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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Paul Mathole. Show more
Morning news and current affairs with James Naughtie and John Humphrys. Should severely ill patients be allowed experimental drugs? Plus, how fidgeting may be good for us. Show more
Kirsty Young interviews columnist and author Julie Burchill. Show more
Woman's Hour
Growing up too quickly; Italian elections; Professor Sue Black; Women Freemasons
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What happens when a parent dies and a child is forced to grow up more quickly than expected? Plus, Italian women and austerity. Presented by Jenni Murray. Show more
Practising at being parents, Darleen and Jamie take her stepsister Stacey out for the day. But things do not quite go to plan, and disaster nearly strikes. Show more
Grahame Dangerfield: Back to the Serengeti
Episode 2: Out on the Plains
28 minutes
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Grahame Dangerfield, veteran wildlife rescuer and naturalist, revisits the place he thought was Eden. Show more
Sitcom about Sandy Hopper, a granddad happily growing old with his dog Henry. A moral tale in which Sandy and his family catch the gambling bug. Meanwhile, Pompom is missing. Show more
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Norman Smith presents national and international news. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.
Poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy celebrates the tradition of love poetry with a look at poems of parting and separation. Show more
There's a Valentine's Day surprise. Meanwhile Shula hears some sad news. Show more
By Martin Jameson. DCI Stone finds himself in mortal danger when he is confronted by a desperate man responsible for a string of disturbing crimes. Show more
Eric Robson and the GQT team visit the Seedy Sunday community seed-swap event in Brighton, with Bob Flowerdew, Bunny Guinness and Christine Walkden on the panel. Show more
By Fred D'Aguiar. 4 Extra Debut. An act of resistance that galvanised the fledgling American civil rights movement. Read by Adjoa Andoh. Show more
Last Word
A table tennis champion, a zoo vet, a make-up artist, a radio presenter and a trombonist
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on ping pong champion Zhuang Zedong, vet David Taylor, make-up artist Stuart Freeborn, radio presenter Patricia Hughes, and theremin player Paul Tanner. Show more
Radio 4's forum for audience comment. Presented by Roger Bolton. Show more
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Papal resignation, food contamination and tortoise fornication. Grainne Maguire joins Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Mitch Benn, Jon Holmes and Laura Shavin for a new series. Show more
Jazzer blunders in. Meanwhile Emma and Helen have a heart to heart. Show more
Front Row
Simon Beaufoy; Rokia Traore and Salif Keita; novelist John Green
30 minutes
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Screenwriter Simon Beaufoy on his stage version of The Full Monty, a report on Malian musicians Rokia Traore and Salif Keita, and best-selling novelist John Green. Show more
Practising at being parents, Darleen and Jamie take her stepsister Stacey out for the day. But things do not quite go to plan, and disaster nearly strikes. Show more
Any Questions?
Margaret Hodge, John Hayes, Nick Harvey, Ruth Davis
48 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Langford Budville in Somerset. Guests include Margaret Hodge MP, Nick Harvey MP, John Hayes MP and Ruth Davis. Show more
David Cannadine defends his home city of Birmingham against a slur in Jane Austen's Emma by celebrating its past and its current cultural renaissance. Show more
By Andrea Gibb. Parents Laura and Mark don't see the warning signs - missing bank cards, tumbling grades at school. Then they learn the terrible truth about their golden boy. Show more
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Round-up of the day's news, with Philippa Thomas. Show more
Home from New York, Esther faces a summer in the suburbs and finds herself slipping into lethargy. Read by Lydia Wilson. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Harriett Gilbert, Sara Pascoe and Meg Rosoff discuss books by Lynn Barber, Yasunari Kawabata and Ayn Rand. From February 2013. Show more
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
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Andrew Wilson's book about the early life and work of the writer Sylvia Plath is abridged by Miranda Davies. Plath wins a Fulbright scholarship and starts at Cambridge University. Show more
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