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Anna Magnusson, writer and broadcaster, with spiritual comment and prayer to start the day.

Farming news. Caz Graham hears that 50,000 tonnes of meat is being recalled across Europe, as the horsemeat scandal continues. Some of it may have been sold into the UK. Show more

Morning news and current affairs with James Naughtie and John Humphrys, including an increase in organ donations, plus goal-line technology and China's involvement in Liberia. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Amazons, formidable female warriors of classical myth. Show more

Helena Morrissey, laddish uni culture, Zainab Hawa Bangura, and composer Deirdre Gribbin and scientist Dr Sarah Teichmann on their collaboration. Jenni Murray presents. Show more

Bruce's curiosity has found him trapped in Aylmer's pantry. Will he escape in time for his performance in The Mystery of the Countess of Carmarthenshire's Emerald Snake Bracelet? Show more

Ukraine is second only to Russia in having the highest HIV infection rates in Europe. Lucy Ash reports from Kyiv and Odessa on the challenges to combating AIDS. Show more

Per Kristian Olsen explores the career and work of a great writer, Knut Hamsun, who beat Joyce and Woolf to Modernism but ended his life in disgrace after his support of the Nazis. Show more

After the 1983 election, Lady Thatcher appointed Nigel Lawson as Chancellor and gave him some surprising advice, as he later revealed in this extract from The View From No 11. Show more

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National and international news and analysis, presented by Shaun Ley. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato. Show more

David Hendy explores the soundscape of slavery, from Ghana's Gate of No Return to the Carolina plantations. Show more

Helen enjoys an evening out, and there's a surprise speaker at the WI. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Fact and fantasy combine in an imagined day of Beatrix Potter as a child, providing a glimpse of the roots of her creativity. Stars Amelia Clarkson. From April 2013. Show more

Felicity Evans follows the Pembrokeshire footsteps of abstract artist Graham Sutherland, discovering the landscapes, people and harsh geology that inspired his work. Show more

Ronni Ancona presents an appeal for the Environmental Investigation Agency. Show more

Turkey's leading female novelist Elif Shafak discusses her novel The Forty Rules of Love with James Naughtie and a group of readers. Show more

Director Derek Cianfrance talks to Francine Stock about The Place Beyond the Pines; documentary maker Dror Moreh on how he got former Israeli secret service chiefs to talk on film. Show more

The future of open science? Fewer dusty journals, more research in the cloud. Plus climate change and its effect of increasing turbulence and much quicker evolution. Show more

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Comedian and activist Mark Thomas creates a People's Manifesto from the policies of his BBC Radio Theatre audience. From 2013. Show more

Lilian receives an apology, and Alice has an offer she can't refuse. Show more

Dominic Cooke on leaving the Royal Court Theatre, new exhibitions by Rachel Whiteread and Elisabeth Frink, and Michael Dobbs and Haydn Gwynne on portraying Margaret Thatcher. Show more

In 1985, Lady Thatcher clashed with a young government whip named John Major, as Sir John later revealed in this extract from John Major: The Autobiography. Show more

Bruce's curiosity has found him trapped in Aylmer's pantry. Will he escape in time for his performance in The Mystery of the Countess of Carmarthenshire's Emerald Snake Bracelet? Show more

Mark Dowd travels to Argentina to probe the background of the new Pope and to try to find the truth about his past under the Argentinian generals. Show more

From next year a government-backed scheme will try to help ill people get back to work as quickly as possible. Peter Day finds out what is behind the changes, and why they matter. Show more

Revelatory feature shedding light on the impact of loneliness on individuals, exploring the causes, experience and effects of loneliness through interwoven personal accounts. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Amazons, formidable female warriors of classical myth. Show more

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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective with Carolyn Quinn.

Jerry is distraught when he receives a letter from his mother to say his father has been reported missing in France. She wants Jerry to find out what has happened to him. Show more

Loud extroverts versus thoughtful introverts. Jon Ronson asks whether brainstorming really works? With Susan Cain. From April 2013. Show more

Actor John Sessions introduces a selection of his favourite prose and poetry to an audience at the BBC Maida Vale studios. The readers are Roger Allam and Amanda Root. Show more

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By the age of 22, Maya has left home with her five-year-old son to live in rented rooms with cooking privileges down the hall. But her mother is always on hand to support her. Show more

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