The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes. BBC Radio 4 resumes at
With Edward Stourton and Carolyn Quinn. Sports Desk at
My Father's Country: Wibke Bruhns's chronicle of the life of her father. 3/5: Wibke finds the 1930s both terrifying and shameful.
How much do we really know about the real Mary Magdalene? Plus, how to ask for help, the scandalous lives of silent comedy stars, and the female tailor Imtaz Khaliq on male suits.
Chris Ledgard recalls the outbreak of the early 1950s which almost wiped out the country's entire rabbit population, to the consternation of animal lovers but to the relief of farmers desperate to protect their crops.
Pam decides she wants to go on an exciting adventure holiday, but Gordon would much prefer the usual caravanning.
Pam and Gordon Grant are a couple at odds running a garden centre and growing older...
Introduced in 1957, The Six Five Special was Britain's first rock 'n' roll programme, introducing the acts who would become the foundation of British popular music.
New Metamorphoses: Contemporary reworkings of tales by Ovid. 3/5: Myrrha, by Colin Teevan. Left in a plastic bag as a baby, 16-year-old Myrrha is in the grip of a terrible passion.
Stories by writers with a Liverpool connection. 3/5: I Saw Her Standing There, by Ray Connolly. A man derives inspiration from a romantic liaison at the Cavern Club 40 years ago.
Tom Mangold presents a history of the first 100 years of the FBI. 3/10: A Good War. FBI agents forestall the Nazi threat in their own homeland and take the fight to South America.
In late July 2004 the closing frames of cinema advertisements for Halo 2, the sci-fi computer game, a website address – www.ilovebees.com – flickered across the screen. Over the following few days Halo fans and others intrigued by the address visited the website, which appeared to belong to an amateur bee-keeper called Margaret, who had gone missing. Her honey-based recipes had been replaced by 210 global positioning system co-ordinates. In the ensuing four months in an act of mass collaboration 600,000 individuals came together and set out to solve the mystery surrounding Margaret’s disappearance using blogs, bulletin boards, websites and instant messaging groups. Laurie Taylor is joined by the writer Charles Leadbeater to discuss this phenomenon, which he called We-Think and to explain how it could come to dominate the way in which people think, play, work and create, together, en masse, in the real world - not just online.
Professor Frank Trentmann, author of Free Trade Nation and Peter Cain, Research Professor in History at Sheffield Hallam University debate the part that ‘free trade’ has played in development of the British national psyche.
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Including Weather at
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.
John Lloyd and Bill Bailey host a panel show in which guests donate fascinating exhibits to a vast imaginary museum. With Arthur Smith, Ronald Hutton and Frank Close.
Nic struggles to look after Mia, Jake and George when Will is called out unexpectedly to the shoot. She bumps into Helen at the village shop and tells her about her first driving lesson that evening. Helen says she'll call round to Nic's for a drink after the lesson. When she goes, George starts playing up and stressed Nic bundles him roughly into his buggy just as Ed arrives. When he asks what's going on, Nic says they're fine and heads off. Later he worries to Jazzer about the way Nic was treating George. Even though Jazzer tells him not to worry, Ed thinks something's not quite right.
In the absence of Adam, irritated Brian asks Jazzer to help put up the lambing pens. Things are tense later, when resentful Brian is doing the jobs he thinks Adam couldn't be bothered to do - but Jennifer reminds him Adam's busy too. Brian protests when she then asks him to look after Ruairi. She's got some work she wants to do on the village website. When she says she's taking Peggy shopping tomorrow morning, he's even more irritated - he can't be expected to do everything. Ignoring him, Jennifer excuses herself and Brian's left feeling flummoxed.
Vanessa Rosenthal explores the 20th century through real correspondence. 3/5: Keep the Home Fires Burning. Lloyd George's political star remains on the rise.
Michael Buerk chairs a debate on the moral questions behind the week's news. Melanie Phillips, Ian Hargreaves, Claire Fox and Clifford Longley cross-examine witnesses.
Well-known figures reflect on the story of Jesus from their own perspective. 4/6: Human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith has represented prisoners on death row.
Arabella: Georgette Heyer's comic romance set in the Regency period. 3/10: Mr Beaumaris's supper may be hot and delicious, but his manner is cold. Read by Celia Imrie.
Chasing a villain called Carcer, Commander Sam Vimes of the City Watch has been thrown back in time. The Old Watch are a lack-lustre bunch and they've taken him prisoner.
Stars Philip Jackson as Sam Vimes, Carl Prekopp as Young Sam, Paul Ritter as Carcer, Peter Marinker as Tilden, Clare Corbett as Rosie, Sam Dale as Colon, Ben Onwukwe as Dr Lawn and Matt Addis as Knock.
THURSDAY 06 MARCH 2008
THU 00:00 News and Weather (b0091znm)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
THU 00:30 Book of the Week (b0092xpw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 on Wednesday]
THU 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b0091znn)
The latest shipping forecast.
THU 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b0091znp)
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes. BBC Radio 4 resumes at
5.20am.
THU 05:20 Shipping Forecast (b0091znq)
The latest shipping forecast.
THU 05:30 News Briefing (b0091znr)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
THU 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b0091zns)
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Mary Stallard.
THU 05:45 Farming Today (b0091znt)
News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
THU 06:00 Today (b0091znv)
With James Naughtie and Carolyn Quinn. Sports Desk at
6.25am,
7.25am,
8.25am; Yesterday in Parliament at
6.45am; Weather at
6.05am,
6.57am,
7.57am; Thought for the Day at
7.48am.
THU 09:00 In Our Time (b0092j0x)
Ada Lovelace
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 19th century mathematician Ada Lovelace. Deep in the heart of the Pentagon is a network of computers. They control the US military, the most powerful army on the planet, but they are controlled by a programming language called Ada. It’s named after Ada Lovelace, the allegedly hard drinking 19th century mathematician and daughter of Lord Byron. In her work with Charles Babbage on a steam driven calculating machine called the Difference Engine, Ada understood, perhaps before anyone else, what a computer might truly be. As such the Difference Engine is the spiritual ancestor of the modern computer.
Ada Lovelace has been called many things - the first computer programmer and a prophet of the computer age – but most poetically perhaps by Babbage himself as an ‘enchantress of numbers’.
With Patricia Fara, Senior Tutor at Clare College, Cambridge; Doron Swade, Visiting Professor in the History of Computing at Portsmouth University; John Fuegi, Visiting Professor in Biography at Kingston University.
THU 09:45 Book of the Week (b0091ztr)
My Father's Country
Episode 4
My Father's Country: Wibke Bruhns's chronicle of the life of her father. 4/5: As Wibke's sister is preparing to marry, her mother makes a discovery that puts her future in jeopardy.
THU 10:00 Woman's Hour (b0091zts)
Maxine Peake on The Children's Hour; Missing People
Maxine Peake and Charlotte Emerson discuss Lillian Hellman's controversial play. Plus, the lack of support given to families of missing people, and the cross country dog run.
THU 11:00 From Our Own Correspondent (b0092j0y)
BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the world's headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie.
THU 11:30 The Poet Unwound (b0092j0z)
Steve Punt explores the history of the spleen both as a medical organ and as a poetic metaphor and goes on a quest in search of the modern spleen and its poetic descendants. He talks to poets, medics and other spleen-users. He needs to find out if unhappy writing can survive the medical advance of the spleen. He meets the new miserablists who have inherited the vile and bile of the spleen lovers. He tries to investigate the true meaning of the ideas behind the spleen's traditional use. Is it, for example, physically possible to "vent your spleen"? And do the doctors think the poets of old were right to identify it as a source of their misery and anger? Why did that one organ above all others come to play such a crucial role in the most emotive and sensitive of writing?
THU 12:00 You and Yours (b00920yk)
Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and John Waite.
THU 12:57 Weather (b00920yl)
The latest weather forecast.
THU 13:00 World at One (b00920ym)
National and international news with Shaun Ley.
THU 13:30 Open Country (b0091tm2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:07 on Saturday]
THU 14:00 The Archers (b00926lq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
19:00 on Wednesday]
THU 14:15 Drama (b0092j10)
New Metamorphoses
Callisto
New Metamorphoses: Contemporary reworkings of tales by Ovid. 4/5: Callisto, by Nick Warburton. A photographer captures an iconic moment in time, but all is not what it seems.
THU 15:00 Check Up (b0092j11)
Diabetes
Over 2 million people in the UK suffer from diabetes and, of the two main types, the vast majority have ‘Type 2’ diabetes.
Early diagnosis and treatment of diabetes minimises the risk of a whole raft of diseases associated with it. But many people, about three quarters of a million, have no idea they even have it.
Barbara Myers is joined in the Check Up studio by Dr Nick Oliver from St Mary’s Hospital in London to answer callers' questions about Type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes occurs when the level of glucose in the blood is too high. In Type 2 diabetes, there is either not enough of the hormone insulin to regulate this glucose level, or the tissues in the body that respond to insulin are impaired.
Even a mildly raised glucose level can affect the blood vessels in the long term, and raise the risk of numerous conditions from heart disease and stroke, to vision, kidney and nerve problems.
Type 2 diabetes usually develops in people over the age of forty who are overweight, and it’s particularly common in African, Afro-Caribbean and Asian people.
The symptoms can appear over weeks or months, which is why the disease can be overlooked. The classic signs are extreme thirst, frequent urination, weight loss, tiredness and generally feeling unwell.
Keeping your blood glucose as near normal as possible is the main aim of treatment.
For many people, lifestyle measures such as healthy eating, losing weight and exercise can help. Others may need medication too, to either boost the amount of insulin in the blood or increase the ability of the tissues to respond to it.
Type 2 diabetes is highly preventable. While weight loss for the overweight and a healthy diet are essential, recent research shows that exercise can reduce the risk of developing the disease, in those at high risk, by as much as thirty to forty percent.
THU 15:27 Radio 4 Appeal (b0091xz3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:55 on Sunday]
THU 15:30 Afternoon Reading (b0092283)
Liverpool Locations
Permanent Granite Sunrise
Stories by writers with a Liverpool connection. 4/5: Permanent Granite Sunrise, by Frank Cottrell Boyce. Liam Brady's skills were put to the test on Liverpool's Catholic Cathedral.
THU 15:45 The FBI at 100 (b00926st)
Commies, Bugging and Secret Files
Tom Mangold presents a history of the first 100 years of the FBI. 4/10: Commies, Bugging and Secret Files. J Edgar Hoover bugs most of his enemies but not the Mafia.
THU 16:00 Bookclub (b0091xzk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:00 on Sunday]
THU 16:30 Material World (b0092j12)
Animal Robots - Plate Tectonics
Animal Robots
Scientists are looking at the whiskers and the extraordinary sensing abilities of the rat. It’s lead to the creation of ‘whiskerbot’ a new type of robot that will be able to go into the places too dangerous for us humans to reach. On its journey it will tell us more about how the human brain makes sense of what we sense everyday. Sue Nelson is joined by Professor Tony Prescott, Adaptive Behaviour Research Group, Sheffield University and Dr Tony Pipe, IAS Laboratory, University of the West of England.
Plate Tectonics
The UK may have recently experienced its biggest earthquake in over 25 years, with toppling chimney pots a symbol of the shuddering events on the Earth’s surface, but just what is happening below our feet?Sue Nelson talks to scientists who have discovered the first direct evidence of how and when the Earth’s crust, made up of rock plates, sinks downwards into the deepest reaches of the Earth. Could this improve our ability to assess earthquake risk? Sue is joined by Dr Saskia Goes, Department of Earth Science & Engineering, Imperial College, University of London and Dr Arwen Deuss, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge.
THU 17:00 PM (b00926f4)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Including Weather at
5.57pm.
THU 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b00926f5)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.
THU 18:30 Chain Reaction (b0092j13)
Series 4
Richard Wilson Interviews Arabella Weir
TV's famous grumpy ensioner passes the baton to the Fast Show gal in the relay chat show.
Chain Reaction is the tag talk show with a twist where the guest becomes the interviewer in the next show.
Based on the original 1991 BBC Radio 5 programme of the same name, Chain Reaction is a simple idea of big name stars from the world of entertainment interviewing others whose work they appreciate and admire.
Recorded with an audience, the interviews focus on the life, career and the passions of the interviewee but often prove to be as revealing about the interviewer.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2008
THU 19:00 The Archers (b00926lt)
Ruth and David are in Borchester for Pip and Jonathan's performance at the Young Farmers' talent contest. They put on a good show, even though they don't get through to the next round. Off-stage Jonathan turns out to be surprisingly shy.
Roy tries hard to persuade Mike to go ahead with splitting the house into two but Mike insists the inheritance has got to be fair for Brenda too. Hayley doesn't think it's worth the worry, especially if they end up hating each other. She's had enough of hearing them talk about it - especially as she's not feeling great.
When Hayley's stomach pains get worse. Roy starts to blame them on Brenda causing so much upset, but it soon becomes clear the pains are not "Braxton Hicks". After consulting the midwife by phone, they realise Hayley's having contractions and needs to get to hospital quickly. She's not due till May, so Hayley doesn't want the baby to come this early. Mike assures them he'll look after Phoebe, and tries to keep them calm. But as Roy and Hayley drive off to the hospital it's Mike who's left to worry on his own.
Episode written by Tim Stimpson.
THU 19:15 Front Row (b00926lv)
Arts news and reviews.
THU 19:45 15 Minute Drama (b00926lw)
Writing the Century
Episode 4
Vanessa Rosenthal explores the 20th century through real correspondence. 4/5: Keep the Home Fires Burning. Ada finds life on the home front increasingly taxing.
THU 20:00 The Price of Peace (b0091xzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Sunday]
THU 20:30 Analysis (b0092j14)
Doing Our Duty
Doing Our Duty: Both major parties have promised to create legal responsibilities to balance our rights, but what should our responsibilities be? David Walker investigates.
THU 21:00 Leading Edge (b0092j15)
Mind Reading Machine and Hunting the Hosts of HIV
Mind reading machine
A machine that can read your mind has just moved one step closer. In a fascinating experiment, scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, were able to tell which pictures volunteers had chosen by looking only at their brain activity on a scanning machine. Jack Gallant explains.
Hunting the hosts of HIV
Geoff visits Harvard Medical School to speak to some of the team involved in hunting down the key proteins involved in the development of HIV.
Optical clock
Researchers at the US National Institute for Standards and Technology have just announced the construction of the most accurate clock ever. Michael Banks considers the implications.
Conquering the queues
What's the quickest way for passengers to board a plane? Nuclear physicist Jason Steffen has applied his research to avoid the familiar passenger jam as we board a craft and arrange hand luggage en route to our seat.
Bach to the Future
What would an organ concert sound like in an alien world? New research suggests that Saturn’s moon Titan may just be the place for a perfect rendition of Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, as Jo Keown reports.
THU 21:30 In Our Time (b0092j0x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 21:58 Weather (b0092821)
The latest weather forecast.
THU 22:00 The World Tonight (b0092822)
Will new laws force drugs companies to come clean on research trials? Plus, how to lose and save pounds, according to the Duchess of York. With Roger Hearing.
THU 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b00930nt)
Arabella
Episode 4
Arabella: Georgette Heyer's comic romance set in the Regency period. 4/10: Arabella's excitement at reaching London is tempered by her duty to find a rich husband.
THU 23:00 One (b0092j16)
Series 2
Episode 3
David Quantick's critically acclaimed sketch show where no sketch features more than one voice.
Featuring the vocal talents of Graeme Garden, Johnny Daukes, Deborah Norton, Katie Davies, Dan Antopolski and Andrew Crawford.
Producer: Julian Mayers
A Random Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 23:15 All Bar Luke (b00776ty)
Series 2
The Hounds
Poignant comedy drama series by Tim Key. Few people turn out for Luke's trip to the dog track, but a near-fatal accident for his brother brings him some luck.
THU 23:30 Today in Parliament (b0092824)
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard.
FRIDAY 07 MARCH 2008
FRI 00:00 News and Weather (b0091znw)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
FRI 00:30 Book of the Week (b0091ztr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 on Thursday]
FRI 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b0091znx)
The latest shipping forecast.
FRI 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b0091zny)
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes. BBC Radio 4 resumes at
5.20am.
FRI 05:20 Shipping Forecast (b0091znz)
The latest shipping forecast.
FRI 05:30 News Briefing (b0091zp0)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
FRI 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b0091zp1)
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Mary Stallard.
FRI 05:45 Farming Today (b0091zp2)
News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
FRI 06:00 Today (b0091zp3)
With James Naughtie and Carolyn Quinn. Sports Desk at
6.25am,
7.25am,
8.25am; Yesterday in Parliament at
6.45am; Weather at
6.05am,
6.57am,
7.57am; Thought for the Day at
7.48am.
FRI 09:00 Desert Island Discs (b0091xz9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Sunday]
FRI 09:45 Book of the Week (b0091ztt)
My Father's Country
Episode 5
My Father's Country: Wibke Bruhns's chronicle of the life of her father. 5/5: The plot to assassinate Hitler fails.
FRI 10:00 Woman's Hour (b0091ztv)
Author Abi Morgan; Italy's Feminist Emergency;
Author Abi Morgan on tackling difficult topics in novels. Plus, the feminist disaster of gender inequality in Italy, and England batswoman Claire Taylor on women's cricket.
FRI 11:00 Fat City Challenge (b009399k)
Bradford has some of the worst rates for obesity in England. Mussy Abbasi finds out how the city’s Obesity Champion and its citizens are fighting the battle of the bulge.
FRI 11:30 The Cavity Within (b007709x)
Episode 1
Marty has finally settled on a life in dentistry, like his father and grandfather before him. But the dysfunctional practice he's joined seems to have its own cavity within. Will he have the patients?
Written by Jim Poyser
Starring Chris O'Dowd as Marty, Jeff Rawle as Pete, Mark Straker as Tim, Christine Kavanagh as Anna, John Rowe as Mr Holmes, Emma Noakes as Sarah, Tracy Wiles as Mum and Sam Dale as Mr Burgess.
Director: Peter Kavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.
FRI 12:00 You and Yours (b00920yn)
Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and John Waite.
FRI 12:57 Weather (b00920yp)
The latest weather forecast.
FRI 13:00 World at One (b00920yq)
National and international news with Shaun Ley.
FRI 13:30 Feedback (b0092j6x)
Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy.
FRI 14:00 The Archers (b00926lt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
19:00 on Thursday]
FRI 14:15 Drama (b0092j6y)
New Metamorphoses
Phaethon
New Metamorphoses: Contemporary reworkings of tales by Ovid. 5/5: Phaethon, by Katie Hims. When Sol finally meets his son Liam, he makes him a promise that cannot be broken.
FRI 15:00 Shared Earth (b0092j6z)
Series 4
Episode 4
Dylan Winter reports on otters in the centre of Newport, a rare sighting of egrets arriving in Scotland and bird watchers dusting off their notepads for a new year.
FRI 15:30 Afternoon Reading (b0092284)
Liverpool Locations
All Aboard the Liver Building
Stories by writers with a Liverpool connection. 5/5: All Aboard the Liver Building, by Paul Farley. A woman embarks on a strange relationship. Read by Sue Jenkins.
FRI 15:45 The FBI at 100 (b00926sv)
Dirty Tricks - Hoover versus Martin Luther King
Tom Mangold presents a history of the first 100 years of the FBI. 5/10: Dirty Tricks - Hoover versus Martin Luther King. The FBI takes on the new hero of the civil rights movement.
FRI 16:00 Last Word (b0092j70)
Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.
FRI 16:30 The Film Programme (b0092j71)
Mike Figgis on Bonnie And Clyde; Damian Lewis on what it's like to be directed by your younger brother.
FRI 17:00 PM (b00926f6)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Including Weather at
5.57pm.
FRI 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b00926f7)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.
FRI 18:30 The Now Show (b0092j72)
Series 23
Episode 1
Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team including Marcus Brigstocke, Mitch Benn, Laura Shavin and Jon Holmes.
FRI 19:00 The Archers (b00926lx)
Unable to sleep, Mike calls Brenda. She's upset that Hayley's contractions might be her fault.
The doctor informs Hayley that she's fully dilated - the baby's on its way. In no time Roy's phoning Mike to tell him that Hayley's had a girl - a tiny, tiny little girl.
Over breakfast Jennifer gets a call from Mike asking if they'll help out with Phoebe. Brian's only concern is how he'll be affected and Jennifer's had enough of his selfishness. Brian knows she's using Ruairi to make a point about the inheritance and argues that she'll cause lasting damage to the family. She points out that he's the one causing the damage and reminds him of her sacrifices. Now he needs to do something for her children to make sure they're secure. If not, she'll make the ultimate choice that will divide the farm - she'll divorce him.
When Hayley and Roy finally see their baby, they're upset by all the tubes and monitors. But when she opens her eyes they immediately agree on her name. They've got so much love for little Abigail (Abbie) and they beg her to be strong and to fight to stay with them.
Episode written by Tim Stimpson.
FRI 19:15 Front Row (b00926ly)
Arts news and reviews.
FRI 19:45 15 Minute Drama (b00926lz)
Writing the Century
Episode 5
Vanessa Rosenthal explores the 20th century through real correspondence. 5/5: Keep the Home Fires Burning. The war is over. Ada and her family reflect on the terrible loss of life.
FRI 20:00 Any Questions? (b0092j73)
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a topical discussion from the Royal College of Music in London. Panellists include Ken Livingstone, Theresa May, Chris Huhne and Matthew D'Ancona.
FRI 20:50 A Point of View (b0092j74)
Princes into Battle
Clive James reflects on Prince Harry’s time in Afghanistan and delves into the history books to find another warrior prince who found himself in a very similar situation.
FRI 21:00 The FBI at 100 (b0092j9p)
Omnibus (Episodes 1-5)
Tom Mangold presents a history of the first 100 years of the FBI.
1/2. From the establishment of the bureau in 1908 to the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
FRI 21:58 Weather (b0092825)
The latest weather forecast.
FRI 22:00 The World Tonight (b0092826)
With Roger Hearing. Including reports on prospects for peace in the Middle East after last night's killings, this weekend's Spanish elections and alleged corruption in Bulgaria.
FRI 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b0092827)
Arabella
Episode 5
Arabella: Georgette Heyer's comic romance set in the Regency period. 5: Mr Beaumaris's interest in Arabella has developed, but a new arrival presents a new possibility.
FRI 23:00 A Good Read (b0092bz0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:30 on Tuesday]
FRI 23:30 Today in Parliament (b0092828)
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
15 Minute Drama
19:45 MON (b00927c7)
15 Minute Drama
19:45 TUE (b00926lp)
15 Minute Drama
19:45 WED (b00926ls)
15 Minute Drama
19:45 THU (b00926lw)
15 Minute Drama
19:45 FRI (b00926lz)
1968: Rivers of Blood: The Real Source
20:00 MON (b00927c8)
A Brush with Fame
19:45 SUN (b00771lq)
A Charles Paris Mystery
23:00 MON (b00t9tmp)
A Good Read
16:30 TUE (b0092bz0)
A Good Read
23:00 FRI (b0092bz0)
A Point of View
08:50 SUN (b0090scr)
A Point of View
20:50 FRI (b0092j74)
Afternoon Reading
15:30 MON (b0092288)
Afternoon Reading
15:30 TUE (b0092281)
Afternoon Reading
15:30 WED (b0092282)
Afternoon Reading
15:30 THU (b0092283)
Afternoon Reading
15:30 FRI (b0092284)
All Bar Luke
23:15 THU (b00776ty)
Am I Normal?
21:00 TUE (b0092bz4)
Am I Normal?
16:30 WED (b0092bz4)
Analysis
21:30 SUN (b0090s0t)
Analysis
20:30 THU (b0092j14)
Any Answers?
14:00 SAT (b0091tmg)
Any Questions?
13:10 SAT (b0090scq)
Any Questions?
20:00 FRI (b0092j73)
Bells on Sunday
05:43 SUN (b0091xyw)
Bells on Sunday
00:45 MON (b0091xyw)
Beyond Belief
16:30 MON (b00926dh)
Book at Bedtime
22:45 MON (b00928bx)
Book at Bedtime
22:45 TUE (b009281v)
Book at Bedtime
22:45 WED (b009281z)
Book at Bedtime
22:45 THU (b00930nt)
Book at Bedtime
22:45 FRI (b0092827)
Book of the Week
00:30 SAT (b0090m35)
Book of the Week
09:45 MON (b0091ztz)
Book of the Week
00:30 TUE (b0091ztz)
Book of the Week
09:45 TUE (b0091ztm)
Book of the Week
00:30 WED (b0091ztm)
Book of the Week
09:45 WED (b0092xpw)
Book of the Week
00:30 THU (b0092xpw)
Book of the Week
09:45 THU (b0091ztr)
Book of the Week
00:30 FRI (b0091ztr)
Book of the Week
09:45 FRI (b0091ztt)
Bookclub
16:00 SUN (b0091xzk)
Bookclub
16:00 THU (b0091xzk)
Bridging the Morphine Gap
21:00 MON (b00927cb)
Britain in a Box
13:30 WED (b007749p)
Broadcasting House
09:00 SUN (b0091xz7)
Call You and Yours
12:00 TUE (b00920yb)
Chain Reaction
18:30 THU (b0092j13)
Check Up
15:00 THU (b0092j11)
Classic Serial
21:00 SAT (b0090g5s)
Classic Serial
15:00 SUN (b0091xzj)
Cleaning Out the Camp
11:00 MON (b007qwyc)
Desert Island Discs
11:15 SUN (b0091xz9)
Desert Island Discs
09:00 FRI (b0091xz9)
Drama
14:15 MON (b009223x)
Drama
14:15 TUE (b0092byx)
Drama
14:15 WED (b0092dbp)
Drama
14:15 THU (b0092j10)
Drama
14:15 FRI (b0092j6y)
Excess Baggage
10:00 SAT (b0091tm7)
Farming Today This Week
06:35 SAT (b0091tm3)
Farming Today
05:45 MON (b0091zpm)
Farming Today
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Farming Today
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Farming Today
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Farming Today
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Fat City Challenge
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Feedback
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Feedback
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File on 4
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File on 4
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Freedom Song
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From Our Own Correspondent
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From Our Own Correspondent
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Front Row
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Front Row
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Front Row
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Front Row
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Front Row
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Gardeners' Question Time
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Gardeners' Question Time
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Go4it
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Home Planet
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In Living Memory
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In Our Time
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In Our Time
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In Search of Tristan
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In Touch
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Just a Minute
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Just a Minute
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Ken Clarke's Jazz Greats
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Last Word
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Last Word
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Law in Action
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Leading Edge
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Lent Talks
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Living World
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Loose Ends
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Macbeth Remixed
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Manchester Crime Wave
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Material World
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Midweek
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Midweek
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Money Box Live
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Money Box
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Money Box
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Moral Maze
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Moral Maze
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News Briefing
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News Briefing
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News Briefing
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News Briefing
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News Briefing
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News Briefing
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News Briefing
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News Briefing
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News Headlines
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News and Papers
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News and Papers
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News and Papers
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News and Weather
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News and Weather
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News and Weather
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News and Weather
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News and Weather
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News and Weather
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News and Weather
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News and Weather
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One
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Open Country
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Open Country
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PM
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PM
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PM
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PM
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PM
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Pick of the Week
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Please Look After This Bear
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Potting On
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Prayer for the Day
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Prayer for the Day
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Prayer for the Day
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Prayer for the Day
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Prayer for the Day
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Prayer for the Day
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Profile
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Profile
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Profile
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Radio 4 Appeal
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Radio 4 Appeal
21:26 SUN (b0091xz3)
Radio 4 Appeal
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Rudy's Rare Records
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Saturday Drama
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Saturday Live
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Saturday PM
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Saturday Review
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Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
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Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
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Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
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Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
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Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
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Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
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Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
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Shared Earth
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Shipping Forecast
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Shipping Forecast
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Shipping Forecast
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Shipping Forecast
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Shipping Forecast
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Shipping Forecast
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Shipping Forecast
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Shipping Forecast
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Shipping Forecast
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Shipping Forecast
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Shipping Forecast
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Shipping Forecast
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Shipping Forecast
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Shipping Forecast
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Shipping Forecast
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Six O'Clock News
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Six O'Clock News
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Six O'Clock News
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Something Understood
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Something Understood
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Start the Week
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Start the Week
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Sunday Worship
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Sunday
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Terracotta Army
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Terry Pratchett
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The Archers Omnibus
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The Archers
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The Archers
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The Archers
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The Archers
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The Archers
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The Archers
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The Archers
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The Archers
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The Archers
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The Archers
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The Archers
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The Archive Hour
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The Bottom Line
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The Cavity Within
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The Drawings on the Wall
14:45 SUN (b0091xzh)
The FBI at 100
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The FBI at 100
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The FBI at 100
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The FBI at 100
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The FBI at 100
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The FBI at 100
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The Film Programme
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The Food Programme
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The Food Programme
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The Garden Quiz
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The Garden Quiz
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The Jam Generation
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The Learning Curve
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The Learning Curve
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The Museum of Curiosity
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The News Quiz
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The Now Show
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The Poet Unwound
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The Price of Peace
13:30 SUN (b0091xzf)
The Price of Peace
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The Week in Westminster
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The World This Weekend
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The World Tonight
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The World Tonight
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The World Tonight
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The World Tonight
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The World Tonight
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Thinking Allowed
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Thinking Allowed
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Today in Parliament
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Today in Parliament
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Today in Parliament
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Today
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Today
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Today
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Today
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Today
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Today
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Tomorrow, Today!
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Weather
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Weekend Woman's Hour
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Westminster Hour
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What's the Point of...?
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What's the Point of...?
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William Burroughs: Nothing Is True, Everything Is Permitted
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Woman's Hour
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Woman's Hour
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Woman's Hour
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Woman's Hour
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Woman's Hour
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World On The Move: Great Animal Migrations
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World On The Move: Great Animal Migrations
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World at One
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World at One
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World at One
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World at One
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World at One
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You and Yours
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You and Yours
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You and Yours
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You and Yours
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