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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Dr Michael Ford. Show more
'ADHD has its benefits' - an iPM listener tells us why she won't be taking her medication. Presented by Eddie Mair and Jennifer Tracey. Email iPM@bbc.co.uk.
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Helen Mark visits Longshaw Estate in Derbyshire and discovers a pioneering project in which 1,000 northern hairy wood ants are being fitted with tiny radio receivers. Show more
We're in prime harvest season but what happens when the harvest gets rained off? Caz Graham finds out that there's no time to sit around - there's still plenty of work to be done. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Saturday Live
Tom Robinson; Inheritance Tracks of Django Bates
1 hour, 28 minutes
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Richard Coles and Suzy Klein meet musician and broadcaster Tom Robinson, go cycling round Norfolk, talk to beer fan Jane Peyton and hear the Inheritance Tracks of Django Bates. Show more
Steve Punt investigates the strange tale of the vanishing gun inventor, William Cantelo, who was uncannily similar in appearance to the famous machine gun inventor Hiram Maxim. Show more
Space science from the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado. Ed Lu hunts for deadly asteroids, Lisa Randall probes the dark matter, and Craig Hogan measures the bandwidth of reality. Show more
Correspondents' stories. Hugh Sykes is in Cairo where, at the end of a troubled week, the mood is bleak and the outlook, apparently bleaker. Show more
Rory Bremner returns with a new comedy show that takes one contemporary issue and digs deep into its satirical bowels. Guests include John O'Farrell and John Jungclaussen. Show more
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Any Questions?
Jacqui Smith, Ken Olisa, John Mills, Alex Deane
48 minutes
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Martha Kearney presents political debate and discussion from the Richmix Cultural Foundation in London with Jacqui Smith, Ken Olisa, John Mills and Alex Deane. Show more
Should the West intervene in Egypt? Is Labour's policy message clear enough? How can women be better represented on boards? And how to fund political parties? Show more
By Kwame Kwei-Armah. The Year of Obama should be a time for Kwaku's black policy think-tank to flourish, but his latest misjudged proposal is about to explode. Show more
Hayley Atwell on changing attitudes to sexuality, and the UK's second most senior female judge Lady Justice Arden asks why there aren't more women at the top. With Jane Garvey. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news.
'ADHD has its benefits' - an iPM listener tells us why she won't be taking her medication. Presented by Eddie Mair and Jennifer Tracey. Email iPM@bbc.co.uk.
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Loose Ends
Omid Djalili, Liz Lochhead, Beardyman, Kieran Hurley, Arthur Smith, Young Fathers
45 minutes
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Clive Anderson is in Edinburgh joined by Omid Djalili, Liz Lochhead, Beardyman, Kieran Hurley, Julia Taudevin, Arthur Smith and Young Fathers for conversation, music and comedy. Show more
Jane Deith profiles Mo Farah, only the second man ever to hold the Olympic and World 10,000m and 5,000m titles. Show more
Saturday Review
2 Guns; Chimerica; What Remains
45 minutes
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The week's top cultural offerings, including the film 2 Guns, new stage play Chimerica, and the latest BBC1 drama, What Remains. Show more
Chef and writer Allegra McEvedy reflects on our complex, even scrambled, relationship with the humble egg. From August 2013. Show more
Marianne has a surprising encounter with Willoughby and complications arise for Elinor and Edward. Starring Olivia Hallinan. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
Mr Khan is 75 and critically ill. The doctors believe he is dying and want to limit his treatment. But the family say this goes against their Muslim faith. What should the team do? Show more
Nigel Rees hosts the quotations quiz with Janie Dee, Richard Ingrams, Vivienne Parry and Robin Ince. From August 2013. Show more
Peggy Reynolds guides listeners through courtier rivalry and political uncertainty, as documented through poetry in the court of Elizabeth I. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
4 Extra Debut. Surprises in letters between a Pakistani father and British Asian daughter. With Deni Francis and Najma Khan. Show more
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