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A reading and a reflection to start the day on Radio 4. With the Rev Dr Stephen Wigley. Show more
All the news from Westminster as the idea that voters be given the right to get rid of poor MPs comes under fire. And peers attack plans for the NHS in England. With Sean Curran. Show more
Historian and writer Paul Johnson is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs. Show more
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Mattie and Ethan take desperate measures not to be separated. Tragic love story starring Dominic Mafham and Laurel Lefkow. Show more
As the world watches the pandas in Edinburgh zoo, Philip Dodd investigates how China uses these mighty beasts for political influence. Show more
James Walton quizzes Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Sir Andrew Motion and Sue Limb in the literary panel show. From January 2012. Show more
You and Yours
Broadband speed, exercise in parks, and crumbling heritage
55 minutes
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With Peter White. Park charges for fitness coaches, improving rural broadband speeds, and preserving crumbling heritage, from the Coliseum in Rome to a maltings in Lincolnshire. Show more
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National and international news with Edward Stourton. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.
What's in a word? Where did it come from? Where does it lead? In a series of five programmes Hardeep Singh Kohli chooses the word 'stroke' and sees where it leads him. Show more
Adam says more than he should, and Jill is not feeling welcoming. Show more
4 Extra Debut. The small Cornish community of Newlyn is changed with the arrival of a delirious Irishman. Touching comedy stars Mary Woodvine. Show more
Eric Robson chairs a gardening Q&A with Springfields Horticultural Society. Matthew Wilson, Bunny Guinness and Christine Walkden join him on the panel. Show more
By Kirsty Logan. Two island teenagers try to resist the magical forces which push them together. Read by Finn den Hertog and Claire Knight. Show more
Last Word
Lady Runcie, Wylie Vale, Israel Baker, Barry Reckord and Reginald Hill
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on endocrinologist Wylie Vale, archbishop's wife Lady Runcie, violinist Israel Baker, playwright Barry Reckord and crime novelist Reginald Hill. Show more
Roger Bolton talks to Lewis Carnie, head of programmes at Radio 2, about the delicate business of finding suitable stand-in presenters. Show more
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A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.
There's good news at last - but not for Brian. Show more
Front Row
Norma Percy on Putin; soldiers' stories on stage
30 minutes
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John Wilson meets soldiers starring in a play based on their combat experiences; documentary maker Norma Percy on filming Putin and the oligarchs. Show more
Mattie and Ethan take desperate measures not to be separated. Tragic love story starring Dominic Mafham and Laurel Lefkow. Show more
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a live discussion of news and politics from Ingatestone, Essex, with Tessa Jowell, Danny Alexander, Peter Oborne and Mark Serwotka. Show more
Lisa Jardine reflects on her aversion to today's new sources of noise and traces the history of some attempts at noise abatement. Show more
Exploring the show trial of dissident writer Vaclav Havel and others in the former Czechoslovakia in 1979. Dramatised by Christopher Hampton. Show more
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National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. Show more
Riley leads his men through an attack in which many lives are lost. On leave the following spring, he and Nadine are able at last to share the love they've kept alive for so long. Show more
Matthew Parris and actress Emma Kennedy explore the life of American comedienne Gracie Allen, who died in 1964. From January 2012. Show more
Mark D'Arcy covers backbenchers' bills in the Commons and rounds up some of the week's themes at Westminster. Show more
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Crime and punishment. Politics and the law. Is El Narco a criminal movement or is it an insurgency that threatens the very state itself? Show more
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