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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Archbishop Vincent Nichols. Show more

Food, farming and countryside news. Moira Hickey reports from Fife, where young farmers are working with the Forestry Commission and finding a new way into agriculture. Show more

Morning news and current affairs with James Naughtie and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.

Kirsty Young talks to comedian, actress and writer Dawn French. Show more

Jenni Murray asks what makes the ring more special than any other piece of jewellery. Plus dressing for success, the notion of 'home' and belonging, and fashion's biggest faux pas. Show more

Rich, modern sculpture collector, Sir Basil Turton discovers his adulterous wife is trapped in a Henry Moore. Stars Chris Emmett. From March 2016. Show more

With unique access to secret government papers released at the end of the year, Martha Kearney looks at the political events of 1982. Show more

Fi Glover presents a conversation between a father and son about the father's National Service experience on Christmas Island, as a witness to atomic testing. Show more

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

Marina Warner considers the future for the Grimm brothers' tales following their renaissance across film and literature. From December 2012. Show more

Matt is maudlin, and Lynda handles a prima donna. Show more

Sound recordist Andrei is on a remote Scottish island gathering material for a film soundtrack. He finds his recordings haunted by a woman's cries. Show more

Eric Robson and the team are in Newcastleton in Scotland for the final programme of 2012. Bob Flowerdew, Matt Biggs and Anne Swithinbank are on the panel. Show more

An events manager is beset by crises while organising a christening - one professional, one more existential. Read by Ashley Jensen. Show more

In the 1870s, the third Marquis of Bute was the world's richest man. Jonathan Glancey looks at the architectural projects that stand now as testimony to his remarkable imagination. Show more

Tim Harford presents a guide to 2012 in numbers - the most informative, interesting and idiosyncratic statistics of the year, as discussed by More or Less interviewees. Show more

Fi Glover presents a conversation between a father and daughter; Michael is devoted to his Border Collie, and Diane wonders whether perhaps he prefers his dog to his daughter. Show more

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Can the coalition cash in by crashing out at the next election? Cameron can only hope in this musical. Show more

Compilation of the best bits of the News Quiz from 2012, presented by Sandi Toksvig. Show more

It's the night of the Elizabethan extravaganza, but Lynda is in for a big surprise. Show more

Mark Lawson talks to British actors, including Damian Lewis, Ashley Jensen, Jason Isaacs, Adrian Lester and Hugh Laurie, about their experience of working in America. Show more

Rich, modern sculpture collector, Sir Basil Turton discovers his adulterous wife is trapped in a Henry Moore. Stars Chris Emmett. From March 2016. Show more

Owen Bennett-Jones is joined by some of the BBC's top correspondents as they give their predictions about what will shape our world next year. Show more

'Are you full yet? Stuffed? Fit to burst?' asks Will Self, as he appeals to the post-Christmas glutton to consider a major lifestyle change in the year ahead. Show more

Fi Glover presents a festive selection of her favourite pieces of writing. With Rosie Cavaliero, Kate Fox, Mark Meadows and the Exultate Singers. Show more

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Ritula Shah presents national and international news and analysis.

Dona enjoys her newfound secret friendship and is invited to accompany the pirates on their next adventure. Read by Adjoa Andoh. Show more

Stuart Maconie celebrates the life of composer Ralph Vaughan Williams with Em Marshall-Luck and Matthew Parris. From December 2012. Show more

David Owen Norris and guests listen to James Joyce's favourite songs in the Martello Tower, near Dublin, where Joyce lived as a young man. With Declan Kiberd. From June 2012. Show more

Fi Glover presents a conversation between the founder of Kids Company, Camila Batmanghelidjh, and Karl, who now helps others move away from violence and gang culture as he did. Show more

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Meeting the brains behind the evolution of mobiles, Stephen learns how texting triumphed unexpectedly when paging was all the rage. From November 2011. Show more

It's Christmas at Angela Thirkell's grandfather's house, and the waits and the mummers are busy touring the village. For one little girl, it's a tiny dormouse that makes the day. Show more

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