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Presented by the Rev Neil Gardner, minister of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh. Show more
"We'll wait for her son to get here, then take her off life support". How one listener's children were told by doctors to let her die. With Eddie Mair. iPM@bbc.co.uk.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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In a series of walks suggested by listeners, Clare Balding joins Colin Speakman, creator of the Dales Way, to walk a section of this iconic long distance footpath. Show more
Farmers say British pork could become very rare if they continue to lose money. Charlotte Smith asks why, and finds out how some farmers are making pigs pay. Show more
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With John Humphrys and Justin Webb. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
Richard Coles with geneticist Steve Jones, poet Kate Fox, a teenager with a bionic hand, a former anarchist, the 1963 Tory Conference, and the Inheritance Tracks of Peter White. Show more
John McCarthy gets a flavour of rural Italy and its food with author Julia Blackburn and journalists Tracey Lawson and Vitali Vitaliev. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Sarfraz Manzoor explores the stories of modern day Britons who are heading for the dynamic job market in China. From October 2011. Show more
Anita Anand asks what impact the government's plans for free schools and new academies are having on the ground. Is our education system becoming more divided? Show more
Kate Adie is in the chair as correspondents tell their stories from Greece, Japan, Pakistan, the Czech Republic and Norway. Show more
A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig with panellists including Jeremy Hardy, Fred Macaulay and Phill Jupitus. Show more
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents a panel discussion of news and politics from Saint Peter's Catholic High School in Orrell, Wigan. Show more
Have your say on the issues of the week. Call Jonathan Dimbleby on 03700 100 444 or email any.answers@bbc.co.uk or you can tweet using the hashtag bbcaq. Show more
Marlowe forges an uneasy friendship with a drunk who then shows up late one night asking for a favour. Starring Toby Stephens. Show more
Highlights from the Woman's Hour week including Cook the Perfect choux pastry, celibacy in France and an interview with Mary Soames. Presented by Jane Garvey. Show more
With Ritula Shah. A fresh perspective on the day's news with sports headlines.
van Davis asks his guests how well McDonald's is managing to revive its famous fast-food formula. They also debate whether the progress of radical new technology has slowed down. Show more
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Clive Anderson with Harry Connick Jr, Rolf Harris and Philip Glenister. Jon Holmes discusses art and mining with playwright Lee Hall. With music from Jodie Marie and Drugstore. Show more
Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder of easyJet, has just set up Fastjet.com to rival his old company. Rosie Goldsmith finds out about the entrepreneurial son of a shipping magnate. Show more
Sarfraz Manzoor and his guests writers Adam Mars Jones and Susan Jeffreys and art critic Bill Feaver review the cultural highlights of the week, including The Debt. Show more
Paul Merton discovers the story behind the Leeds City Varieties music hall, its multi-million pound refurbishment and the life and death of the great music hall tradition. Show more
Viktor's scientific breakthrough had not brought success, instead he’s accused of being 'anti-Soviet'. Stars Kenneth Branagh. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
Do we have a moral responsibility to bail out the Greeks? Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. Show more
Tom Sutcliffe presents the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections, with the South of England doing battle against the North of England. Show more
Roger McGough presents poetry requests, read by Paul Mundell and Mark Meadows. Singer and poetry lover Cerys Matthews also reads Land of my Mothers by Idris Davies. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
By Ian Sansom. What might Margaret Thatcher's hairdresser have witnessed in the lead-up to her exit from Downing Street? Read by Maggie Stead.
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
