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Prayer and reflection with the Rev George Pitcher. Show more
As the government cuts its incentives for solar energy, Anna Hill hears claims that many farmers will now abandon their plans to produce green energy on farm. Show more
The Life Scientific
Episode 4: Sir Michael Marmot
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Professor Sir Michael Marmot. As a junior doctor he decided that medicine was failed prevention and went on to discover what he calls Status Syndrome. Show more
Lyse Doucet talks to Rangina Hamidi, who runs a successful company giving women economic independence but has now 'given up' on Afghanistan following her father's murder. Show more
Woman's Hour
Freedom riders; Anoushka Shankar; ordination of women
45 minutes
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Female Freedom Riders: The 50th anniversary of the activists. Ordination of women in the Catholic church; depression after adoption; Anoushka Shankar. Presented by Jane Garvey. Show more
Now on the road, Lady Shonagon is confronted with a world in which she is unknown and unrecognised. While the Emperor himself is delighting in his new life as anonymous wanderer. Show more
Recorded in front of an audience at the National Botanic Garden of Wales, the programme's theme is fungi - organisms apart from others, that run a great deal of the world. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Actress Gabrielle Drake explores the history of regional theatre through the story of Manchester's Royal Exchange. From January 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.
Frances Fyfield and her team of musical sleuths are at the British Library looking at the pages of Handel's Firework Suite. The first performance was the most lavish ever seen. Show more
There's shocking news for the Carter family, and Tom wins a partial victory. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Elver season on the River Severn - a time of mystery and danger. The wrong time and place for a young man to search for his place in the world. Stars Robert Lonsdale. Show more
Tom Holland presents the Northern Rebellion of 1569, banking and marriage, Martin's Bank and unsung history hero John Hughes. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Historical turning points. A shocking discovery changes Eleanor Roosevelt's life. Miriam Margolyes reads Ellen Feldman's tale. Show more
Lewis Whyld of the Press Association was one of the first photographers on the scene when rioting exploded in Tottenham. Here he tells how he survived the fires and the gangs. Show more
The Law Show
Taken into Consideration: An Admission of Guilt?
30 minutes
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Joshua Rozenberg looks into offences 'taken into consideration' and asks why people give false confessions. He also explores a new Scottish anti-sectarian bill. Show more
A Good Read
Stephanie Flanders and Roisin McAuley
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
4 Extra Debut. Harriett Gilbert, Stephanie Flanders and Roisin McAuley on John Kenneth Galbraith, Patricia Ferguson and Ngaio Marsh. From 2011. Show more
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Tom's loyalty is tested over supporting bridesmaid Ellen or a Jonathan Creek TV fest. Stars Jonny Sweet. From November 2011. Show more
Neil steps in to help. Meanwhile Emma has a difficult conversation. Show more
Front Row
In Time review; David Bowie in the 70s
30 minutes
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With John Wilson, including a review of the film In Time, starring Justin Timberlake; David Bowie and his influence in the 1970s; and how singers can protect their voices. Show more
Now on the road, Lady Shonagon is confronted with a world in which she is unknown and unrecognised. While the Emperor himself is delighting in his new life as anonymous wanderer. Show more
The government wants to make prisoners work hard, pay tax and help fund victims' support. It argues this will also make then less likely to return to crime. Can its plans succeed? Show more
In Touch
Gene therapy and Peter White with Jimmy Savile on Jim'll Fix it
20 minutes
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Professor Robert MacLaren talks about the recent success at Oxford Hospital treating choroideremia using gene therapy, and Dr Tim Cave from Novartis updates us on Lucentis. Show more
The UK boasts the world's first Behavioural Insights Team, or 'Nudge' Unit, designed to persuade us to make decisions which are good for us and good for society. Can it work? Show more
The Life Scientific
Episode 4: Sir Michael Marmot
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Professor Sir Michael Marmot. As a junior doctor he decided that medicine was failed prevention and went on to discover what he calls Status Syndrome. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
With Robin Lustig. National and international news and analysis, including the Greek government in crisis talks and tackling the exploitation of women in gangs. Show more
As Dora revealed Hitler's plans to the newspapers, Hans needed to make his own impact. Readers include Sara Kestelman. Show more
A keen golfer decides his mother must go into a home. Bitter sweet tale starring Timothy Spall and Anne Reid. From April 2011. Show more
Sean Curran and the BBC's parliamentary team report as the chancellor says Greece's referendum on euro membership has added to 'the instability and uncertainty' in the eurozone. Show more
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Books were banned from the household she grew up except for the Bible and Shakespeare. Jeanette Winterson reads her memoir. Show more
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