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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Martyn Atkins, general secretary of the Methodist Church. Show more
Farming and countryside news with Anna Hill. Europe gives more British foods elite protected status. And over half a million pounds will be used to investigate pig fighting habits. Show more
David Attenborough presents the greylag goose. Show more
Midweek
Lilla Rowcliffe, Philip Mould, Peter Hain, Susie Boyt
43 minutes
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Lively and diverse conversation as Libby Purves meets Peter Hain MP, art dealer Philip Mould, author Susie Boyt and fly fisherwoman Lilla Rowcliffe. Show more
Woman's Hour
Child-free couples; intermittent fasting diets; novelist Ann Cleeves
58 minutes
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Are child-free couples happier? Plus WH power-lister and Unilever UK chairman Amanda Sourry, Krista Varady and Joanna Blythman on fasting diets, and author Ann Cleeves. Show more
When Cormick attempts to access money from the disaster fund, Thomas smells a rat. Starring Mark Bonnar and Reece Shearsmith. Show more
4 Extra Debut. How country houses saved the Natural History Museum’s collections during the Second World War. With Giles Dilnot. From 2014. Show more
Convinced a team member is blogging as 'The Secret Social Worker', Clare tries to unmask them. Stars Sally Phillips. From January 2014. Show more
Face the Facts
Forced Adoption and the Mums on the Run
26 minutes
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The 'mums on the run' who have fled the country to avoid having their children forcibly adopted, and the networks of sympathisers which help them set up new lives overseas. Show more
National and international news. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.
Linda Colley explores the principality, which, unlike Ireland, Scotland and England, has never been emblematically represented on the Union Jack. Show more
Hazel takes centre stage, and Jill has a nasty surprise. Show more
Sally Stephens has not seen or heard from husband Aidan for 16 months. Can he ever go back to his family after the devastation of what's happened? Show more
Need help with self-assessment or dealing with a tricky tax question? Paul Lewis takes your calls on 03700 100 444 1pm-3.30pm Wed, or emails at moneybox@bbc.co.uk. Show more
Claudia Hammond reports on a mental health triage scheme with Leicestershire police force. Plus a new study which shows that praising children with low self-esteem can back-fire. Show more
Thinking Allowed
Waiting in A&E; Faith and Doubt
28 minutes
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Laurie Taylor looks at research into the fragility of both religious and political belief systems. Also, waiting in A&E. Show more
The Media Show
Benefits Street; future of the BBC
30 minutes
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A major inquiry into the future of the BBC begins, and does Channel 4's Benefits Street reinforce harmful stereotypes or depict the reality of life on benefits? Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
The history, local dialect and the new bridge. Mark's travelling stand-up town show arrives in Northern Ireland. From January 2014. Show more
Roy has an inspired idea. Meanwhile the Archer family rallies round. Show more
Front Row
Julian and Jiaxin Lloyd Webber; The Globe's Dominic Dromgoole; photographic culture
30 minutes
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Arts news, interviews and reviews with Mark Lawson. Cellists Julian and Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Dominic Dromgoole on the Globe's new Jacobean theatre, and photographic culture. Show more
When Cormick attempts to access money from the disaster fund, Thomas smells a rat. Starring Mark Bonnar and Reece Shearsmith. Show more
Spending or saving - Mariella Frostrup and guests discuss children, parenting and money. How should our kids learn about money and how much should we tell them about our finances? Show more
Thought-provoking talks with a personal dimension. Curtis Blanc, a former prisoner turned music entrepreneur, says prison does work but only if you want it to. Show more
After 2013's high-profile spate of cyclist deaths on London's streets, Dr Kevin Fong evaluates the realities of travelling by bike on UK roads. Show more
Midweek
Lilla Rowcliffe, Philip Mould, Peter Hain, Susie Boyt
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Lively and diverse conversation as Libby Purves meets Peter Hain MP, art dealer Philip Mould, author Susie Boyt and fly fisherwoman Lilla Rowcliffe. Show more
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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
A marriage - and a nasty shock. A warning visit from Ed the Ted - and a worrying visit from Mr Cool. Read by Joel MacCormack. Show more
Comic poet Tim Key explores the dark art of magic, with help from his glamorous assistant Emerald. With Tom Basden. From 2014. Show more
Fantastical comedic look at entertaining apocalypses on parallel Earths. Stars David Soul and Simon Day. From December 2010. Show more
Susan Hulme hears David Cameron respond to Ed Miliband on bank bonuses, there is a defeat for ministers in the Lords, and a lament for birds fleeing farmland. Show more
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Priscilla is ordered to the police station by a gendarme in wartime Paris. Read by her author nephew, Nicholas Shakespeare. Show more
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