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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Janet Wootton. Show more

Robin Markwell presents from Livestock 2012 and investigates the future of the dairy industry. After months of silence, Farming Today hears from milk processor Arla. Show more

Libby Purves is joined by musician Billy Bragg, chefs Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi, polar explorer Felicity Aston and boxing coach Wayne Phillips. Show more

Naomi Wolf on the vagina, when the law should intervene between consenting adults, the appeal of romantic fiction, and where are the women in the reshuffle? With Jenni Murray. Show more

Tudor lawyer-detective Shardlake and his assistant delve deeper into the mysteries of Scarnsea monastery. Stars Joseph Arkley. Episode 3 of 5. Show more

Paul Evans narrates this voyage across a sea of imagination to Hy-Brasil, a phantom isle where fact and fiction exist in a strange reality. Sound recordings by Chris Watson. Show more

Missing for six years, Brian has stories to tell. He relives his experiences in Anidara. Stars Neil Pearson. From March 2012. Show more

James Naughtie profiles Rupert Murdoch, the global media magnate. Despite the phone-hacking scandal, his political influence and business skills elicit both fear and admiration. Show more

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

Elizabeth needs to explain and Brenda is feeling optimistic. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Ed and Fiona have to rediscover what love is, but is it possible to define this emotion? With Paul Ritter and Tessa Peake Jones. Show more

Join Vincent Duggleby and guests for a phone-in on saving and investing. It's a difficult economic climate, so how can you get a return on your money? Show more

Dr Mark Porter and regular contributing GP Dr Margaret McCartney explore the incidence of HIV in the UK today, and why a new home-testing kit in the US is a bad idea. Show more

Laurie Taylor on the crisis of the Italian family. Is the fabled Italian family in terminal decline? Laurie discusses his explorations in Italy with three experts. Show more

Steve Hewlett interviews Emma Scott, managing director of Freesat, discusses the in-tray of new culture secretary Maria Miller, and reviews the latest Daybreak relaunch. Show more

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Whenever people plan to tell porkies, they seem to come to Sandy for help. But deceiving needs practice. Stars Ronnie Corbett. From August 2011. Show more

Brenda offers reassurance. Meanwhile Darrell looks further afield. Show more

Singer Donny Osmond discusses his new tour, AN Wilson reviews a new Cecil Beaton photo exhibition, plus the return of TV series Dallas and new art from China. With Mark Lawson. Show more

Tudor lawyer-detective Shardlake and his assistant delve deeper into the mysteries of Scarnsea monastery. Stars Joseph Arkley. Episode 3 of 5. Show more

John Humphrys chairs the last of three debates marking the most dramatic reforms in education in decades. He asks leading education decision makers and thinkers - who should teach? Show more

Gaelic broadcaster Niall Iain MacDonald vanished from his Stornoway home on May 17, 2007. In this powerful talk, he discusses his extraordinary fight back against depression. Show more

Thousands of people play sports or work out at the gym each day. Tom Heap breaks a sweat to see how the energy from our bodies can be harnessed to power other devices. Show more

Libby Purves is joined by musician Billy Bragg, chefs Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi, polar explorer Felicity Aston and boxing coach Wayne Phillips. Show more

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Turkey calls Syria a 'terrorist regime', groundbreaking comedy on the Paralympics, and how solar power has become a hot political issue in the US. News round-up with Robin Lustig. Show more

Still reeling from the news of Tony's death, Serena finds an alarming piece of evidence while operating undercover as a cleaner. Read by Amelia Bullmore. Show more

Chief Mouser to the Cabinet gives a cat's eye view of life at No. 10 under a coalition government. With Clive Swift. From 2012. Show more

Ian Leslie reveals surprising first literary attempts of the world's best-known writers. With John Finnemore. From August 2012. Show more

Sean Curran and the BBC parliamentary team report from Westminster, as David Cameron tells MPs that the coalition remains 'strong and united' in the wake of the cabinet reshuffle. Show more

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On the eve of his 64th birthday, Paul Auster examines his life through the history of his body. Paul explores memories of homes from a bare apartment to the family home. Show more

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