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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Father Eugene O'Neill. Show more
'Not everyone with my illness is a murderer' - iPM discusses paranoid schizophrenia with one listener who has the illness. Email iPM@bbc.co.uk. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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Felicity Evans travels the route of the Shropshire Union Canal between Beeston and Ellesmere Port to meet those who have adopted this area as their own. Show more
Farming News. MEPs this week voted through reforms to the Common Fisheries Policy. Charlotte Smith asks what the changes will mean for the UK's much-depleted fishing fleet. Show more
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Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Saturday Live
Dreda Say Mitchell, Ed Smith, Doreen Lawrence
1 hour, 28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Richard Coles and Suzy Klein are joined by author and educational adviser Dreda Say Mitchell, with the Inheritance Tracks of Doreen Lawrence. Show more
The poet John Clare recorded an entire musical culture which has disappeared. David Owen Norris recreates songs from his collection. With Paul Farley, Sara Lodge and Derek Scott. Show more
Isabel Hardman of the Spectator investigates the impact of Nelson Mandela on British politics. Plus she hears about MPs' pay and heckling. Show more
Can the government in Thailand survive a rising tide of protest? Plus despatches from Turkey, China, France and the United States, presented by Kate Adie. Show more
A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig. With guests Samira Ahmed, Hugo Rifkind and Rufus Hound joining regular panellist Jeremy Hardy.
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Any Questions?
Sajid Javid MP, Chuka Umunna MP, Shami Chakrabarti, Amjad Bashir
48 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from the Farnley Academy in Leeds with Shami Chakrabarti, Sajid Javid MP, Chuka Umunna MP and Amjad Bashir. Show more
A chance for Radio 4 listeners to have their say on MPs' salaries, segregation of the sexes and whether tests for 7 and 14-year-olds should be reintroduced. With Anita Anand. Show more
Nuclear war looms over Britain in this docudrama based on a recently released Cabinet Office document from 1981. David Aaronovitch guides us through this chilling wargame. Show more
Frankie Valli shares memories of his hit song as do others whose lives have been touched by this widely covered tune. From 2013. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour: Birgitte Hjort Sorensen; Lady Justice Hallett; Scrunchies
58 minutes
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Birgitte Hjort Sorensen. Lady Justice Hallett. Raising children in Fiji and China. Michelle Young. Family politics at Christmas. Aspergers in women and girls. With Jane Garvey. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news presented by Paddy O'Connell. Show more
'Not everyone with my illness is a murderer' - iPM discusses paranoid schizophrenia with one listener who has the illness. Email iPM@bbc.co.uk. Show more
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Loose Ends
Terry Jones, Shlomo, Una Stubbs, Fabien Riggall, Emma Freud, the Wave Pictures, Sumie
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Nikki Bedi is joined by Terry Jones, Shlomo, Una Stubbs, Emma Freud and Fabien Riggall for an eclectic mix of chat, music and comedy. Music from the Wave Pictures and Sumie. Show more
Edward Stourton tells the story of Michelle Bachelet's extraordinary journey from torture and exile to power in Chile where she appears likely to secure a second term as president. Show more
Saturday Review
American Psycho as theatre; Everything You Always Wanted to Know...; Mind Maps at the Science Museum
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Matt Smith in American Psycho the Musical, Mind Maps at the Science Museum, The Great Train Robbery BBC TV drama, The Innocents film reissue, West End Producer's theatrical guide. Show more
Documentary film-maker Rex Bloomstein revisits the stories of prisoners of conscience he profiled for successive series of human rights appeals on BBC television 25 years ago. Show more
A young woman turns up at Jess Tyler's cabin, 20 years after his two-timing wife left him, in a story of revenge, murder and forbidden passion. Adapted by Adrian Bean. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
Nelson Mandela's capacity for forgiveness was remarkable, but what are the moral limits of forgiveness? Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. Show more
Russell Davies returns with the first heat in the nationwide general knowledge contest to find the 2014 Brain of Britain. Show more
A portrait of Martinique's most famous son, poet and politician Aime Cesaire, who died at the age of 94, in 2008. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
By Morven Crumlish. She met Walter on the day she was meant to fall in love, but he was unaware of her conflicting emotions. Read by Morven Christie. Show more
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