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Prayer and reflection with Bishop Steven Croft. Show more

The Miltons' family farm on southern Exmoor is one of a dwindling number of mixed hill farms which combine livestock and crops. Today, how the cornfields are feeding wild birds. Show more

Morning news and current affairs with James Naughtie and Sarah Montague. Guest edited by Sir Victor Blank, and examining leadership, communication and altruism. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the giant molecules that form the basis of all life, macromolecules. From proteins to modern plastics, macromolecules are all around us. Show more

Celebrating, informing and entertaining women. Presented by Jenni Murray. The year of the protestor; Elizabeth of York; novelist and nurse Christie Watson; new year resolutions. Show more

Back in Lincoln, Maud's American feminist friend Leonora Stern pays her a visit, bringing with her a letter that adds to the mystery. Show more

Karen Bowerman retraces the route of Antarctic explorer Frank Wild, Shackleton's second-in-command, as Wild's ashes are taken to South Georgia for burial next to Shackleton. Show more

At London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, Frances Fyfield explores the frantic manuscript of Charles Dickens's thriller. From 2011. Show more

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

Nina Myskow discusses food, memory and an appetite for life with the author of When the Tiger Came To Tea, Judith Kerr. Show more

Jazzer has a surprise for Lynda, but will her show be all right on the night? Show more

Charles Darnay wants to go to Paris to help a family retainer imprisoned by revolutionaries. Stars Andrew Scott and Lydia Wilson. Show more

Helen Mark discovers why local people are preserving the heritage of the gansey, a distinctive fisherman's garment, in the coastal communities of the Moray Firth. Show more

Maureen Lipman presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Carers UK. Show more

Mariella Frostrup and her line up of comedians and authors, including Jo Brand and Tony Parsons, debate their funniest book. From Waugh to Mole, which one will get the most laughs? Show more

Explore the world of cinema with Francine Stock, from Alphaville to Zorro. Show more

Adam Rutherford reveals which four listeners will have their ideas turned into experiments in So You Want to Be a Scientist? Show more

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Simon Schama reflects on how the world - ten years on - remembered the events of 9/11. And he ponders why it's vital to remember. Show more

The Questers visit the White Wizard - the nicest man in the whole of Lower Earth. With John Sessions. From November 2011. Show more

Neil loses his patience and Will shows some last-minute nerves. Show more

John Wilson talks to singers Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Jack Jones and Bruce Forsyth, whose careers began before rock and roll. Their combined experience totals over 200 years. Show more

Back in Lincoln, Maud's American feminist friend Leonora Stern pays her a visit, bringing with her a letter that adds to the mystery. Show more

What role does Press TV, the Iranian government-funded satellite channel, play in UK-Iranian relations? Linda Pressly examines its place in a wide network of Iranian influence. Show more

After centuries of decline, London's gin distilling industry is picking up again, fuelled by small-scale producers. Peter Day finds out what is behind the boom. Show more

What do a film star, a biologist and a journalist have in common? They all want to find out if a mysterious finger found in a drawer of a museum really did once belong to a yeti. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the giant molecules that form the basis of all life, macromolecules. From proteins to modern plastics, macromolecules are all around us. Show more

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With Felicity Evans. Egyptian security forces raid pro democracy organisations in Cairo. Show more

Linda has to leave her beloved Fabrice in Paris and return to London to await the end of the war. Read by Diana Quick. Show more

Under too much pressure, clever-clogs Victoria can't sleep at night. Then bad dreams haunt her waking hours. Stars Eddie Marsan. Show more

Paul Gambaccini recalls classic albums. In January 1975, jazz pianist Keith Jarrett improvised at Cologne Opera House, recording the best-selling solo album in jazz history. Show more

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Simon Schama reflects on how the world - ten years on - remembered the events of 9/11. And he ponders why it's vital to remember. Show more

Lionel Bart's musical 'Oliver!' opens to great acclaim. Alistair McGowan reads David and Caroline Stafford's biography. Show more

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