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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr Ed Kessler, Director of the Woolf Institute for Abrahamic Faiths, Cambridge.
As the RSPCA calls for dairy products from non-cull areas to be labelled as 'Badger Friendly', Anna Hill hears from an MEP who thinks the labelling idea is 'unethical'. Show more
Morning news and current affairs presented by John Humphrys and Sarah Montague. Pensioner benefits, the World Bank chief on aid, plus WWII's female Spitfire pilots. Show more
Midweek
Sir John Major, Caitlin Moran, Andy Torbet, Colin Blumenau
43 minutes
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Libby Purves meets former Prime Minister Sir John Major, columnist Caitlin Moran, adventurer Andy Torbet, and actor and director Colin Blumenau. Show more
Woman's Hour
Aspirations of seven-year-olds, Payscales, Opera Divas
58 minutes
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Does it matter what seven-year-olds want to be when they are older? Plus payscales for women, and female characters in opera. Presented by Jenni Murray. Show more
The 70s, a world of HRT and growing old disgracefully. Trevor and Eileen visit Judy's commune. Stars Lesley Manville. From September 2012. Show more
Stephen Fry investigates the frightening reality of being a homosexual prisoner, discovering the lengths to which some go to hide the truth from fellow inmates. Show more
The arrival of a new butcher's shop causes strife in the traders' community. Sitcom set in a Glasgow corner shop, stars Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary. Show more
You and Yours
Abandoned patients and an end to private clamping
53 minutes
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Locals share their secrets with tourists, floods, how some GPs are rejecting needy patients, an end to private wheel clamping, and the first mobile handset sold without a charger. 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.
Deborah Bull's Dance Nation
Episode 3: The Strictness of Ballroom
15 minutes
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Dancer, writer and broadcaster Deborah Bull looks at the emergence of dance as a competitive activity. Show more
Matt springs a surprise and Fallon is apprehensive. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Since his wife died, Christopher has lived quietly in Cornwall watching bats, but Colette disturbs his peace. Stars Bill Nighy. Show more
Paul Lewis and a panel of guests take your calls on benefits. There have been major changes, and more to come with the introduction of the Universal Credit next October. Show more
BBC National Short Story Award
BBC International Short Story Award 2012
Episode 8: In the Basement, by Adam Ross
30 minutes
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Ten shortlisted stories in contention for this prestigious award. Unsettling story about a dinner party conversation which reveals more about the guests than they were intending. Show more
Thinking Allowed
Race in an English village; decoding organisation
28 minutes
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Laurie Taylor explores the culture and work of Bletchley Park, the organisation whose secret activities broke the Enigma code in the Second World War. Show more
Presented by Steve Hewlett. Featuring the Sun's new ombudsman, Channel 4 responds to criticism of their Drugs Live programme, and could a levy on broadband bills save newspapers? Show more
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The prospective politicians visit Phoebe and 'The Grundy' in hospital. Stars Tom Basden and Tim Key. From September 2012. Show more
Lynda proves to be very persuasive and Tom confides in his mum. Show more
Front Row
Muse interviewed, Andy Williams remembered, Short Story contenders
30 minutes
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Muse's Matt Bellamy and Dom Howard on playing at Olympic closing ceremony, remembering Andy Williams with an interview from 2007, and contenders for the BBC Short Story Award. Show more
The 70s, a world of HRT and growing old disgracefully. Trevor and Eileen visit Judy's commune. Stars Lesley Manville. From September 2012. Show more
Places of peace or battlegrounds over identity? Mariella Frostrup and her guests examine the hidden politics of the childhood bedroom. Show more
Entrepreneur Margaret Heffernan challenges the negative view of whistle-blowers and argues that people who dare to speak uncomfortable truths are vital to success in business. Show more
The Vietnam War brought death and destruction to the people of Laos. The landscape is still scarred by American bombing, but there is new hope of a clean-up. Tom Heap reports. Show more
Midweek
Sir John Major, Caitlin Moran, Andy Torbet, Colin Blumenau
43 minutes
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Libby Purves meets former Prime Minister Sir John Major, columnist Caitlin Moran, adventurer Andy Torbet, and actor and director Colin Blumenau. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Violent protest and a general strike in Greece - is Europe entering a winter of discontent? Plus analysis of Nick Clegg's speech at the Liberal Democrat conference. Show more
Merivel must operate on his former lover Lady Bathurst to save her life, and he receives an offer he cannot refuse. Read by Nicholas Woodeson. Show more
A potential burglary brings out Frank's inner hero. Written by and starring Frank Skinner. With Katherine Parkinson. From September 2012. Show more
The Napoleonic Wars thwart Napoleon and Wellington's horses sending Valentine's cards. Stars Stephen Fry. From November 2011. Show more
The Philosopher's Arms is a pub where philosophy and the real world meet for a drink. Matthew Sweet asks: When exactly does a balding man become bald? Show more
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Mr Ambassador, Rupert Everett's American sitcom idea, starts its hazardous journey to becoming pilot show reality. From September 2012. Show more
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