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Prayer and reflection with the Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth. Show more
Government advisors say farmers should be paid public money to improve animal welfare. And, after the food price rises of 2011, what are the prospects for shopping bills in 2012? Show more
Morning news and current affairs, presented by James Naughtie and Sarah Montague, debating social care funding, the Iowa caucuses, faulty breast implants and Iran 'sabre rattling'. Show more
Melvyn Bragg considers the impact of the invention of the book and examines some of the earliest surviving examples. Show more
Artist Molly Parkin retraces her London paper round and reflects on how it influenced her life. With Bob Kingdom. From September 2011. Show more
Woman's Hour
Selection for secondary school; writing about fathers
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Selection for secondary school; multigenerational living; a survival guide for women with too much to do; and writing about fathers. Presented by Jane Garvey. Show more
Cropper and Fergus follow Roland and Maud to France in the hope of forcing them to hand over the letters. They bump into Leonora and Blackadder instead. Stars Bill Paterson. Show more
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson captures the astonishing sounds from above, below and within Antarctica's landscape of ice. Show more
Martin Carthy listens to long-lost recordings that reveal the rise and fall of Ewan MacColl's Critics Group, a controversial driving force of the 1960s folk revival. Show more
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Martha Kearney presents national and international news. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.
On the eve of his 70th birthday, BBC Radio 4 pays tribute to one of the world's most famous living scientists, Prof Stephen Hawking. Show more
Henry celebrates his first birthday, and it's a day of memories for Elizabeth. Show more
A blind WWI veteran, accused of murdering his wife, is defended by Norman Birkett, the most celebrated advocate of the inter-war years. Show more
Presented by Richard Daniel. Winters used witness huge flocks of lapwings. What has happened to these birds, have they moved or disappeared for good? Show more
Stewart Henderson presents the programme that answers listeners' questions on just about everything. Why are tea and coffee pots different shapes? And what is a wingwom? Show more
Word of Mouth
Comparing the way we bring up children and train dogs
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Do dog training techniques work just as well on children? Michael Rosen investigates the truth of this, comparing the way we bring up our children and train our dogs. Show more
Downton Abbey actor Jim Carter chooses ‘the king of 50s skiffle’ music, Lonnie Donegan. With Matthew Parris. From 2012. Show more
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Mark Steel’s in Bungay, Suffolk, talking non-existent castles, haunted pubs and chicken roundabouts. From January 2012. Show more
Brenda suspects Tom's motives and Debbie has some unfinished business. Show more
Front Row
Costa Book Awards category winners announced; Tony Marchant; Ronald Searle Tribute
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Mark Lawson with news of the Costa Book Awards category winners. Tony Marchant on his TV drama Public Enemies. Ralph Steadman and Posy Simmonds pay tribute to Ronald Searle. Show more
Cropper and Fergus follow Roland and Maud to France in the hope of forcing them to hand over the letters. They bump into Leonora and Blackadder instead. Stars Bill Paterson. Show more
Katie Derham takes a unique inside look at the charitable foundation set up by Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates and evaluates its power, aims and global influence. Show more
In Touch
Latest mobile phones and what they offer the visually impaired
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Why accessibility is the new buzzword for phone and smartphone makers. Lee Kumutat and Geoff Adams-Spink look at how the phones work and what they offer the visually impaired. Show more
The streets beneath our feet are getting smart. Angela Saini investigates a movement called Shared Space, which promises to dramatically change the way cities look and feel. Show more
Melvyn Bragg considers the impact of the invention of the book and examines some of the earliest surviving examples. Show more
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Presented by David Eades. Including a look at the way the police respond to racially-motivated crime, the Iowa caucus and why the future is still nuclear. Show more
Baron Hulot meets the captivating Madame Marneffe and Bette binds her young sculptor close. Classic novel read by Alex Jennings. Show more
Matt Berry plays a twisted regression therapist. Dark, Lynch-meets-Kaufman-style comedy with Katherine Parkinson. From 2012. Show more
The late-night broodings of a Radio 4 continuity announcer. Subversive sitcom starring Alistair McGowan. From August 2010. Show more
Paul Jackson reveals how the iconic World in Action led the way for current affairs TV. With John Pilger. From February 2011. Show more
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Noo goes to Transwonderland, a bizarre, deserted amusement park, and to a tranquil sacred shrine. Show more
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