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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Andrew Martlew. Show more

We discover how free range hens could be prevented from pecking each others feathers by the simple measure of planting trees in their fields. With Caz Graham. Show more

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Morning news and current affairs with Evan Davis and Justin Webb, featuring the latest news on the fighting in Libya. Show more

Peter White with the series which is not afraid to pose awkward questions about disability. He interviews Malaysian politician and human rights campaigner, Karpal Singh. Show more

Edward Stourton revisits broadcast debates from the archives, exploring the conflict between two media men over press freedom at the time of the thalidomide case and Watergate. Show more

Tracie Bennett talks to Jane Garvey about playing Judy Garland; Esther Rantzen on loneliness; men working in childcare; and urban chickens. Show more

Martin Bell returns to Vukovar in Croatia, to mark the 20th anniversary of the siege which marked the start of the Yugoslav wars and gave the world the phrase 'ethnic cleansing'. Show more

The award-winning American essayist on the consequences of buying your partner an antique skeleton and a dark fable about mourning. From July 2011. Show more

Consumer news with Julian Worricker. Discussing the end of the traditional light bulb; how the internet is destroying the culture business; and renting your neighbour's lawnmower. 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.

Jamaica: Maureen Sheridan tells her story - moving her young family to the home of reggae after the death of her husband.

Chris and Alice are celebrating. Meanwhile Jazzer feels tied to the kitchen sink. Show more

Samantha finds herself in an unfamiliar world when she goes abroad to adopt two children. Stars Katherine Parkinson. Show more

'What do you know?' 'How do you know?' and 'Do you know?' are deceptively easy-sounding questions. Stephen Fry looks for answers on an entertaining cab ride round the archive. Show more

Writer and actor Kwame Kwei-Armah explores the complex history of the Notting Hill Carnival and the difficult social conditions from which it emerged. Show more

In a series looking at the people who've changed the way we eat, The Food Programme profiles the campaigner and cheese expert Major Patrick Rance. Show more

Ernie Rea and guests discuss sectarianism in Scotland today. Is it confined to football or is it endemic within wider society? How can the churches help to counter such attitudes? Show more

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The popular panel game from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, hosted by Nicholas Parsons. With Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth and newcomer Jason Byrne. Show more

Pat lashes out and Alice is being enterprising. Show more

Mark Lawson reviews the film One Day, based on the best-selling novel by David Nicholls, talks to American novelist Nicholson Baker and visits landscape sculpture Northumberlandia. Show more

DCI Marion Bettany investigates a murder in the sleepy Northumbrian village of Shilwick. Stars Helen Baxendale and David Seddon. Show more

Julie Fernandez, a disabled actor best known for her role in The Office, explores the complex relationship between disabled child and parent carer. Show more

Rob Walker visits the sleepy Ghanaian city of Takoradi as a massive oil boom gets underway. Can the city, and the country, escape the 'oil curse' of violence and corruption? Show more

Quentin looks at tactile surgery, brainy bees, the evolution of jaws, viviparous sea monsters and our split-second perception of time. Show more

Peter White with the series which is not afraid to pose awkward questions about disability. He interviews Malaysian politician and human rights campaigner, Karpal Singh. Show more

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A look at the past 24 hours in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. Including Colonel Gaddafi's legacy, the country's future and issues surrounding foreign intervention. With Ritula Shah. Show more

4 Extra Debut. In a cafe in Lahore, a local Pakistani tells his life story to a US traveller. But is it just a chance encounter? Read by Riz Ahmed. Show more

Chris Ledgard explores the world of voice recognition and finds out how the technology is changing the way we use language. Show more

Peter Lewis tells the story of the object he added to the BBC History of the World website, a sweetheart's portrait painted for his Uncle Bryn at the Auschwitz concentration camp. Show more

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4 Extra Debut. Philip Connor's enchanting notes from his tiny American wilderness lookout as he watches for wildfires. Read by Kerry Shale. Show more

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