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

The government unveils its new rural contract promising economic growth in the English countryside. Charlotte Smith speaks to the new environment secretary, Owen Paterson. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the origins and structure of the cell, the fundamental building block of life. Show more

Presented by Jenni Murray. Victoria Pendleton on the pressure of being an elite athlete, self-harm, looking feminine and life after cycling. Also, making a sexless marriage work. Show more

Shardlake makes a shocking discovery and rushes back to the monastery to confront the murderer. Starring Jason Watkins. Show more

Kate Adie presents despatches from Ivory Coast, France, Iraq, Spain and the Gambia. Show more

Before Banksy there was Walter Kershaw. Mark Hodkinson meets the pioneering ‘guerrilla’ artist from Lancashire. From 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 history's most famous futurologist, Nostradamus, whose prophesies have remained in print since 1555. From September 2012. Show more

Adam faces temptation. Meanwhile, what is going on in Jim's shed? Show more

Improvised drama, devised by Jolyon Jenkins and Abigail Youngman. A reality show contestant makes a bid to overthrow the royal family. Show more

The beaching of 26 pilot whales in Scotland's Moray Forth made headlines. Richard Uridge travels further to the Moray Firth, to test the health of its mammal population. Show more

Sports journalist and commentator Henry Blofeld appeals on behalf of the Macular Disease Society. Show more

News and features from the world of books. Zadie Smith talks to Mariella Frostrup about her much-anticipated new novel, NW. Show more

Francine Stock reports from the Toronto Film Festival, where she speaks to directors Roger Michell (Hyde Park on Hudson) and Walter Salles (On the Road). Show more

Facebook influence is proved, an engineering award to rival the Nobel, Voyager 1 on its distant journey and East African botany described after 60 years' work. With Quentin Cooper. Show more

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An awkward celestial relationship and a film trailer on the only mode of transport not yet filmed. With Simon Kane. From 2012. Show more

David comes bearing gifts and Neil offers advice. Show more

Kirsty Lang reviews the return of Downton Abbey, starring Shirley MacLaine; Sheridan Smith takes on Hedda Gabler; David Byrne on the places and ideas which shaped his songs. Show more

Shardlake makes a shocking discovery and rushes back to the monastery to confront the murderer. Starring Jason Watkins. Show more

Current affairs series. Is the Independent Police Complaints Commission up to the job, and if not, what are the problems? Simon Cox investigates. Show more

Four years ago Iceland was in financial disaster, but now it's back on the up. Peter Day finds out whether Iceland's speedy recovery has lessons for the rest of Europe. 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

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the origins and structure of the cell, the fundamental building block of life. Show more

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Tom's dystopian novel has won a prestigious prize and started to threaten Serena's standing in MI5. Love and deception during the early 1970s. Read by Amelia Bullmore. Show more

News, weather, sport and a fly on the wall documentary. Surreal fun with Diane Morgan. From September 2012. Show more

Sean Curran on why the Palace of Westminster may have to close for repairs, plus a new inquiry into airport expansion, and are motorists being ripped off by oil companies? Show more

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From firing cannons at clouds to rainmakers. Charlie Connelly on meteorological eccentrics. Read by Stephen Mangan. From September 2012. Show more

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