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Short reflection and prayer with Glenn Jordan.

Scotland needs 500 more venison farms to keep up with consumer demand according to the body representing the industry. In the past three years UK sales have risen by a third. Show more

Morning news and current affairs with John Humphrys and Evan Davis, investigating a mass grave in Libya, plus home ownership and English history. Show more

As part of Radio 4's Secret Britain series, Peter Taylor meets people who keep or have kept the darkest state secrets, to hear how it feels to live a life in the shadows. Show more

Peter Curran meets the scientists who are drawn to study volcanoes. What makes them risk life and limb, clambering around lakes of lava? Show more

Jane Garvey talks swimming with killer whales, the situation for women in Somalia and the reality of being a stay-at-home dad. Plus, Loretta Ables Sayres of musical South Pacific. Show more

BBC journalist Bee becomes email friends with Iraqi academic May, with no inkling of the drama to follow. With Fenella Woolgar. Show more

Presented by Brett Westwood. The Wailing Wall in Jerusalem is the oldest known nesting site in the world for the common swift but numbers are falling there and elsewhere. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Writer Sarah Hall explores how science fiction has been used to examine relationships between the sexes. From August 2011. Show more

Despite almost 2.5 million people being unemployed some businesses say they can't get the staff. Why are there such shortages of engineers, hi-tech, hospitality and catering staff? Show more

Part of the BBC's Domesday Reloaded, Sheila Dillon returns to Hoghton, a place that had special significance for her in 1986: the 25th anniversary of the original Domesday Project. 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.

Exploring the impact that Estonian composer, Arvo Pärt's music for piano and violin has had on people's lives. From 2011. Show more

James and Leonie make some enemies. Meanwhile there are vandals at work in Ambridge. Show more

By Rachel Joyce. If Joe doesn't find the exclusive to satisfy his ruthless editor, he will lose his job. Story within a story stars Sirine Saba. Show more

Helen Castor discovers the role of Scots in creating Russia's navy, Fiona Watson remembers a forgotten engineering genius and was there sexual violence in witchcraft trials? Show more

4 Extra Debut. 1940s Hollywood writer Pat Hobby has secret information about a film script idea. Read by Alfred Molina. Show more

Spain's economic crisis has pushed record numbers to default on their mortgages and repossessions are common. At the same time, the country is full of brand new, empty properties. Show more

Most conversations in English are among people who aren't native speakers of the language. Chris Ledgard meets the researchers who are investigating English as a Lingua Franca. Show more

The Bard himself, William Shakespeare, is nominated for great life status by poetry curator Daisy Goodwin. With Matthew Parris and Dominic Dromgoole. From August 2011. Show more

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Sanjay finds a girlfriend and embraces the arts, providing much amusement in the Glasgow corner shop. Stars Sanjeev Kolhi. From February 2010. Show more

There's a nightmare in store for Nic, and Jazzer shares his woes. Show more

Dame Judi Dench talks about her long career with Mark Lawson, we review Gillian Wearing's film Self Made, and three US crime writers discuss setting their books on American soil. Show more

BBC journalist Bee becomes email friends with Iraqi academic May, with no inkling of the drama to follow. With Fenella Woolgar. Show more

Stephen Evans examines how soldiers are taught to kill and the psychological effects of becoming a killer. Show more

A look at the services offered to visually impaired Britons who come from a South Asian background. What's stopping them accessing help, and how can things be improved? Show more

Dr Mark Porter asks if an adult's health - determined by environment and nutrition in the first 1000 days of life - can be passed on to their children. Show more

As part of Radio 4's Secret Britain series, Peter Taylor meets people who keep or have kept the darkest state secrets, to hear how it feels to live a life in the shadows. Show more

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National and international news and analysis. Show more

Changez's sense of alienation increases as he confronts the possibility that soon his country could be at war. Read by Riz Ahmed. Show more

Hell faces confusion when a dog turns up - as animals aren't inherently evil, except dolphins. Stars Andy Hamilton. From 2009. Show more

Ian McMillan pays tribute to one of television’s longest running sitcoms. With Bill Owen and Kathy Staff. From August 2010. Show more

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Newly arrived at Ardrossan Academy, whole worlds of learning are opening up. Janice Galloway recalls her 1970s adolescence. Show more

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