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Daily prayer and reflection with Dr Catherine Cowley. Show more
UK farmers must do more to protect wildlife according to a leading wildlife advisor. Plus, is there such a thing as a micropig? Show more
Morning news and current affairs with Evan Davis and Justin Webb featuring deputy prime minister Nick Clegg and debating trade wars and the death of cricket. Show more
Stephen Fry examines whether men and women really use and understand language differently. Show more
Edward Stourton and guests discuss the 1961 clash between historians AJP Taylor and Hugh Trevor-Roper over the origins of World War II. Show more
Jane Garvey asks whether gender is pre-determined, or the product of our environment. Show more
Mind Changers
Case Study: John/Joan - The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl
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For decades the John/Joan case apparently proved that nurture not nature dictates gender identity. In fact, the case was not a success and hid a personal tragedy for David Reimer. Show more
Somewhere, over the rainbow, there is a bunch of idiots from Woodstock and a mysterious man known only as Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber. Show more
A university in the Netherlands offers places to students who can't get one in the UK; Flight Options cease trading; Face the Facts on domestic violence. Show more
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National and international news with Shaun Ley.
Steve Hewlett speaks to the interim chief executive of S4C, the Welsh language broadcaster which receives 100 million pounds a year from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Show more
Kenton makes a breakthrough and Jolene expresses her doubts. Show more
Roger Danes's adaptation of Patrick O'Brian's novel set in 1804 in England, India and at sea. Captain Jack Aubrey fights the Spanish and the French, but faces enemies at home. Show more
Financial guru Alvin Hall meets two young families facing difficulties with property and pensions. And he investigates the effect of the baby-boomers on house prices. Show more
By Jonathan Pinnock. A husband and wife tightrope walking team travel across America wowing audiences with their daredevil acrobatics. Read by Laurel Lefkow. 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?
What does it mean for society to turn its back on ideas of magic? What is the social effect of rationality? Laurie Taylor explores Max Weber's concept of Disenchantment. Show more
Instead of putting patients to sleep, many major surgical procedures can be done under regional anaesthesia. Mark Porter visits Reading's Royal Berkshire Hospital to investigate. Show more
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Plus Weather.
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Ed is a surprise hit on a brand new Radio 4 'topical quiz with a tasty twist'. Stars Christopher Douglas. From February 2010. Show more
Jamie finds a sympathetic friend and Brenda helps out with staffing issues. Show more
Highlights from Edinburgh 2010, including Tim Vine on the power of corny jokes, pianist Rainer Hersch on Victor Borge and actress Mercy Ojelade on a play about sex trafficking. Show more
Ned hopes to track Mr Spectator down at the opera but is his mind on his mission or his pretty companion? Show more
Peter Curran takes a bold 4,500 mile trans-European journey in an electric car. Show more
What happens when enemies agree to sit down and negotiate? Jonathan Powell, Tony Blair's former chief of staff, investigates. Show more
Vivienne Parry hears how new research into the science of muscles is giving hope to the many thousands of people who suffer from muscle wastage due to illness or ageing. Show more
Stephen Fry examines whether men and women really use and understand language differently. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The Government's first 100 days in office. The latest on the floods from Pakistan. Are relations between the US and Cuba thawing? Show more
Adjoa Andoh reads from the novel by Andrew Sean Greer. Buzz takes Pearlie and Sonny for a trip and tells her the truth about his war experiences. Show more
The late-night broodings of a Radio 4 continuity announcer. Subversive sitcom starring Alistair McGowan. From August 2010. Show more
Rik Mayall wants to tell a story about a strange night of revelry. Written with John Nicholson. Show more
Giles buys frozen food for his trip to Lapland, where he learns that it's good to know the difference between an elk and an elf. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From December 2009. Show more
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How Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were inspired to create their own influential version of 'Scottishness' at Balmoral by the novels of Walter Scott. Show more
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