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Prayer and reflection with Judy Merry. Show more
Charlotte Smith hears why three tonnes of carrots will be dumped on Trafalgar Square later today. Farming Today asks whether a national water grid could help alleviate drought. Show more
From Bob Marley to Buddy Holly. Theatre school founder Anna Scher shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young. From 2011. Show more
Woman's Hour
Expat Thanksgiving, Paternity Fraud, Salisbury Choristers and Women in Business
45 minutes
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Presented by Jenni Murray. Featuring the expat Thanksgiving break, paternity fraud - the moral and social implications, and Salisbury Cathedral girl choristers. Show more
Steve is worried about his ex-wife Lucy. Show more
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Damien and Anthony go on holiday so their builder can crack on with kitchen improvements. Stars Miles Jupp. From November 2011. Show more
You and Yours
Will you be spending less on your children this Christmas?
57 minutes
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What will you spend on the children this Christmas? Holiday companies to introduce more compliance. Is a Kent airport breaking US sanctions on Iran? Show more
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Shaun Ley with 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 10: Einstein's Brain
15 minutes
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Dr Geoff Bunn discusses Einstein's brain and the impact of neurology on how we understand ourselves today. Show more
Pat's thoughts are elsewhere and Neil is insistent. Show more
4 Extra Debut. A migrant worker decides to spend his one day off each week attempting to get to know the people of Britain. Stars Matt McGuirk. Show more
Bunny Guinness, Matthew Wilson and Bob Flowerdew are guests of Durham Wildlife Trust. Bob Flowerdew finds out how to create a historical garden. Show more
A boy's father buys a second-hand answering machine, with chilling and unexpected consequences. Read by David Holt. Show more
Last Word
Jackie Leven, Evelyn Lauder, Dulcie Gray, Richard Scott, Jane Packer
30 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on singer-songwriter Jackie Leven, cosmetics executive Evelyn Lauder, actress Dulcie Gray, Guardian chairman Richard Scott and florist Jane Packer. Show more
Presented by Roger Bolton. Radio 4 Controller Gwyneth Williams addresses listeners' concerns about schedule changes. Plus men and Woman's Hour. Show more
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Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis dissect the week's news with the assistance of Jon Holmes, Henning Wehn, Pippa Evans and Mitch Benn. Show more
Kathy can't believe what she hears. Meanwhile Ruth is feeling optimistic. Show more
Front Row
Tim Minchin interviewed; Rihanna reassessed
30 minutes
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With Kirsty Lang, including an interview with the comedian and composer Tim Minchin; Rihanna reassessed in the wake of a new album; and can African cinema reach a global audience? Show more
Steve is worried about his ex-wife Lucy. Show more
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a live discussion of news and politics from Royal Grammar School, Worcester, with Owen Paterson, Diane Abbott, John Harris and Iain Martin. Show more
With the euro in turmoil, Mary Beard reflects on the very first monetary union, two and a half thousand years ago, ironically masterminded by the Greeks in ancient Athens. Show more
Continuing his journey through the 19th century to the present day, Dr Geoff Bunn reviews phrenology and localisation and brings us up to date with cultural neuroscience. Show more
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Ritula Shah with national and international news and analysis. Show more
Holmes has exposed the House of Silk but has to return to Wimbledon, where the case began, to discover the link between the house of ill repute and the Flat Cap Gang. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Nerina Pallot, Peter Molyneux and Harriett Gilbert discuss Richard Ford, Cormac McCarthy and Carson McCullers. From 2011. Show more
Matthew Sweet explore Chaplin's vast archive of unfinished scripts, letters and press cuttings, and meets the woman whose job it is to preserve this unique legacy. From Feb 2011. Show more
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Cabinet ministers and spies, anti-Semites and Zionists, dowagers and showgirls - the weird and wonderful clientele of the Dorchester carries on regardless. Read by Kenneth Cranham. Show more
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