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Prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Craig Gardiner. Show more

Anna Hill hears the price of wool has reached a 25-year high. British fleece is providing carpets for the Chinese and even supplying the global cosmetics industry. Show more

The pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi examines what drives people to dissent in the second of the 2011 Reith Lecture series, 'Securing Freedom'. Show more

Presented by Jane Garvey. Is the Coalition putting family ahead of gender-focused policies? Tanya Byron on children and lying; Mylene Klass; the Kate Middleton effect on fashion. Show more

Probate researchers Dan and Rachel search the family line to find the true heir and may just have found him. Stars William Ash. Show more

Green turtles are one of the enduring images of beauty in the sea and Saving Species reporter James Brickell discovers these creatures on the Great Barrier Reef. Show more

Poet and comic, Tim Key sleuths out what makes a great literary opening line. With Mark Watson and Joe Dunthorne. From 2013. 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.

In the 18th century, musical manuals circulated showing songbird keepers how to teach their birds to sing human tunes, 100 years before recorded sound. Sarah Angliss investigates. Show more

Nic shows she cares and Kirsty brings welcome news. Show more

Richard arrives home and must face his parents, in-laws, and wife Emma at a 'family summit', where the couple must finally decide on the fate of their marriage. Show more

Giant wandering albatross spend much of the winter at sea. They encounter some of the most ferocious storms on the planet but how do they survive? Show more

By Shena Mackay. Meriel loves the theatre. Rick loves Meriel. Or is it New York he's in love with? Read by Burn Gorman. Show more

The Catholic Church used composers like Palestrina to respond to Luther's hymns. Classical music history with James Naughtie. Show more

Rod Liddle, columnist, editor and enthusiastic naturalist, tries to unpick the truths behind our reactions to two flag-carrying members of British vermin, the fox and the rat. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Fay Weldon, Louise Welsh and Harriett Gilbert discuss favourite books by Lionel Shriver, HG Wells and Jean Rhys. From 2011. Show more

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Agony aunt Sarah and her group tackle more problems: "It's me or the dog!" and "My phobias are out of control". From May 2011. Show more

Kathy is concerned. Meanwhile Kate's got everything sorted. Show more

Mark Lawson talks to Romola Garai about acting on stage at the Royal Court and on TV in '50s newsroom drama The Hour and reviews David Schwimmer's film Trust about a web stalker. Show more

Probate researchers Dan and Rachel search the family line to find the true heir and may just have found him. Stars William Ash. Show more

As regulators hope to prevent another financial meltdown, Michael Robinson investigates some seemingly simple products banks now offer. Could they threaten yet another disaster? Show more

Presented by Peter White. What arrangements are being made for blind sports fans with Olympic tickets? We find out how much assistance is available and how to apply for it. Show more

Claudia finds out what makes some people more likely to become problem gamblers, the power of gardening to improve mental health and the power of metaphors to shape our thinking. Show more

Continuing his series on successful new populist political forces in Europe, Chris Bowlby meets the Freedom Party in Austria, and investigates anti-mosque campaigners in Germany. Show more

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With Felicity Evans. National and international news and analysis. Show more

Reunited with Delilah in Montmartre, Sid, Chip and Hiero meet Louis Armstrong. Delilah tells Sid what really happened in Berlin. Show more

Robin Ince and Brian Cox are joined by actor and magician Andy Nyman, psychologist Richard Wiseman and neuroscientist Bruce Hood to discuss all things supernatural. Show more

Susan Hulme reports on a gathering storm at Westminster about the phone-hacking scandal. Show more

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Constance is engaged to Oscar Wilde and the couple are blissfully happy. But her brother Otho has doubts about Oscar's suitability as a prospective husband. Show more

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