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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaunaka Rishi Das, director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. Show more
RSPB fear environment funding cuts in Scotland will have a detrimental impact on wildlife. And from barley to beer, Anna Hill learns about old brewing traditions by using her ears. Show more
Morning news and current affairs, presented by James Naughtie and Evan Davis, including news of missiles fired by Egyptian forces in Sinai against suspected Islamic militants. Show more
Quentin Letts asks if the Queen still needs 98 personal representatives around the country. Show more
Capturing the nation in conversation. Fi Glover presents stories from Oxford, Liverpool, London and Stoke-on-Trent. Show more
Woman's Hour
Family secrets, older women workers and Cook the Perfect tiramisu
58 minutes
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A woman reveals the secrets that surrounded her childhood. Is enough being done to help older people remain in employment? Russell Norman's Tiramisu. Presented by Jenni Murray. Show more
Edith has kept Bruce's return a secret from Aylmer, for reasons of diplomacy and in the hope that Bruce might go away again soon. But can she count on Vincy remaining silent too? Show more
Contemporary history series. Jolyon Jenkins asks what happened to the 'ghost ships' - the elderly American warships controversially sent to be scrapped in Hartlepool in 2003. Show more
Anne is off to Cambridge, but Charlotte does not know the meaning of the word 'thick'. Literally. Is this the end of a beautiful friendship? Stars James Fleet. From June 2012. Show more
John Waite investigates the fight for justice on behalf of 4,500 Irish soldiers who were punished for deserting their own army to help fight fascism in the Second World War. Show more
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National and international news presented by Martha Kearney. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.
John Simpson looks at the right wing journalists reporting the Spanish Civil War, in particular Sefton Delmer of the Daily Express and Hubert Knickerbocker of the Hearst. Show more
Vicky can't resist. Meanwhile Jennifer is concerned with family matters. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Two brothers cycle the length of the UK to try and heal their shattered relationship. Stars Kerr Logan and Alan Turkington. Show more
Fixing Broken Banking
Episode 1: PPI - The Inside Story
30 minutes
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Michael Robinson asks what went wrong with Britain's banks and finds surprising solutions, beginning with an investigation into the origins of PPI mis-selling. Show more
Inside Health
Steroids, the killing season, telehealth, Dupuytren's
28 minutes
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For the best chance of good recovery from strokes patients need to be treated within a few hours. In Cumbria new technology is helping stroke patients all over the north west. Show more
Thinking Allowed
Social capital; gentrification
28 minutes
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What does it take to get ahead in the media? Irena Grugulis answers listeners' letters. Also, Emma Jackson on her study of the middle class moving into edgy areas of south London. Show more
Have TV's Red Button and HD channels struck gold at the Olympics? Plus, where are we with DAB and the radio switchover to digital? Presented by Steve Hewlett. Show more
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Grandad Sandy Hopper's quiet life is shattered when his daughter and son-in-law make use of his address. Stars Ronnie Corbett. From July 2011. Show more
Jennifer makes a heartfelt plea and Shula's plans are thrown into disarray. Show more
Front Row
Bourne writer Tony Gilroy, large-scale public theatre, Jackpot review
30 minutes
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Presented by John Wilson. Writer Tony Gilroy on the latest Bourne film, a discussion on large-scale public theatre, and the film adaptation of Jo Nesbo's novel Jackpot. Show more
Edith has kept Bruce's return a secret from Aylmer, for reasons of diplomacy and in the hope that Bruce might go away again soon. But can she count on Vincy remaining silent too? Show more
As polls suggest that as many as 90 per cent of Britons would like to see a referendum on their membership of the EU, former diplomat Sir Stephen Wall puts the case for staying in. Show more
Talks with a personal dimension. Architect Ali Mangera discusses the closely-connected futures of cities and shopping. Show more
Armand Leroi asks if our taste in music, and how it has changed over centuries, is governed by creative genius or simply by survival-of-the-fittest sounds, chosen by the consumer. Show more
Quentin Letts asks if the Queen still needs 98 personal representatives around the country. Show more
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Who are the winners and losers in 'zero growth' Britain? Plus the Church of England sells New Corp shares, and looking ahead to the Gu Xilai trial. Presented by Robin Lustig. Show more
A near-death experience gives our heroine a moment of fame, and with time running out, Bride Number One's mother is pressing for a decision about her daughter. Show more
Special live edition keeping listeners abreast of the Olympics, hosted by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis with Nathan Caton, Paul Sinha, Mitch Benn and Margaret Cabourn-Smith. Show more
Jay Rayner presents a programme from the Latitude Festival, where the panel discuss the ins and outs of foraging for food and take questions on all aspects of eating and drinking. Show more
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