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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rt Rev Nicholas Holtam, Bishop of Salisbury. Show more
Anna Hill reports on the struggle to rescue sheep from snowdrifts in Antrim, Northern Ireland, and on the Isle of Man. Show more
Audio interventions by five artists to mark the launch of Open, a £1 million initiative by Artangel and BBC Radio 4. Peter Strickland reimagines how broadcast space might be used. Show more
Midweek
Richard Mabey, Gladys Hudgell, Eva Rodwell, Ellen Ullman, Pedro Reyes
43 minutes
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Libby Purves meets nature writer Richard Mabey; Gladys Hudgell and Eva Rodwell who worked at the Tate & Lyle factory in East London; author Ellen Ullman; and artist Pedro Reyes. Show more
Jodi Picoult talks to Jenni Murray about her new novel The Storyteller, Lauren Barri Holstein on her performance art, and doulas helping disadvantaged women to cope with birth. Show more
The Kneebones are in serious financial trouble and Maddy finds a long lost relative with a secret. Stars Alex Tregear. From 2013. Show more
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Laura Solon, Geoffrey Whitehead and Ben Willbond star in a new comedy by Jim Poyser and Neil Griffiths. The most brutal of all architects does battle with a monstrous carbuncle. 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.
Rome was the largest - and loudest city in the ancient world. David Hendy listens to its babble and reveals where rich Romans went to get some peace. Show more
Elona is desperately worried, and Elizabeth issues an invitation. Show more
By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. The search for a mysterious figure, said to live somewhere on the island of Manhattan, who keeps 250,000 bees in his apartment. Show more
Financial phone-in. A panel of experts answer questions about running or developing a small business. Show more
As part of NHS reforms, doctors will be holding the purse strings from 1 April 2013. Dr Mark Porter reports on what GP commissioning will mean in practice. Show more
Thinking Allowed
Gang labour in UK; Industrial ruination
28 minutes
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Laurie Taylor discusses a ground-breaking study of urban decline in three different communities. Also, the rise of gang labour in the UK. Show more
The Media Show
Justine Roberts of Mumsnet on regulating bloggers
30 minutes
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Presented by Steve Hewlett. The Sun's decision to start charging for online content; Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts on the risk of press regulation for online forums. Show more
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Sue Perkins sets more moral and ethical posers for Miles Jupp, Isa Guha, Annie Nightingale and Sarah Kendall. From March 2013. Show more
Pip receives a wake-up call, and Darrell tries to explain. Show more
Front Row
Glenn Patterson, John Yorke on narrative, TV formats
30 minutes
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Glenn Patterson on his bio-pic of Ulster's punk pioneer; ex-Eastenders boss John Yorke reveals the secrets of story-telling; how actors take rejection; TV formats re-invented. Show more
The Kneebones are in serious financial trouble and Maddy finds a long lost relative with a secret. Stars Alex Tregear. From 2013. Show more
Education secretary Michael Gove's history syllabus is the story of Britain in sequence. Is this overdue rigour, or nationalistic rote-learning at the expense of analysis? Show more
In the final Lent Talk for 2013, Canon Lucy Winkett, Rector of St James's, Piccadilly, reflects on the different meanings of spiritual abandonment, including abandoning God. Show more
Miranda Krestovnikoff looks at the impact of taking animals from the wild to be kept as pets. She asks if the trade in reptiles and amphibians could or should be banned. Show more
Midweek
Richard Mabey, Gladys Hudgell, Eva Rodwell, Ellen Ullman, Pedro Reyes
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Libby Purves meets nature writer Richard Mabey; Gladys Hudgell and Eva Rodwell who worked at the Tate & Lyle factory in East London; author Ellen Ullman; and artist Pedro Reyes. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The home secretary has lost the Abu Qatada deportation appeal. Cyprus confirms banks will re-open on Thursday, after the international bailout. Presented by Ritula Shah. Show more
By Mohsin Hamid. One boy's rise and fall in a sprawling Asian metropolis. In this episode, idealism presents a further hurdle in the quest to become filthy rich. Show more
Looking for more action, Eric and Rincewind find it at their next destination, the Dread Portal of Hell. Starring Mark Heap. Show more
Dan Antopolski, Tom Craine and Nat Luurtsema piece together their high-concept, high-paced sketch show. From 2013. Show more
Sean Curran hears peers register strong objections to the government's cuts to legal aid. And ministers are urged to offer safe haven to Afghan interpreters. Show more
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Chavez's connection with Cuba grew ever closer. Show more
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