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Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Robert Tosh.

Secret recordings in an abattoir show a worker allegedly mistreating animals. Charlotte Smith asks how widespread this type of behaviour might be. Show more

With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day. Show more

Sue MacGregor is joined by some of those involved in the international relief effort mounted in response to the famine in Ethiopia in 1984, culminating in the Live Aid concerts. Show more

Thomas Levenson's account of Isaac Newton's rivalry with the daring criminal William Chaloner. Chaloner faces trial at the Old Bailey and the threat of the gallows at Tyburn. Show more

Have feminists ignored the case of Sudanese journalist Lubna Hussein? Plus, treatment for Rheumatoid arthritis; and what does a moustache say about a man?

5/5 The Woman's Hour drama.

(For details see drama rpt at 7.45pm)

Dan Box attempts to reach the Carteret Islands where a mass evacuation is taking place as the sea level rises. From 2009. Show more

Retired English master Dr Henry Pickerskill recalls a pupil with engineering talents. Stars Ian McDiarmid. From August 2009. Show more

Consumer news and issues with Peter White.

With Peter White.
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National and international news with Shaun Ley.

Tim Harford and the team investigate widely-reported estimates of the number of people who illegally share files on the internet, and examine the abuse of maths by the PR industry. Show more

Wayne hits the bullseye with the darts team. Show more

By Nell Leyshon. Two mothers, teacher Elizabeth and stay-at-home mum Jane, react very differently when their sons fall in love with one another. Show more

Eric Robson chairs the popular horticultural forum. Matthew Biggs, Bunny Guinness and John Cushnie answer questions posed by gardeners in Essex. Show more

Producer Lucy Dichmont Rptd on Sunday at 2pm

Chris Ledgard looks at the lives of people who were labelled child prodigies. David Heigham spent years trying to find out why his schooling failed to fully nurture his talents. Show more

Matthew Bannister on the lives of environmentalist Edward Goldsmith; 60s radio and TV star Simon Dee; Scottish ballad singer Stanley Robertson and songwriter Ellie Greenwich. Show more

Francine Stock talks to Janet Suzman about the 1972 movie A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, now available on DVD. While Actor Michael Fassbender discusses his career. Show more

Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Plus Weather.

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Fred MacAulay chairs a topical panel show in which two teams play games inspired by the week's headlines. With Justin Edwards and Russell Kane. Show more

Fallon confides in an old flame. Show more

Arts news, interviews and reviews with Kirsty Lang, who is joined by Bidisha to review Fish Tank, the new film by Andrea Arnold. Show more

Series exploring the 20th Century through diaries and correspondence of real people. It is 1966 and Stella is engaged to Tom. But will her parents ever accept him or the marriage? Show more

Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from the Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum in Lichfield. Panellists are Lord Adonis, David Willetts MP, Jonathan Bate and Sarah Dunant. Show more

Slaughtered into oblivion, the naturalist asks what we can learn from the case of the most famous of extinct species. From 2009. Show more

Documentary film maker Paul Watson's play is based on the story of Mary Eleanor Bowes, a sensual young woman who inherited a huge legacy in 1786. Show more

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With Jane Hill. Gordon Brown defends British strategy in Afghanistan; and a British Second World War mission remembered in Montenegro. Show more

Watching from her boarding house, Miss Connulty has observed Ellie and Florian's friendship. For Ellie, the pattern of life with Dillahan offers no solace and little distraction. Show more

Rolf Harris discusses the life of Welsh painter Sir Kyffin Williams, famous for his paintings inspired by the north Wales landscape. Prof Derec Llwyd Morgan joins the discussion. Show more

Time runs away in preparations for the switch-on of the BBC Collider. Radio rearranged by Jon Holmes. From November 2008. Show more

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.

Thomas Levenson's account of Isaac Newton's rivalry with the daring criminal William Chaloner. Chaloner faces trial at the Old Bailey and the threat of the gallows at Tyburn. Show more

The latest shipping forecast.

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