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Spiritual reflection to start the day with Bob Fyffe, general secretary of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. Show more
Farming Today
Whether to label non-stunned meat; how green will Brexit be? Late spring for flower producers
13 minutes
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How safe will environmental safeguards be after Brexit? Caz Graham discusses with Professor Charlotte Burns, and hears about what the late spring means for Scottish flower growers. Show more
Behavioural biologist Professor Andy Radford describes how the evocative sounds of curlews inspired a fascination with bird vocalisations. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Sue MacGregor reunites a group of witnesses to the Enfield Poltergeist, a strange series of 'paranormal events' which started to occur at a council house in north London in 1977. Show more
With regret, author Alberto Manguel has to pack up his library of 35,000 volumes to move to New York. Read by Oliver Cotton. Show more
Woman's Hour
Women jockeys in The Grand National, Louise Martin, Men writing female characters, Bump, Birth and Beyond.
45 minutes
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Jenni Murray talks to Louise Martin, first female president of the Commonwealth Games Federation. Plus women jockeys and the Grand National, and men writing female characters. Show more
Having been asked to appear on a TV reality show, Richard imagines the revival of his flagging career. However, he now suspects he may have become the butt of some ghastly joke. Show more
Polly Weston's sister became a multi organ donor in 2014. What will the proposed opt-out policy mean for families in this situation in future? What will it mean for consent rates? Show more
Sandy takes a fashionable cure for memory loss, but remembers things better left forgotten. Stars the much missed Ronnie Corbett. Show more
On this day in 1918, the National Council of Public Morals launched an inquiry into the growth of illegitimate births, and in Folkestone, Gabriel is pursuing his own crusade. Show more
You and Yours
District Heating, Self Service Checkouts, Alcohol Free Booze
45 minutes
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The customers locked into energy contracts that last for decades - we investigate the district heating initiative. Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs.
Chinese Characters
Ding Ling: Sophie, Sensation and Sex
14 minutes
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China's greatest woman writer. Purged as a right-wing deviator in Mao's China with her fiction and essays banned, she was rehabilitated in later life. Show more
There is tension at Home Farm, and Lexi attends the surrogacy clinic. Show more
By Mark Lawson. Following pressure from campaign groups and social media, a waxworks museum feels compelled to re-evaluate and purge many of its most celebrated exhibits. Show more
Peter Gibbs invites the panel to join him at Cranfield University. Pippa Greenwood, James Wong and RHS Wisley curator Matthew Pottage answer questions from the audience. Show more
Kathy considers all the possessions and events that have made up her life as she moves into her new home. Read by Jane Brennan. Show more
Last Word
Gillian Ayres, Efraín Ríos Montt, David Cobham, Nikki Sievwright, Fergus Anckorn
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on artist Gillian Ayres, dictator General Efrain Rios Montt, naturalist David Cobham, model Nikki Sievwright and magician Fergus Anckorn. Show more
Radio 4's forum for audience comment.
The Listening Project
Yonathan and Rachel - Refugees at Home
5 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
A refugee and the host who shares her home with his family discuss the benefits the arrangement brings. Fi Glover presents. Show more
Six O'Clock News
13/04/2018 UN warns of escalating Syria tensions
30 minutes
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UN secretary general warns against letting standoff 'spiral out of control'
Angela Barnes, Andy Hamilton, Zoe Lyons and Hugo Rifkind join Miles for a satirical look at the week's news. Show more
Shula receives a shock, and Fallon jumps to conclusions. Show more
Front Row
Sharlene Teo, Alice Oswald, William Tillyer, The Chelsea Hotel, Coronation Street's women
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Sharlene Teo on her novel Ponti; poet Alice Oswald and artist William Tillyer collaborate on Nobody; is Coronation Street the most feminist soap on TV?; the Chelsea Hotel. Show more
Having been asked to appear on a TV reality show, Richard imagines the revival of his flagging career. However, he now suspects he may have become the butt of some ghastly joke. Show more
Any Questions?
Lord Patten, Caroline Lucas MP, Caroline Flint MP, Peter Hitchens
48 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Oxford Town Hall with Caroline Flint MP, Peter Hitchens, Caroline Lucas MP and Lord Patten. Show more
Tom Shakespeare on why we deploy the language of mental illness to connote all the things that are wrong about the world. He says he does it himself! But he says we must stop. Show more
The sixth omnibus of Season 13, A Woman's Place, set in Folkestone in the week in 1918 when Maud Allen's controversial production of Salome was cancelled. Show more
The World Tonight
Trump: Comey is a 'weak and untruthful slime ball'
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Former FBI director James Comey compares the President to a mafia crime boss. Show more
By John Updike. On the eve of becoming a father, Harry's son Nelson takes drastic action. Harry and Janice seem to have no option but to curtail their holiday. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Comedian Ayesha Hazarika chooses Jayaben Desai, who led the 1976 ‘strikers in sarees’ dispute. With Matthew Parris. From 2018. Show more
Clare Balding walks with outdoor learning teacher Mary Higgins and her pupils from Saltersgate school in Midlothian, which supports young people with additional support needs. Show more
The Listening Project
Catherine and Liz - Settling Down
5 minutes
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A friendship founded on shared experience as young mums overseas and the impact of the Bali bombing changes and continues as their lives change. Fi Glover presents. Show more
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With regret, author Alberto Manguel has to pack up his library of 35,000 volumes to move to New York. Read by Oliver Cotton. Show more
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