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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Bishop Stephen Oliver. Show more
Farmers turn out to spend big bucks on sheepdogs at a sale in Northern Ireland. And criticism of the government's new electronic sheep database. Presented by Charlotte Smith. Show more
David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the Dartford warbler. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
Rene Redzepi, Danish chef and co-owner of the award-winning restaurant Noma, is interviewed by Kirsty Young. Show more
More than 20 women have written to Pope Francis saying they are in love with Roman Catholic priests. Should the Church ever allow them to marry? Show more
Sapna must revisit her past to make sense of her present. But nothing can prepare her what she finds there. From best-selling novel The Accidental Apprentice. Stars Rasika Dugal. Show more
Paul Jackson reports on the TV industry in China, and the British producers trying to reach this enormous market. He finds out how shows are shaped to reflect Chinese tastes. Show more
An old but not forgotten girlfriend of Jim's insists on coming to stay with him and Anna. Stars Tim McInnerny. From May 2014. Show more
The Listening Project
Bev and Gill - Me and My MS
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces a former fitness instructor and her pupil. They met at a Legs, Bums and Tums class years ago, and were brought back together by a multiple sclerosis diagnosis. Show more
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Shaun Ley presents national and international news. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.
The History of Brazil Is Round
5. Chronicle of a Mess Foretold
15 minutes
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David Goldblatt explores whether the World Cup would be haunted by the shadows of the previous year's mass protests. From 2014. Show more
Ambridge rallies to the cause. Meanwhile Lilian entertains. Show more
Maurice's dull routine life is changed forever when he gets hit by a car. The concerned driver takes a great interest in his recovery but does he have an ulterior motive? Show more
Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from the Whitehaven Festival, Cumbria. Answering the audience questions are Bob Flowerdew, Bunny Guinness and Christine Walkden. Show more
By Bernardine Evaristo. A short story in verse set in the high-octane, adrenaline-charged streets of contemporary London. Inspired by Dylan Thomas, read by the author. Show more
Last Word
Maya Angelou, Malcolm Glazer, Tessa Watts, General Jaruzelski, Herb Jeffries
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on writer and activist Maya Angelou, businessman Malcolm Glazer, music video producer Tessa Watts, Polish leader Wojciech Jaruzelski and singer Herb Jeffries. Show more
Is the Financial Times right to claim that French economist Thomas Piketty got his numbers wrong? Show more
The Listening Project
JohnPaul and Michael - No Holding Back
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces a conversation between a journalist and the director of a friendship and dating website about living with learning disabilities and dealing with prejudice. Show more
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Steve Punt and Jon Culshaw are joined by special guest Andy Zaltzman for a comic romp through the week's news. With Mitch Benn, Pippa Evans and Jon Holmes. Show more
It's a happy day for Lynda, but Helen throws down the gauntlet. Show more
John Wilson presents a special programme from the Hay Festival with authors Lee Child, Lucy Hughes-Hallet, Michael Morpurgo, Julian Donaldson and Cerys Matthews. Show more
Sapna must revisit her past to make sense of her present. But nothing can prepare her what she finds there. From best-selling novel The Accidental Apprentice. Stars Rasika Dugal. Show more
Any Questions?
Claire Fox, Trevor Kavanagh, Benedicte Paviot, Billy Bragg
48 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Steyning in West Sussex with Claire Fox, Trevor Kavanagh, Benedicte Paviot and Billy Bragg. Show more
A Point of View
Should we be frightened of disability?
10 minutes
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Tom Shakespeare argues that we have nothing to fear from disability. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Lina agrees to marry a charming stranger, but is he all that he seems? Dramatisation of the novel on which Alfred Hitchcock's Suspicion was based. From April 2013. Show more
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An invitation from Netherfield means that Sarah can better get to know Ptolemy. Pride & Prejudice from the servants' perspective, read by Sophie Thompson. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Monty Python's Michael Palin chooses the American writer, Ernest Hemingway. With Matthew Parris. From May 2014. Show more
Adrenalin junkies or good samaritans - or maybe a bit of both? Either way, the First Responders of East Yorkshire are definitely life-savers. Julie Gatenby finds out how and why. Show more
The Listening Project
Louis and Ashley - Darker Sides
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces a conversation between a theatre and a film director, both of whom major in horror. It's their passion, but is it good for them...? Show more
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Linda Cracknell looks to the future, as she walks the pilgrimage route of St Cuthbert's Way. Concluded by Teresa Gallagher Show more
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