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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Clair Jaquiss. Show more

European eggs need to be salmonella free according to Edwina Currie, the former Public Health Minister. Show more

The latest weather forecast for farmers.

Morning news and current affairs with John Humphrys and Justin Webb, debating Anders Behring Breivik, compassion in the record industry and the 100 pound wedding. Show more

Stephen Fry says 'listen to this, or else!' He investigates the language of persuasion. From July 2011. Show more

One of Peter's betes noires is being introduced to other blind people. He is joined to discuss the subject by author Sue Townsend. Show more

Are women inconvenienced by a lack of public toilets and might the answer lie in more unisex provision? Presented by Jenni Murray. Show more

Riding Kenya's 100 year-old railway, Ayisha Yahya asks if plans for a new East African network are a lunatic notion. From 2011 Show more

The award-winning American essayist reads his tale of summer with a quadriplegic friend and a modern fable. From June 2011. Show more

Consumer news with Julian Worricker, looking at plans to get more of us building our own homes - and the boss of Ford Europe talks to us about the future of the car. Show more

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

The popular quotations quiz hosted by Nigel Rees. With guests Michael Grade, Simon Munnery, Dr Sandra Scott and Ian McMillan. From July 2011. Show more

It's the day of the village fete and who will emerge the victor in the scarecrow wars? Show more

War hero Bernard Bottomly's three children expect to inherit his millions. But they are soon to discover that there are strings attached. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Mike Brearley tells the story of the Ashes series of 1981, when England came back from oblivion to win. From July 2011. Show more

German forces race across the Soviet Union, but need to take Moscow before winter. Stalin evokes heroes of the past to inspire Russian heroism against Hitler. Show more

Sheila Dillon follows two schools as they attempt to transform the way their pupils eat.

Ernie Rea and guests discuss Religion and the Big Society. Show more

Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories. Including Weather.

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A welcome visit to the Grassington Festival for regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden with Jeremy Hardy also on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair. Show more

Clarrie's anxieties increase. Meanwhile Pat and Tony try to keep things going. Show more

With Kirsty Lang, including an interview with writer Moni Mohsin, whose new novel Tender Hooks satirises life amongst the upper reaches of society in contemporary Lahore. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Edith has tried to forget Aylmer, but being married to Bruce makes it hard. But they are about to have a visitor. Starring Bertie Carvel. Show more

Scotland's nationalist government will present Scots with a referendum on independence soon. But what has the experience been in Quebec? Journalist Iain MacWhirter investigates. Show more

Following the British doctor volunteering to help women and children stranded in Tunisian refugee camps while the men fight Gaddafi's forces in the mountains south of Tripoli. Show more

Quentin Cooper hears about the arrival of NASA's Dawn space probe at the asteroid Vesta, the last Space Shuttle flight, reducing animal experiments, and the physics of cricket. Show more

Stephen Fry says 'listen to this, or else!' He investigates the language of persuasion. From July 2011. Show more

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Derek Jacobi reads Pereira Maintains, a tale of reluctant heroism in Portugal. The country is under the Fascist shadow of Spain but Dr Pereira wants nothing to do with politics. Show more

Students at schools and universities are no longer choosing to study foreign languages. In the first of a new series, Chris Ledgard asks how much this really matters. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Brothers-in-medicine Roy and Hugh Thornton wonder what to do with sudden money and power. NHS satire stars Nigel Planer and Celia Imrie. From June 2011. Show more

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Journalist Gavin Knight reports from the frontline of Glasgow's ganglands. Karyn is determined to understand the stories behind the horrifying statistics of violent knife crime. Show more

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