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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rt Rev Nicholas Holtam, Bishop of Salisbury. Show more

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Charlotte Smith examines the pros and cons of plans to develop housing and infrastructure in the countryside. Show more

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Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.

Audio interventions by five artists to mark the launch of Open, a £1 million initiative by Artangel and BBC Radio 4. Christian Marclay reimagines how broadcast space might be used. Show more

Allan Little charts the story of rags to riches with Mohsin Hamid, Bruce Norris, Katherine Boo and Peter Moffat. Show more

Jane Garvey asks if we're making too much of the makeover, talks to journalist Emma Brockes about her mother's gun, and discusses a Scottish project taking teachers into prisons. Show more

A scrap dealer dies leaving his kids in serious trouble. Is an old family legacy the answer? Stars Alex Tregear. From 2013. Show more

Jolyon Jenkins reports on people who believe that the dead can speak to us through our radios thanks to 'electronic voice projection'. Are there really ghosts in the machines? Show more

Sarah meets maths professor Tony - aka 'Midnight Magic' - at a speed-dating evening. Is romance a mathematical improbability? With Lia Williams. From April 2010. Show more

Consumer news with Julian Worricker, including the company that sends health supplements to the elderly, charging hundreds of pounds, whether they want them or not. Show more

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Martha Kearney presents national and international news. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.

Epic tales could take days to perform and storytellers told them from memory. David Hendy explains how ancient tales were remembered and passed down. Show more

Ruth tries to get a sense of perspective. Meanwhile Brenda needs to escape. Show more

When friends on a backpacking holiday in Mexico claim they have been robbed, the police decide to search their hotel room to check. What they discover changes the girls' lives. Show more

Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as three students from Anglia Ruskin University take on their professors. From March 2013. Show more

For years figures have shown marmalade sales continually dropping, but Tim Hayward visits the quirky marmalade awards in Cumbria to see who is championing it and making the best. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Soprano Amanda Roocroft explores the impact of popular opera Madame Butterfly in performance and popular culture. From 2013. Show more

Ernie Rea and guests debate the meaning of the term evangelical. Show more

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Just how hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition and deviation?

Helen's night out takes an unexpected turn. Meanwhile Alice is keen to please. Show more

John Wilson with a review of Danny Boyle's film Trance, plus choreographer Gillian Lynne, TV series The NHS in a Day, and films that arrive in cinemas years after they were made. Show more

A scrap dealer dies leaving his kids in serious trouble. Is an old family legacy the answer? Stars Alex Tregear. From 2013. Show more

Former City analyst Geraint Anderson examines the story behind bankers' bonuses, from the Christmas hamper of pate and glace fruits to the million-pound payout. Show more

Governments should incentivise rather than force citizens to behave better, according to the book Nudge. Author Cass Sunstein explains how governments have adopted his theories. Show more

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