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Prayer and reflection with Pritpal Kaur Riat. Show more

Scottish fishermen say mackerel stocks could crash due to Iceland and Faroe Islands drastically increasing the amount they catch. Presented by Anna Hill. Show more

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Prof Stewart visits Bristol Centre for Nanoscience and finds out how nano materials may revolutionise medicine, computing and solar power. Show more

Presented by Jane Garvey. The driving ban for women in Saudi Arabia, plus Geraldine James and social enterpises. Can you influence the sex of your baby? Show more

The fighting of rival academics reaches new heights when they're in competition for a prestigious award. Stars John Sessions. Show more

Brett Westwood visits the Farne Islands off the Northumberland coast to find out the latest about the UK's seabird populations. Show more

Patrick Humphries explores the impact of Frederick Forsyth’s novel about an attempt to kill President De Gaulle. From 2011. Show more

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National and international news, with Martha Kearney. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.

4 Extra Debut. Ian McMillan fights the cause of 'sodcasters' - perpetrators of tinny mobile phone music played on public transport. From June 2011. Show more

Kate lays her cards on the table. Meanwhile there are celebrations at April Cottage. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Asian elders Rauf and Malkeet are unlikely friends, with more in common than they care to admit. Stars Paul Bhattacharjee. Show more

Presented by Helen Castor. Featuring the pirate from Faversham, the hidden story of Cardinal Wolsey, and evidence for rural radicalism in Norfolk. Show more

An old fisherman saves a boy from drowning in the shadow of the mysterious Black Scarf Rock. Greek tale read by Mark Williams. Show more

When Spitting Image came to an end, Roger Law decided it was time for a fresh start. He is now living in Bondi Beach and meets the other Brits who have made a new life down under. Show more

The Justice Secretary's sentencing reform plans are proving contentious. Joshua Rozenberg explores the thinking behind them and their chances of successfully cutting reoffending. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Harriett Gilbert, Bill Paterson and Dea Birkett discuss books by Bernhard Schlink, John Steinbeck and Richard Holmes. From 2011. Show more

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Agony aunt Sarah and her Support Group solve problems: a controlling partner and a non-drinker with no friends. From May 2011. Show more

Ed is feeling on edge and Oliver tries to be helpful. Show more

With John Wilson, including an interview with architect Zaha Hadid about her new museum in Glasgow and a review of Kevin Macdonald's film Life in a Day. Show more

The fighting of rival academics reaches new heights when they're in competition for a prestigious award. Stars John Sessions. Show more

Companies are making billions of pounds in profits from a secretive trade in PFI contracts. But why are taxpayers able to get so little detail? Gerry Northam investigates. Show more

Why some councils are cutting subscriptions for talking books to save money and how accessible are e-books for blind and partially sighted people? Show more

Where can siblings of people with mental health problems go for information and support? Are stages of grief a myth? Plus, why expert forecasters are often spectacularly wrong. Show more

Series featuring people who have made life-altering decisions.

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With Robin Lustig. Why 1 billion pounds in aid has been earmarked for a wealthy developing country. Mass unemployment in Gaza. Public sector workers strike for pensions. Show more

Arkady Renko's troubled ward Zhenya has spotted Maya desperately searching for her missing baby at Three Stations and has offered to help. Show more

'So you want to be an Astronaut?' Robin Ince and Brian Cox discuss the future of human space travel and the impact it has had on inspiring a generation of kids into science. Show more

Sean Curran and the BBC's parliamentary team report as the Government makes big concessions on its plans for the NHS in England, but ministers deny making a humiliating U-turn. Show more

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In Trieste, Joyce's literary ambitions are at odds with the need to eke out a living. Narrated by Jim Norton with Andrew Scott. Show more

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