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The Goods from the Woods - Episode #3 – “One from the Road” with Dave Waite

In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys and their special guest, comedian Dave Waite, are taking it on the road! Explore the land of the free from the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream Waters as our hosts and their guest speak of their favorite eccentric local characters, road trips and the most memorable tourist traps, hell gigs, and highway cafes of the damned. Also, Pat tells us how the 'Girls Gone Wild' sausage is made.  Follow Dave on Twitter @DaveWaite and go see him do stand-up in a town near you!

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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Sexual violence statistics in Asia

Almost a quarter of men in some Asian countries admit rape, it has been reported. The headlines have been sparked by a UN report, which looks at violence against women in parts of Asia. Are the numbers of rapists really this high? Tim Harford and Ruth Alexander look into the detail of the study. And, ?Africa has a drinking problem? - so says Time Magazine. More or Less discovers a more mixed picture. This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.

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Start the Week - Margaret Atwood’s Dystopian Future

As Start the Week returns to Radio 4, Tom Sutcliffe talks to Margaret Atwood about her vision of the future. In the last of a trilogy of dystopian novels, Atwood charts the fortunes of a group of survivors after a man-made plague has devastated the world. There's more man-made corruption and savagery in Vicky Featherstone's first production as the new Artistic Director of the Royal Court Theatre: The Ritual Slaughter of Gorge Mastromas is a dark morality tale. But the philosopher A C Grayling goes back to the Greeks to explore the best of humanity - friendship.

Producer: Katy Hickman.