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Prayer and reflection with the Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth. Show more
Food prices rose by six per cent last year, and farmers at the Oxford Farming Conference say people should expect to pay even more in future. Show more
Morning news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague and Justin Webb, with Deputy PM Nick Clegg's New Year interview, and discussing scrap and assisted dying. Show more
Melvyn Bragg investigates how the written word, a technology originally used for accountancy, gave rise to all of human literature. Show more
Gavin and Stacey star Melanie Walters retraces the route of her paper round in Swansea. With Bob Kingdom. From September 2011. Show more
Woman's Hour
Facial fillers; CSA charges; women's rights in Saudi Arabia
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Presented by Jenni Murray. Cosmetic fillers; CSA charging for its services; the Saudi princess campaigning for women's rights; and Cook the Perfect... meatballs, with Maria Elia. Show more
Beatrice Nest gathers everyone together to try to stop Cropper getting his hands on the letters. Starring Stella Gonet. Show more
Crossing Continents
Saving the Brazilian Amazon
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Saving the Brazilian Amazon: Justin Rowlatt investigates how the Brazilian authorities have managed to significantly reduce rates of deforestation in the Amazonian rainforest. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Singer-songwriter Erykah Badu explores the music generated by the Black Power movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Show more
Featuring the Change 4 Life public health campaign, cosmetic surgery regulation, the business of repairing, illegal battery hen egg imports, and killer apps. Show more
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Martha Kearney presents national and international news. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.
On the eve of his 70th birthday, BBC Radio 4 pays tribute to one of the world's most famous living scientists, Prof Stephen Hawking. Show more
Susan exercises some diplomacy. Meanwhile David and Ruth think about their future. Show more
Adaptation of Keats's sensual narrative poem about the ill-starred love affair of the serpent Lamia and the innocent mortal Lycius. Narrated by Paterson Joseph; music by John Harle. Show more
For over 225 years, Knockando wool mill has helped sustain the local community. Helen Mark visits the Scottish Highlands to see how a river can shape a village's fortunes. Show more
Jane Garvey presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity African Initiatives. Show more
Hunter Davies talks to James Naughtie and readers about his authorised biography of the Beatles, first published in 1968. Recorded at the Cavern, Liverpool. Show more
Francine Stock talks to Olivia Colman about playing Carol Thatcher in The Iron Lady and discusses teenage pregnancy, lost daughters and redemption with Rodrigo Garcia. Show more
Quentin Cooper asks if the world will end when the ancient Mayan calendar runs out in 2012 and if not, why not, and why do some people make apocalyptic predictions? Show more
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Vidar's birthday celebrations are cut short and a Quester must battle Lord Darkness. Stars Stephen Mangan. From November 2011. Show more
Tracy considers her options and Brian faces a serious challenge. Show more
Front Row
New TV comedies; Tom Hooper on life after The King's Speech
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Mark Lawson reviews two new TV comedies with a focus on a central female role; director Tom Hooper on his next project after The King's Speech; new film Mother and Child reviewed. Show more
Beatrice Nest gathers everyone together to try to stop Cropper getting his hands on the letters. Starring Stella Gonet. Show more
As metal theft reaches epidemic proportions, Andrew Hosken hears how stolen scrap is 'laundered' by dealers and reveals a promised Government crack down on the cash economy. Show more
No matter where you go in the world, people think education is in crisis. Peter Day asks why this is, and what schools, government and business can do about it. Show more
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson captures the astonishing sounds from above, below and within Antarctica's landscape of ice. Show more
Melvyn Bragg investigates how the written word, a technology originally used for accountancy, gave rise to all of human literature. Show more
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Robin Lustig presents national and international news and analysis.
As Hulot's debts spiral out of control, Bette forms a new plan to destroy the family. Read by Alex Jennings. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Surreal sketch show mixing live and studio material from Glasgow. Stars William Andrews and Greg McHugh. From January 2012. Show more
Paul Jackson tells the story behind TV classic Men Behaving Badly, the comedy series that made its cast and writer famous and became indelibly associated with 'lad culture'. Show more
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Noo witnesses the devastating effect of desertification on the edges of the Sahara, reaches a low point in her journey and finds tranquility in a mountain kingdom. Show more
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