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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Father Eugene O'Neill. Show more
English farmers will receive a 12% cut in subsidy from DEFRA 'modulation' of CAP funding from 2015. But it's less than they feared, and less than a cut of 15% in Wales. Show more
David Attenborough presents the purple sandpiper. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Kirsty Young talks to poet Gillian Clarke. Show more
Woman's Hour
Black Voices; Ladybird Books; Louise Farrenc; Lucy Powell MP
58 minutes
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A cappella singing from Black Voices, a visit to Ladybirdland, 19th-century French composer Louise Farrenc, and MP Lucy Powell on parliament and parenthood. Jenni Murray presents. Show more
Sharon has decided she is leaving home, and Jimmy knows that if he wants to keep peace with his wife Veronica, he has to persuade Sharon to stay. Show more
Magician Jolyon Jenkins sets himself the challenge of learning a maths-based trick that can not only fool working mathematicians, but seems genuinely magical. Show more
Morwenna is trying to improve herself and Frank needs a lesson in island economics. Starring Joseph Kloska and Alex Tregear. Show more
The Listening Project
Pat and Tony - Memories and Marriage
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces Pat and Tony, both married to partners with dementia. While they mourn the loss of the person they married, they celebrate the love that endures. Show more
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National and international news. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.
Jeremy Summerly concludes his history of the carol tradition, pondering the success of new carols over the last century. From December 2010. Show more
Helen feels apprehensive, and Jennifer makes things worse. Show more
Hans fears for his family after receiving anonymous death threats. Time is running out, as a bill relaxing rules on the use of GM crops is ready to be approved in the EU. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
1870s Special at Beamish
43 minutes
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Eric Robson chairs a special 1870s-themed episode from Beamish, the Living Museum of the North, where the team answer the audience's historical gardening questions. Show more
An Edwardian bride triumphs against the odds in her society marriage, but gradually becomes aware of a strange and threatening presence in the woods. Read by Francesca Dymond. Show more
Last Word
Peter O'Toole, Lord Roberts of Conwy, Colin Wilson, Joan Fontaine, Ronnie Briggs
28 minutes
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Obituary series. Matthew Bannister on actor Peter O'Toole, Welsh Office Minister Lord Roberts of Conwy, author Colin Wilson, actress Joan Fontaine, Great Train robber Ronnie Biggs. Show more
More or Less
Britain's 80,000 homeless children
25 minutes
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Tim Harford explores a Shelter statistic. Plus the 'global wine shortage' fact-checked, the mathematics of magic card shuffling, and how crucial are the festive football fixtures? Show more
The Listening Project
Shahid and Henna - Building a Future Together
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces a conversation between Muslim newlyweds about their love match and subsequent traditional marriage, and the adjustments they are having to contend with. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.
Rosa speaks her mind, and Eddie is a good neighbour. Show more
Front Row
Julie Andrews; All Is Lost; Michael Palin; protecting art during war
30 minutes
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Kirsty Lang talks to Julie Andrews, Michael Palin discusses the artist Andrew Wyeth, plus a review of Robert Redford in All Is Lost, and efforts to preserve art during conflict. Show more
Sharon has decided she is leaving home, and Jimmy knows that if he wants to keep peace with his wife Veronica, he has to persuade Sharon to stay. Show more
Any Questions?
Michael Portillo, Chris Mullin, Nikki King, Mark Damazer
48 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from St Andrew's Church in Middlesex with Michael Portillo, Chris Mullin, Nikki King and Mark Damazer. Show more
In the face of violence against Christians in the Middle East, William Dalrymple says we should remember the 'old and often forgotten co-habitation of Islam and Christianity'. Show more
Jeremy Summerly completes his history, covering the 19th-century revival and golden age to the invention of the Nine Lessons with Carols service in Truro. Show more
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Nigella Lawson is 'maliciously vilified' at the trial of former assistants, who are cleared of fraud. The UN says 11 civilians have been killed with two peacekeepers in South Sudan. Show more
Bertie is still trying to extricate himself from his unwelcome betrothal. Is it Jeeves to the rescue? Concluded by Blake Ritson. Show more
Michael Horovitz chooses the poet and founder of the 'Beat Generation', Allen Ginsberg. With Matthew Parris. From 2013. Show more
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The Listening Project
Suzanne and Karen - Let's Talk About Sex
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces a conversation between a happily married woman and her friend, a serial mistress, about their plan to abolish bad sex and ensure everyone benefits from good. Show more
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John Julius is now a student at Oxford, while his mother Lady Diana continues to live in France. Her husband Duff is offered a peerage. Read by Patricia Hodge. Show more
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