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Prayer and reflection, presented by the Rev Scott McKenna of Mayfield Salisbury Parish Church, Edinburgh. Show more

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Livestock farmers in Northern Ireland are warned of a tough winter ahead if they don't act now over animal feed. Show more

Jim Al-Khalili meets science showman Andrea Sella to discover how his theatrical demonstrations of chemistry are thrilling audiences and filling theatres up and down the country. Show more

Paddy O'Connell explores the effect of great emotional upheaval on family life. 3/3. Paddy meets Lisa Cherry, whose childhood was spent in the care system. Show more

Post-Paralympics, will life change for disabled women? Plus female pre-Raphaelites, painkiller addiction, and why women are more religious than men. Presented by Jane Garvey. Show more

The identity of a third victim and the discovery of a weapon lead Shardlake to better understand the case. Starring Sam Dale. Show more

Brett Westwood looks at bats and how research is looking at finding ways to allow them to fly unhindered in an increasingly urbanised land. Show more

An exploration of how the Skye Boat Song, written in the 1870s, continues to touch lives. With Tamsin Little. From September 2012. Show more

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

Juliet Gardiner looks at how the Druids used mysterious divining ceremonies to foretell the future. From September 2012. Show more

Vicky tries to explain and Darrell waits for news. Show more

Series set in a Manchester legal practice, created by Tom Fry and Sharon Kelly. A female athletics coaching team are being hounded by vicious online slurs and sexual innuendo. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Nina Garthwaite presents mini-documentaries with stories of lifelines, unfamiliar paths and lines broken or crossed. From September 2012. Show more

The Scottish government aims to increase fish farming by 50 per cent by 2020 to meet growing demand. Conor Woodman asks how this can be done without impacting on the environment. Show more

Michael Portillo revisits great moments of history for events of equal but forgotten importance. Michael uncovers a violent precursor to the dignified 1936 Jarrow March. Show more

Film-maker Stephen Frears discusses the life of his mentor, Czech-born director Karel Reisz, with the help of critic John Lahr. Presented by Matthew Parris. From September 2012. Show more

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From Professor Brian Cox to Al Pacino - Jon Culshaw and friends imagine the private lives of the famous. From September 2012. Show more

Kathy uncovers the truth and Ruth hatches a plan. Show more

Mark Lawson talks to American band The Killers, reviews the exhibition Bronze and Woody Allen's 'To Rome With Love', and discusses the shortlist for the Man Booker Prize 2012. Show more

The identity of a third victim and the discovery of a weapon lead Shardlake to better understand the case. Starring Sam Dale. Show more

America needs to re-invent itself. Claire Bolderson taps into the under-exploited potential of America's fastest growing minority, and asks if Latinos hold the key to a reborn USA. Show more

Peter White with news and information for blind and partially sighted people. How using a chip-and-pin signature bank card instead of a standard pin version makes shopping easier. Show more

Osteoarthritis is usually put down to aging and the result of wear and tear. But as Mark Porter finds out, it should be seen as a disease in its own right and treated accordingly. Show more

Jim Al-Khalili meets science showman Andrea Sella to discover how his theatrical demonstrations of chemistry are thrilling audiences and filling theatres up and down the country. Show more

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Ritula Shah is live in the Netherlands ahead of key elections, a former welfare minister says the government's new benefits plans will be a disaster, and what will 4G do for you? Show more

Christmas 1973 is a challenging one for Serena. An angry and emotional Max turns up on her doorstep, then she has to accompany Tom and his terrible dystopian novel to the publisher. Show more

Nick Perry's dramatisation of Ted Lewis's crime classic Get Carter. Trying to investigate the death of his brother, Jack has so far met only with silence and hostility. Show more

Sean Curran and the BBC's parliamentary team report as the Chancellor condemns a decision by union leaders to consider holding a general strike, saying it would cost jobs. Show more

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From Aristotle to Edmond Halley. Charlie Connelly on the wind fascination of great thinkers. Read by Stephen Mangan. From September 2012. Show more

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