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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Chris Bennett of the Titanic Quarter in Belfast. Show more
News about food, farming and the countryside, presented by Anna Hill. Huge numbers of migrating birds are flocking to Britain, but will find very little food for the winter. Show more
The Long View
Airport Expansion and 19th Century Ports
28 minutes
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Jonathan Freedland compares the controversy over airport expansion now with the 19th century battle of the sea ports, asking where Britain's gateway to the world should be. Show more
In Alistair Cooke's Footsteps
Episode 2: From Pittsburgh to Chicago
15 minutes
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Alvin Hall travels to Pittsburgh and attends a baseball game at Chicago's historic Wrigley Field. Show more
Woman's Hour
Nick Clegg; Judy Chicago; Ann McKechin
58 minutes
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Nick Clegg on flexible working, plus Judy Chicago, MP Ann McKechin, and three sisters abused by their father explain how they refuse to be defined by it. Presented by Jane Garvey. Show more
By Nell Leyshon. Created with young people facing mental health challenges. Jess is struggling to understand why she is at the school, when a new friend arrives. Show more
Brett Westwood presents international nature stories, including reports from the Caribbean about the success of goliath groupers and a report from India on the Asiatic Lion. Show more
Stuart Maconie examines Strangeways, Here We Come, released in 1987, which turned out to be the last LP by The Smiths. From November 2012. 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.
In Pursuit of the Ridiculous
Episode 2: Twitching
14 minutes
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To some, twitching can seem the most pointless of natural history activities. Ecologist Matthew Oates meets Rob Lambert to find out why he twitches. From November 2012. Show more
Rhys feels surplus to requirements, and Joe shows off his new purchase. Show more
By Phil Gladwin. Rose hears voices. She can usually keep it under control, but the weekend her real dad turns up out of the blue, things go really haywire. Show more
What next for archaeology on TV, now that Time Team is scrapped? Tony Robinson joins the discussion with Prof Sir Barry Cunliffe and Marion Blockley. Presented by Helen Castor. Show more
Paul Weller talks to John Wilson about the inspiration behind the last album by The Jam in 1982, 'The Gift'. From November 2012. Show more
Among African Caribbean children, 65 per cent are looked after by a lone parent, 90 per cent of whom are mothers. David Lammy MP meets the young fathers trying to buck this trend. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Harriett Gilbert, Peter White and Heydon Prowse on books by Duncan Hamilton, Nicholas Shaxson and Georgette Heyer. From 2012. Show more
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When Doreen is mugged, Adam and Rudy react very differently. Stars Lenny Henry and Larrington Walker. From November 2012. Show more
It's Peggy's birthday and there's an uninvited guest.
Front Row
A Bigger Splash; The Hour returns; photography from the Middle East
30 minutes
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Mark Lawson reports on Tate Modern exhibition A Bigger Splash, plus the verdict on the TV return of The Hour, photography from the Middle East, and a new play about Edward Thomas. Show more
By Nell Leyshon. Created with young people facing mental health challenges. Jess is struggling to understand why she is at the school, when a new friend arrives. Show more
They are known as zombie companies - barely surviving and only able to pay off the interest on their debts. Hugh Pym investigates what effect they are having on the UK economy. Show more
In Touch
Blind and partially sighted people in media
20 minutes
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Peter White talks to Nuria del Saz, Sean Dilley, Steven Scott, Gill Daley and Gary O'Donoghue about how they got into broadcasting. Show more
All in the Mind
Gaydar, the Me Generation, IQ tests and learning disabilities
28 minutes
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Decoding the signals of sexuality - how does 'gaydar' work? Self-confidence, self-obsession, self-regard - the downside of the Me Generation. IQ tests and learning disabilities. Show more
The Long View
Airport Expansion and 19th Century Ports
28 minutes
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Jonathan Freedland compares the controversy over airport expansion now with the 19th century battle of the sea ports, asking where Britain's gateway to the world should be. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
An internal report speaks of the UN's 'grave failure' to protect civilians in the final stage of Sri Lanka's civil war three and a half years ago. Presented by Robin Lustig. Show more
Miryam puts her village of Nazaret in danger by continuing to shelter the young man Gidon, a follower of her dead preacher son. His presence awakens memories of her son Yehoshuah. Show more
South Londoner Arthur invites Stewart Lee and Reginald D Hunter round, with music from Sophie Ellis-Bextor. From July 2009. Show more
Susan Hulme and the BBC parliamentary team report, as the energy secretary tells MPs anyone involved in attempts to rig the UK gas market will face the 'full force of the law'. Show more
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The dying days of the tsarist empire see the aristocracy partying their way into history, the workers demanding a fair wage and violence erupting both at home and abroad. Show more
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