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A reading and a reflection to start the day from Wales with singer and broadcaster Beverley Humphreys. Show more

Spanish olive growers are facing the lowest oil prices in 10 years. Meanwhile, UK farmers are building a market for cold-pressed rapeseed oil. Show more

All the news from Westminster, where Labour says Parliament should have been the first to know about government U-turns on the budget and secret inquests. With Sean Curran. Show more

Libby Purves meets actor Jack Lowden; Bobby Teale, a former associate of the Kray twins; Bernard Lynch, an openly gay Catholic priest; and sculptor Sophie Dickens. Show more

Michelle Mone, the business brain behind the Ultimo brand; living with polycystic ovary syndrome; the Wah Wah Girls; Tracy Borman on Elizabeth I. Presented by Jenni Murray. Show more

Rebecca and Jeremy Front explore the world of maverick genetic pioneer Prof Marion Perez, who claims to have created 'the perfection gene'. Featuring Prof Robert Winston. Show more

As London's French community expands beyond South Kensington, Lucy Ash meets the Gallic East Enders. From 2012. Show more

Does power drive you mad? Richard Wilson knows. So do Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and Stanley Kubrick. With David Tennant. From May 2012. Show more

The impact of adult social care budget cuts on those who need care and those who provide it. Plus the highest pre-order smartphone in mobile history. With Winifred Robinson. Show more

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

Richard Holloway reflects on the story of the Golden Calf from Exodus in the Old Testament and discusses a group of remarkable doubters from eight centuries before Christ. Show more

Vicky and Susan are in jubilee mood, but are there republican rumblings in Ambridge? Show more

By Juliet Gilkes-Romero. Liverpool 1919. Recently returned from fighting for King and country in World War One, black ex-servicemen are finding it harder than most to find work. Show more

Paying for care: If you or someone close needs care, how much will you have to contribute to the cost? Paul Lewis and a panel of guests answer your calls on funding care. Show more

Athletes with intellectual disabilities are for the first time since 2000 allowed to take part in the Olympics. Claudia Hammond finds out who will be eligible to compete. Show more

Laurie Taylor considers what British comics, past and present can tell us about our identities as a nation. Also, US and South African conspiracy theories about the causes of AIDS. Show more

Mirror editors Tina Weaver and Richard Wallace lose their jobs; C4's Paralympics innovation; impact of decision not to prosecute Guardian journalist; separating news from comment. Show more

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Charlie Brooker hosts the comedy panel show about the wrong side of life, with guests Graham Linehan, Matthew Crosby and Helen Zaltzman competing to suggest the best in bad ideas. Show more

Kenton dreams of getting away from it all, and Adam is causing concerns. Show more

With Mark Lawson, including an interview with novelist John Irving, the writer Jackie Kay on African art in Manchester, and a review of the work of designer Thomas Heatherwick. Show more

Rebecca and Jeremy Front explore the world of maverick genetic pioneer Prof Marion Perez, who claims to have created 'the perfection gene'. Featuring Prof Robert Winston. Show more

Nick Robinson shines a light on the process by which controversial decisions are reached behind closed doors in Whitehall. Show more

Entrepreneur Paddy Docherty says business is best placed to bring prosperity to impoverished and post-conflict nations and sees the commercial sector as the ally of development. Show more

Marek Kukula explores the scientific implications of the forthcoming transit of Venus across the face of the Sun, an astronomical event that will not occur again this century. Show more

Libby Purves meets actor Jack Lowden; Bobby Teale, a former associate of the Kray twins; Bernard Lynch, an openly gay Catholic priest; and sculptor Sophie Dickens. Show more

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Carolyn Quinn presents national and international news and analysis.

In spite of the dangers to his health, his career and his reputation, Satish has started to self-medicate to keep his anxiety under control. Show more

The women astronauts-who-never-were of the Mercury 13. Quirky true history with Helen Keen and Peter Serafnowicz. From May 2012. Show more

Strap in for a swimming rat, a talking fly and a Mexican stand-off. Stars William Hartley and Catriona Knox. From May 2012. Show more

Lenny Henry sets aside his own mystification and quizzes snooker's biggest stars in an attempt to unravel what makes the sport such a huge draw. Show more

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DCI Dennis makes a breakthrough when a murder suspect is discovered with blood-spattered clothing. Read by Crawford Logan. Show more

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