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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra.

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside, with Caz Graham. Asda puts up the price of milk, but dairy farmers are still planning to protest on 1 August. Show more

Sean Curran reports on events from Westminster, where the government threatens legal action to block Thursday's strike by immigration staff. Show more

Libby Purves meets the former head of MI5 Stella Rimington, food writer Claudia Roden, biologist Dr Alan Rabinowitz and theatre practitioner Kate Bond. Show more

Rising numbers of labiaplasty operations, novelist Elizabeth Taylor, imprisoned Russian feminists riot, and why are there so women local councillors? Presented by Jenni Murray. Show more

Caroline has finally given up on her gifted daughter to concentrate instead on the career of her hapless 13-year-old son Edward, whom she is determined will be prime minister. Show more

4 Extra Debut. For a country that does not exist, Ruritania crops up a lot. Comedian Tony Hawks investigates the complicated truth. May include swashbuckling. From July 2012. Show more

The wedding of the decade is almost ruined by 200 tents and an over-excited woodpecker. Medieval sitcom stars James Fleet. From June 2012. Show more

What can and what can't you take into an Olympic venue? As the first events take place today, Shari Vahl has the definitive guide on what is allowed. Show more

How the government's plan to save the high street is being undermined by big developers determined on building out of town and the local authorities ignoring new planning guidance. Show more

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National and international news presented by Martha Kearney. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.

Jonathan Glancey discovers why a plan for an elegant, elevated gateway into Edinburgh was rejected. From July 2012. Show more

Kenton is in demand. Meanwhile Jazzer is determined to get his own way. Show more

William Ash and Andrew Knott's dark comedy about an aspiring documentary maker who meets a retired couple and soon becomes entrenched in their increasingly perilous world. Show more

Financial advice series with Paul Lewis. The Serious Fraud Office warns of rising Sipps' fraud, plus hidden pension charges, auto-enrolment and small pension pots. Show more

Telehealth - providing health monitoring or advice at a distance using technology - has been heralded as a cost-effective way to better medical care. Is it delivering benefits? Show more

How have the Olympics affected the lives of people living in the borough of Newham? Laurie Taylor discusses a study of the impact of security measures. Also, sport under communism. Show more

Super Hi-Vision TV, whether a 'digital first' policy will mean the end of your daily paper, ad-funded programming, and the end of the Leveson Inquiry. Presented by Anne McElvoy. Show more

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Comedian Rufus Hound is joined by Rhona Cameron who revisits her teenage years when she struggled to come to terms with her sexuality in a small Scottish town. Show more

Emma has horrible doubts and Ian begins to lose patience. Show more

Mark Lawson presents news of the longlist for the Man Booker Prize; Dr Sarah Jarvis reviews The Doctor's Dilemma by Bernard Shaw; and director Fernando Meirelles on his film 360. Show more

Caroline has finally given up on her gifted daughter to concentrate instead on the career of her hapless 13-year-old son Edward, whom she is determined will be prime minister. Show more

How far can and should the state interfere to deal with problem families? Combative debate chaired by Michael Buerk with Melanie Phillips, Claire Fox, Kenan Malik and Anne McElvoy. Show more

Gillian Wheeler argues that flower design is evolving into an art, but with the added joy of the art growing and then dying away. Show more

Hermann Rorschach's ink blot personality test has had a long and controversial history. Jo Fidgen tells the story of Dr Inkblot. Show more

Libby Purves meets the former head of MI5 Stella Rimington, food writer Claudia Roden, biologist Dr Alan Rabinowitz and theatre practitioner Kate Bond. Show more

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Depressing UK growth, oil theft in the Niger Delta, and cooking for world leaders with Roger Hearing. Round-up of the day's news with Robin Lustig. Show more

'A day in Rossmore.' When Mrs Gray departs on holiday, Alex cannot bear it and takes a trip to the seaside in search of his love. Show more

A week of radio that never happened. Alice Arnold and Jon Holmes rewind and mangle real programmes. From November 2011. Show more

Sean Curran and team with the day's news stories from the House of Lords, including a debate on investigative journalism. Show more

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Still following the money, the same $10 bill he released in Kansas, the author Steve Boggan finds himself driving east across America and being offered hospitality. Show more

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