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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Father Martin Graham.

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Anna Hill hears why the government is having to rethink the way it is compensating farmers for the high-speed rail link. Show more

Can the new pope and archbishop heal the rifts within their own churches and also find ways to speak meaningfully to societies that no longer see them as moral authorities? Show more

Pulitzer Prizewinner, Professor Jared Diamond, examines what can be learned from traditional societies about conflict resolution and peacekeeping? From March 2013. Show more

Country singers Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman join Jane Garvey; bereavement leave campaigner Lucy Herd; depicting Nazi women in novels; is the menopause a taboo topic? Show more

Rosie's unexpected redundancy is a blow and means that Tom is forced to look far afield to bring home the bacon. Show more

Entomologist Erica McAlister explores how insect technology can solve human design problems. From March 2013. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Robin Denselow hears the music of the Saharawi people in Algeria’s refugee camps and the plans to raise awareness of their plight. From 2013. Show more

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

Words are only one way to communicate - humans have found many more. David Hendy goes to Ghana to hear the talking drum. Show more

Elona tries to be proactive. And will Tom's arguments win the day? Show more

4 Extra Debut. Pushed to the brink, is there any hope Geordie and Jane Kellegher can ever find each other again? Stars Adrian Dunbar and Zara Turner. From March 2013. Show more

Michael Blastland invites us to discover the way we think, behave and make decisions, including our insatiable desire for change, even when reality fails to live up to the promise. Show more

In 2013, the UK birth rate is predicted to rise again. Dr Alice Roberts, who is expecting herself, finds out if their pint-size carbon footprints can be curbed. Show more

Michael Rosen investigates how the English spoken by foreign students equips them for British university life: Stories, analysis and a day in the life of Birmingham University. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Harriett Gilbert, Konnie Huq and Pat Kane discuss books by Patrick Hamilton, Richard Sennett and Herman Koch. From 2013. Show more

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The Questers discover the Sword of Asnagar. But will it help or hinder them? Stars Stephen Mangan. From March 2013. Show more

Alan is down in the dumps, and Shula seeks reassurance. Show more

Arts news, interviews and reviews with Mark Lawson. Writer Kay Mellor on her TV drama The Syndicate, plus Hedda Gabler becomes Heather Gardner. Show more

Rosie's unexpected redundancy is a blow and means that Tom is forced to look far afield to bring home the bacon. Show more

With investigations into high death rates in 14 hospitals, is the regulating Care Quality Commission overstretched and out of touch? Presented by Gerry Northam. Show more

Peter White is joined by Susannah Hancock and Richard Lane, who offer tips and advice on how to look good for someone newly blind or visually-impaired, including a colour detector. Show more

What are the health benefits of the minimum pricing of alcohol policy? Phage therapy against bacterial infections, and does swaddling babies lead to a resurgence of abnormal hips? Show more

Can the new pope and archbishop heal the rifts within their own churches and also find ways to speak meaningfully to societies that no longer see them as moral authorities? Show more

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Round-up of the day's news, with Ritula Shah. Cyprus votes 'no' on the bailout deal, and in the UK, new spending cuts are announced on the eve of the Budget. Show more

Jane falls pregnant with Lara but must reveal that the father of her unborn child is already married. Read by Anne-Marie Duff. Show more

Paul Gambaccini relives Thanksgiving 1969, when the Rolling Stones played Madison Square Garden and recorded an album later reviewed as 'the best rock concert ever put on record'. Show more

Sean Curran and the BBC parliamentary team report, as the government gives the go-ahead for the first of a planned new generation of nuclear power plants in the UK. Show more

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