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A reading and a reflection to start the day, with the Rev Prof Maurice Scanlon. Show more
Millions of burgers have been recalled from supermarket shelves as some are found to contain horse and pig DNA. Do tighter checks need to be introduced? Show more
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss comets, the 'dirty snowballs' of the solar system which orbit the sun. Show more
Woman's Hour
The age of consent; can feminists work in fashion?; Nellie Bly
58 minutes
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Can you be a feminist and work in the fashion industry? And is 16 the right age of consent? Jenni Murray discusses these issues and finds out more about journalist Nellie Bly. Show more
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
4. Jim's Mother
15 minutes
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Jim's mother Iris has gone missing after revealing a closely-guarded secret. Stars Paul Ritter and Sophie Thompson. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Return of the African Gendarme
30 minutes
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Kate Adie presents BBC foreign correspondents' reports from around the world. Has France once again decided to be the gendarme of Africa? Show more
4 Extra Debut. Did Anglo-Indian band Cornershop's heralded 1997 album - When I Was Born for the Seventh Time - have a lasting legacy? From 2013. Show more
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National and international news with Martha Kearney. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato. Show more
Just So Science
How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin
15 minutes
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Vivienne Parry with the science behind Kipling's stories and some horse and rhino truths. Readings by Samuel West. From 2013. Show more
Brenda is on tenterhooks. Meanwhile Tony gets down to business. Show more
Bubbly Nicola’s hiding a secret. She’s addicted to shopping. As money runs out, it’s getting out of hand. Stars Rosie Cavaliero. Show more
Cley Marshes was purchased in 1926, making it the first Wildlife Trust reserve in the country. Felicity Evans reveals that it is not just migrating birds that come to settle there. Show more
Radio 4 Appeal
National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux
2 minutes
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Volunteer Sue Baker presents an appeal for the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux. Show more
Open Book
Pride and Prejudice - 200th Anniversary Special
28 minutes
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Mariella Frostrup marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Jane Austen's most universally popular novel, Pride and Prejudice. Show more
The Film Programme
Quentin Tarantino on Django Unchained; Kathryn Bigelow on Zero Dark Thirty
28 minutes
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The latest film news. Director Quentin Tarantino talks to Francine Stock about his controversial slavery film Django Unchained, and Kathryn Bigelow discusses Zero Dark Thirty. Show more
Material World
Smog; Exploding stars; Animal-free research
30 minutes
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Quentin Cooper asks why the smog in China is so bad, and looks at the situation in UK cities. Plus, alternatives to researching on animals, and exploding stars. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Stephen K Amos plus Sarah Kendall, Gráinne Maguire and James Acaster joke about being a 21st Century role model. From 2013. Show more
Lynda is agog with the news. Meanwhile Pip is causing concern. Show more
Front Row
Poet Kathleen Jamie; John Bramwell from I Am Kloot; ENO's financial losses
30 minutes
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John Bramwell on I Am Kloot's new album, plus Kathleen Jamie on winning 2012's Costa Award for best poetry book, and the financial woes of the English National Opera. Show more
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
4. Jim's Mother
15 minutes
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Jim's mother Iris has gone missing after revealing a closely-guarded secret. Stars Paul Ritter and Sophie Thompson. Show more
Current affairs series. The Report first investigated Libor manipulation in July. As the scandal worsens, Simon Cox asks who the victims are and what redress they might find. Show more
Peter Day looks at the future of Gazprom, the Russian energy giant, as the EU carries out a top-level investigation of its grip on the European gas market. Show more
Brett Westwood presents the latest news on the designation of conservation areas around the English and Welsh coast. Are wildlife considerations in the final decisions? Show more
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss comets, the 'dirty snowballs' of the solar system which orbit the sun. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
National and international news and analysis. Politicians pile on the pressure as David Cameron prepares for his EU speech. Show more
Mark Watson's story of loss and forbidden love. Dominic has been given a second chance and he is determined to take it. Meanwhile Victoria has one last secret she has to share. Show more
As William and his blushing boiler-suited berk of a bride unite in unholy acrimony, old Johnny Edwards takes a turn for the worse. Stars Johnny Vegas. From January 2013. Show more
Keith Macdougall reports on anger at the sale of beefburgers with horsemeat, and there is fury at the firm which can rule if people on benefits are fit to work. Show more
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Flirtations and dalliances and a hastily-retracted marriage acceptance. Show more
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