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Prayer and reflection with Church of Scotland elder Alison Twaddle. Show more

New proposals to relax testing for BSE in cattle are welcomed by vets. Meanwhile Russia lifts its import ban on British meat which was imposed because of mad cow disease. Show more

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Morning news and current affairs, with James Naughtie and Sarah Montague, including the latest on the floods, plus press regulation, and the Rolling Stones reviewed. Show more

Andrew Marr discusses Germany and the EU with Katinka Barysch, Gisela Stuart, Douglas Carswell and Karen Leeder. Show more

By Janice Okoh. Exploring five very different perspectives on the lap dancing industry. Mike and Rani's cosy night in is disrupted by some startling accusations. Show more

Musician and hit producer Nile Rodgers walks the streets of New York as part of his recuperation following a cancer diagnosis. He blogs reminiscences of his musical journey. Show more

Offspring in the offing? New partners equals new possibilities for 50-plusers Ray and Jane. Stars Juliet Stevenson. 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.

Novelist, satirist and poet Matthias Politycki writes a letter from his native Germany about the perceptions of the country as the European economic crisis appears to worsen. Show more

Emma faces a quandary. Meanwhile Fallon's news is out. Show more

McLevy investigates a series of street attacks on clients of the Just Land. Meanwhile Mulholland's Aunt Katie turns up unexpectedly from Ireland pursued by an angry neighbour. Show more

Nationwide general knowledge quiz chaired by Russell Davies, with contestants from the Isle of Wight, Cornwall, South Wales and Aberdeen. Show more

Sheila Dillon meets finalists in the BBC Food and Farming Awards, offering ideas for our food future, from making more local food available online to redistributing spare food. Show more

...The Strange World of Fan Fiction: Novelist Naomi Alderman investigates the subculture of internet fan fiction and asks how it is influencing the future of popular culture. Show more

Comedian Katy Brand joins Brian Cox and Robin Ince as they discuss some of the more unlikely and odd avenues of research travelled down in the name of science. Show more

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A visit to the Symphony Hall in Birmingham for regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden, plus Jeremy Hardy on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair. Show more

Lilian is feeling low, and Roy has his fingers crossed. Show more

News of the winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year prize, a review of Clint Eastwood in Trouble With the Curve, and a report on the Evening Standard Theatre Awards. Show more

By Janice Okoh. Exploring five very different perspectives on the lap dancing industry. Mike and Rani's cosy night in is disrupted by some startling accusations. Show more

David Shukman reports from Jordan on a project called SESAME, which aims to foster scientific and technological co-operation in the Middle East and stop the brain drain. Show more

El Salvador's violent street gangs have made a truce. The murder rate has plummeted, and quality of life for many has improved dramatically. But can it last? Linda Pressly reports. Show more

Quentin Cooper looks into the science stories of the week and speaks to scientists who are making the headlines. Show more

Andrew Marr discusses Germany and the EU with Katinka Barysch, Gisela Stuart, Douglas Carswell and Karen Leeder. Show more

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The new governor of the Bank of England, plus Egypt's constitutional crisis, and investing in Burma. National and international news and analysis presented by Philippa Thomas. Show more

From the beginning, Oliver Walzer is a natural - at ping-pong. But when it comes to women, he is not quite so skilful. Howard Jacobson's hilarious coming-of-age story. Show more

Brinsley Forde answers questions from John Wilson and an audience about Aswad's classic reggae album from 1981, New Chapter. From 2012. Show more

Sean Curran with the day's top news stories from Westminster.

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4 Extra Debut. Biography of the father of French novelist Alexandre Dumas whose life of derring-do is captured in his son's novels. Read by Hugh Quarshie. From November 2012. Show more

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