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Spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Methodist minister Rev Roger Hutchings. Show more

You might know it better as the cause of aches during exercise but lactic acid could be used to kill E. Coli in beef, if the Food Standards Agency changes its rules. Show more

Jo Shinn with the latest news from Westminster - including Nick Clegg under fire from Harriet Harman; a row over police cars; and a crackdown on wasted food. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Vitruvius's De Architectura, the first major treatise on architecture. Show more

Celebrating, informing and entertaining women. Presented by Jenni Murray.

The Widmerpool children run riot in class until Harpole unexpectedly succeeds in teaching them to read. Stars David Holt. Show more

Kate Adie introduces despatches from around the world, including a chilling encounter with the spirit world for Jonathan Fryer in the west African state of Benin. Show more

4 Extra Debut. From lavish medieval banquets to the new gastronomy of Ferran Adria, historian and actor Ian Kelly explores the drama and architecture of food. From March 2012. Show more

Breast implant refund, the unregulated 'live' blood test business, and magic mirrors, with Winifred Robinson. Plus, what will the Post Office changes mean for us. 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.

Are English journalists in New York still revered for their culture and renowned for their drinking? Alvin Hall finds out whether their charm has worn off. Show more

Tom has a difficult conversation, and Alice is matchmaking. Show more

Johnny Vegas stars as Jeffrey Parkin, shining a mis-wired spotlight on the revelation that a house really stands up or falls down on the basis of its human contents. Show more

In the final programme in a series of inspirational walks, Clare Balding is joined by the former poet laureate Sir Andrew Motion, to walk around the village of Stisted in Essex. Show more

Kay Mellor presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Straight Talking Peer Education. Show more

Mariella Frostrup talks to Marina Lewycka about her latest book, Various Pets Alive and Dead, a wry look at modern values. Show more

Francine Stock meets Mark Wahlberg to discuss his new film Contraband, his love of European thrillers, and why his criminal record has helped his acting career. Show more

A new set of hominin remains from a cave in China are difficult to fit on the human family tree, while human-like 'Robots and Avatars' assemble at a new exhibition in Liverpool. Show more

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Miles Jupp tests Emma Freud, Tom Wrigglesworth and Shaun Keaveny on how well one of their loved ones knows them. From 2012. Show more

Eddie gets more than he bargained for, and Kirsty wades in to help. Show more

John Wilson visits the new Jerwood Gallery in Hastings, reviews new TV drama One Night, and talks to author Tobias Jones. Show more

The Widmerpool children run riot in class until Harpole unexpectedly succeeds in teaching them to read. Stars David Holt. Show more

London's Family Drug and Alcohol Court seeks to get families misusing drugs and alcohol back on track. Joshua Rozenberg asks if its approach works and if others should copy it. Show more

Evan Davis and his executive panel debate what good leadership consists of. They also swap thoughts on dematerialisation - surviving on 20 per cent less of everything. Show more

Scott's bid to reach the South Pole first may have ended in tragic failure, but Kevin Fong argues the scientific discoveries were much more important than who won the polar race. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Vitruvius's De Architectura, the first major treatise on architecture. Show more

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Robin Lustig presents national and international news and analysis. The mission in Afghanistan, the state of the Syrian uprising, and a choir that bans musical instruments. Show more

Life is changing for the residents of Pepys Road. For some the changes are good, for the Younts they are not! Read by Rafe Spall. Show more

Belasco is close to capture and unmasking, but he - or she - still has a trick or two up their sleeve. Stars Gerda Stevenson. Show more

Sean Curran with the day's top news stories from Westminster, with Labour trying to embarrass Vince Cable over his leaked letter, and peers paying tribute to the Queen. Show more

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Recalling teenage years, Svetlana writes about the heart-breaking period before and during the war. Read by Stella Gonet. Show more

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