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A reading and a reflection to start the day from Wales with singer and broadcaster Beverley Humphreys. Show more

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. After protests at Rothamsted Research Centre, Charlotte Smith discusses the future of GM crops in agriculture. Show more

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Morning news and current affairs, presented by John Humphrys and Sarah Montague, debating violence in Syria and teen obesity, plus Harry Belafonte on the power of song. Show more

Andrew Marr and Thomas Heatherwick, Jonathan Meades, Anna Minton and Robert Macfarlane. Show more

Queens who've ruled England: the bloody reign of Mary Tudor, women who are denied asylum, singer Regina Spektor, and spoof drama with Rebecca Front. Presented by Jane Garvey. Show more

It is seven years since the fox hunting ban, yet the sport is still flourishing. Social Historian Emma Griffin visits three very different hunts to find out why. Show more

David Nobbs, the comic genius behind The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin and The Two Ronnies, talks about his comedy career. Show more

Consumer affairs with Julian Worricker. How do we know whether a food is good or bad for us? The government is considering how our food should be labelled. Show more

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

Richard Holloway, writer and former Bishop of Edinburgh, presents a series of personal essays on the relationship between faith and doubt over the last 3,000 years. Show more

David takes action and Alan is keen to celebrate. Show more

By Adrian Bean. To mark the 30th anniversary of the Battle of Goose Green, this drama-documentary focuses on the Argentinian perspective. Show more

Paul Gambaccini hosts the wide-ranging music quiz, with contestants from Cardiff, Worksop and Edinburgh. From May 2012. Show more

Tim Hayward offers his reflections on the past, present and future of the British breakfast. Has the first meal of the day become a problem to solve rather than a pleasure? Show more

Sarah Hemming, theatre critic for the Financial Times takes a ride on the popular new, more interactive theatre trend that has been taking bums off seats over the past decade. Show more

Crush: Aleks Krotoski explores love in the digital world. Can love be love when we are deprived of face-to-face interaction? Show more

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Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Julian Clary and Greg Proops to speak on a subject for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation. From 2012. Show more

Usha seeks sanctuary and Tony has a surprise up his sleeve. Show more

Mark Lawson meets writer James Sallis, whose book Drive was the source for the film starring Ryan Gosling. Rumer discusses her album of songs originally by male artists. Show more

Rebecca and Jeremy Front explore the world of medium Nicky Markham, with psychologist and renowned sceptic Richard Wiseman. Show more

Michael Portillo explores how the barons responsible for Magna Carta, considered 'noble defenders of English liberty', also aided a little-known French invasion of England in 1216. Show more

Edward Stourton explores the prospects for post-revolution government, following the Arab Spring. Elections are being held, but can voters be sure autocratic rule is in the past? Show more

Squaring perceptions of energy generation with the reality of our needs. Street light loving bugs, new faster computer chips, and why predicting earthquakes is still so hard. Show more

Andrew Marr and Thomas Heatherwick, Jonathan Meades, Anna Minton and Robert Macfarlane. Show more

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The use of heavy weapons in Houla, the Indian prime minister's landmark trip to Burma, and more. Ritula Shah presents national and international news and analysis. Show more

Now a successful cardiologist, Satish dreads a reunion to celebrate the 30th anniversary of a silver jubilee photo taken at a street party that is seared in his memory. Show more

Michael Rosen steps out in the spring sunshine to investigate the language of the natural world. Show more

Sean Curran reports from Westminster, where a Foreign Office minister calls on the international community to take action against Syria following the massacre at Houla. Show more

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1937: The scandalous murder mystery mired in conspiracy and corruption in colonial Peking’s dying days. Read by Crawford Logan Show more

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