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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Simon Doogan.

Charlotte Smith reports on a second badger cull getting the go-ahead. Somerset becomes the second county to receive such a licence. Show more

News and current affairs with John Humphrys and James Naughtie. Imran Khan on US drone strikes in Pakistan, prospects for UK manufacturing and Bond films' theme tune creator. Show more

Paralympian and broadcaster Ade Adepitan explains his castaway picks to Kirsty Young. Show more

Martha Stewart has been called an 'American icon' and the 'High Priestess of Homemaking', by elevating the domestic chore into an art form. Presented by Jenni Murray. Show more

Caterina finally knows the truth about Franco, but can she commit murder for the honour of her family? Stars Indira Varma. Show more

Linda Pressly tells the stranger-than-fiction story of the odyssey made by the embalmed body of Eva Peron. From 2012. Show more

Plagued by writer's block, novelist Ginny Fox visits Vera at the castle. But their tranquil idyll is shattered by the explosive arrival of Venus Traduces. From October 2012. Show more

Fi Glover hears from friends in Scotland who share a diagnosis of early-onset dementia and a creative attitude to dealing with it. 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.

Gyles Brandreth has had long contact with the royal family. He has written books about Charles and Camilla, and the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. Show more

Lilian is given food for thought, and Hayley worries about the winds of change. Show more

Eric Robson continues the Gardeners' Question Time tour of northern England in North Yorkshire. Matthew Wilson, Chris Beardshaw and Alison Pringle are on the panel. Show more

By AL Kennedy. 4 Extra Debut. A young woman struggles to make plans for a future that might not exist. Short story looking at the Cuban Missile Crisis, read by Morven Christie. Show more

Obituary series. Matthew Bannister on historian Eric Hobsbawm, TV producer Michael Hurll, AZT developer Jerome Horwitz, poetry publisher Harry Chambers, jazz trombonist Eddie Bert. Show more

Radio 4's forum for audience comment. Roger Bolton asks just how combative a political interview should be, and explores live music at the BBC's Maida Vale studios. Show more

Fi Glover presents Radio 4's series that proves it's surprising what you hear when you listen. Sometimes family secrets are not secret at all, as Elizabeth and Kevin discover. Show more

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A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig. With Jeremy Hardy, Hugo Rifkind, Susan Calman and Francesca Martinez. Show more

Rhys arrives in the nick of time. Meanwhile David is rebuffed. Show more

Kirsty Lang takes The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour, as it arrives on TV and DVD, actress Anne-Marie Duff reflects on her careeer, and artist David Shrigley's new exhibition. Show more

Caterina finally knows the truth about Franco, but can she commit murder for the honour of her family? Stars Indira Varma. Show more

Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from the Clonter Opera Theatre, near Congleton, Cheshire, at Goosfest 2012 music and arts festival. Show more

Sarah Dunant reflects on the role of history in society, and how it changes over time. She also asks what history can learn from historical fiction. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Love, religion, physics and the random nature of chance set in Edwardian London and Cambridge. Stars Geoffrey Streatfeild. Show more

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US-China relations - a special programme presented from Washington by Robin Lustig. Show more

With the king dead and Margaret to be married, it is time to return to Bidnold and to Will Gates at last. Read by Nicholas Woodeson. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Harriett Gilbert, Val McDermid and Alex Horne choose books by Andre Agassi, Jeanette Winterson and David Malouf. From 2012. Show more

Paul Jackson recalls the classic, quirky children's TV show made to involve children with impaired hearing through a mix of art, animation and stunts. From July 2012. Show more

Fi Glover captures the nation in conversation. Gay couple Jo and Georgina reflect on what kind of parents they might have been. Show more

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Edna rubs shoulders with the great of New York, while memories are sparked in London. Irish novelist Edna O'Brien concludes her astonishingly honest memoir. Show more

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