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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Claire Campbell Smith.
A report out this week claims that austerity cuts could affect plans to protect some of the UK's most sensitive marine areas. Charlotte Smith finds out why. Show more
Steve Backshall presents the spotted flycatcher. Show more
Peter Hennessy's guest is Jack Straw MP, who was first elected to the House of Commons in 1979 and sat in the Labour government between 1997 and 2010. Show more
Woman's Hour
Jane Campion; Abortion in USA; Bryony Kimmings
58 minutes
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Jane Campion talks about her BBC Two series Top of the Lake; changing US abortion law; Patty Griffin performs Ohio; Bryony Kimmings on creating a role model with her niece. Show more
Bella is making the most of her new-found libido, while Bill is convinced he is being sabotaged at work. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
A Million Smartphones
30 minutes
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A million smartphones mobilised, as protestors in Bulgaria demand the resignation of their government. Plus stories from Cambodia, Zambia, the United States and the Cook Islands. Show more
4 Extra Debut. From Toulouse-Lautrec to Van Gogh. Michele Roberts on absinthe, the drink that fuelled bohemia, and its influence on art. From 2013. Show more
You and Yours
Self-publishing, the UK rental market
55 minutes
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Consumer news with Winifred Robinson, including the hot weather causing long delays for commuters, and a look at the self-publishing market. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
National and international news. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.
By Tibor Dery. If a dog could vote, would it? Robert Hanks on a human obsession. With Prill Barrett and Jem the border terrier. Show more
It's busy at the swishing event, and Oliver takes control. Show more
1944: Raymond Chandler spends 4 months locked in an office with Billy Wilder adapting Double Indemnity. Stars Patrick Stewart. Show more
James Herriot's stories about his vet practice in Thirsk made the town famous. Felicity Evans meets the son of the real James Herriot, Jim Wight, to talk about his father's legacy. Show more
Tim Bentinck presents an appeal on behalf of Autistica. Show more
Denise Mina talks to Mariella Frostrup about writers using their jobs as the backdrop to their novels, the WWII heroine Agent Marie, and her latest crime novel The Red Road. Show more
The Film Programme
The World's End; Mark Gatiss On the Buses; Breathe In; Hans Zimmer
28 minutes
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Matthew Sweet talks dangerous nostalgia with The World's End director Edgar Wright. Mark Gatiss looks back at cinema spin off of On the Buses. Plus Hans Zimmer on his big break. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Animal research; Astronaut selection; Show us your instrument
30 minutes
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Publication of the annual government statistics on scientific research on animals. Show more
Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
A queue for the loo and a rogue backrub threaten to blow up the colony. With Nicholas Lyndhurst. From May 2012. Show more
Tom needs some help, and Tony struggles to be fair. Show more
Front Row
Punchdrunk; Conran on Paolozzi; Laura Mvula; Riba Stirling Prize
30 minutes
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Arts news, interviews and reviews with John Wilson, including Punchdrunk reviewed, Terence Conran remembers Paolozzi and the Riba Stirling architecture prize shortlist. Show more
Bella is making the most of her new-found libido, while Bill is convinced he is being sabotaged at work. Show more
Simon Cox asks why people having problems at NHS hospitals are being turned away by the patient complaints watchdog. Show more
Water is the world's most precious resource. It's also big business. Evan Davis and guests discuss the challenges of getting water where it needs to be at a price that's right. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Animal research; Astronaut selection; Show us your instrument
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Publication of the annual government statistics on scientific research on animals. Show more
Peter Hennessy's guest is Jack Straw MP, who was first elected to the House of Commons in 1979 and sat in the Labour government between 1997 and 2010. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Russian opposition leader found guilty of fraud, being a woman in India, and does localism work in the UK? National and international news and analysis with David Eades. Show more
Joe Starks has become Mayor of Eatonville, America's first all-black town. While he goes off to his meetings, Janie - who is now his wife - is left in charge of the new store. Show more
John Thomson, Helen Moon, Fiona Clarke and Gavin Webster perform sketches sent in by the public. Made in Manchester. From 2013. Show more
Rachel Byrne reports on the government's lobbying bill. MPs debate the pros and cons of shale gas. And should secret files about the Profumo affair be made public? Show more
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Memory and identity and how remembering the past informs the future. Show more
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