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Prayer and reflection with the Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth. Show more
Charlotte Smith asks delegates at the Oxford Farming Conference if British agriculture could thrive outside the EU. Show more
Morning news and current affairs, presented by Evan Davis and Justin Webb, with Prime Minister David Cameron and listeners' questions for Prof Stephen Hawking. Show more
How the invention of writing made the scientific revolution of the Enlightenment possible. Examining influential documents, including the student notebooks of Sir Isaac Newton. Show more
Award-winning comedian Stephen K Amos revisits his paper round route in Balham, London with actor Bob Kingdom. From September 2011. Show more
Woman's Hour
Misogyny in football, Making the first move and Alice Wheeldon
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Meryl Streep explains how playing Margaret Thatcher helped change her view of the former PM and gave her a new respect for what she achieved. Show more
In 1987, on the night of the Big Storm, Cropper and Hildebrand are caught in the act of digging up a grave. Starring Robert Portal. Show more
Jolyon Jenkins enters the world of mirrors that is internet marketing. Here, ordinary people dream of becoming millionaires without having to do any work. It is really possible? Show more
The dawn of the Dickensian festival brings chaos and Angela has something to tell Frank. With Sheila Hancock. From January 2012. Show more
What's really behind the boom in hand car washes? Fish and chips South African style, and the group who want to ban dating sites for people looking for affairs. Show more
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Edward Stourton 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
Tracy considers her options and Brian faces a serious challenge. Show more
By Sarah Wooley. Contemporary thriller set in the world of post-Coalition politics. Is the past of Lib Dem Cabinet member Iris coming back to haunt her? Show more
Eric Robson chairs a gardening Q&A with panellists Chris Beardshaw, Anne Swithinbank and Bunny Guinness. Matt Biggs revisits St Ann's Allotments in Nottingham. Show more
A Christmas story by American writer O Henry. Safebreaker Jimmy Valentine is unexpectedly released from prison and vows to go straight. Show more
Last Word
Eve Arnold, Ronald Searle, Sir Michael Dummett and Bob Anderson
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Matthew Bannister on photographer Eve Arnold, cartoonist Ronald Searle, philosopher Sir Michael Dummett and fight director Bob Anderson. Show more
Tim Harford tackles the use of statistics in court, the average rise in rail fares, and infinity. He also resolves another marital dispute about probability. Show more
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A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig. Show more
There's a chill in the air at Home Farm and Neil tries his powers of persuasion. Show more
Kirsty Lang reports on how puppets have entered the theatrical mainstream, with the Handspring company, who worked on War Horse, and film director Joe Wright. Show more
In 1987, on the night of the Big Storm, Cropper and Hildebrand are caught in the act of digging up a grave. Starring Robert Portal. Show more
Jonathan Dimbleby presents a political panel discussion from Preston, Hertfordshire, with Stephen Twigg, Lionel Barber, Jesse Norman and Constance Briscoe. Show more
Lisa Jardine reflects that information overload is not a new problem. In the past there were also fears of losing knowledge through destruction of archives. Show more
Irma Kurtz travels to Monet's Giverny garden to hear how losing his wife and sight affected him. Grief stopped him painting and his eyesight was failing, but he was a driven man. Show more
How the invention of writing made the scientific revolution of the Enlightenment possible. Examining influential documents, including the student notebooks of Sir Isaac Newton. Show more
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Robin Lustig presents national and international news and analysis. Show more
The arrival of a brooding Brazilian brings a temporary alliance between Hulot and Crevel. Classic novel read by Alex Jennings. Show more
Downton Abbey actor Jim Carter chooses ‘the king of 50s skiffle’ music, Lonnie Donegan. With Matthew Parris. From 2012. Show more
Paul Jackson dissects 1997 docusoap 'Driving School' which spawned 'reality TV' and made a star of Maureen Rees. From February 2011. Show more
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Noo visits her father's house in Port Harcourt and is reunited with members of her extended family in her ancestral village. Show more
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