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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Simon Doogan.

60,000 casual and seasonal workers pick fruit and harvest vegetables on farms all over the UK, but some are being exploited by illegal gangmasters. Anna Hill finds out more. Show more

Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the redwing. Show more

Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.

Australian geneticist Jenny Graves discusses her life pursuing sex genes in her country's weird but wonderful fauna, the end of men and singing to her students in lectures.

BBC science correspondent and father Pallab Ghosh talks to lone parent Bob Greig about his experiences of fatherhood. First of a two-part series. Show more

Edna O'Brien on her new collection of short stories written over 50 years, plus sexual politics on campus, and flat shoe fashion. Jane Garvey presents the female perspective. Show more

Yukinari begins to suspect that his friend Takashi has not invited him for a holiday but to uncover the mystery behind his wife's murder. Show more

Can the major religions of the world play a role in conserving the natural world? Monty Don explores how religious teachings might help people get more involved in conservation. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Folk musician Tim van Eyken reveals what old songs about seduction and ghostly visitation tell us of love and loss. From 2013. Show more

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News and current affairs with Martha Kearney, from the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. Show more

How Allen Lane brought paperback books to the mass market. Robert McCrum's stories of great British publishers. From October 2013. Show more

Alan's trying to be encouraging, and it's Emma to the rescue. Show more

Bittersweet love story by Linda Marshall Griffiths told from two perspectives across five encounters. Through Joe and Scarlet's different versions of their story, the truth emerges. Show more

Josie Long presents short documentaries about keeping quiet, being lost for words and struggling to raise your voice. Show more

Tom Heap reports on the latest findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Show more

Comedy writer Jane Bussmann reflects on our contemporary obsession with authenticity. Why do we go to such lengths to source 'real' food, music, holidays and allegedly real people? Show more

Comedian Al Murray chooses World War Two British Field Marshal, Bernard Montgomery. With Matthew Parris and Terry Charman. From 2013. Show more

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

The truth behind some famous anecdotes - and a hard-bitten dame. Part of the show is in 3-D. With Simon Kane. From October 2013. Show more

Clarrie is supportive, and Tom is getting ready to party. Show more

David Tennant and Gregory Doran on their new staging of Richard II, Bill Bryson examines the year 1927, and sexual addiction and research are the focus for a new film and TV drama. Show more

Yukinari begins to suspect that his friend Takashi has not invited him for a holiday but to uncover the mystery behind his wife's murder. Show more

The government wants more wind power and nuclear energy to supply our electricity, but how well is it delivering that plan? Allan Urry looks at the costs involved. Show more

Peter White talks to blind barrister Surinder Lall about his recent victory in the court, in which a judge ruled in his favour that his spare room was not in fact a bedroom. Show more

New research linking a swine flu vaccine to child narcolepsy. Stoptober successes. Examining the current licensing system for herbal medicines. Are calcium supplements harmful? Show more

Australian geneticist Jenny Graves discusses her life pursuing sex genes in her country's weird but wonderful fauna, the end of men and singing to her students in lectures.

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Miliband versus the Mail, inside the Kenyan shopping mall, the US government shutdown, and the Vatican decides on reforms. In-depth reporting and analysis with Carolyn Quinn. Show more

Bond is sent as an undercover journalist to Zanzarim in West Africa. Written by William Boyd and read by Paterson Joseph. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Detective Burn Gorman investigates a brutal murder in 1980s London. Stars Burn Gorman, Toby Jones and Tanya Franks. Show more

Actress Hannah Gordon chooses her favourite readings, including Grenfell, Coward and Cope. With readers Michael Pennington and Eleanor Bron. Show more

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.

Beowulf arrives in the land of the Shieldings and explains his mission to Hrothgar, the Danish King. Poet Seamus Heaney reads his own translation of the great Anglo-Saxon poem. Show more

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