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

Alpacas and llamas could be saved from catching tuberculosis as a new test is developed. Anna Hill presents. Show more

Morning news and current affairs with Justin Webb and Evan Davis, including all the latest from Libya, plus the future of cheques and counting species. Show more

Newsnight economics editor Paul Mason chairs a debate between followers of two of the great economic thinkers of the 20th century: John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek. Show more

Presented by Jenni Murray. Can a beautiful woman play a plain one? Women in Libya; why men and women talk differently; Canadian jazz singer Tami Weis performs live. Show more

On the hunt for Colin Arnott's murderer, DCI Marion Bettany turns her attention to the village post office. Stars Helen Baxendale. Show more

In 1974, the Portsmouth Sinfonia sold out the Albert Hall. It was billed 'the world's worst orchestra' but among its members were Brian Eno and Michael Nyman. Was it just a joke? Show more

Is there a link between ten apparent drug addict suicides, all in one week? Reboot of the 1946 mystery. Stars Crawford Logan. 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.

Foreign correspondents Lindsey Hilsum and Marie Colvin on the challenges of reporting from Tripoli; and has Sky News provided the best coverage of the crisis? With Steve Hewlett. Show more

Clarrie is clutching at straws and Bridge Farm takes another financial hit. Show more

The 2007 Lancashire murder victim's story, as told by her mother Sylvia. With poetry from Simon Armitage. Read by Rachel Austin. Show more

In a special edition, Ruth Alexander asks whether the UK faces a 'lost decade'. Will the economy stagnate over the next 10 years, as Japan's did in the 1990s? Show more

By Joe Lycett. 17-year-old Julian's blog on his weird limbo between school and university, plus an odd neighbour. From 2011's Edinburgh Fringe. Show more

Writer and actor Kwame Kwei-Armah examines the tensions over policing of the Notting Hill Carnival. Show more

How are our homes changing? In a special series Laurie Taylor and sociologists visit listeners' homes to explore private life. This edition is on the multi-generational household. Show more

Could adult health be determined by our environment and nutrition in the first thousand days of life, or even many years earlier? Dr Mark Porter investigates. Part 2: Infancy. Show more

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Special comedy guest Andrew Maxwell joins resident funny man Colin Murphy at the Edinburgh Festival, attempting to answer the unanswerable. Show more

Emma makes herself unpopular and Clarrie loses her nerve. Show more

Mark Lawson talks to American author Sapphire and to singer Jacqui Dankworth, whose new disc includes arrangements by her late father, saxophonist John Dankworth. Show more

On the hunt for Colin Arnott's murderer, DCI Marion Bettany turns her attention to the village post office. Stars Helen Baxendale. Show more

Matthew Taylor chairs an audience debate on the issues raised by the Radio 4 drama Black Roses, about the murder, four years ago, of 20-year-old 'goth' Sophie Lancaster. Show more

In a talk recorded at this year's Edinburgh Festival, writer Andrew Robinson asks, 'What can we learn from geniuses?'. Show more

What stops innovation in the NHS? As evidence stacks up for ideas like insulin pumps for diabetics and screening to prevent blood clots in surgery - why aren't they being used? Show more

Severely autistic 16-year-old James is starting full time residential care. This programme follows him and his family as they prepare for and adjust to the change. Show more

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As the Libyan rebels consolidate their positions we look at how the country will rebuild politically and economically. Show more

Changez's relationship with Erica deepens. Read by Riz Ahmed. Show more

Spoken word artists Salena Godden and Scroobius Pip take listeners into two very different worlds. Show more

Mordrin decides to join a wizard dating website, without reading the full terms and conditions. Stars David Kay. From February 2011. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Glenn Mitchell profiles the visits to Britain of the celebrated American comedy team The Marx Brothers, who worked together and apart in Britain. From June 2010. Show more

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The mule packers arrive with supplies for the wilderness fire lookout and ask him if he ever gets lonely. Read by Kerry Shale. Show more

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