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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Mark Coffey.
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Helen Mark is in Ireland, looking at attitudes down the centuries to the peat bogs of the midlands. Show more
Around 25 per cent of the corn in some US states has been lost due to drought. Anna Hill is in the Mid West to report on the plight of the farmers. Show more
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Saturday Live
Tamsin Greig, Sally Becker, Ray Davies, Benjamin Grosvenor Inheritance Tracks.
1 hour, 28 minutes
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Richard Coles and John McCarthy with actress Tamsin Greig, 'Angel of Mostar' Sally Becker and Kinks frontman Ray Davies, plus piano prodigy Benjamin Grosvenor's Inheritance Tracks. Show more
Comedian and musician Rich Morton explores the glossy, velvet-carpeted world of ‘lounge music’. From 2012. Show more
Mental illness can take many different forms, but Bridget Kendall's guests say that everyone who suffers needs to be able to tell their story. Show more
Kate Adie hosts reports from BBC correspondents on rioting in France, an opportunity for the Kurds in Syria, protests in Delhi, Cairo's bar scene and an American learning Farsi. Show more
Fixing Broken Banking
Episode 3: Peer to Peer Lending
30 minutes
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Michael Robinson reports on initiatives to do without banks altogether, including peer-to-peer lending, where borrowers and investors are matched directly through websites. Show more
The illusionist and the musical comedian in the talk tag show where the guest is the next interviewer. From August 2012. Show more
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Shaun Ley chairs a live discussion of news and politics from Bourne End, Buckinghamshire with panellists Simon Heffer, Susan Greenfield, Debbie Bannigan and David Bell. Show more
Call Anita Anand on 03700 100 444 [standard rates], email any.answers@bbc.co.uk or tweet #bbcaq. Topics include Julian Assange, assisted suicide, education and rail costs. Show more
Penniless, Paine arrives in America as the struggle for independence is beginning. His ideas and writings are immediately embraced and his words are read out to Washington's army. Show more
Woman's Hour
Judy Murray, Camille Paglia, Queens of Comedy
58 minutes
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Judy Murray on Andy, Jamie and sibling rivalry, plus the legacy of the Olympics for women and sport, the Queens of Comedy, and which feminist classics make a good summer read? Show more
Full coverage of the day's news with Patrick O'Connell.
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Loose Ends
Clive Anderson, Nile Rodgers, Greg Proops, Meursault, Lillian Boutte
45 minutes
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Clive Anderson is joined at the Edinburgh Festival by Nile Rodgers, Greg Proops, Steve Richards, Jan Ravens and Arthur Smith. With music from Meursault and Lillian Boutte. Show more
After a 33-year civil service career, Dame Helen Ghosh is leaving to become director general of the National Trust. Chris Bowlby asks what qualities she will bring. Show more
Bidisha and guests review the week's cultural events including Parade's End, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Rebecca Hall and adapted for BBC Television by Sir Tom Stoppard. Show more
Archive on 4
Anthony Burgess: A Clockwork Archive
58 minutes
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Anthony Burgess is best known as the author of A Clockwork Orange. Paul Morley explores his Northern roots and hidden passions. From August 2012. Show more
A German merchant family fight to keep their supremacy in the changing world of 1840s Europe. Stars Michael Maloney and Barbara Flynn. Show more
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Edward Stourton chairs a debate from the Understanding Human Dignity conference organised by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales and Queen's Belfast. Show more
Nigel Rees hosts the quotations quiz with Charlie Higson, Martin Kelner, Nat Luurtsema and Stephanie Merritt. From August 2012. Show more
In 1732 Scotland's top judge, Lord Grange, had his wife abducted and spirited away to St Kilda. Kenneth Steven traces her journey and story, and responds to it with new poems. Show more
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By Laura Barton. Lying in his hospital bed, a visit from his wife Sandy reminds Mike of how they met at Woodstock. How can things have changed so much? Read by Stuart Milligan. Show more
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