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A reading and a reflection to start the day, with Canon Jenny Wigley. Show more

The debate on shale gas exploration - or fracking - is raging. The industry says that new measures mean it's safe to go ahead, while campaigners say it will blight the countryside. Show more

Morning news and current affairs with Sarah Montague and John Humphrys. Including Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.

Bonnie shouts at everyone, after throwing Miss Lonely Heart out of her cafe. Tom finds out what has got under her skin. Show more

A little over a year after Gaddafi's death, Justin Marozzi, who has been visiting Libya for 20 years, examines if this fractured country can come together again. Show more

Admired by Graham Greene, John Betjeman and Evelyn Waugh, whatever happened to Julian Maclaren-Ross? Did drink and drugs rob Britain of a literary genius? David Taylor investigates. Show more

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Edward Stourton presents national and international news. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.

Chris Allen and Saliha Kismet - tour guides at St Paul's Cathedral and Istanbul's Blue Mosque - compare their jobs. Show more

Iftikar feels out of place, and George has a lot of questions. Show more

By Joseph Wilde. Modern love story based on a very old folk song. In Afghanistan, a wounded British soldier puts Sofia in a dangerous dilemma. Show more

Is the crisis in Britain's ash forests a vision of the future? Tom Heap examines the prospects for the UK's beloved woodlands in an age of global trade and climate change. Show more

Beatrice Achieng presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Build Africa. Show more

Mariella Frostrup talks to India Knight about her hilarious new novel 'Mutton', and to MC Beaton about her latest Agatha Raisin murder mystery 'Hiss and Hers'. Show more

Francine Stock talks to Sir Peter Jackson about his new film The Hobbit, the prequel to the hugely acclaimed Lord of the Rings trilogy. Plus a look back to the best films of 2012. Show more

Quentin Cooper asks if the $3 million prize awarded to CERN scientists is really fair. Plus science in the home of Hobbits, the future of computing and solving the Piltdown man. Show more

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The team are horrified that the media have been invited to one of Malcolm's citizenship ceremonies. Registry office sitcom stars David Schneider. From June 2012. Show more

Lynda is fuming, and Lilian has a plan. Show more

John Wilson presents musical picks of the year from pop to classical, Martin Freeman on his role as Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit, and the creation of the Listening Project Symphony. Show more

Bonnie shouts at everyone, after throwing Miss Lonely Heart out of her cafe. Tom finds out what has got under her skin. Show more

Since the General Synod voted not to push ahead with the ordination of women bishops, Linda Pressly asks whether the House of Laity needs reform. Show more

Peter Day visits businesses struggling with slow web speeds and evaluates the government's ambitious targets to increase internet speeds across the UK within three years. Show more

Brett Westwood takes a look at what could happen if parts of the British countryside were returned to their natural state through a process known as rewilding. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the epic poem the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, the 'Book of Kings', which has been at the heart of Persian culture for the past thousand years. Show more

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UK pays compensation to Libyan tortured when sent home, Litvinenko links to MI6, and Maria Miller faces expenses questions. Robin Lustig presents his last edition of the programme. Show more

Working for a dubious boss and looking after Derek's wife Sukie, Richard realises he has fallen in love with her. Read by Carl Prekopp. Show more

Yorkshire's acclaimed poet performs at the Mallard Theatre and struggles to get a hot meal. With Arabella Weir. From April 2011. Show more

Susan Hulme and the BBC parliamentary team report as the Chancellor faces questions about his autumn mini-budget, and the Energy Secretary gives the go ahead to gas fracking. Show more

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A dark time for Mary as her husband navigates the Zambezi and she is sent to stay with relatives in Scotland. From December 2012. Show more

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