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Prayer and reflection with Church of Scotland elder Alison Twaddle. Show more
As Thanet District Council backs down over its ban on animal exports from Ramsgate, Charlotte Smith gets reaction from the National Farmers' Union and an animal welfare charity. Show more
Kirsty Young interviews artist and author Edmund de Waal. Show more
Woman's Hour
Love letters; Leveson Inquiry; fear of missing out; Power List - Expert Witness on female scientists, the police
58 minutes
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Celebrating, informing and entertaining women. Jenni Murray on love letters that come back to haunt you, and the risk of putting your love on the written line. Show more
Exploring five very different perspectives on the lap dancing industry. Colette is forced to rethink her future career plans as her hopes and dreams are viciously challenged. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Starting with rugby at Rugby School, Des Lynam and Christopher Matthew visit sporting venues to reminisce and gossip. From November 2012. Show more
Polyoaks appoints a new locum, while Hugh chairs a government commission. NHS satire starring Nigel Planer. From November 2012. Show more
The Listening Project
Claudia and Isabella - Sisterly Hierarchy
5 minutes
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Fi Glover hears a conversation between sisters Claudia and Izzy, recorded when Claudia was 11 and Izzy 10; they are close, but Claudia will always be the older sister. Show more
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National and international news with Shaun Ley. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.
Letters from Germany
Episode 4: Margot Kaessmann
15 minutes
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German cleric and theologian Prof Margot Kaessmann writes about her country's shifting image in the face of the current European economic crisis. Show more
Jazzer is dejected, and Bert has a good idea. Show more
By Nick Warburton. Comedy drama set in the Cambridgeshire Fens. It has been raining for weeks, and the river has risen to danger level. Show more
Chaired by Eric Robson, this week the GQT team visit Oxfordshire with Pippa Greenwood, Matthew Wilson and Anne Swithinbank. Show more
Chicken farmer-turned-BBC Radio pioneer Roger Eckersley's behind-the-scenes memories of the brand new Broadcasting House of 1932. Read by James Fleet. From November 2012. Show more
The Leveson Inquiry rejected the industry's own plans for self-regulation. So what can they come up with now, and are they overlooking the potential benefits of Leveson's plan? Show more
More or Less
The art of polling, Kevin Pietersen, stacking lego
25 minutes
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Investigating numbers in the news and in life. Tim Harford looks at opinion polling, the consistency of Kevin Pietersen's batting, and how high you can stack Lego bricks. Show more
The Listening Project
Margaret and Marie-Therese - Brought Up By Nuns
5 minutes
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Fi Glover presents a conversation between Margaret and Marie-Therese, friends since they met in a Belfast children's home run by Catholic nuns. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present stand-up and sketches with Jon Holmes, Laura Shavin, Mitch Benn and special guests Angela Barnes and Pippa Evans. Show more
Matt makes a heartfelt plea. Meanwhile Eddie offers his support. Show more
Front Row
The Mouse and His Child; Sightseers; Robert Greene; Cecilia Bartoli
30 minutes
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Kirsty Lang reports on The Mouse and His Child, the RSC's new show for family audiences, plus opera star Cecilia Bartoli, writer Robert Greene, and a review of new film Sightseers. Show more
Exploring five very different perspectives on the lap dancing industry. Colette is forced to rethink her future career plans as her hopes and dreams are viciously challenged. Show more
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Pinner Parish Church, in Middlesex. Show more
A Point of View
Are students getting their money's worth?
10 minutes
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Mary Beard reflects on why 'customer satisfaction' surveys have no place in universities, and pines for the days when students could tell a professor their lectures were rubbish. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Edith Wharton's life had as much drama as her novels. An encounter with a journalist caused shockwaves. Stars Fenella Woolgar. Show more
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Tens of thousands of Egyptians protest in Cairo against President Morsi, and Britain withholds aid to Rwanda over claims it is helping rebels in DR Congo. With Philippa Thomas. Show more
From the beginning, Oliver Walzer is a natural - at ping-pong. But when it comes to women, he is not quite so skilful. Howard Jacobson's hilarious coming-of-age story. Show more
A Good Read
Frances O'Grady and Ruth Richardson
30 minutes
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4 Extra Debut. Frances O'Grady, Ruth Richardson and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Anne Enright, TS Eliot and John Masefield. From 2011. Show more
Mark D'Arcy reports on the day's top news stories from Westminster, as MPs approve five bills and the Peers debate three more. Show more
The Listening Project
Gwen and Yumi - Chapter and Verse
5 minutes
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Fi Glover presents a conversation between grandmother and granddaughter, Gwen and Yumi. Despite a 63-year age gap they love to talk, mainly about books. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Relief at escaping the rigours of campaigning in Egypt turns to disillusion on reaching the Neapolitan coast. Biography of novelist Alexandre Dumas's father. From November 2012. Show more
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