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Daily prayer and reflection with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg.
Anna Hill reports on a new drug for better-tasting pork. The need for it is apparently being driven by consumers who are turned off by bore taint. Show more
Fergal Keane talks to Michael Semple whose ideas for drawing moderate Taliban back into society saw him expelled from Afghanistan. Show more
Fiona Neill examines the burden of expectation felt by the children of creatively successful parents. How debilitating is the worry about comparisons being made with their parent?
Woman's Hour
Childbirth at 60; Journalist Randa Habib; China's gender imbalance
45 minutes
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Sue Tollefsen on childbirth at 60. Plus, journalist Randa Habib on Royal Family of Jordan, and the complicated legacy of China's one-child policy.
Series of five short stories by Anton Chekhov on the subject of marriage. A haunting story of love, obsession and the supernatural. Show more
Shingle Street: An unusual sound portrait written and narrated by Paul Evans about the watchers and the watched on the shingle spit of Dungeness. Show more
Novelist Fay Weldon introduces a programme of some of her favourite pieces of writing. The readers are Pippa Haywood and Peter Marinker. Show more
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National and international news with Martha Kearney.
A leading exponent of 1950s 'Cool Jazz', Chet Baker's lyrical playing drew comparisons to Miles Davis. But his life was hampered by drug addiction. Show more
There's a cash flow crisis at Keeper's Cottage. Show more
Dark and moving comedy about love, money and desperation by Donna Franceschild. With Elspeth Brodie, Robin Laing, John Kazek. Directed by Kirsty Williams. Show more
Vanessa Collingridge pulls together more objects from A History of the World, including the nurse's uniform worn by one of only eight women to land with the troops on D-Day.
By Anna Maxted. 4 Extra Debut. Middle-aged widow Victoria misses Portugal. Her lodger's gratitude is a surprise, which sparks another. Read by Sandra Duncan. Show more
Dr Mark Lythgoe tells the untold story of medical imaging and asks how this is changing the philosophy of mind. Show more
Jenny Cuffe investigates claims that the Somali Islamist group Al Shabaab, said to be linked to al-Qaeda, are now recruiting within Kenya itself. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Guitarist John Williams explains why he believes Paraguayan guitarist Agustin Barrios Mangore is one of the greatest musicians of all time. From January 2010. Show more
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Simon Mayo discovers which generation is the funniest. With Holly Walsh, Lucy Porter and Adrian Walsh. From January 2010. Show more
New image, new attitude for Pip. Show more
David Dimbleby on the story of Britain as revealed through art; Mark Billingham reviews Edge of Darkness; Tom Paulin on his version of Medea for Northern Broadsides. Show more
A History of the World in 100 Objects
After the Ice Age: Food and Sex (9000 - 3500 BC)
Ain Sakri Lovers Figuerine
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Neil MacGregor continues his history of the world through objects - one of the earliest depictions of sex in art - a tiny stone sculpture 11,000 years old Show more
Ann Alexander investigates concerns about the way a bestselling antipsychotic drug was marketed and asks how much the public should be told about the drugs they take. Show more
Peter White is joined by Diane Roworth from York Blind and Partially-Sighted Society and guide dog owner Richard Lane, to give advice and information to newly blind people. Show more
Dr Mark Porter visits Sheffield to hear about the latest treatments for osteoporosis, where bones become brittle. Show more
Fergal Keane talks to Michael Semple whose ideas for drawing moderate Taliban back into society saw him expelled from Afghanistan. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
With Felicity Evans. The UK economy creeps back to growth; what will our future economy look like? Foreign Office advisors tell the Iraq inquiry that the war was illegal. Show more
As Julia looks in the mirror, the same mirror that her great-aunt glanced into before meeting the explorer Edward Mackley, she reflects on her own meeting with her future husband. Show more
Writer Jon Ronson asks are we more ourselves or less ourselves when we are alone? With David Quantick, Graham Linehan and Yoshiro Nakamatsu. From January 2010. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
A History of the World in 100 Objects
After the Ice Age: Food and Sex (9000 - 3500 BC)
Ain Sakri Lovers Figuerine
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Neil MacGregor continues his history of the world through objects - one of the earliest depictions of sex in art - a tiny stone sculpture 11,000 years old Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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