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Prayer and reflection with Ibrahim Mogra. Show more

Anna Hill hears why British sheepdogs are being exported all round the world. Hundreds of dogs are being sent to Russia, Japan and Australia, as demand for British genetics grows. Show more

Susan Hulme with the latest news from Westminster and beyond. The Housing Minister sets out a plan to help first time buyers. Show more

Nicky Clayton reveals how her obsession with birds inspires her research on the cleverness of crows, and her work as scientist in residence at the Rambert Dance Company. Show more

Evan Davis continues his exploration into deception by talking to those who have had cause to be economical with the truth. He talks to advertising executive Steve Henry. Show more

Presented by Jane Garvey. Giorgio Locatelli cooks the perfect Sicilian pasta; defining female beauty. Show more

Howard's son Aaron wants celebrity and success, within a band he has yet to form. Meanwhile, at 33, he is still living in Howard's back bedroom. Show more

It is UK National Tree Week in the UK, so we report on a story to resurrect ancient woodland in Britain with a 500 year plan. Show more

Ken Clarke QC MP and the film and TV composer John Altman discuss the life and music of American sax player Zoot Sims. Show more

Call You and Yours with Julian Worricker. An opportunity to contribute your views to the programme. Email youandyours@bbc.co.uk or call 03700 100 444 (lines open at 10am). 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.

Stephen Fry traces the evolution of the mobile phone, including how Britain became a world leader in mobile technology in the 80s. From November 2011. Show more

Pat tries to find out more. Meanwhile Clarrie and Eddie are celebrating. Show more

By Glen Neath. Can a man really rob a bank and kill two people whilst in a hypnotic trance? Based on a true story. Show more

Helen Castor presents the colonialists that came back; defeating Nazi hedgehogs; how the Spanish Civil War came to the Norfolk coast; and a dying craft in Glasgow. Show more

Dominic Arkwright, Hiroko Kawanami, Richard Lloyd Parry and Imran Yusuf explore the myth and reality of Japan. From 2011. Show more

Matthew Taylor examines new research about how our brains learn, and asks if it will challenge British education. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Rachel Johnson, Martin Kelner and Harriett Gilbert on books by Beth Gutcheon, Norman Collins and Beryl Bainbridge. From 2011. Show more

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Should Page 3 models be celebrated or consigned to history's dustbin? With Emma Kennedy and Lucy Pinder. From November 2011. Show more

Nic's plans are taking shape and Will receives an offer of help. Show more

With John Wilson, including an interview with Kate Bush who has just released her first album of new material for six years, and a review of My Week With Marilyn. Show more

Howard's son Aaron wants celebrity and success, within a band he has yet to form. Meanwhile, at 33, he is still living in Howard's back bedroom. Show more

Against a backdrop of a reported million empty properties, Robert Elms examines the history of squatting, assessing the culture that's surrounded this subversive search for a home. Show more

Peter White with news and information for blind and partially sighted people.

The riots in England this Summer have been condemned as 'criminality pure and simple' by the Prime Minister. But two psychologists, both experts in crowd behaviour, challenge this. Show more

Nicky Clayton reveals how her obsession with birds inspires her research on the cleverness of crows, and her work as scientist in residence at the Rambert Dance Company. Show more

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With Ritula Shah. National and international news and analysis.

Just as a piano tuner might once have been a concert pianist, so a broken-backed upright can be the piano of someone's dreams. Read by Mark Meadows. Show more

Back for a new series, The Infinite Monkeys Robin Ince and Brian Cox head to Manchester University with impressionist Jon Culshaw. Show more

Susan Hulme reports on the closure of some coastguard stations; there's the latest chapter in the row over border checks; and what kind of people become investigative journalists? Show more

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An initially suspicious Marilyn relents when the author tells her, 'I'm on your side, Miss Monroe'. Memoir read by Samuel Barnett. Show more

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