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Presented by the Rev Neil Gardner, minister of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh. Show more

Anna Hill hears the late hot spell could mean a vintage year for UK wine. And a new survey suggests country houses cost on average 27,000 pounds more than city homes. Show more

After years of bailouts, downgrades, stagnating growth and market instability, Michael Portillo asks if free-market capitalism is a broken system. Show more

Jane Garvey with George Alagiah on mixed Britain; Liz Sidwell, new Schools Commissioner for England; author Lauren Child; Joanna Bourke talks about what it means to be human. Show more

Pepys celebrates the anniversary of an operation three years previously, when he had a bladder stone removed. Starring Kris Marshall. Show more

Saving Species reports the work of a Biologist who believes the Pika, a small mountain mammal, is being wrongly blamed for the degradation of grassland on the Tibetan plateau. Show more

Peter Day explores the haunts and the unquenchable humour of the enigmatic Irish novelist and humourist, Flann O’Brien. From 2011. 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. Show more

Music writer Philip Sweeney finds out about the pioneering and controversial music figure David Fanshawe and delves through his archives of field recordings from across the globe. Show more

Kenton makes his move and Elizabeth is feeling wistful. Show more

Caryl Phillips explores how the writers CLR James and Richard Wright, both with white wives, fight public hostility and inner demons. Their women have to make difficult sacrifices. Show more

Popular history series. Listeners share their ideas and questions with some of the world's leading historians. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Selections from Flann O'Brien's writings following the exploits of the inimitable 'brother', a man with an opinion on almost everything! Show more

Dominic Arkwright meets Alex Evans, who was shopping in a DIY store with his mum when he took a distress call from his friend Mark Corbett on board a sinking ship called Titanic. Show more

Sally Magnusson and Nick Barratt catch up with listeners whose captivating stories left them intrigued to find out what happened next on their genealogical journeys. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Michael Morpurgo, Sara Maitland and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Helen Thomas, Winifred Peck and Alberto Barrera Tyszka. From 2011. Show more

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Ramesh takes it upon himself to reunite a local couple who have split up. Sitcom set in a Glasgow corner shop, stars Donald McLeary. Show more

Helen and Tom wait for news, while Clarrie relishes her new role. Show more

With John Wilson who meets legendary singer Johnny Mathis ahead of three UK gigs. Photographer David Bailey discusses his latest multi-media exhibition and we review Perfect Sense. Show more

Pepys celebrates the anniversary of an operation three years previously, when he had a bladder stone removed. Starring Kris Marshall. Show more

Are the Big Six gas and electricity companies turning into the 'new banks' - becoming too big to fail and hindering economic recovery? Gerry Northam investigates. Show more

As the programme celebrates being 50 - we chat to past presenters about the challenges of working on the programme. Plus a look at the role it'll play in the future. Show more

The health risks of antipsychotic drugs - are psychiatrists doing enough? Breaking bad habits and Jess Goodell the marine who got PTSD after retrieving bodies in Iraq. Show more

After years of bailouts, downgrades, stagnating growth and market instability, Michael Portillo asks if free-market capitalism is a broken system. Show more

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Orr crash-lands again and Yossarian refuses to fly with him. Is it a decision that he will regret? Read by Stuart Milligan. Show more

Satan is ready to secretly return baby Patrick to Earth, but God has eyes in his back. Stars Andy Hamilton. From March 2009. Show more

Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster, where peers complain that part-time students will lose out under the Government's proposals for tuition fees. Show more

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Helen Berry's new biography of Giusto Tenducci, the famous 18th-century castrato. Today, Tenducci embarks on his operatic career, but is embroiled in scandal. Read by Greta Scacchi. Show more

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