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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg.
The European Commission wants to restrict pesticides to save bees. As B&Q removes neonicotinoids from sale, the National Farmers Union warns production could be affected. Show more
Alicia McCarthy reports as a row over a local hospital reaches the Commons, top accountants are accused of profiting from the tax law, and a veteran reporter opens his notebook. Show more
Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's opposition leader, is interviewed by Kirsty Young. Recorded on location in Ms Suu Kyi's home in Naypyitaw, Burma, in December 2012. Show more
Woman's Hour
Dare you dress to be different? Reacting to cancer diagnosis
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Dare you dress to stand out from the crowd? A British Heart Foundation survey reveals that a third of women secretly wish they had the confidence to wear red. With Jenni Murray. Show more
Secrets old and new are being revealed at Mrs Madrigal's Christmas party. From January 2013. Show more
Razia Iqbal meets women architects in the United Arab Emirates, who are rebuilding the Gulf’s cities in the desert. From 2013. Show more
Son-in-law Blake secretly fits Sandy's new wristwatch with a tiny transponder, so that he knows exactly where Sandy is spending the family money. But then the watch is stolen. Show more
You and Yours
Iron Bridge, self-destructing emails and the rise of keg beer
55 minutes
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Peter White on why Ironbridge Museum has been judged a world-beater, how keg beer is winning over ale fans, and how Chinese money is rescuing the London Black Cab. Show more
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National and international news. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.
Tracey Logan discovers how colour forecasting began and how today's retailers decide which colours are in fashion. From February 2013. Show more
Alice admits the truth, and Matt is in confident mood. Show more
By Gurpreet Bhatti. The body of a 16-year-old British Asian schoolgirl is found in a park. Much to Stone's annoyance, his superiors ask that the case be dealt with sensitively. Show more
Eric Robson chairs Gardeners' Question Time from Stilton in Cambridgeshire with Bunny Guinness, Bob Flowerdew and Matthew Wilson taking the audience's questions. Show more
Pierrot Hero: The Story of Clifford Essex
Episode 2: Henley Regatta, July 1891
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Clifford Essex and his pioneering pierrots are a success at Henley - despite the rain! From February 2013. Show more
Last Word
An architect, a fox hunter, a publisher, a star of musicals, a pioneering sociologist and the last surviving Andrews Sister
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on landscape architect John Hopkins, musical theatre star Lizbeth Webb, Penguin editor-in-chief Peter Carson, sociologist Mary McIntosh, huntswoman Migs Greenall. Show more
Audience comment. The Radio 2 Controller meets your criticisms head on, Roger Bolton talks quotas for women journalists with the head of the BBC Newsroom, and Plugwatch returns. Show more
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A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig. Panellists are Jeremy Hardy, Francis Wheen, Rebecca Front and Roisin Conaty. Show more
Paul is determined. Meanwhile Ruth is furious. Show more
Front Row
Charles Dance, author John Green, French cinema's forgotten man
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Arts news with Kirsty Lang. Actor Charles Dance, a new immersive theatre production underneath Somerset House in London, and French cinema's forgotten man Rene Clement. Show more
Secrets old and new are being revealed at Mrs Madrigal's Christmas party. From January 2013. Show more
Any Questions?
Ken Clarke, Keith Vaz, George Galloway, Ruth Porter
48 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Minster School, Southwell. Guests include Ken Clarke MP, Ruth Porter and George Galloway MP. Show more
David Cannadine reflects on the enduring appeal of the teddy bear in contemporary culture, since they were first named after Theodore Roosevelt over 100 years ago. Show more
Psychological thriller by Steve Gough set in the year 2036, exploring truth, confidentiality and morality. Show more
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National and international news and analysis. Argentinean foreign minister tells us his views on diplomatic meetings with the UK over the Falklands. Show more
On his time off from work, Orwell enjoys the bistro life of Paris's Latin Quarter and the characters he meets. Show more
Gardener Carol Klein nominates horticulturist William Robinson. With Matthew Parris and biographer Richard Bisgrove. From 2013. Show more
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster as the Commons debates calls for a crackdown on lobbyists. Show more
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The British are preparing to march out of the cantonment towards the Khord Kabul Pass, but Shah Shuja tells them that leaving in the depths of winter is 'an act of extreme folly'. Show more
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