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Prayer and reflection with the Rev George Pitcher. Show more
Animals could suffer major health problems on farms, according to vets, if moves to ban the preventive use of antibiotics in Europe goes ahead. Show more
Libby Purves is joined by Ceri Levy, Rita Tushingham, Gillian Lynne and Gisli Orn Gardarsson. Show more
Presented by Jenni Murray. Joan Bakewell on her new novel; are cougars liberated? IVF egg harvesting warning; saying no - do you find it difficult? Show more
As the couple travel anonymously through Japan to find him, the Emperor himself is beginning to learn lessons - in fence building and facing his nemesis, the bandit king Inokichi. Show more
Sarah Cuddon examines the difficult decisions so many of us make when we have to get rid of our old books. From 2011. Show more
Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes's rivals: private detective Paul Beck. Stars Anton Lesser. 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.
The Media Show
Peter Salmon and the Radio Festival
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The director of BBC North Peter Salmon on his vision for Salford; Dee Ford of Bauer Radio on why local radio works; and what does the BBC's move north mean for local producers? Show more
Neil steps in to help. Meanwhile Emma has a difficult conversation. Show more
When Lily, a young girl from a troubled background, becomes pregnant, she insists she is still a virgin. Lily believes her child has come from God. Show more
Stephanie Flanders asks three economic thinkers, including Jim O'Neill, if the lesson of the financial crisis is that national governments and global markets just don't mix. Show more
Eleanor Cobham, the unlucky Duchess of Gloucester, was accused of treasonable necromancy in 1441. Read by Maureen Beattie. Show more
The last stage in the Alps during the Tour De France, and sports photographer Geoff Waugh is trying to work out how to take the best action shot. Show more
Thinking Allowed
Kissing men - Decline of violence in history
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Laurie Taylor explores Steven Pinker's notion of a decline in human violence with Anthony O'Hear, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Buckingham. 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
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Marcus Brigstocke invites reluctant vocalist Alan Davies to sing in public for the first time. From September 2011. Show more
Tom can't believe his luck and Ed deals with a crisis. Show more
Front Row
Novelist PD James; Steven Isserlis; Stalin on stage
30 minutes
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PD James on following in the footsteps of Jane Austen; a review of John Hodge's play Collaborators starring Simon Russell Beale; cellist Steven Isserlis and tenor Mark Padmore. Show more
As the couple travel anonymously through Japan to find him, the Emperor himself is beginning to learn lessons - in fence building and facing his nemesis, the bandit king Inokichi. Show more
Unreliable Evidence
The Lawyer's Dilemma: Defending the Guilty, Suing the Innocent
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Clive Anderson and guests explore the moral and ethical dilemmas faced by lawyers including those required to defend clients accused of rape, murder and other heinous crimes. Show more
Dreda Say Mitchell says it is time cultural institutions like family, faith and and community were put at the centre of the debate about social mobility. Show more
Did CERN scientists really break the universal speed limit? Roland Pease visits the subterranean experiments where speeding subatomic particles seemed to defy Einstein's law. Show more
Libby Purves is joined by Ceri Levy, Rita Tushingham, Gillian Lynne and Gisli Orn Gardarsson. Show more
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National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. Show more
As Dora finds a newer source at the heart of Hitler's government, Hans makes his own plans. Readers include Hattie Morahan. Show more
Can having strength ever make us weak? Mark Watson's quest to improve the world. With Tim Key. Broadcast live in November 2011. Show more
Alicia McCarthy with the day's top news stories from Westminster. The government announces new proposals for public sector pensions. Show more
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As a teenager, the author navigates her own feelings and sexuality in a volatile household. Jeanette Winterson reads her memoir. Show more
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