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A spiritual comment and prayer, presented by the Very Rev Graham Forbes, Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh.
After the controversial badger cull was cancelled in 2012, Charlotte Smith asks whether the government will stick to its policy and cull to control TB in 2013. Show more
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Morning news and current affairs with James Naughtie and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
The Value of Culture
Episode 1: Culture and Anarchy
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Melvyn Bragg visits the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford, where Matthew Arnold first unveiled his ideas about culture being a powerful force for good. Show more
From Doreen Lawrence to Malala Yousafzai, Woman's Hour links campaigns across the year and hears from the women who've led them. Presented by Jane Garvey. Show more
As the Cazalet family start their annual summer holiday, the onset of war is about to change everything. Starring Zoe Tapper. Show more
The story of the first stage production of JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit, at New College School, in 1967. Some of the performers, boy choristers at the time, share their memories. Show more
The children venture up once again through the hole in the cloud. Stars Johnny Vegas, Nigel Planer and Lucy Beaumont. Show more
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Shaun Ley presents national and international news. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.
Belle de Jour's History of Anon
Episode 1: The Importance of Namelessness
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Brooke Magnanti, the formerly anonymous author of the Belle de Jour blog, begins her exploration of anonymity, starting in Ancient Greece. Show more
Chris steps into the limelight. Meanwhile Tom feels miffed. Show more
By Nick Walker. When Ken and Bernard get wind of a giant tornado, they set out on a road trip hoping that finally catching the big one will make up for the failures in their lives. Show more
Nationwide general knowledge quiz chaired by Russell Davies. Bidding for a semi-final place are contenders the West Country and the Home Counties. Show more
Dan Saladino explores the cocktail, a story which begins with 18th century Indian punch and evolves with new wave flavours being developed in the bars of New York and Britain. Show more
Mark Radcliffe recalls the boom and bust life of DJ Roger Eagle, who pioneered northern soul, ran the infamous punk club Eric's, in Liverpool, and nurtured musicians. Show more
New series of conversations about the place of faith in today's complex world. Ernie Rea and guests discuss the Apocalypse. Show more
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Series of brief musical comedies. There's musical espionage with Special Agent Ond, Alex Salm-Ond, pitted against his old foe Dr No Vote, Alistair Darling. Show more
Tony Hawks, Ed Byrne, Lucy Porter and Charlie Higson are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as Pies, Worms, Dancing and James Bond. Show more
It's the night of the Lower Loxley ball, and there's a panic for Elizabeth. Show more
Front Row
Julian Fellowes, Rumer and Maureen Lipman in the Front Row Quiz
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Mark Lawson chairs the Front Row Quiz, with Maureen Lipman, Downton Abbey writer Julian Fellowes, singer Rumer, director Asif Kapadia, writers Mark Billingham and Natalie Haynes. Show more
As the Cazalet family start their annual summer holiday, the onset of war is about to change everything. Starring Zoe Tapper. Show more
On New Year's Day, Derry-Londonderry becomes the first UK City of Culture. Using the city as his starting point, William Crawley looks at identity in modern Northern Ireland. Show more
Lucy Ash investigates a widespread protest over a huge Chinese-backed copper mine in Burma, and asks what it tells us about the new government's commitment to reform. Show more
Recorded in front of an audience Quentin Cooper and guests, Kevin Fong, Adam Rutherford, Mark Miodownik, Vivienne Parry and Dallas Campbell, discuss the unsung heroes of science
The Value of Culture
Episode 1: Culture and Anarchy
42 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Melvyn Bragg visits the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford, where Matthew Arnold first unveiled his ideas about culture being a powerful force for good. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The US fiscal cliff - is a deal finally emerging? Plus French economic woes, and a view from Syria. National and international news and analysis, presented by Roger Hearing. Show more
Lady Dona sets sail with the Frenchman and his crew, in a bid to steal a merchant ship from under the noses of her compatriots. Read by Adjoa Andoh. Show more
Michael Rosen meets linguists, historians, students and sequence dancers to find out why the giving and receiving of compliments can be a complex and socially dangerous business. Show more
Jagger in Jail: 1967, Mick Jagger spent a night in prison. This is an imagined conversation between Mick and cell-mate Jim. Show more
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Meet the pioneers who designed small silicon chips, a perfect size for the next generation of pocket-sized phones. From November 2011. Show more
Cheryl Strayed's redemptive account of hiking 1,100 miles alone through America's rugged west in a bid to rebuild her life. Kelly Burke reads. Show more
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