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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Andrea Rea.
Farming and countryside news. Robin Markwell looks at the government's latest measures for controlling the spread of bovine TB by targeting areas at the edge of the disease. Show more
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the bullfinch. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
Turkey: the New Ottomans
Episode 3: Turkey and Europe
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Allan Little charts the re-emergence of Turkey as a powerful global force, analysing Turkey's history in the Balkans and its relationship with the European Union. Show more
Dominic Arkwright meets Emma Cashen, the young mum who gave birth on her bathroom floor, while her mother Tina took instructions from a 999 operator over the phone. Show more
Woman's Hour
Slimming clubs; Dr Maisah Sobailhi; Camping
58 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Why has the Irish Sun covered up Page 3? Is camping mild or wild? Dr Maisah Sobaihi, the first Saudi comic to appear at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The appeal of slimming clubs. Show more
Karen decides the easiest route is denial. Her daughter's smoking weed, and her best friend needs help. The last thing she wants is to deal with her newly out gay husband. Show more
Melvyn Bragg tells the story of William and Lawrence Bragg, the father and son who shared the 1915 Nobel Prize in physics for their work on the structure of crystals. Show more
John Kirkpatrick discovers how the digitised archive of England's folk songs is used by Billy Bragg and Lee Hall. From 2013. Show more
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Clive Lawton profiles Isaiah, the supreme literary prophet - or possibly prophets. There is a dispute about whether Isaiah is one, two or even three distinct personalities. Show more
Kirsty is horrified, and Kenton makes a controversial decision. Show more
By Nick Warburton. Good Friday is a big day for Robert, the cathedral's director of music. And despite his attempts to clear his mind, it all keeps going out of kilter. Show more
Jay Rayner chairs the last of the series from the Latitude Festival in Suffolk, where the team takes questions from the audience in the Literary Tent on cooking and eating. Show more
Matthew Sweet is in the pub, discussing a knotty conundrum with an invited audience and a panel of experts. Today it's whether free will exists, with philosopher Wayne Martin. Show more
Chris Ledgard explores spoken language and communication in the 21st century, with topics that include how we talk about scents, slogans on T-shirts and fashion lingo. Show more
Gabriel Gbadamosi nominates Nigerian political and musical maverick Fela Kuti. With Mathhew Parris and Stephen Chan. From 2013. Show more
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Miles Jupp tests Joe Lycett, Anneka Rice and Dave Gorman on how well they know their nearest and dearest. From August 2013. Show more
Oliver comes up with a solution, and Brenda finally gets in touch. Show more
Front Row
John Agard; David Walliams in Big School; CJ Sansom on Doctor Who
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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John Agard explains why water and cricket inspire his poetry, David Walliams in Big School, crime novelist CJ Sansom on Doctor Who, and films you can't watch. Mark Lawson presents. Show more
Karen decides the easiest route is denial. Her daughter's smoking weed, and her best friend needs help. The last thing she wants is to deal with her newly out gay husband. Show more
As Wonga moves into the mainstream with its sponsorship of Newcastle United, is the online lender responding to, or shaping, changing attitudes on money and morality? Show more
An Action-run Young Apprentice scheme, Alessandro Bordini's solo world trip, and tips on bargain-hunting from Diane Roworth, Richard Lane and Kirsten Hearn. With Gary O'Donoghue. Show more
Seven Ages of Science
Episode 2: Age of Exploration
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Lisa Jardine describes how an Age of Exploration encouraged a keen interest in the natural world, promoting botany from a hobby to a serious science. Show more
Turkey: the New Ottomans
Episode 3: Turkey and Europe
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Allan Little charts the re-emergence of Turkey as a powerful global force, analysing Turkey's history in the Balkans and its relationship with the European Union. Show more
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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
It's 1959, and Bill Shankly seizes the challenge of second division side Liverpool FC and throws himself into transforming the team. Show more
With electoral participation and party membership in long term decline, Hardeep Singh Kohli wonders if we've reached the end of the road with professional politicians. Show more
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Book of the Week
Lloyd Bradley - Sounds Like London: 100 Years of Black Music in the Capital
Episode 2
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Lloyd Bradley turns his attention to a Caribbean import which has seeped into the soundtrack of London - steel pan. Show more
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