why some Christians relate more easily to the suffering Christ of Holy Week than to the risen one of Easter.

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Mark Tully examines the perils the president of the Congress party, Sonia Gandhi faces after she pushed a controversial act through the Upper House of Parliament. Show more

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Frances Fyfield looks at the writ of habeas corpus, which safeguards individuals from arbitrary state imprisonment.

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As a member of a violent Egyptian Islamist group, Khaled al-Berry spent his time dreaming of martyrdom. He regrets his past but thinks his experience could have lessons for others. Show more

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Peter Day hears how one NGO is trying to kick start business in rural Rwanda. Show more

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Nobel prize winner JMG Le Clezio discusses his acclaimed novel Desert with Harriett Gilbert and an invited studio audience. Show more

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Can poems provide insights into the world of business, the credit crisis and the frantic modern workplace?
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Frances Fyfield looks at the writ of habeas corpus, which safeguards individuals from arbitrary state imprisonment.

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