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National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.
Afternoon Play The Tobacco Merchant's Lawyer. A lawyer detests corruption in Glasgow in 1780. With Ian McDiarmid.
The New Art of Diplomacy James Naughtie asks if British diplomacy is still fit for purpose.
Unreliable Evidence European Law: After Lisbon. Will the Lisbon Treaty generate a legal tsunami?
Protected by FaithJohn Waite investigates the work of the Vatican Secret Archives laboratory.
Then We Came To The EndJoshua Ferris' story of dysfunctional misfits working in an advertising agency.
Archive on 4: The My Lai TapesRobert Hodierne reveals the truth about the infamous My Lai massacre of 16 March 1968.
Radio 4 Appeal: Help the HospicesDr Ros Taylor appeals on behalf of Help the Hospices.
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