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Prayer and reflection with Church of Scotland elder Alison Twaddle. Show more

As Thanet District Council backs down over its ban on animal exports from Ramsgate, Charlotte Smith gets reaction from the National Farmers' Union and an animal welfare charity. Show more

Sean Curran reports on events in Westminster and beyond.

Kirsty Young interviews artist and author Edmund de Waal. Show more

Celebrating, informing and entertaining women. Jenni Murray on love letters that come back to haunt you, and the risk of putting your love on the written line. Show more

Exploring five very different perspectives on the lap dancing industry. Colette is forced to rethink her future career plans as her hopes and dreams are viciously challenged. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Starting with rugby at Rugby School, Des Lynam and Christopher Matthew visit sporting venues to reminisce and gossip. From November 2012. Show more

Polyoaks appoints a new locum, while Hugh chairs a government commission. NHS satire starring Nigel Planer. From November 2012. Show more

Sheila Dillon and Valentine Warner present the 13th annual BBC Food and Farming Awards, featuring Angela Hartnett, Raymond Blanc and Countryfile's Adam Henson. Show more

Fi Glover hears a conversation between sisters Claudia and Izzy, recorded when Claudia was 11 and Izzy 10; they are close, but Claudia will always be the older sister. Show more

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

German cleric and theologian Prof Margot Kaessmann writes about her country's shifting image in the face of the current European economic crisis. Show more

Jazzer is dejected, and Bert has a good idea. Show more

By Nick Warburton. Comedy drama set in the Cambridgeshire Fens. It has been raining for weeks, and the river has risen to danger level. Show more

Chaired by Eric Robson, this week the GQT team visit Oxfordshire with Pippa Greenwood, Matthew Wilson and Anne Swithinbank. Show more

Chicken farmer-turned-BBC Radio pioneer Roger Eckersley's behind-the-scenes memories of the brand new Broadcasting House of 1932. Read by James Fleet. From November 2012. Show more

The Leveson Inquiry rejected the industry's own plans for self-regulation. So what can they come up with now, and are they overlooking the potential benefits of Leveson's plan? Show more

Investigating numbers in the news and in life. Tim Harford looks at opinion polling, the consistency of Kevin Pietersen's batting, and how high you can stack Lego bricks. Show more

Fi Glover presents a conversation between Margaret and Marie-Therese, friends since they met in a Belfast children's home run by Catholic nuns. Show more

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Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present stand-up and sketches with Jon Holmes, Laura Shavin, Mitch Benn and special guests Angela Barnes and Pippa Evans. Show more

Matt makes a heartfelt plea. Meanwhile Eddie offers his support. Show more

Kirsty Lang reports on The Mouse and His Child, the RSC's new show for family audiences, plus opera star Cecilia Bartoli, writer Robert Greene, and a review of new film Sightseers. Show more

Exploring five very different perspectives on the lap dancing industry. Colette is forced to rethink her future career plans as her hopes and dreams are viciously challenged. Show more

Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Pinner Parish Church, in Middlesex. Show more

Mary Beard reflects on why 'customer satisfaction' surveys have no place in universities, and pines for the days when students could tell a professor their lectures were rubbish. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Edith Wharton's life had as much drama as her novels. An encounter with a journalist caused shockwaves. Stars Fenella Woolgar. Show more

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Tens of thousands of Egyptians protest in Cairo against President Morsi, and Britain withholds aid to Rwanda over claims it is helping rebels in DR Congo. With Philippa Thomas. Show more

From the beginning, Oliver Walzer is a natural - at ping-pong. But when it comes to women, he is not quite so skilful. Howard Jacobson's hilarious coming-of-age story. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Frances O'Grady, Ruth Richardson and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Anne Enright, TS Eliot and John Masefield. From 2011. Show more

Mark D'Arcy reports on the day's top news stories from Westminster, as MPs approve five bills and the Peers debate three more. Show more

Fi Glover presents a conversation between grandmother and granddaughter, Gwen and Yumi. Despite a 63-year age gap they love to talk, mainly about books. Show more

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Relief at escaping the rigours of campaigning in Egypt turns to disillusion on reaching the Neapolitan coast. Biography of novelist Alexandre Dumas's father. From November 2012. Show more

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