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Prayer and reflection with Rabbi Dr Naftali Brawer. Show more

Charlotte Smith hears how changes to subsidies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland could mean an end to 'slipper farming'. Show more

Veteran hairdresser Vidal Sassoon is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs. Show more

Ian's ambitions have stretched too far and he is now jogging frantically around the Edge, running for his life. But who, or what, is he running from? Show more

Teesside's Transporter Bridge is a much-loved icon, but as it celebrates its centenary, presenter Nigel Thompson finds out what it means to the area, and whether it has a future. Show more

Clare is plagued by Brian's marriage proposals, and the family centre has an unveiling. Stars Sally Phillips. From October 2011. Show more

With Peter White. Pubs demolished to make money; will cosmetic surgery insurance cover a botched job abroad?; and a 'ground-breaking' claim that captured carbon could power planes. Show more

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

Radio 4's forum for audience comment. The real story of cuts to Radio 4, the future of longwave and coverage of the Welsh rugby. Presented by Roger Bolton. Show more

Adam is not best pleased, while Will offers moral support. Show more

Lenny Henry stars as irreverent police chaplain Jake Thorne in this acclaimed drama series by Peter Jukes. Show more

Eric Robson chairs a gardening Q&A with Matthew Wilson, Anne Swithinbank and Bob Flowerdew in Wiltshire. Christine Walkden advises on maximising autumn colour in the garden. Show more

Brett Westwood searches for mountain hares on the Sheffield moors with the Sorby Natural History Society and discusses the future of natural history societies here in the UK. Show more

Matthew Bannister on actor George Baker, Albanian President Ramiz Alia, abortion law reform campaigner Madeleine Simms, rail enthusiast George Hinchcliffe and singer Jagjit Singh. Show more

Tilda Swinton talks about her role as the mother spurned in the film adaptation of We Need to Talk about Kevin, directed by Lynne Ramsay. Show more

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

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A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig with panellists including Jeremy Hardy, Sarah Millican and Paul Sinha.

There's an unwelcome visitor at Rickyard Cottage, and Jennifer hears some home truths. Show more

With Kirsty Lang. Tamsin Greig on Jumpy, a new play about parenting; and a review of Holy Flying Circus, a TV drama about the outrage caused by Monty Python's Life Of Brian. Show more

Ian's ambitions have stretched too far and he is now jogging frantically around the Edge, running for his life. But who, or what, is he running from? Show more

Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a panel debate about news and politics from St Mary's School, Ascot, with Chuka Umunna. Chris Grayling, Rita Clifton and Kevin Maguire. Show more

Will Self praises the beauty of wind turbines and says protests against them spring from a misconceived idyllic view of our already man-made landscape. Show more

A tragic comedy about hubris and political manipulation, depicting the principal events of Shirley Porter's time as 'The Westminster Whirlwind' in the 1980s. By Gregory Evans. Show more

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With Robin Lustig. National and international news and analysis. Show more

Three young boys meet on a passenger ship bound for London. The boys manage to persuade Mr Daniels to be the 'responsible adult' supervising them. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Harriett Gilbert, Mary Beard and Bidisha on books by Margaret Atwood, Stella Gibbons and Homer. From 2011. Show more

News from Westminster.

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Peter Ackroyd's biography of Isaac Newton sparks Hitchens' nostalgic rumination on science and Cambridge. Read by Roger Allam. Show more

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