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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Martyn Atkins, general secretary of the Methodist Church. Show more
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside, presented by Anna Hill. Global food company Vion announces it is putting all of its UK business up for sale. Show more
Susan Hulme reports on the latest news from Westminster and beyond.
Midweek
Lady Pamela Hicks, Ami James, Deborah Nadoolman Landis, Fergus Henderson
43 minutes
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Libby Purves meets former Lady-in-Waiting to the Queen, Lady Pamela Hicks, plus tattoo artist Ami James, costume designer Deborah Nadoolman Landis and chef Fergus Henderson. Show more
Woman's Hour
Susan Boyle; Jude Kelly; Lone Frank
58 minutes
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Susan Boyle on the changes to her life with fame and success, Jude Kelly on powerful women in the arts, and Lone Frank on her book My Beautiful Genome. Presented by Jenni Murray. Show more
Is Marie's new husband George a bigamist? The woman at his hospital bedside says she is married to him too. Who is Marie to believe? Show more
Peter White had a love-hate relationship with the blind boarding school he attended, but what is it like today? He finds out by writing and talking to the new Year 7 pupils. Show more
Will reluctantly joins Annabelle at a music festival with her annoying friend Heather. With Morwenna Banks. From February 2012. Show more
You and Yours
Benefit changes, energy tariffs, junk food on TV
53 minutes
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Aasmah Mir asks if changes to the welfare system could lead thousands of people into debt. Also, are our children seeing too many TV adverts for junk food? 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.
On the French Fringe
Episode 3: Street Theatre and a Giant Elephant
15 minutes
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Kirsty Lang and Lucy Ash go to Nantes, to find out how a street theatre company helped transform this depressed former industrial city into a beacon of contemporary French culture. Show more
Lilian resumes the helm, and Kenton is put in an uncomfortable position. Show more
4 Extra Debut. A biker suffers amnesia after a road accident. Who is the stranger who rescues him? Psychological thriller with Adrian Bower, Mark Meadows, Nisha Nayar. Show more
Ruth Alexander and a panel of guests answer calls on divorce and separation. Show more
Claudia Hammond looks into how drone operators suffer from boredom and the chilling history of Victorian Britain's 'mad doctors'. Plus a hopeful new study on fostering. Show more
Thinking Allowed
Archaeology of homelessness; residential care revisited
28 minutes
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Older people in residential care. Laurie Taylor revisits Peter Townsend's landmark study of old peoples' homes, 50 years on. Also, the material culture of homelessness. Show more
The Media Show
Lord Black's recommendation for press self-regulation
30 minutes
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Ahead of the publication of the Leveson Inquiry, Lord Black, executive director of Telegraph Media Group explains why he believes self-regulation of the press is the way forward. Show more
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After problems assembling his model three-masted schooner, Arthur goes in search of a free gift. Stars Steve Delaney. From January 2011. Show more
Things reach crisis point for Ed, and Fallon has an interesting night off. Show more
Front Row
The Mousetrap at 60, Calixto Bieito on Carmen, New Russian Art
30 minutes
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As The Mousetrap turns 60, Front Row sends three crime writers to see it; radical Catalan theatre director Calixto Bieito on Carmen; and an exhibition of contemporary Russian art. Show more
Is Marie's new husband George a bigamist? The woman at his hospital bedside says she is married to him too. Who is Marie to believe? Show more
Moral Maze
Morality and Ethics in the Gaza Conflict
43 minutes
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Combative, provocative and engaging debate on morality and ethics in the Gaza conflict, chaired by Michael Buerk with Michael Portillo, Anne McElvoy, Matthew Taylor and Claire Fox. Show more
Maria Popova asks how, in an age with more knowledge available than ever before, we can find the information we do not yet know we want to know. Show more
Human impact on the planet is so profound that Earth scientists say a new geological time period is being launched. Gaia Vince explores the Anthropocene, the age mankind is making. Show more
Midweek
Lady Pamela Hicks, Ami James, Deborah Nadoolman Landis, Fergus Henderson
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Libby Purves meets former Lady-in-Waiting to the Queen, Lady Pamela Hicks, plus tattoo artist Ami James, costume designer Deborah Nadoolman Landis and chef Fergus Henderson. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
National and international news and analysis presented by Robin Lustig.
Bar-Avo journeys around Judea, gathering followers for his rebel army. Read by Hugo Speer. Show more
Writers and performers Aisling Bea and Yasmine Akram bring some of Ireland's most popular folklore to life. From November 2012. Show more
Allison persuades TV addict Owen to go on a much needed diet. Starring Brigit Forsyth and Greg Hemphill. From November 2012. Show more
Rachel Byrne reports on the day's proceedings as peers inflict a series of defeats on the government's plans for secret courts, and David Cameron speaks up for women bishops. Show more
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As a young solider in Crete, Patrick devises the audacious plan that turns him into a war hero Biography by Artemis Cooper read by Samuel West. From November 2012. Show more
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