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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Simon Doogan.
Farming and countryside news. Milk prices, industry expansion and robotic milking machines - Charlotte Smith travels to Somerset to report from the Dairy Show 2013. Show more
Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Eider. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss exoplanets, planets detected outside our solar system. Show more
Woman's Hour
Shelina Permalloo; Charlotte Raven
58 minutes
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Do we need national minimum staffing levels in maternity units? Will a new feminist magazine find readers? And folk musicians Marry Waterson and Eliza Carthy perform live. Show more
Shonagon feels trapped in the women's quarters and, in the intensity of the situation, unsolicited truths begin to emerge between her and her friend Saisho. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Sibelius, Saunas and Salmiakki
30 minutes
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International correspondents fill the gaps between the headlines, with reports from Thessaloniki, Abuja, La Reunion, Bucharest and Helsinki. Presented by Kate Adie. Show more
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News and current affairs presented by Shaun Ley. Show more
How émigré George Weidenfeld altered postwar British culture. Robert McCrum's stories of great British publishers. From October 2013. Show more
Rosa has an unwelcome visitor, and Kenton has to take a stand. Show more
Paul Magrs's fantastical love story about the difficulties of being a teenager, being gay, and being from another planet. Show more
Clare Balding walks with Keith and Maggie Bell around the city of Durham. It's a walk they still enjoy now as much as they did 30 years ago, during their courting days. Show more
Charlotte Sewell, a beneficiary, presents an appeal on behalf of the Trussell Trust. Show more
Open Book
Brazilian literary scene; Sathnam Sanghera; Harrogate History Festival
28 minutes
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With the world looking to Brazil for 2014 football and the 2016 Olympics, Mariella Frostrup explores its vast literary scene. Plus Sathnam Sanghera on his novel Marriage Material. Show more
The Film Programme
James McAvoy on Filth; Kevin MacDonald on How I Live Now; Dexter Fletcher on Sunshine on Leith
28 minutes
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Actor James McAvoy talks to Francine Stock about his role in Filth, based on Irvine Welsh's novel. Plus director Kevin Macdonald discusses How I Live Now, set in World War III. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Menopause; IPCC; Fracking feedback; Particle accelerator; Zombie chemicals
30 minutes
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Dr Adam Rutherford goes inside science to explore the genomics of the menopause and the difficulties of communicating climate science. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Dave embraces internet dating while Ramesh has a wobble over his Meat Loaf date. Corner shop sitcom stars Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary. From October 2002. Show more
Jill tries to be sensitive, and Lynda has her heart set on something. Show more
Front Row
James McAvoy in Filth; Dizzee Rascal; director Lucy Walker; young Poets Laureate
30 minutes
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Arts news. John Wilson reviews the film adaptation of Irvine Welsh's novel Filth; Oscar-nominated documentary director Lucy Walker; rapper Dizzee Rascal; young Poets Laureate. Show more
Shonagon feels trapped in the women's quarters and, in the intensity of the situation, unsolicited truths begin to emerge between her and her friend Saisho. Show more
Is the new Help to Buy scheme a lifeline for homebuyers, or will it drive up prices and cause a housing bubble? Helen Grady finds out how it will work and who will benefit. Show more
As computer memory storage has become better and cheaper, big data has become big business. Evan Davis and guests discuss how to make a profit from storing and analysing our data. Show more
BBC Inside Science
Menopause; IPCC; Fracking feedback; Particle accelerator; Zombie chemicals
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Dr Adam Rutherford goes inside science to explore the genomics of the menopause and the difficulties of communicating climate science. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss exoplanets, planets detected outside our solar system. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
More than 100 African migrants die attempting to reach Europe; the Mail on Sunday apologises to Ed Miliband; what the Chinese can teach us about education. With Philippa Thomas. Show more
Blessing has gone, but Bond must reach Port Dunbar to learn more about the civil war. By William Boyd, read by Paterson Joseph. Show more
Stuart is made redundant from his post at the Job Centre and queues to sign on. Stars Matthew Horne and Alex Lowe. From October 2013. Show more
Playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah, with readers Don Warrington and Jaye Griffiths, presents his favourite pieces of writing and song lyrics to an audience at the BBC Radio Theatre. Show more
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The warrior celebrates his victory over the demon. Poet Seamus Heaney reads his own translation of the great Anglo-Saxon poem. Show more
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