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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Nicholas Papadopulos. Show more

British egg farmers with egg on their faces, as the European Commission reveals up to half a million hens are still in banned battery cages on home soil. Presented by Caz Graham. Show more

Dame Monica Mason, Director of the Royal Ballet, is interviewed by Kirsty Young. Show more

Was Margaret Thatcher responsible for the north/south divide? Jenni speaks to Shirley Woodman, who sued the man who tried to rape her. Plus the morality of the implant scandal. Show more

As the visiting consultants prepare to deliver their report, can Ruth unravel the truth in time to save her boss and colleagues? Show more

Walter Duranty denied Stalin's great famine and won the Pulitzer. Gareth Jones told the truth and was killed. John Sweeney on the motivation of cover-up artists and truth-tellers. Show more

Norman may've halted the parade, but the festival goes on. Helen has news for Jan. Sheila Hancock narrates. From January 2012. Show more

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National and international news with James Robbins. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.

Sara Wheeler studies the men on Captain Scott's Terra Nova Expedition. In this episode, Apsley Cherry-Garrard. Show more

Tongues are wagging about the latest news and Tom is full of ideas. Show more

Once he loved powering down the motorway at top speed, music blaring; now the very thought brings on a cold sweat. Paul Dodgson's play examines his newly-acquired fear of driving. Show more

Anne Swithinbank, Bob Flowerdew and Matthew Wilson join gardeners in Birmingham for a horticultural Q&A. Eric Robson is the chair. Show more

4 Extra Debut. A woman yearns for some January sun until an airport encounter changes everything. Read by Julie Duncanson. From January 2012. Show more

Matthew Bannister on business leader Sir Robert Horton, music therapist Clive Robbins, social statistician Sir Roger Jowell, actor Harry Fowler and pianist Alexis Weissenberg. Show more

Tim Harford looks at the arguments for high speed rail, investigates executive pay and resolves a four-year-old bet on climate change. Show more

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A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig. Show more

Things seem to be looking up for Tracy. Meanwhile Brian stands his ground. Show more

With John Wilson. Screenwriter Heidi Thomas on her new TV drama series Call the Midwife; trumpeter Alison Balsom; and the memoirs of singer-songwriter Gil Scott-Heron. Show more

As the visiting consultants prepare to deliver their report, can Ruth unravel the truth in time to save her boss and colleagues? Show more

Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a live discussion of news and politics from Loretto School in East Lothian with Michael Moore, Margaret Curran, John Swinney and Lesley Riddoch. Show more

Historian Lisa Jardine recalls Sir Francis Bacon as she reflects on the art of gardening, as both pure human pleasure and a means of self-advancement. Show more

By Mark Davies Markham. Suggs and Burn Gorman star as Ed and Carl, two musicians in mid-life meltdown. Show more

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

The Brazilian seeks vengeance for his betrayal while the incorrigible Baron is returned to his family. Read by Alex Jennings. Show more

Astronomer Royal Sir Martin Rees chooses 20th-century physicist and campaigner, Joseph Rotblat. With Matthew Parris. From January 2012. Show more

Mark D'Arcy with the day's top news stories from Westminster.

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Author Mark Haddon explains his love of words, of what they evoke and their texture, over plot and story, as he argues that books make life richer. Show more

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