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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with George Craig.
Farming and countryside news with Charlotte Smith. There are reports that too few badgers have been shot in the two pilot badger culls. Is freeshooting the problem or the answer? Show more
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the common pheasant. Show more
MPs return to Westminster after the party conference season, and Susan Hulme has the best of Tuesday's debates. Show more
Midweek
Alexander Armstrong, Wilbur Smith, Harry Redknapp, Anna Walker
43 minutes
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Lively and diverse conversation as Libby Purves meets actor and comedian Alexander Armstrong and novelist Wilbur Smith. Show more
Tamara Mellon, former chief exec of Jimmy Choo shoes. Advertising powerlister Cilla Snowball. Aid agencies failing girls - report by children's charity Plan UK. With Emma Barnett. Show more
Darleen decides to take part in a fun run, but hates running. And Jamie and she get the results of his breast biopsy. Show more
A vibrant sound portrait of a day in the life of Newcastle Central Station from a dawn solo to a midnight train roar. From October 2013. Show more
Blind detective Max Carrados tries to stop an international criminal from selling compromising letters. Stars Tim Pigott-Smith. Show more
You and Yours
The internet of things, Consumer Rights Bill, scrapping your car
56 minutes
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As MPs scrutinise the new Consumer Rights Bill, Winifred Robinson asks how it will help to protect ordinary shoppers. How will the 'internet of things' change our lives? 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.
Terror Through Time
No Future: The Great Anarchist Scare
15 minutes
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Fergal Keane meets the anarchists and nihilists who planned to bomb their way to Utopia as the 19th century came to a violent end. Show more
Joe's a bit more cheery, and there's an opportunity for Kathy. Show more
4 Extra Debut. A microbiologist is observing Thailand's handling of a bird flu outbreak, when a devastating strain emerges. Stars Ben Daniels. Show more
If you're struggling with a tax query or confused by self-assessment, call Vincent Duggleby or email moneybox@bbc.co.uk. Show more
Inside Health
Shingles vaccine; Energy drinks; Liver function tests; Anorexia
28 minutes
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Margaret McCartney reports on confusion around the new shingles vaccine, including how old you have to be to qualify and why there's a lack of supply in some GP surgeries. Show more
Thinking Allowed
Twitter; Elite University Admissions
28 minutes
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Laurie Taylor discusses social communication in the Twitter age. Also, how do elite university students judge the 'fairness' of admissions? Show more
The Media Show
BBC digital strategy; Press reform
30 minutes
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James Purnell, the BBC's Director of Strategy and Digital, on the corporation's vision for the future. Plus the editor of the Times, John Witherow, on press reform. Show more
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Misogyny, like shiny leggings, has made an unexpected comeback. But did it ever really go away? With Fred MacAulay. From 2013. Show more
Alistair's had a sleepless night, and David has an important appointment. Show more
Front Row
Jennifer Saunders; The Commitments on stage; Elizabethan portraits
30 minutes
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Jennifer Saunders reflects on her career so far as she publishes a memoir; Roddy Doyle's The Commitments as a stage musical; portraits of Elizabeth I, her court and contemporaries. Show more
Darleen decides to take part in a fun run, but hates running. And Jamie and she get the results of his breast biopsy. Show more
Combative, provocative and engaging debate on reforming abortion law, chaired by Michael Buerk. With panellists Claire Fox, Melanie Phillips, Anne McElvoy and Giles Fraser. Show more
Paul Dimeo argues that drugs saved the Olympics, popularised cycling and made modern sport what it is today. Show more
Tom Heap discovers landfill mining: finding value in what has been thrown away. He visits Belgium to meet the first prospectors digging for treasure in trash. Show more
Midweek
Alexander Armstrong, Wilbur Smith, Harry Redknapp, Anna Walker
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Lively and diverse conversation as Libby Purves meets actor and comedian Alexander Armstrong and novelist Wilbur Smith. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Head of the Pakistani Taliban tells the BBC he's ready to talk peace with the government. Lawyers for Haiti cholera victims file a compensation claim against the UN in New York. Show more
Bond's solo mission in Washington to find out more about AfricaKIN. Written by William Boyd and read by Paterson Joseph. Show more
After an incident at the staff party, Belinda has an offer for Nigel. Stars Richie Webb and Vicki Pepperdine From October 2013. Show more
The 1950s plan to build a nuclear-powered spaceship, Project Orion. Quirky true history with Peter Serafinowicz. From May 2012. Show more
Prime Minister's Questions is back, and Susan Hulme covers the latest clash between the party leaders. There are also debates on the cull of badgers and the Royal Mail sell-off. Show more
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Now much older, the warrior must face a dragon. Poet Seamus Heaney reads his own translation of the great Anglo-Saxon poem. Show more
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