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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, presented by the Rev Marjory MacLean. Show more

The OFT says it's confident there'll be no more milk price fixing after fining supermarkets and dairies 50 million pounds. And growing melons in the Midlands. With Charlotte Smith. Show more

With James Naughtie and Evan Davis. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.

Terry Waite – Beirut hostage for nearly five years - returns to his childhood in the small Cheshire hamlet of Styal. From 2011. Show more

A gigantic silver doughnut in the countryside is the home of the Diamond synchotron tribe. Peter Curran meets the scientists who control the UK's most powerful x-ray machine. Show more

Presented by Jenni Murray. Riots: we look at the root causes of the violence and looting on England's streets. SMOGS and DMOGS - all will be revealed. And author Jill Dawson. Show more

Thousands of Central Americans travel to the US every year. Now Mexican drug cartels are kidnapping and killing them. Linda Pressly investigates their perilous journey. Show more

Musician Midge Ure investigates water's role as a constantly flowing source of musical inspiration. From 2011. Show more

Consumer news with Winifred Robinson. With fees about to triple, is the Open University still value for money? 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.

Stewart Henderson ventures into the mystery of the maze, finds out how much power it takes to run the world wide web, and explores why ancient settlements end up underneath us. Show more

Pip thinks she's made things worse. Meanwhile Jim does a good turn. Show more

William and Sandy track down a missing dog and a philandering variety artiste, and the owner of a very famous voice. Starring Stanley Baxter and Richard Briers. Show more

Walkers, cyclists and motorists rely today on Ordnance Survey maps. But 220 years ago, the Kent coastline was first mapped to defend against Napoleon - as Helen Mark discovers. Show more

Kirsty Young presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Relate. Show more

The mystery deepens for Bill when he meets Tom. Trilogy examining a portrait from three perspectives. Read by Bill Paterson. Show more

Putin halts the economic meltdown of the Yeltsin years and re-establishes Russia as a world power but at the cost of democracy. Autocracy is back in Russia, and it's popular. Show more

Donna Leon talks to James Naughtie and readers about the first in her hugely successful crime series set in Venice, Death At La Fenice. Show more

Quentin looks at the psychology behind riots, the genetics of multiple sclerosis, a classic study of chimpanzee communication and a shrunken head. Show more

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

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Milton helps a prince find his voice and a king find his pomegranates. With Dave Lamb. From August 2011. Show more

There's a poacher on the prowl, and Clarrie makes an effort. Show more

As the centenary of the theft of the Mona Lisa approaches, John Wilson reports on how and why art is stolen, looking at Rembrandts, Turners and the most famous painting of all. Show more

Life is almost dull for Frederic and Catherine as they settle in Switzerland, and then things change. Stars Patrick Kennedy. Show more

In the wake of the massacre in Norway, James Silver examines far-right extremism in the UK and how fears about 'Islamisation' are fuelling tensions in some areas of the country. Show more

Business leaders make a lot of fuss about corporate governance, but the scandals will not go away. Peter Day asks what's wrong with the way companies are run. Show more

Ricky Ross discovers how one Scottish company is giving back the freedom of speech by creating artificial voices with genuine human inflection and emotion. Show more

Terry Waite – Beirut hostage for nearly five years - returns to his childhood in the small Cheshire hamlet of Styal. From 2011. Show more

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With Robin Lustig. National and international news and analysis.

Forty years on: baffled by the legacy left to him by Veronica's mother, Tony manages to get in touch with his former girlfriend to ask for an explanation. Show more

Matt finds a new use for Vicky's coat-hangers, while she bumps into an old boyfriend. Stars Jody Latham. From August 2011. Show more

Sean Curran and the BBC's parliamentary team reports from Westminster as Parliament is recalled following riots and looting in London and other English cities.

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