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Prayer and reflection with Monsignor Tony Rogers. Show more

Charlotte Smith hears claims a new machine to catch chickens could improve animal welfare. The RSPCA say that mechanisation could reduce injury, and potentially reduce stress. Show more

Sean Curran with the latest news from Westminster and beyond. Including arguments over strikes and the NHS, and a hike in some tuition fees in Scotland. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem In Memoriam. Show more

Presented by Jenni Murray. Relationship rows: Is bickering a healthy sign?; the blight of snoring: latest treatments; new domestic violence orders; first child sex grooming survey. Show more

Kathleen Winter's debut about a young person born as both boy and girl in remote Canada. Adapted for radio by Miranda Davies. Wayne attempts to forge a new identity for himself. Show more

Athens. Strasbourg. Caracas. Shanghai. Buenos Aires. Kate Adie hosts correspondents taking a look behind the world news headlines. Show more

Writers share the pains and the pleasures of trying to capture happiness on the page. With Catherine Blyth. From 2011. Show more

Why the NHS is paying over the odds for gluten free, claims that food companies are breaking promises on advertising junk food to children, and plans to ban smoking in the street. Show more

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

Dominic Arkwright, Harry Eyres, Jemima Kiss and William Powers explore the consequences of hyper-connectivity. From June 2011. Show more

Caroline is in mischievous mood and Elizabeth opens up to her brother. Show more

4 Extra Debut. As Emma and Richard's wedding approaches, the in-laws-to-be are about to meet. With Frances Barber, Sylvia Syms and Stephen Moore. Show more

Alan Garner spent his childhood in Alderley Edge and many of his works have been inspired by the area. Clare Balding takes a walk with the author in the landscape he grew up in. Show more

Lynda Bellingham presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity ERIC. Donations: Freepost BBC Radio 4 Appeal. Credit cards: Freephone 0800 404 8144. Show more

Christopher Driver's thoughts on the evocative and bizarre language of food description. Show more

The Burgundy Court was influenced by the musical style of England's John Dunstable. Classical music history with James Naughtie. Show more

Mariella Frostrup talks to John Banville, writing as Benjamin Black, about his fourth novel in the Dublin mystery series, A Death in Summer. Show more

Quentin Cooper on sudden climate change, happy faces, a beacon from the early universe and how mobile phones affect behaviour. Show more

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Angus Deayton lets Tim Key, Micky Flanagan, Bridget Christie and Nick Hancock devise the panel show's rounds. From March 2011. Show more

Kenton receives a shocking phone call and Rhys and Harry's bike race takes an unexpected turn. Show more

With Kirsty Lang, who reviews Kevin Spacey as Richard III directed by Sam Mendes, meets percussionist Evelyn Glennie and interviews Booker Prize-winning author Aravind Adiga. Show more

Kathleen Winter's debut about a young person born as both boy and girl in remote Canada. Adapted for radio by Miranda Davies. Wayne attempts to forge a new identity for himself. Show more

Joshua Rozenberg examines the relationship between the Scottish legal system and that of the rest of the UK.

Evan Davis asks his guests to cast their minds forward to how the Web will look in 2020. They also consider the importance of having a good story to tell in business. Show more

Presented by Brett Westwood. The Bar-Headed Goose migrates from southern India to the high plateaus of the Himalayas: these high altitude grasslands are fragile, but is the goose? Show more

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem In Memoriam. Show more

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With David Eades. National and international news and analysis.

By Esi Edugyan. Berlin 1939. After the fight with Nazi thugs the band must hide from the Gestapo at Ernst's club. And Sid gets to know Delilah better. Show more

A new phone system is causing chaos at catalogue company, Smile5. Sketch show starring Chizzy Akudolu. From June 2011. Show more

Sean Curran and the BBC's parliamentary team report on the day's top news stories from Westminster, including how to deal with a new legal ruling limiting police bail. Show more

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Back from another summer in France, the 'Ayer Wells den of sin' is just the place to be in the London of the 60s. Freddie is supporting many radical causes. Show more

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