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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Frances Finn. Show more
Farming and countryside news. Charlotte Smith looks at the progress of Defra's biodiversity offsetting pilot schemes, and asks why the project has yet to deliver results. Show more
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Martin Hughes-Games presents the pied wagtail. In winter, pied wagtails can often be seen roosting in towns and cities in large flocks. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
Bridget Kendall discusses Gandhi's early years with historians Ramachandra Guha and David Reynolds, opera director Phelim McDermott and journalist Bronwen Maddox. Show more
Woman's Hour
Rebranding feminism; WH power-lister Pinky Lilani
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Jane Garvey on rebranding feminism, 100 plays that put women centre-stage, and what is being done to assist the women who have been left 'painfully vulnerable' in the Philippines. Show more
Mrs T's husband is on the verge of retiring from his job as a consultant psychiatrist. Have they got the bottle to gamble his entire lump sum on a building project? Show more
Is new Bristol mayor George Ferguson making a difference a year into his first term? Giles Dilnot finds out. Show more
Ed somehow ends up sharing an office with Ping, and the cake run too. Stars Stephanie Cole and Alison Steadman. From November 2013. Show more
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4 Extra Debut. Economist Andrew Dilnot explores the numerical patterns and trends that have transformed Britain: Population. From November 2013. Show more
Lilian tries her best, and Ruth can't believe her luck. Show more
Sandy turns chef and William shows courage and compassion in saving the day for an unhappy father and his son. Show more
Teams from the North of England and the Midlands join Tom Sutcliffe for the latest contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections. Show more
The Food Programme
Why is Grimsby's smoked fish special?
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Fenland celery has just received the same EU protection as champagne. Sheila Dillon investigates the longer term impact of PGI on Grimsby Traditional Smoked Fish. Show more
Exploring the controversy around Maggi Hambling's Scallop sculpture, her Benjamin Britten tribute on Aldeburgh beach. From 2013. Show more
The Infinite Monkey Cage takes a witty, irreverent and unashamedly rational look at the science of risk. With Brian Cox, Robin Ince and guests including Graeme Garden. Show more
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Radio 4's antidote to panel games. Regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Barry Cryer are joined by John Finnemore, with Jack Dee in the chair. Show more
Kirsty faces an ordeal, and Shula has a lot on her plate. Show more
Front Row
Catching Fire review; Evening Standard Theatre Awards; Michael Ignatieff; Alison Wilding
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Catching Fire reviewed, a report from the Evening Standard Theatre Awards, author Michael Ignatieff, artist Alison Wilding, and a tribute to Doris Lessing. With Mark Lawson. Show more
Mrs T's husband is on the verge of retiring from his job as a consultant psychiatrist. Have they got the bottle to gamble his entire lump sum on a building project? Show more
Machiavelli is identified with cunning and evil, but 500 years after he wrote The Prince, this reassessment by Jonathan Freedland shows how Machiavelli inspired modern republics. Show more
Social theorist Roberto Unger talks with Jo Fidgen about why he thinks his fellow left-of-centre progressives lack imagination. Recorded in front of an audience at the LSE. Show more
Climate change is forcing some national parks in America to rethink their boundaries. In a crowded world will they have room to move? Show more
Bridget Kendall discusses Gandhi's early years with historians Ramachandra Guha and David Reynolds, opera director Phelim McDermott and journalist Bronwen Maddox. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Did corruption in the Philippines make the effects of the typhoon worse? In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective with Carolyn Quinn. Show more
A trip to Calcutta threatens to unearth deeply-buried family secrets. Show more
David Crosby talks to John Wilson about his 1971 solo album, 'If I Could Only Remember My Name'. From November 2013. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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4 Extra Debut. C.S. Lewis's letters from a senior to a junior devil, advising how best to tempt their 'patients'. Read by Simon Russell Beale. From November 2013. Show more
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