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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, presented by the Rev Bob Fyffe of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. Show more
Farmign news. Shellfishermen in Cornwall warn of losses to their livelihood, after storm damage to lobster and crab pots. And Charlotte Smith takes a look at the issue of GM. Show more
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John Aitchison presents the lesser spotted woodpecker. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
Start the Week
Adair Turner on the Politics of Finance
43 minutes
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Tom Sutcliffe discusses financial disasters with economists Adair Turner, Charles Calomiris and Harris Irfan and writer Maggie Gee. Show more
Woman's Hour
Mary Wilson; Woman's Hour Power List Review
58 minutes
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Jane Garvey meets Mary Wilson, founding member of The Supremes. Eve Pollard and Anne McElvoy review the Woman's Hour Power List 2013. And women and WWI - a widow's story. Show more
4 Extra Debut. A lifelong friend discovers that Jane may have been murdered, and begins to present her case. Stars Elaine Cassidy, Ruth Gemmell and Rupert Evans. Show more
Jolyon Jenkins investigates the underground brotherhood of 'pickup artists', men who claim to have turned the art of seduction into a science. Show more
Damien confronts his barbecue hatred while Mullaney is sorting his “shoffice”. Stars Miles Jupp and Justin Edwards. From 2014. Show more
Winifred Robinson begins a series of special reports into the cotton industry. And why the police are protecting older people from being victims of fraud by arresting them. 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.
Award-winning poet Daljit Nagra takes stories from the Ramayana into his community to ask what makes a good man? Is Rama, as warrior and son, a useful role model for men today? Show more
Rob has a cunning plan, and Tony is feeling upbeat. Show more
By Mateusz Dymek. Hacktivist Marco has promised his wife he won't mess around online again. But the arrest of an old comrade-in-arms makes this promise harder and harder to keep. Show more
Russell Davies chairs the nationwide general knowledge quiz. Show more
Matthew Hill reports on the future of Fairtrade as the label marks its 20th anniversary. Some are arguing that a new initiative is weakening the foundation's founding vision. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Sir David Jason's tribute to the legendary animation house behind children's TV classics like Danger Mouse and more. From 2013. Show more
Ernie Rea and guests discuss the future of religious institutions in Britain. Show more
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Sheila Hancock, Richard Herring, Josie Lawrence and Paul Merton tackle subjects including Hot Cross Buns and How to Win an Argument with a Teenager. Nicholas Parsons hosts. Show more
Tom tries to make a point, and Jill takes control. Show more
Front Row
The Book Thief; Joseph Rykwert; Isy Suttie; Monologues for black actors
30 minutes
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Arts news, interviews and reviews with John Wilson, including The Book Thief reviewed, architecture critic Joseph Rykwert, performer Isy Suttie, and monologues for black actors. Show more
4 Extra Debut. A lifelong friend discovers that Jane may have been murdered, and begins to present her case. Stars Elaine Cassidy, Ruth Gemmell and Rupert Evans. Show more
My Teacher Is an App
Episode 1: The Classroom of the Future
28 minutes
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Sarah Montague with the first in a new series looking at the phenomenal changes in education being brought about by technology. What will the classroom of the future look like? Show more
Should we use chance to solve some of our most difficult political dilemmas? Jo Fidgen explores whether the luck of the draw might build a fairer society. Show more
Chris Watson joins a whale-watching trip off the north coast of Iceland, in search of humpback whales that migrate here to feed in the summer months. Show more
Start the Week
Adair Turner on the Politics of Finance
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Tom Sutcliffe discusses financial disasters with economists Adair Turner, Charles Calomiris and Harris Irfan and writer Maggie Gee. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Will Russia intervene in Ukraine? Inside Syria's Yarmouk refugee camp. And Uganda's president confirms anti-gay legislation. In-depth reporting and analysis with Roger Hearing. Show more
With the help of some mutual friends and a bottle of whiskey, Mr Power tries to convince Mr Kernan to attend a religious retreat. Show more
Josie Long presents a sequence of unbelievable mini documentaries looking at bending the truth, fantasists and outright liars. Show more
After a week of dramatic developments in Kiev, the foreign secretary updates MPs on the situation in Ukraine, as well as in Syria and Iran. Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster. Show more
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4 Extra Debut. Powerful and beautifully written memoir of a free man, Solomon Northup, who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the American South in 1841. Read by Rhashan Stone. Show more
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