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Prayer and reflection with Rabbi Dr Naftali Brawer. Show more

Anna Hill hears that red kites are moving from the countryside into our cities. The RSPB says they are being fed with leftover meat, and are acquiring a taste for suburban life. Show more

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Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work. Jim meets Paul Nurse, Nobel prize-winning geneticist and President of the Royal Society. Show more

Lyse Doucet talks to Masood Khalili, Afghanistan's Ambassador to Spain. He speaks of the bomb blast that nearly killed him, and of his much-missed garden back home. Show more

Presented by Jane Garvey. Cook the perfect coq au vin; treatment after miscarriage; is zero waste really possible?; what is the enduring appeal of Georgette Heyer. Show more

Taking a break from playing Angry Birds, teenagers Saurabh and Yusuf explore the Edge for the first time. Show more

The Bar-Headed Goose famously migrates high over the Himalayas to reach its breeding grounds on the high altitude grassland plateau - or does it? We report on the latest research. Show more

David Schneider asks why British Jewish comedy has never been quite as successful as its American counterpart? From 2011. Show more

Should it be easier to adopt a child in the UK? David Cameron says it's a scandal that only 60 babies out of thousands in care were adopted in England last year. Is he right? 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.

Guitarists including Jimmy Page, Mark Knopfler and Cliff Richard discuss the unique influence of Hank Marvin. From 2011. Show more

Susan shares her concerns, while Emma is left with a dilemma. Show more

After ten years, Joe clearly remembers everything about Ally, but she recalls nothing. Stars Alex Jennings and Juliet Stevenson. Show more

Helen Castor hears about King Harold's banners, the Amritsar massacre, swastikas on Scottish fences and the place of art in the Secondary Modern Schools of the 1950s. Show more

Meg Rosoff, author of How I Live Now, gives her own twist to a classic fairy tale. Recorded in front of an audience at the Cheltenham Literature Festival. Show more

Flies can be tricky things to identify as Brett Westwood finds out when he joins a course run by the Dipterists Forum, the society dedicated to the study of two-winged flies. Show more

Sally Magnusson and Nick Barratt continue their look back at previous stories, and are amazed to hear what listeners did next. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Harriett Gilbert, Mary Beard and Bidisha on books by Margaret Atwood, Stella Gibbons and Homer. From 2011. Show more

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A bike accident lands Tom Sheffield in A&E, just as he is about to go for a pizza. Stars Jonny Sweet. From October 2011. Show more

Jim is on a mission and Alice has terrible doubts. Show more

With Mark Lawson. Including an interview with Steve Coogan on the memoirs of his comic creation Alan Partridge, and a review of Australian film Sleeping Beauty. Show more

Taking a break from playing Angry Birds, teenagers Saurabh and Yusuf explore the Edge for the first time. Show more

With the Government's controversial reforms under fire from countryside campaigners, Allan Urry investigates radical changes to the planning system. Show more

The 50th birthday celebrations continue with Peter White and his guests Sue Townsend, Denis Norden, Ryan Kelly, Denise Leigh and Amadou and Mariam. Show more

How have the Romanian orphanage babies, adopted 21 years ago, recovered from their appalling early treatment? Claudia Hammond reports on how scientists have tracked their progress. Show more

Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work. Jim meets Paul Nurse, Nobel prize-winning geneticist and President of the Royal Society. Show more

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Three young boys meet on a passenger ship bound for London. For the 21 days they have the run of the decks where they observe and learn the baffling mysteries of the adult world. Show more

Matt Harvey presents a comedy-infused, interactive poetry cabaret from the Cheltenham Literary Festival. He is joined by one man house band Jerri Hart, AF Harrold and Helen Arney. Show more

Susan Hulme hears hard words in the Lords for the government's health reforms. Plus, the American crime-buster Bill Bratton shares his experience of riots with MPs. Show more

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After the New Orleans floods, Christopher Hitchens appraises how the rich traditionally disdain the poor. Read by Roger Allam. Show more

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