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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Bishop Stephen Oliver. Show more

UKIP sets out its vision for British farming and defends the right of its new MEPs to abstain from voting in Europe. Presented by Sybil Ruscoe. Show more

David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the blackcap. Show more

Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.

Libby Purves meets Sir Roy Strong and horsewoman Venetia Williams at the Hay-on-Wye Festival. Show more

With Jenni Murray. Leyla Hussein and Nimco Ali from Daughters of Eve discuss their work as anti-FGM activists; coding lessons at state schools; and Laurie Penny on #YesAllWomen. Show more

Having passed six tests, Sapna is within reach of changing her life forever, but not in the way she had anticipated. Stars Rasika Dugal. From the novel The Accidental Apprentice. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen explores how humanity has perceived colour, from lapis lazuli to the latest science. From 2014. Show more

Sandy takes a fashionable cure for memory loss, but remembers things better left forgotten. Stars the much missed Ronnie Corbett. Show more

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

There's a shock for David and Ruth, and Elizabeth braces herself. Show more

Befriended by a lonely old woman upstairs, Fran and Abe agree to perform an ancient ritual after she dies. Stars Sarah Smart. Show more

Puzzled by tax? Vincent Duggleby and guests answer listeners' queries on tax and self assessment. Show more

Visual overload is explained by a neuroscientist and magician, Claudia Hammond hears from finalists in the All in the Mind awards, and Guy Holmes on professional boundaries. Show more

Leftover Women: Laurie Taylor hears about the resurgence of gender inequality in China. Also, 'smokestack nostalgia': the meaning of post-industrial imagery. Show more

Sir Alan Moses, the new chair of press regulator IPSO, gives his first interview; and the Sydney Daily Telegraph's decision to publish images of the Duchess of Cambridge's bottom. Show more

Eddie Mair presents coverage and analysis of the day's news.

The love, marriage - and despair of three couples. A classical concert trip poses problems. Stars Jack Docherty. From 2013. Show more

Jill is devastated. Meanwhile, Will meets his new boss. Show more

A tribute to Maya Angelou; Simon Russell Beale on Shakespeare's sonnets, Angelina Jolie's new film Maleficent and the art of India's foremost painter, MF Husain. With Kirsty Lang. Show more

Having passed six tests, Sapna is within reach of changing her life forever, but not in the way she had anticipated. Stars Rasika Dugal. From the novel The Accidental Apprentice. Show more

Union membership has fallen sharply in recent years, but can it be revived? John Harris and Anne McElvoy ask key insiders and the public to rethink the state of the unions. Show more

Rachel Armstrong proposes we should harness the computing power of the natural world to create new sustainable ways of living. Show more

Magician Jolyon Jenkins sets himself the challenge of learning a maths-based trick that can not only fool working mathematicians, but seems genuinely magical. Show more

Libby Purves meets Sir Roy Strong and horsewoman Venetia Williams at the Hay-on-Wye Festival. Show more

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Obama lays out a new vision for the US's role in the world, Maya Angelou remembered and a senior Liberal Democrat resigns in a leadership row. With Ritula Shah. Show more

Sarah notices that the presence of the militia makes James uncomfortable. What secrets is he keeping? Pride & Prejudice from the servants' perspective, read by Sophie Thompson.

4 Extra Debut. The gang give chase across India in a hotwired rickshaw, hunting for a yoga instructor on the run. Stars the Boom Jennies. From May 2014. Show more

Ray Highknock hopes Dr Berry’s experimental regressive hypnotherapy will cure his smoking addiction. With Alex Lowe. From 2012. Show more

Alan Dein returns with more extraordinary stories of ordinary life in Britain. Helga and Melody rent out rooms in their Norfolk bungalow, but dream of a very different future... Show more

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Linda Cracknell bravely retraces the Alpine ascent made in 1952 by the father she barely knew. Show more

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