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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Pastor Alex Robertson.

A study links low-level exposure to sheep dip chemicals with lasting brain damage in some farmers who used organophosphates in the 1980s and '90s. Presented by Anna Hill. Show more

Jim Al-Khalili talks to Jared Diamond about his journey from the gall bladder to global history via a passion for the birds of Papua New Guinea. Show more

Olivia O'Leary speaks to one of her heroes, the great Russian-Icelandic pianist and conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy, about how growing older has affected his approach to work. Show more

Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Tracy-Ann Oberman on her latest role in Old Money at the Hampstead Theatre, what you need to know about moving in together in later life, and part-time promotions. Show more

After many bureaucratic hurdles, Nick and Naomi finally travel to northern China to bring home their Chinese baby. Show more

Brett Westwood on the world of nature and wildlife conservation. This week he discusses Scotland's wildlife initiatives at the Scottish Natural Heritage conference in Edinburgh. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Matthew Bannister explores how the self-governing London Symphony Orchestra recovered from near collapse in the '80s. From December 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.

Craig Lawrence, one of the UK's brightest young knitwear designers, talks about his experiences in the fashion industry with Mexican clothes designer Marvin Duran. Show more

Lilian receives a covert call, and Ruth makes an offer. Show more

By Simon Scardifield. Only one person in the world speaks Ubykh, and he is very, very old. Swedish academic Ole sets off to Turkey to meet him. But will he be too late? Show more

Jay Rayner presents the first programme of a new series of the culinary panel programme, from Whitstable. Show more

Corinne Bailey Rae talks about her album, 'The Sea', released in 2010, and plays tracks from it live. With John Wilson. From 2012. Show more

Composer Michael Berkeley talks frankly about his hearing loss, in a moving account of how he comes to terms with partial deafness and begins to enjoy hearing music again. Show more

Businessman Martin Broughton chooses Dick Francis, the jockey who became a bestselling author. With Matthew Parris. From December 2012.
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Pip races across Antarctica to thwart his nemesis. Mark Evans' Victorian comic epic stars Tom Allen. From December 2012. Show more

Robert has parental concerns. Meanwhile there's news for Roy. Show more

Elizabeth Price on winning this year's Turner Prize, musician Ben Folds discusses his photography and Simon Callow takes us on a tour of the revamped Charles Dickens Museum. Show more

After many bureaucratic hurdles, Nick and Naomi finally travel to northern China to bring home their Chinese baby. Show more

Zoe Williams inspects high-flying and failing academy schools to find out what they are doing differently and to assess education secretary Michael Gove's education revolution. Show more

Peter White meets a visually impaired New York resident who lost her home to hurricane Sandy. Plus RNIB search for people with cataracts for a research project. Show more

Claudia Hammond reports on understanding what happens in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients. Plus, why we continue to believe information even when we are told it's wrong. Show more

Jim Al-Khalili talks to Jared Diamond about his journey from the gall bladder to global history via a passion for the birds of Papua New Guinea. Show more

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National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.

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

Robin Ince and Brian Cox are joined by Simon Singh and comedian Dave Gorman to talk codes and secret science, as they discuss the extraordinary achievements of Bletchley Park. Show more

Sean Curran and the BBC parliamentary team report, as the Foreign Secretary attacks Israel over a plan to build more settlements on occupied land near East Jerusalem. Show more

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Did you have ben joltram for ariston? If so, you jenticulated well - which would please Zeus. More hidden delights from the English language. From December 2012. Show more

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