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A reading and a reflection to start the day, with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner. Show more

The UK's biggest fresh milk processor says it will change the way it decides milk prices. The National Farmers Union say it welcomes the move as long as it leads to real change. Show more

Morning news and current affairs, presented by John Humphrys and Evan Davis. The West's options on Afghanistan, plus student visas and President Hollande's love-life. Show more

Human conversation, from gossip to drama and debate, is both verbal art and a social tool. With Stephen Fry. From August 2012. Show more

How pre-programmed are twins to be the same and how difficult is it when one of them takes a different path; like being gay? Show more

Designs for women and the power of gender marketing, the Yorkshire council expands its free childcare, how to prepare your child for school, and Ziyad Marrar on true intimacy. Show more

As the human trafficking case gets worse, what Craven could really do without is a call from her mother. Starring Maxine Peake. Show more

Tessa Dunlop travels to Romania to investigate why a proposed open-cast gold mine, which would be Europe's largest, has caused a political storm all over the country. Show more

Author Audrey Niffenegger explores the life of the Japanese painter, Hokusai - creator of the 'Great Wave'. From 2012.

Consumer news with Winifred Robinson. Featuring payday loans and identity checks, the local shop partnering with Sainsbury's and how to find a new job using a social network. Show more

Jim Naughtie on Diana, Princess of Wales whose glamorous life and untimely death touched the lives of millions, shook the nation and changed the Royal Family. Show more

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

In Surrey, former prisoners come together to pass on, in poetry, the result of years of contemplation on events and decisions that led them into trouble and out of it again. Show more

There's news at last for Vicky. Harry bids farewell. Show more

A reclusive painter's work is decoded by a young woman who seems to know his exact thought processes. Stars Hattie Morahan. Show more

Jules Hudson is in North Yorkshire discovering the fascinating history of Richmond Castle and the surrounding landscape. Show more

Award-winning actor Jim Broadbent makes an appeal on behalf of Dementia UK. Show more

Dreda Say Mitchell presents a special on Tartan Noir, exploring the appeal of the Scottish crime novel. Show more

Matthew Sweet meets with actor Toby Jones to discuss the weird world of the Berberian Sound Studio, director Peter Strickland's love letter to Italian horror films of the 1970s. Show more

Piano tuners' brains change over the course of their career, a solar system with two suns is discovered, a geological unconformity on Mars, and chimps that don't do justice. Show more

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Dave and the boys organise a surprise 50th birthday for Ramesh. Stars Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary. From May 2011. Show more

David and Ruth make plans. Meanwhile Mike needs some answers. Show more

John Wilson profiles soul music survivor Bobby Womack, talking to Womack himself, to Damon Albarn who produced his most recent album, and to music biographer Peter Guralnick. Show more

As the human trafficking case gets worse, what Craven could really do without is a call from her mother. Starring Maxine Peake. Show more

Hannah Barnes investigates the state of the forensic science industry in the UK. How has the privatisation of the industry impacted the criminal justice system? Show more

How are orchestras to survive in a world of cuts? Peter Day explores the impossible economics of the concert hall. Show more

Journalist Rowan Pelling's life has been blighted by her procrastination. Can she find a cure by speaking to fellow sufferers and experts about her problem? Show more

Human conversation, from gossip to drama and debate, is both verbal art and a social tool. With Stephen Fry. From August 2012. Show more

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The latest on the South African mining crisis, concerns for privacy in the use of drones in the UK, and how unified is the Syrian opposition? News round-up with Robin Lustig. Show more

The human chameleon's host of comic characters, from deluded teen to nonagenarian diva. With Philip Pope. From August 2011. Show more

Sketch comedy from Tom Basden, Stefan Golaszewski, Tim Key and Lloyd Woolf.

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While he was painting the Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci found many distractions from the job in hand. Read by Nigel Anthony. Show more

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