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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop Martin Shaw. Show more

It might sound impossible, but scientists are injecting midges with the Schmallenberg virus to study how it's spread. And, the rocketing price of eggs for food manufacturing. Show more

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Morning news and current affairs, presented by Evan Davis and John Humphrys, debating the Russian elections, Catholic views on gay marriage and Super Tuesday in the US. Show more

Andrew Marr discusses middle age with zoologist David Bainbridge, psychologist Claudia Hammond, writer Deborah Moggach, and poet Simon Armitage. Show more

Hear how Jane and six radio colleagues got on when they completed an assault course to raise money for Sport Relief. Presented by Jane Garvey. Show more

By Cynthia Rogerson. A couple whose marriage is failing, a Polish pizza maker, an angry teenager and a marriage guidance counsellor all discover the beauty and heartache of love. Show more

Jolyon Jenkins returns to Hull to track the long-term impact of an innovative scheme for unemployed teenagers that involved gruelling SAS-type tests and sail training. Show more

Susie Dent, Natalie Haynes, Milton Jones and Jack Whitehall vie for wordy supremacy. Hosted by Gyles Brandreth. From 2012. Show more

How some people are paying over 300 pounds a year more than others for the same amount of energy, and the Tory MP who wants to sell 'ugly food'. Show more

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Martha Kearney presents the national and international news. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.

Clare Balding asks why and when the British government got involved in sport, when the country had always prided itself on keeping them apart. Show more

Peggy is worried. Meanwhile Ian tries to make sense of the situation. Show more

By Martin Jameson. Stone investigates a fatal attack on a young man. Show more

Russell Davies asks the questions in the 2012 final of the nationwide general knowledge quiz, with four competitors hoping to become the 59th Brain of Britain champion. Show more

Sheila Dillon with authors Michael Pollan and Joanna Blythman on the shifting sands of our global diet. Show more

The football memoir Fever Pitch sold over a million copies, and made a star of its author Nick Hornby. He joins presenter John Wilson to celebrate the book's 20th anniversary. Show more

Ernie Rea and guests discuss the appeal and direction of 'New Atheism'. Show more

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Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Julian Clary and Charles Collingwood to talk without hesitation, repetition or deviation for 60 seconds. From March 2012.

Clarrie makes a new start and there's something bothering Tom. Show more

Mark Lawson interviews the Oscar-winning film-maker Andrew Stanton; a review of two new sporting TV documentaries; and the life and secretly-performed music of William Byrd. Show more

By Cynthia Rogerson. A couple whose marriage is failing, a Polish pizza maker, an angry teenager and a marriage guidance counsellor all discover the beauty and heartache of love. Show more

Mike Thomson examines the role played by the French government and defence industry during the Falklands War, 30 years on. Show more

Why Labour thinkers believe German society should be the model for Britain's centre left. Matthew Taylor, a former policy adviser to Tony Blair, presents.

Quentin Cooper looks into the role of government departmental Chief Scientific Advisers, the use of animals in research, and a 400-million-year-old forest. Show more

Andrew Marr discusses middle age with zoologist David Bainbridge, psychologist Claudia Hammond, writer Deborah Moggach, and poet Simon Armitage. Show more

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Ritula Shah presents national and international news and analysis.

4 Extra Debut. The residents of Pepys Road are preparing for Christmas, but the cards they receive aren't what they expect. Read by Rafe Spall. Show more

The 'one woman Fast Show' performs an array of comic characters including a fame-hungry celebrity mother. From November 2010. Show more

Alicia McCarthy with the latest news from Westminster, where the government's plans to shake up legal aid in England and Wales have run into trouble in the House of Lords. Show more

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June 2009. Maziar Bahari leaves London to cover Iran's presidential election, believing he would return to his pregnant fiancee, Paola, in just a few days. Show more

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