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Short reflection and prayer with Canon Noel Battye.

Anna Hill discusses the Scottish Government's policy on where to put fish farms. And, the dairy cow Farming Today is following through a year of milk production faces a TB test. Show more

Should official private papers about the Hillsborough tragedy be released? Many MPs think they should. Sean Curran has the best of a frequently emotional debate. Show more

Jim al-Khalili gets inside the mind of cognitive psychologist and science writer Steven Pinker, also known as 'science's agent provocateur'. Show more

Lyse Doucet speaks to Afghan media mogul Saad Mohseni. Show more

Presented by Jane Garvey. Wearing the clothes of departed loved ones; Angie Le Mar; what to plant this Autumn; pianist Di Xiao performs live; and an interview with Kingwa Kamencu. Show more

Following the death of his son, Ray finds himself caught in a web of legal difficulties as he fights for the right to see his beloved granddaughter. Show more

With Brett Westwood. Herring Gulls have been reported as a nuisance to people, and yet are now a threatened species in the UK. Should they be conserved? Show more

Andrew Shoben creates artworks for UK cities. But how long should they stay? Should we 'rotate or retire' public art? From 2011. Show more

With Julian Worricker. An opportunity for listeners to contribute their views on consumer issues. 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.

Stories of graft and genius are revealed in handwritten music manuscripts as singer Simon Keenlyside and conductor Jane Glover join Frances Fyfield to explore Mozart's Don Giovanni. Show more

Ian offers a sympathetic ear and Tom cannot hide his disappointment. Show more

Aspiring novelist Davis Finch acquires a desk which wins him success, but at what price? Thriller starring Graeme Hawley. Show more

Tom Holland delves into the history of English 'grammars'; learns how a listener's ancestor nearly shot Elizabeth I; and finds out about the last days of the Highland targe. Show more

By Andrew Greig: 4 Extra Debut. A poet reflects on lessons learned from a failed affair. Stories celebrating Gaelic poet Sorley MacLean. Read by Liam Brennan. Show more

When a Venezuelan baritone found himself blacklisted in his own country, he was forced to choose between giving up singing or moving to Italy. Show more

Joshua Rozenberg explores some of the most contentious legal issues to arise from the riots that hit major English cities in August. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Rick Stein, Michael Dobbs and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Sheila Stewart, Domnica Radulescu and Raymond Chandler. From 2011. Show more

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A great party gets taken over by fake tans, jerk chicken, insomniac parents and berets. Stars Jonny Sweet. From October 2011. Show more

Tom handles a tricky meeting and Emma becomes increasingly worried. Show more

Mark Rylance on returning to the West End stage with Jerusalem, Steven Soderbergh's pandemic film Contagion, and novelist Terry Pratchett. Show more

Following the death of his son, Ray finds himself caught in a web of legal difficulties as he fights for the right to see his beloved granddaughter. Show more

With no regulation of part-time madrassa schools in Britain, Fran Abrams asks if the thousands of children who go each week to study the Quran are properly protected. Show more

Guide dogs take one step forward and will be allowed to use London Underground escalators, but one step back for users of the latest Amazon Kindle - no text to speech facility. Show more

A door creaks, footsteps echo, someone is breathing - and we are terrified. But why? Sean Street investigates the psychology of why certain sounds can trigger fear in the hearer. Show more

Jim al-Khalili gets inside the mind of cognitive psychologist and science writer Steven Pinker, also known as 'science's agent provocateur'. Show more

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With Robin Lustig. National and international news and analysis.

Michael reflects on his brief marriage to Ramdhin's sister and continues to look back at the voyage which launched him upon the shores of the adult world. Show more

Ali McGregor hosts a show featuring the best cabaret acts appearing at the 2010 Edinburgh Fringe including Frisky and Mannish, Oompah Brass and Fitzrovia Radio Hour. Show more

Sean Curran and the BBC's parliamentary team report as Labour presses for a statement from the Prime Minister on the resignation of the former Defence Secretary, Liam Fox. Show more

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After a perilous visit to her beloved Chile, Carmen finds herself questioning her commitment to the cause. Comic memoir of a teenage revolutionary, read by Mia Soteriou. Show more

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