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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, presented by the Rev Marjory MacLean. Show more
The Chief Constable who believes rural communities need to do more to tackle crime. And how waterproofing the leaves of wheat can protect it against drought. With Charlotte Smith. Show more
With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
Fi Glover tracks the fortunes of people at different stages in their lives: the first Baby Boomers born in 1946 and the 'children of the nineties' born at the same time as the Web. Show more
Woman's Hour
The beauty industry; ants; Margaret More; khat
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With Jenni Murray. A history of the beauty industry; ants - the ultimate matriarchal society? The education of Margaret More, Sir Thomas' daughter; and the dangers of chewing khat. Show more
On the run from the chaos of the Italian retreat, Frederic seeks Catherine out. Stars Patrick Kennedy and Morven Christie. Show more
Ricky Ross discovers how one Scottish company is giving back the freedom of speech by creating artificial voices with genuine human inflection and emotion. Show more
The broadcaster Gerry Anderson presents extracts of some of his favourite readings, recorded in front of a home crowd in Londonderry, at Magee College, University of Ulster. Show more
With Julian Worricker. Three nights of violence, rioting and arson in London has now spread to other UK cities. What can be done to stop it happening again tonight and in future? Show more
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With Martha Kearney. National and international news. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.
A yearning to see where the composers whose music she loved to play had lived took violinist Amber McPherson from the USA to Leipzig, the city where Bach spent half his life. Show more
Susan makes the best of the new situation and James is looking for support. Show more
Satire by Joyce Bryant on tertiary education. A new Dean of Research Development urges partnerships abroad. Starring Sophie Thomson and Jonathan Keeble. Show more
Home Planet
Making Oil from Plastic and Seaweed
30 minutes
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Some types of seaweed can be converted into fuel for cars, but can this ever replace petrol derived from oil? Show more
A mystery unfolds in a story trilogy examining a portrait from three perspectives. Tom asks to paint Nic. Read by Burn Gorman. Show more
In the final selection from his history of Russia, Martin Sixsmith describes the tumultuous events that took place in Moscow in 1991. Show more
Chris Ledgard examines the production of talking newspapers for the blind. Show more
Broadcaster Janice Long chooses her friend, the singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl. With Karen O'Brien and Matthew Parris. From August 2011. Show more
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The human chameleon's host of comic characters from a chicken shop worker to a honeymooner. With Sally Grace. From August 2011. Show more
Elizabeth says something she regrets and there's a worrying letter for Tony. Show more
Front Row
Andy Serkis; Steve James on The Interrupters; Project Nim
30 minutes
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With John Wilson, who meets actor Andy Serkis. After playing Kong in Peter Jackson's King Kong, Serkis takes on another simian role in Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Show more
On the run from the chaos of the Italian retreat, Frederic seeks Catherine out. Stars Patrick Kennedy and Morven Christie. Show more
The government's strategy to boost local enterprise in England got off to a poor start. Vince Cable admitted it was 'Maoist and chaotic'. Can it recover to help businesses grow? Show more
In Touch
Strategies for how to cope if you are visually impaired. 09/08/2011
20 minutes
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Christine Ward, Diane Roworth and Stephen Hallett discuss with Peter White some of the issues they experience from being partially sighted and reveal some coping strategies. Show more
Fi Glover tracks the fortunes of people at different stages in their lives: the first Baby Boomers born in 1946 and the 'children of the nineties' born at the same time as the Web. Show more
Historian and broadcaster Dan Cruickshank goes off the beaten track to visit some of his favourite, and largely little-known, haunts. Show more
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With Ritula Shah. National and international news and analysis. Show more
The friends have dispersed to university where Tony finally acquires a girlfriend, Veronica. He is invited to spend a weekend at her family's home in Chiselhurst. Show more
Jason Manford pays tribute to Jimmy Jewel, one of the most enduring showbusiness entertainers of the 20th century. Show more
Lady Tresselian's house party is thrown into disarray by the sudden death of a friend. Stars Hugh Bonneville and Marcia Warren. Show more
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The author continues his embrace of all things Welsh with a trip to Caldey Island, where his uncle, now known as Teilo, practices as a monk. Show more
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