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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Canon Noel Battye. Show more
The foreign fruit fly invaders which are laying eggs in Britain's summer fruits - the Spotted Wing Drosophila fly is found in the UK for the first time. Presented by Anna Hill. Show more
All the news from Westminster ,where the government defends its threat to break up the UK's big banks if they fail to reform. With Susan Hulme. Show more
Jim Al-Khalili talks to breast cancer pioneer Valerie Beral about her Million Women study and why she thinks a so-called 'vaccine' should be developed to prevent breast cancer. Show more
John McCarthy talks to a young woman who was made to feel an outsider within her own community, for becoming the victim of her husband's physical and psychological abuse. Show more
Woman's Hour
Ghana Comic Relief report; hat designer Philip Treacy
58 minutes
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Jane Garvey reports on Comic Relief projects in Ghana. In London, Aasmah Mir meets hat designer Philip Treacy and, on Safer Internet Day, discusses teenagers and Facebook. Show more
San Francisco, 1976. 28 Barbary Lane seems empty with Mona in Winnemucca and Mouse and Mary Ann cruising. Stars Buffy Davis. From February 2013. Show more
Brett Westwood, the BBC Natural History Unit and the Open University look into the world of wildlife and conservation. British and Arctic Mammals. Show more
The impact of the song written by Leiber & Stoller, inspired by the writer Thomas Mann and made famous by Peggy Lee. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours - can we ever be safe online?
55 minutes
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Consumer phone-in with Julian Worricker on internet safety. Do you think your children are safe online? Do you think you're safe online? Have you a story to tell? 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.
Dominic Arkwright talks to counsellors at Childline in Birmingham about the thousands of calls they receive every year from distressed and vulnerable children. Show more
Bert flexes his creative muscles, and Elizabeth faces an uncomfortable meeting. Show more
4 Extra Debut. The unlikely romance of heroic Captain Scott and sculptor Kathleen Bruce told through their letters. Stars Samuel West and Emilia Fox. From February 2013. Show more
Tom Holland is joined in the studio by leading historians and writers to discuss issues from the past that have been raised by new research. Show more
Sarah Cruddas explores how satellite technology and advances in robotics will revolutionise the future of farming, increasing efficiency while minimising impact on the environment. Show more
What happens to long-term relationships when a lover becomes a carer? Julie Fernandez talks to four couples where one partner has a severe disability. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Harriett Gilbert, Miles Jupp and Barb Jungr choose books by Jonathan Franzen, Michael Frayn and Andrey Kurkov. From 2013. Show more
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Marcus Brigstocke asks Dame Evelyn Glennie to try new experiences – watch Downton Abbey and go on a Go-Kart. From February 2013. Show more
Jazzer is tempted, and Rob makes a friend. Show more
Front Row
Hopkins as Hitchcock, Ice Age, Antony Sher
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Arts news, interviews and reviews. Mark Lawson reports on a display of ice age artefacts, assesses Anthony Hopkins as Hitchcock, and meets architect Peter Zumthor. Show more
San Francisco, 1976. 28 Barbary Lane seems empty with Mona in Winnemucca and Mouse and Mary Ann cruising. Stars Buffy Davis. From February 2013. Show more
City experts claim London is one of the routes for those laundering the proceeds of Russian crime. So how much is known about those who come to settle there? Show more
The 'boot camps' helping visually impaired young people make tough life decisions. Your PIP questions answered, and in praise of Moon - why we should preserve this alphabet. Show more
Inside Health
Yellow cards, virtual autopsies, genetics and cancer
28 minutes
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Dr Mark Porter learns how the medical technology that identified why Richard III died could help the rest of us, and answers a listener's question about so called 'chemo brain'. Show more
Jim Al-Khalili talks to breast cancer pioneer Valerie Beral about her Million Women study and why she thinks a so-called 'vaccine' should be developed to prevent breast cancer. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
MPs vote on controversial gay marriage plan, resentment grows among Sochi residents ahead of the Russian Olympics, and a village in China prepares for the Year of the Snake. Show more
Back home in England, but down and out once more, Orwell makes the acquaintance of an Irish tramp, who introduces him to life on the road and nights in various shelters. Show more
Victoria Coren Mitchell dares her witty and opinionated guests Sue Perkins, Maureen Lipman and Cerys Matthews to challenge knee-jerk thinking. From January 2012. Show more
Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
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Biography of the English composer by Paul Kildea, published in the year that marks his centenary. Read by Alex Jennings. In this episode, new beginnings. Show more
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