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Prayer and reflection with the Rev Dr Karen Smith. Show more

Charlotte Smith hears about plans to extend the Yorkshire Dales and Lake District National Parks. Natural England hopes that tourism, farming and the countryside will benefit. Show more

Morning news and current affairs with Sarah Montague and Justin Webb: Are NHS emergency surgery patients being unduly put at risk? Show more

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Etruscans, an ancient civilisation which flourished in central Italy for five hundred years before the emergence of the Roman Republic. Show more

Presented by Jane Garvey. Is there a need for new stalking laws? Author Stef Penney talks about her new book. How much first aid should we know? Plus, the Zero Waste challenge. Show more

Edie had dreamt about the house being full again but in her daydream there were no long queues for the bathroom! Show more

With Kate Adie. The BBC's foreign correspondents take a closer look at the stories behind the headlines.

Jonathan Maitland finds out if the 1979 chart hit 'Day Trip to Bangor' was really inspired by the Welsh city? From September 2011. Show more

Why the Students Loans Company is taking millions of pounds each year from former students who do not owe them anything at all. 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.

Arabic engineers once made Yemen a fertile oasis. Today it is in imminent danger of running out of water. Leana Hosea reports on efforts to avert a crisis. Show more

Peggy is determined to make her point. Meanwhile Brenda is preoccupied. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Dramatisation of the famous collaboration between Raymond Chandler and Alfred Hitchcock on Strangers on a Train. With Patrick Stewart and Clive Swift. Show more

Clare Balding explores the area around the gritstone escarpment of The Roaches on the edge of the Peak District in Staffordshire. Show more

Gabby Logan presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of MicroLoan Foundation. Show more

By Joanne Harris. A grieving woman receives an unsettling message on Twitter, apparently sent from beyond the grave. Read by Monica Gibb. Show more

On a very small island in the South Atlantic, surrounded by a large colony of very aggressive fur seals, wildlife cameraman John Aitchison tries to film the birth of a seal. Show more

With Mariella Frostrup. Open Book marks the 50th anniversary of Catch 22, the role of the writer-in-residence and the future of literary apps. Show more

Material World announces the return of 'So You Want to Be a Scientist?' - looking for BBC's Amateur Scientist of the Year. Plus, neutrinos faster than light and catalytic clothing. Show more

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Charlie Brooker's comedy panel show celebrates failure with David Mitchell, Rufus Hound and Victoria Coren. From May 2010. Show more

There are some birthday surprises for Alice, and Peggy proves to be very persuasive. Show more

Mark Lawson talks to actor James Corden about his memoirs; the new stage musical Rock of Ages is reviewed; and Leeds' pivotal role in the history of cinema is celebrated. Show more

Edie had dreamt about the house being full again but in her daydream there were no long queues for the bathroom! Show more

After bags of saline were allegedly contaminated with insulin, Linda Pressly asks if anyone will ever be brought to justice for the deaths at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport. Show more

van Davis asks his guests how well McDonald's is managing to revive its famous fast-food formula. They also debate whether the progress of radical new technology has slowed down. Show more

With Joanna Pinnock. Zoo vets talk about 'One Health' - where the health of wildlife, wilderness, people and domestic animals should be treated as one entity in our crowded world. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Etruscans, an ancient civilisation which flourished in central Italy for five hundred years before the emergence of the Roman Republic. Show more

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With Robin Lustig. National and international news and analysis. Show more

Yossarian is obliged to lead the Bologna bombing mission. Orr is forced into another crash landing. Read by Stuart Milligan. Show more

The two Jacobite soldiers from 1745 discover the complex modern world of dating. Stars David Haig. From September 2011. Show more

Angry misanthrope Frank meets Gwen, who tells of a Celtic goddess able to decide who lives or dies. Stars Derek Riddell. Show more

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Walsingham seeks proof that Mary Queen of Scots is guilty of treason and hails new world explorers. Read by Hugh Bonneville. Show more

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