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

Charlotte Smith investigates whether farmers have a part to play in tackling rising obesity rates, by changing the food they produce. And we hear about a new pigeon-scaring drone. Show more

Kate Humble presents the ruddy duck. Show more

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

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Laurence Sterne's comic novel Tristram Shandy. Show more

Jenni Murray presents a midwives special, live from the Liverpool Women's Hospital, looking at vacancies and recruitment and what being a midwife in the modern NHS really involves. Show more

Jeremy Front meets Australian-born fashion guru Tish Watts to talk about her campaign to clean up the fashion business. With a little help from Rebecca Front. Show more

For some in South Korea, old age has meant making some tough choices. In a park in Seoul, Lucy Williamson finds an old profession getting some surprising new recruits. Show more

4 Extra Debut. John McCarthy explores the unusual life of the writer Derek Tangye, and his 'Minack Chronicles', set in the west country. From June 2013. Show more

New report suggests the planned rise in tuition fees in England may not save the taxpayer any money. Plus a look at green deal scams and pressure to buy gap insurance for your car. 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.

How alternatives developed to Freudian thinking - 'behaviourism' via Pavlov and Skinner. With Martin Sixsmith. From April 2014. Show more

Last minute trouble shooting for Alice, and Jennifer lends a hand. Show more

When the defendant in a rape case is found innocent, Max just cannot seem to let it go. With Kenneth Cranham and Alex Lanipekun. Show more

Helen Mark uses a very low tide to walk between Tresco and Bryher, two of the Isles of Scilly, meeting people who delight in what is revealed, such as 3,000 year old field walls. Show more

Tanya Byron presents an appeal for Get Connected. Show more

Kamila Shamsie discusses her latest novel A God in Every Stone; Laura Bates and Emer O'Toole discuss books aimed at young feminists; and John Crace on the art of the Digested Read. Show more

Mia Wasikowska on acting with camels in Tracks; Joanna Hogg discusses middle-class alienation in a modernist house in Exhibition; composer Neil Brand on the 'God chord' in Noah. Show more

The Y chromosome, apart from making you a male, has long been thought to be pretty useless. But new research shows it's long evolved a more useful purpose. Show more

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Captain Martin Crieff's mum is sick. Can he deal with the consequences? Stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Roger Allam. From January 2013. Show more

We delve into The Archers’ archive and it’s the happiest day of Kirsty’s life as she’s about to marry Tom Archer. Show more

Arts news. Damon Albarn on his new album Everyday Robots, the Proms line-up revealed, novelist Sophie Hannah, and Art Fund Prize shortlist announced for the Museum of the Year. Show more

Jeremy Front meets Australian-born fashion guru Tish Watts to talk about her campaign to clean up the fashion business. With a little help from Rebecca Front. Show more

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood is operating from exile in London. Was David Cameron right to order an investigation into its activities? Peter Marshall reports. Show more

South Korea has gone through a huge transformation in the last 60 years. But, as Peter Day reports, it may be time for this driven country to change direction. Show more

The Y chromosome, apart from making you a male, has long been thought to be pretty useless. But new research shows it's long evolved a more useful purpose. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Laurence Sterne's comic novel Tristram Shandy. Show more

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Russia starts military exercises near border with Ukraine, and Israel withdraws from peace talks after Fatah-Hamas reconciliation. Reporting and analysis with Philippa Thomas. Show more

When Virgil stops writing poetry after the loss of Aeney, Ruth and her mother devise a scheme to help. Ailish Symons reads History of the Rain by Niall Williams. Show more

QC Robert tries to woo Elizabeth, by means of a putty-coloured carpet. Stars Hugh Bonneville and Lyndsey Marshal. From 2012. Show more

Ordinary Egyptians share their stories of the recent tumultuous events, including Shady, who has found a new life in the revolutionary protests, and newly-qualified doctor Doaa. Show more

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Battle of the Oranges - the messy and violent tradition at the end of carnival in the town of Ivrea. Read by Francesca Dymond. Show more

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