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Short reflection and prayer with Father Martin Graham.

At the end of a turbulent week for the dairy industry, protest group Farmers for Action warns of city centre protests before Christmas. Also rabbit farming, and Scottish crofters. Show more

Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the echo parakeet, found only in Mauritius. Show more

The best of Thursday in the Commons and the Lords with Sean Curran. Show more

Sir Roy Strong, historian and gardener, is interviewed by Kirsty Young. Show more

Presented by Jenni Murray. Women-only train carriages, Shabana Azmi on campaigning for equal rights, how to be a Supergran, and the pains and pleasures of life in the country. Show more

Peter is horrified to find Jesus Lover 5 gravely ill in intensive care while a pregnant Bea faces an uncertain future. Narrated by Dougray Scott with Hayley Atwell. Show more

Proposals for devolving more powers to England's cities are gathering momentum. Steph McGovern hears why proponents say it is the key to the future of cities like Manchester. Show more

In a one-man tour de force, Martin Jarvis performs the first of two Jeeves and Wooster stories, for a packed audience at the Cheltenham Festival of Literature. Laughs galore! Show more

Peter Conrad analyses 21st-century popular culture, in the spirit of Roland Barthes. In this episode, he discusses the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Show more

Peter White reveals new figures showing the extent of e-cigarette fires, the latest in the row over changes to timeshare contracts and the case for shareholder democracy. Show more

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Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Mark Mardell. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on Twitter: #wato.

Businesswoman and professor Julia Hobsbawm asks the ultimate question as to if we are indeed a nation of networkers. From October 2014. Show more

There is a visitor at Brookfield, and Carol is a good friend. Show more

4 Extra Debut. As the famous star-filled train leaves LA., a Pullman Porter is shocked to find his son is on the train. Stars Alex Lanipekun. Show more

Eric Robson chairs the horticultural panel programme from Anglesey. Toby Buckland, Bob Flowerdew and Anne Swithinbank take questions from a local audience. Show more

Ian Fleming's account of his 1959 trip to the world's most exotic cities continues in Tokyo. Read by Simon Williams. From October 2014. Episode 2 of 3. Show more

Matthew Bannister on newspaper executive Sir Jocelyn Stevens, pilot Jerrie Mock, writer John Moat, photographer Shirley Baker, BBC producer and cricket writer David Rayvern Allen. Show more

Listeners discuss the art of the political interview with John Humphrys. What worries Radio 1 controller Ben Cooper? And which castaway makes Kirsty Young weak at the knees? Show more

Fi Glover with an actor and writer with cerebral palsy talking with her mother about how we will all be disabled if we live long enough - a thought that might change attitudes. Show more

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Steve Punt and Jon Culshaw are joined by special guest Nish Kumar for a comic romp through the news. With Laura Shavin, Mitch Benn and Jon Holmes. Show more

Adam discovers the truth, and Phoebe loses her temper. Show more

Damian Barr talks to Robert Downey Jr about The Judge, director David Cronenberg on writing his debut novel, and cardiac surgeon Mr Francis Wells reviews medical drama The Knick. Show more

Neil MacGregor reflects on the events of 1848, when black, red and gold became the colours of the flag for a united Germany, and Marx and Engels published The Communist Manifesto. Show more

Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Thame Arts and Literature Festival with Lord Heseltine, James Delingpole, Chuka Umunna MP and Frances O'Grady. Show more

Adam Gopnik explains why the English are better at watching football than playing it and why the Americans are better at talking about democracy than practising it. Show more

Prof Kathy Willis, director of Science at Royal Botanic Garden, Kew, with the omnibus edition of her history of our changing relationship with plants during the early 20th century. Show more

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The Nigerian military says it has agreed a ceasefire with Islamist militant group Boko Haram, and that the schoolgirls the group has abducted will be released. Show more

Nora finally allows herself to accept help. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Sheila Hancock, Cosmo Landesman and Harriett Gilbert on books by Toby Young, John Williams and Sylvia Townsend Warner. From 2014. Show more

Mark D'Arcy reports on the latest attempt by Conservative MPs to change the law so that there is a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU before the end of 2017. Show more

Fi Glover introduces Paul and Rob, who adopted their baby boy earlier this year. They had not expected to be accepted as parents but are loving the experience. Show more

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