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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Nicholas Papadopulos. Show more
"She takes no prisoners." Meet the winner of the iPM New Year Honour, Kay Salter, a gymnastics coach fighting for Paralympic recognition. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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For over 225 years, Knockando wool mill has helped sustain the local community. Helen Mark visits the Scottish Highlands to see how a river can shape a village's fortunes. Show more
Charlotte Smith discusses the difficult balance between keeping food affordable and making a profit, at a time when the cost of producing food is rising. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Morning news and current affairs, with Evan Davis and Justin Webb discussing top pay, HS2, race in the UK, the strong pound and the ANC at 100. Show more
Saturday Live
Twiggy, Luke Wright, Arlene Phillips, Body Double, Boy Bus Driver, Born in a Cab, multilinguist
1 hour
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Richard Coles with fashion icon Twiggy, poet Luke Wright, a boy who drives a school bus, a 70-year-old Hollywood body-double and dance queen Arlene Phillips's Inheritance Tracks. Show more
Excess Baggage
Hitchhiking veteran - Butterflies - Burma
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John meets a writer who travelled the 1942 Evacuation Route in Burma, a student who tracked down the rare butterfly in Ecuador named after her, and a woman recalling 1950s travel. Show more
Writer and actress Meera Syal tries to convince Helen Lederer about her passion for boxing and karaoke in the first of a new series of Reasons To Be Cheerful. Show more
Anita Anand asks how men and women differ in their approach to politics and asks how parties could woo the men's vote. Show more
Kate Adie hosts correspondents' despatches from Burma, Pakistan, Ukraine, Egypt and Denmark. Show more
A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Jonathan Dimbleby presents a political panel discussion from Preston, Hertfordshire, with Stephen Twigg, Lionel Barber, Jesse Norman and Constance Briscoe. Show more
Call Jonathan Dimbleby on 03700 100 444, email any.answers@bbc.co.uk or tweet #bbcaq. Topics are the Lawrence verdict; Diane Abbott's Twitter comments; assisted suicide; schools. Show more
Billy Connolly and Brian Cox star as two brothers embarking on a desperate quest to rescue a childhood sweetheart. Show more
Martin Carthy listens to long-lost recordings that reveal the rise and fall of Ewan MacColl's Critics Group, a controversial driving force of the 1960s folk revival. Show more
Woman's Hour
Meryl Streep, cosmetic fillers and grammar schools
1 hour
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Meryl Streep on her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher; cosmetic fillers; living with extended family; and will 2012 see a resurgence in grammar schools? Show more
Carolyn Quinn presents a fresh perspective on the day's news with sports headlines.
"She takes no prisoners." Meet the winner of the iPM New Year Honour, Kay Salter, a gymnastics coach fighting for Paralympic recognition. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Clive Anderson's guests are Rory Kinnear, Morwenna Banks, BBC Political Editor Nick Robinson, Nikki Bedi and Milton Jones. Music from Milagres and Spaghetti Western Orchestra. Show more
As two men begin life sentences for the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence, Andy Denwood profiles Imran Khan the lawyer who helped the teenager's family in their fight for justice. Show more
Tom Sutcliffe and his guests, the novelists Deborah Moggach and Michael Arditti and academic and critic Maria Delgado, review the week's cultural highlights including The Iron Lady. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Mark Whitaker investigates the life of the cricket commentator and powerful political campaigner. From January 2012. Show more
Orphan Thomas befriends the grandson and heir of rich old miser Martin Chuzzlewit. A Dickens classic reworked. Stars Roshan Seth. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
Mariella Frostrup and guests discuss fostering independence in children and teens. How do parents do it and what are the consequences if they don't? Show more
Nationwide general knowledge quiz chaired by Russell Davies. Competitors from East Lothian, West Yorkshire, Merseyside and Nottinghamshire battle it out. Show more
Ruth leads a workshop in Newcastle for a group of poets working on their own poems on the theme of The City. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
The narrator, a novelist like Muriel Spark, helps a family escape a social-climbing British couple. Read by Patricia Hodge. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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