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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Most Rev George Stack, Archbishop of Cardiff.

Farming and countryside news. Caz Graham travels to Huddersfield to meet Charles Hinchliffe, a pioneer in the early days of farm shops, and still going strong at the age of 90. Show more

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Kate Humble presents the little grebe. Show more

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

Anne McElvoy looks to the future with the inventor and scientist James Lovelock, physicist Joanna Haigh and writer George Monbiot. Show more

Offering a female perspective on the world. Jenni Murray looks at our changing relationship with clothes and fashion with guests including Celia Birtwell and Melanie Rickey. Show more

Rebecca Front and her brother Jeremy Front explore the sometimes confusing world of reality TV star Danielle Simmons. With the help of Eamonn Holmes. Show more

Alan Dein trails one young wrestler, Gareth Pugh, from the drama of the ring to his quiet village in Wales, as he tries to break through to the big time. Show more

A business-boosting Polish evening in the cafe ends with heart trauma and kleptomaniac Lizzie in charge. Stars Julie Graham. From April 2014. Show more

Are apprenticeships delivering on the promise of tackling the persistent youth unemployment problem and improving skills for the workers of the future? With Winifred Robinson. Show more

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National and international news with Shaun Ley. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.

With the plan for a national 'happiness index', Martin Sixsmith traces our search for ourselves back to the ancients. From April 2014. Show more

It's Easter Day, and Tom and Kirsty get a special mention. Show more

1964: Out celebrating his mother’s birthday, Kenneth Williams bumps into Charles Hawtrey. Stars Adam Godley and David Charles. Show more

Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as three students from the University of Bedfordshire take on their professors. From April 2014. Show more

Sheila Dillon pays tribute to the late Derek Cooper who started The Food Programme back in 1979 and changed the face of food broadcasting and journalism.

4 Extra Debut. Sarfraz Manzoor explores a fascinating time for jazz in India, when Leon Abbey brought his band to Bombay in 1935. From 2014. Show more

The Digital Human explores whether the online world is inhibiting truth by amplifying the spread of rumour. Show more

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David Mitchell gets Alex Horne, Lucy Beaumont, John Finnemore and Jack Dee to lie with some truths. From April 2014. Show more

Kirsty's got a surprise for Tom, and Pat gives Tom a nudge. Show more

Arts news, reveiws and interviews. John Wilson talks to composer Claude-Michel Schönberg and lyricist Alain Boublil about their musicals Miss Saigon and Les Misérables. Show more

Rebecca Front and her brother Jeremy Front explore the sometimes confusing world of reality TV star Danielle Simmons. With the help of Eamonn Holmes. Show more

Crime has been falling for two decades and that continued despite the recession. Dominic Casciani examines this extraordinary phenomenon and the true causes of crime. Show more

As India's general election gets under way, Shilpa Kannan investigates the phenomenon of paid news in the country. How free and fair is India's press? Show more

Are you sitting or standing reading this? Chris Bowlby discovers it may matter more than we think, as he attempts to give up his chair. Show more

Anne McElvoy looks to the future with the inventor and scientist James Lovelock, physicist Joanna Haigh and writer George Monbiot. Show more

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A high-profile delegation of American politicians arrives in Kiev. Is the diplomatic deal on Ukraine falling apart? In-depth reporting and analysis with Ritula Shah. Show more

After his marriage to Mary, Virgil must find some sort of job in Faha, while Ruth faces tests. Ailish Symons reads History of the Rain by Niall Williams. Show more

Michael Rosen questions whether we change the way we speak according to the social class of the person we're speaking to. With novelist Graham Joyce and critic Stephen Bayley. Show more

Alan speaks to people looking for escape, including a female human rights activist in Saudi Arabia and a Marilyn Manson fan in Russia wanting to escape from oppressive regimes. Show more

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4 Extra Debut. Helena Attlee’s journey through Italy and why citrus holds a special place in the Italian imagination. Read by Francesca Dymond. From April 2014. Show more

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