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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Monsignor Tony Rogers.
Farmers fear price cuts may lie ahead on milk sold for cheesemaking, and the green shoots of spring in the UK's glasshouses and polytunnels. Presented by Caz Graham. Show more
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Morning news and current affairs with Justin Webb and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
Jonathan Freedland talks to Adam Rutherford, Barbara Sahakian, Steve Jones and Susan Aldworth about life, decision-making and our sense of self. Show more
Woman's Hour
Suranne Jones; care for dementia sufferers; Hsiao-Hung Pai
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Actress Suranne Jones; caring for dementia sufferers; Hsiao-Hung Pai on the sex trade; Emma Stewart discusses finding jobs if you have had a break. Jane Garvey presents.
By Liz Rigbey. Stories from a village in the troubled and violent Pak-Afghan mountains. Drones fly overhead while, below them, family life unfolds. Show more
Journeys Down My Street
Home Away From Home - The Somalis of Bute Street, Cardiff
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Mike Berlin meets Somalis whose families have lived in Butetown, Cardiff for a century, and more recent arrivals too. From 2013. Show more
Rita faces a challenging French gig and her husband's chaotic casino visit with some eccentrics. With Martin Bergman. From April 2013. Show more
You and Yours
London Book Fair, vexatious complaints, the high street in winter
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Consumer affairs with Julian Worricker. Today he is at the London Book Fair talking to publishers, retailers and authors about changes in the market. Show more
As Prime Minister, Lady Thatcher appeared to have little time for the arts and literature, as the novelist Julian Barnes observed in this extract from Letters From London. 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.
David Hendy explores the work of the writer David Thoreau, and how the sounds of nature gave way before the industrial din. Show more
Vicky enjoys motherhood, and Brenda comes to a decision. Show more
Sandy and William find a baby abandoned in the doorway of the Old Beeches. They solve the mystery and reunite a family. Starring Stanley Baxter and the late Richard Briers. Show more
Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as three students from the University of Leicester take on their professors. From 2013. Show more
Tim Hayward bites into Britain's growing chilli scene, from growers to expert eaters and those who like their chillies red hot. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Gwyneth Lewis explores the fascinating history and theatre traditions of the Somali community of Cardiff’s Tiger Bay. From 2013. Show more
Aleks Krotoski explores the difficulties of unpicking our digital lives when they've become entwined with another's. Show more
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David Mitchell invites Rhod Gilbert, Richard Osman, Lucy Beaumont and John Finnemore to hide truths in lies. From April 2013. Show more
Hayley and Roy come up trumps, and Josh has a proposition. Show more
Front Row
Olympus Has Fallen; Granta Best of Young British Novelists
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Mark Lawson reveals the Best of Young British Novelists, as selected by Granta. Plus the White House movie Olympus Has Fallen reviewed, and a report from Derry-Londonderry. Show more
In October 1990, Margaret Thatcher made no attempt to hide her hostility to further European integration, as political columnist Peter Jenkins reported in the Independent. Show more
By Liz Rigbey. Stories from a village in the troubled and violent Pak-Afghan mountains. Drones fly overhead while, below them, family life unfolds. Show more
How to Run Europe
Episode 1: Rebellious Britannia: Rome's Northern Flank
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Anne looks at the Roman era, when Colchester was the capital of Britannia, discovering how hard it was for Rome to exercise control over its most northerly province. Show more
Ukraine is second only to Russia in having the highest HIV infection rates in Europe. Lucy Ash reports from Kyiv and Odessa on the challenges to combating AIDS. Show more
Material World
Publishing, Turbulence, Evolution
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The future of open science? Fewer dusty journals, more research in the cloud. Plus climate change and its effect of increasing turbulence and much quicker evolution. Show more
Jonathan Freedland talks to Adam Rutherford, Barbara Sahakian, Steve Jones and Susan Aldworth about life, decision-making and our sense of self. Show more
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Reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Venezuela's new president - but will the opposition accept the result? Plus a special report from South Korea's defection centre. Show more
In the first story by writers on Granta's list of the 20 best British novelists aged under 40, a soldier questions his age-old loyalty. Read by Sagar Arya. Show more
Word of Mouth
Language in India; politics and passion
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Over a billion people, twenty two scheduled languages and dozens more mother tongues: Chris Ledgard explores the complex and passionate politics of language in India. Part 1 of 2. Show more
Sean Curran reports, as the Commons returns from its Easter break.
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As she grew up, journalist Emma knew little of her mother's past. Only that she had another, distant family in South Africa. Show more
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