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A reading and a reflection by George Craig to start the day on Radio 4.
Presented by Caz Graham. A cockle fishing site off the coast of Lancashire could remain closed until April following serious safety concerns. Show more
Sean Curran with the latest news from Westminster and beyond. The Prime Minister appears before the Liaison Committee. Show more
Libby Purves is joined by Arlene Phillips, Max Zachs, Antonio Carluccio and Simon Clothier. Show more
Woman's Hour
Wild flowers with Sarah Raven, the best way to give a terminal diagnosis?
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Presented by Jenni Murray. Sarah Raven on wild flowers; giving patients a terminal diagnosis; and the new leader of the Scottish Conservatives Ruth Davidson. Show more
Peace is declared in Egypt. But conflict erupts between Ray and Sara when he declares his love for her. Show more
Chris Ledgard explores the how, for decades, former servicemen and women have made poppies for Remembrance Sunday. From 2011. Show more
Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes's rivals: the uncompromising Loveday Brooke. Stars Honeysuckle Weeks. Show more
Consumer news with Peter White. Why swapping a council house under the government's home exchange scheme could help get a job. And are effective antibiotics running out? 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 History of the Brain
Episode 3: The Origin of Common Sense
15 minutes
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Dr Geoff Bunn's journey through 5,000 years of human understanding of our brain. Early Christian and Islamic contributions. Show more
Jennifer tries to make the peace and Tony's anxieties increase. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Small-time thief Johnny decides to return everything he has stolen, before he becomes a dad. Comedy starring Gareth Milton. Show more
Vincent Duggleby and a panel of guests answer calls on divorce and the financial implications of relationship break-up. Show more
Claudia Hammond slays common myths about the brain. Do people only use 10 per cent of their brains and does Mozart make kids smarter? Show more
Thinking Allowed
Power Restoration After Hurricane Ike - White Middle Class Identity In Urban Schools
30 minutes
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Laurie Taylor explores new research examining the motives of middle-class parents who deliberately send their children to failing or under-performing schools. Show more
Max Mosley on the implications of his court win in Paris; Sue Lloyd Roberts on reporting undercover in Syria; Vanity Fair's Sarah Ellison and MP Damian Collins on James Murdoch. Show more
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Marcus Brigstocke invites restaurant critic and die-hard carnivore Giles Coren to be a vegan for a week. From September 2011. Show more
Brenda offers her expertise. Meanwhile a new resident arrives in Ambridge. Show more
With John Wilson. Including a review of Rum Diary; an interview with musician and producer Nile Rodgers; and Joanne Harris and Francesca Simon on the appeal of Norse mythology. Show more
Peace is declared in Egypt. But conflict erupts between Ray and Sara when he declares his love for her. Show more
Michael Buerk and guests debate the moral issues behind the Occupy London protest camp outside St Paul's Cathedral. Show more
Aza Raskin argues that we could make healthcare easier and more enjoyable by applying cognitive psychology, design and feedback loops to some of our most intractable problems. Show more
British scientists have launched their plan to melt through two miles of Antarctic ice into the subglacial Lake Ellsworth next year. Andrew Luck-Baker asks what they may discover. Show more
Libby Purves is joined by Arlene Phillips, Max Zachs, Antonio Carluccio and Simon Clothier. Show more
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With Robin Lustig. National and international news and analysis. Show more
The man who has been terrorising Edmund Carstairs has been found dead in a hotel room, but who, Sherlock Holmes wonders, killed him and why? Derek Jacobi reads. Show more
Could we use more or less faith? Mark Watson's quest to improve the world. With Tim Key and Tom Basden. Broadcast live in 2011. Show more
Sean Curran with the day's top news stories from Westminster. David Cameron backs the Home Secretary over the relaxing of border controls over the summer. Show more
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Wainaina visits the industrial sprawl of Nairobi with his father, and learns manly things about cars. Read by Freddy Macha. Show more
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