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Prayer and reflection presented by the Rev Gillean Maclean, Minister of Lamlash and Kilmory Parish Church, Isle of Arran. Show more

Caz Graham hears from local butchers who warn they will go out of business if a culture of red tape continues. Show more

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Morning news and current affairs, presented by John Humphrys and Justin Webb, including Is Italy next in line for a euro bailout? Plus the gangs of Brixton, and cyber-bullying. Show more

Andrew Marr discusses how World War II still grips the public imagination with Antony Beevor, Max Hastings, Niall Ferguson and Juliet Gardiner. Show more

How does winning Olympic gold change a life? Yulia Tymoshenko's daughter on the impact of Euro 2012 on her mother's cause, and changes to cervical screening. With Jane Garvey. Show more

Tim Franks measures the impact of Mary Peters' win in the Pentathlon at the 1972 Olympic Games. From 2012. Show more

Comic Mark Steel visits Berwick-upon-Tweed to talk war with Russia, Scottish rivalries and local slang. From December 2011. Show more

Radical changes in how doctors regulate themselves. Also - do the dads of disabled children need special help over and above mothers? And innovative ways to beat noise pollution. Show more

James Naughtie assesses the mountaineer whose most famous achievement, conquering Mount Everest, was announced on the day of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. 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.

Richard Holloway discusses the work of the early 19th-century British poets John Keats and Percy Bysshe Shelley. Show more

Jamie makes a conquest at the Single Wicket Competition. Meanwhile David is on edge. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Everything changes for Peggy and Ken when they arrive in the town of Warfleet with a prize-winning pigeon and a marriage that is 35 years old. Stars Gwen Taylor. Show more

Paul Gambaccini hosts the wide-ranging music quiz, with contestants from London and West Sussex. From 2012. Show more

Sheila Dillon looks at how British tomatoes have improved in quality and flavour over the last decade. Show more

How do actors come to terms with ageing? Simon Fanshawe draws parallels with how old age is portrayed on stage and screen, from Victor Meldrew to flawed Shakespearean characters. Show more

Aleks Krotoski explores serendipity in the digital world. Are our digital lives killing or enhancing our experience of serendipity? Show more

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Nicholas Parsons challenges Graham Norton, Alun Cochrane, Gyles Brandreth and Paul Merton to speak for 60 seconds. From 2012.

Ruth is getting rattled and Darrell does a good turn. Show more

Mark Lawson reports on a major new exhibition of art you cannot see; Janet Suzman discusses 'the frail position of women in drama'; the verdict on David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis. Show more

By Diane Samuels. In 1948 Joan Allen flew her daring solo flight half way across the world. This trip of a lifetime takes Joan back to her old haunts in Singapore. Show more

Georgian England is remembered for its elegant architecture and regency refinement, but behind the facade Michael Portillo finds an age full of riots and political strife. 3/4. Show more

Many young school leavers have struggled to find work for years. Now the economic crisis has made things worse. Paul Johnson of the IFS investigates the roots of the problem. Show more

Why the bacteriology of Legionnaires' disease makes it so hard to detect, why the Transit of Venus is good for science and the truth behind the illusion of stripes. Show more

Andrew Marr discusses how World War II still grips the public imagination with Antony Beevor, Max Hastings, Niall Ferguson and Juliet Gardiner. Show more

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After the bailout of Spanish banks, the Eurozone looks set for greater integration. Where does this leave the UK's role in the EU? With Ritula Shah. Show more

Hurricane Katrina is forming in the Gulf. In Mississippi, Skeetah's dog is giving birth. His younger sister Esch watches. She is distracted by the arrival of the boy she loves. Show more

Dominic Arkwright and writers Zina Rohan, Sean Thomas and Brook Wilensky-Lanford discuss the idea of heaven on earth. From 2012. Show more

Sean Curran and the BBC's parliamentary team as the Home Secretary tells MPs that she would be willing to change the law to ensure that foreign criminals are deported. Show more

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4 Extra Debut. Moving and amusing letters from the late racing correspondent Roger Mortimer to his wayward son. Read by David Horovitch. Show more

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