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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Ranjit Singh Dhanda.
Joanna Lumley campaigns for a Europe-wide welfare standard for dairy cows. Plus how Bovine TB led to the slaughter of an entire deer herd in Gloucestershire. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life of 19th-century writer and campaigner Annie Besant. Show more
Celebrating, informing and entertaining women. Presented by Jenni Murray.
Drama set in tribal Afghanistan. The village's poorest farmer, Mewa Gul, and his son Taza Gul agonise over what to do with their knowledge of the recent murder. Show more
Kate Adie presents stories from Cairo, northern India, the Appalachian Mountains in Kentucky, the central African nation of Chad, and the South Korean capital of Seoul. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Barry Johnston explores the early career of his father, the legendary cricket commentator Brian Johnston. From June 2012. Show more
With films like Psycho and North by Northwest, Alfred Hitchcock proved himself a master of suspense, obsession and terror. Show more
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Martha Kearney presents national and international news. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.
Honest Doubt: The History of an Epic Struggle
Episode 19: On Presence and Absence
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Richard Holloway focuses on an enduring paradox in the story of doubt: that God can be experienced both as present and absent at the same time. Show more
Kenton does some quick thinking. Meanwhile Jill is preoccupied. Show more
Katie-Ann is 11 and dying of leukaemia, but she is the bravest of souls. Vic is 79 and lives alone and also has leukaemia, but unlike Katie, no-one cares about him. Show more
Clare takes a wild walk across Dartmoor with former Royal Marine Pen Farthing, who started a charity running shelters in Afghanistan for stray and abandoned animals. Show more
Head teacher Matt Dickson presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Place2Be, which works in his and many other schools. Show more
How London has inspired writing and writers across the centuries. Presented by Mariella Frostrup, with guests Will Self, Amanda Craig, Dreda Say Mitchell and Ben Aaronovitch. Show more
The latest news from the world of film with Francine Stock, plus Jason Segel on 'The Five-Year Engagement' and Stephen Frears on 'Lay the Favorite'. Show more
Material World
So You Want to Be a Scientist - the finals
30 minutes
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Adam Rutherford presents the finals of So You Want to Be a Scientist? recorded at the Cheltenham Science Festival. Four finalists vie to become BBC Amateur Scientist of the Year. Show more
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Simon Day brings reformed violent offender Tony Becton back to The Mallard Theatre. With Felix Dexter. From June 2012. Show more
David loses his cool and Amy tries to get things in perspective. Show more
Front Row
Prunella Scales, Jenny Saville, Coogan and Iannucci on TV
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Prunella Scales on the eve of her 80th birthday, artist Jenny Saville on painting female nudes, and Boyd Hilton on new TV shows from Steve Coogan and Armando Iannucci. Show more
Drama set in tribal Afghanistan. The village's poorest farmer, Mewa Gul, and his son Taza Gul agonise over what to do with their knowledge of the recent murder. Show more
As the lines blur between the work of solicitors and barristers, Joshua Rozenberg asks if reducing costs is affecting the quality of advocacy in the courts. Show more
Evan Davis's guests reveal how they spend their working lives. What does running a company actually involve? They also discuss how investors are rebelling against corporate pay. Show more
What would it be like to have a sniffer dog's nose? Amber Marks explores the science of olfactory detection, asking if wrongdoing can really be pinpointed through smell alone. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life of 19th-century writer and campaigner Annie Besant. Show more
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Should GCSEs be scrapped, the latest from Egypt, and the impact of the financial crisis on the 'green economy'. National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.
As the hurricane rages, Esch's family are forced out of their flooded home and must attempt a dangerous journey to higher ground where they will be safe. Show more
Pilot sitcom about two young women trying to live sustainably on a canal boat, featuring guerrilla gardening, dumpster diving and home-brewed gin. Written by Madeleine Brettingham. Show more
Sean Curran with the day's top news stories from Westminster. Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi addresses both Houses of Parliament. Show more
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Roberto Saviano dines out with Joe Pistone, who went undercover inside the Mob in New York. Read by Nicholas Murchie. From June 2012. Show more
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