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A spiritual comment and prayer, presented by the Very Rev Graham Forbes, Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh.

Anna Hill reviews a year of drought and flood, and asks what the weather might bring for farmers in 2013. Show more

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

Melvyn Bragg looks back at 150 years of dialogue between the arts and sciences, and the flashpoint known as the Two Cultures debate. Show more

Jenni Murray hears listeners' experiences of having, or being, a mother-in-law. Show more

Sybil goes into labour early and Rachel is drafted in to help. Starring Sarah-Jane Holm and Dominic Mafham. Show more

On the 40th anniversary of Britain's entry into the EEC, Edward Stourton lifts the lid on the turmoil surrounding accession by talking to guests at two key celebration dinners. Show more

Social Worker Clare Barker and colleagues must move offices and embrace hot desking. Stars Sally Phillips. From January 2013. Show more

John Waite investigates why homeless families are being unlawfully housed in bed and breakfast hotels. 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.

Brooke Magnanti explores the reasons that women have written under assumed names, be it modesty, convention, or to reveal their innermost lives. Show more

Alice has the New Year blues. Meanwhile Emma receives an unlikely visitor. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Hard up art expert Duncan Kavanagh waits to see how the Arab Spring and democracy will change Egypt. Stars Nigel Lindsay. Show more

Do you have problems with faulty goods, poor service or buying online? What are your rights? Consumer phone-in with Paul Lewis. Show more

Hermann Rorschach's ink blot personality test has had a long and controversial history. Jo Fidgen tells the story of Dr Inkblot. Show more

Consumer pleasures - Laurie Taylor explores the place of shopping in our lives, as well as within sociological thought. Show more

Steve Hewlett on the winners and losers in the Christmas TV ratings war, what lies ahead for the BBC in 2013, and the role of the photojournalist in today's multi-media world. Show more

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Uncovering the relationship between the Camerons, Clarksons and a town full of rebels. Mark arrives in the Cotswolds. From 2013. Show more

Things begin to add up for Ed, and Ruth figures out what Josh is up to. Show more

With Mark Lawson, including the announcement of the winners in the Costa Book Awards for novel, first novel, biography, poetry and children's book. Show more

Sybil goes into labour early and Rachel is drafted in to help. Starring Sarah-Jane Holm and Dominic Mafham. Show more

Clive Anderson and guests discuss concerns that our legal system is chronically slow and analyse controversial government proposals for swift justice in our criminal courts. Show more

Adventurer Sally Kettle argues that hope is not helpful, and suggests some alternative strategies. Show more

Suzy Klein is claustrophobic. She will not go in lifts, no matter how many steps she has to climb, and she has not been on the underground for 20 years. Can she conquer her fear? Show more

Melvyn Bragg looks back at 150 years of dialogue between the arts and sciences, and the flashpoint known as the Two Cultures debate. Show more

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Ann-Marie Slaughter and Edward Luttwak discuss if the West should intervene in Syria. Plus, military aircraft attacks in Burma's Kachin state. News round-up with Roger Hearing. Show more

Harry and Rockingham prepare to trap the pirates, and Dona must host a dinner for their fellow conspirators. Read by Adjoa Andoh. Show more

Agony aunt Sarah and her Support Group solve problems: a controlling partner and a non-drinker with no friends. From May 2011. Show more

Maggie Watkins shelters a young Argentinian deserter with a secret. Stars Josie Lawrence and Javier Marzan. From March 2012. Show more

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A perilous section of the trail tests Cheryl's powers of resilience and endurance. Show more

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