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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Lesley Carroll. Show more

'My daughter woke from her coma and hit me in the face.' A listener talks about life at her daughter's bedside and what happened when she woke up. iPM@bbc.co.uk. Show more

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Helen Mark hears why Dorset has been used as a laboratory by the arts group Common Ground. A sculptor and composer share their work that has been directly inspired by the county. Show more

Should farmers manage land for food or for wildlife? Charlotte Smith visits the Marlborough Downs in Wiltshire, a 10,000 hectares nature improvement area run by over 40 farmers. Show more

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Morning news and current affairs with Sarah Montague in London and Mishal Husain in Taunton. Mishal reports on Somerset's ongoing flood relief effort. Show more

Richard Coles and Suzy Klein with adventurer Simon Reeve. Michael Booth explores Scandinavia, Andrew Cotton surfs a big wave, and Marjorie Wallace shares her Inheritance Tracks. Show more

The novelist Amit Chaudhuri conjures up the Calcutta of his imagination, a city he's loved all his life. From 2014. Show more

Steve Richards of the Independent talks to MPs caught up in the floods, and consults a former education secretary about Michael Gove. Show more

Reporters around the world examine what lies behind the headlines in the USA, Spain, Denmark, Sri Lanka and China. Presented by Kate Adie. Show more

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by Canadian vlogger IISuperwomanII plus Angela Barnes, Mitch Benn and Laura Shavin for a comic run through the week's news. Show more

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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Altrincham Grammar School for Girls with Jeremy Browne MP, Jack Straw MP, Jack Monroe and Anna Soubry MP. Show more

Should state schools be more like private schools, how do we manage our landscape to prevent more floods, and boycotting the Winter Olympics - right or wrong? Show more

In a future Britain, people have gradually lost the gift of sleep - or have they? Starring Maxine Peake and Jason Done. Show more

Record producer Joe Boyd gives his personal take on the life of the great New Orleans piano player James Booker, aka the Black Liberace. Show more

World War One and its impact on women. Couples in fiction. Sheryl Crow on cancer, adopting and country music. Highlights from the Woman's Hour week, presented by Jane Garvey. Show more

Full coverage of the day's news with Paddy O'Connell.

Business school or school of life? Is a business education the key to a place in the board room, or can real-world acumen be just as good? Evan Davis debates with guests. Show more

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Clive Anderson joins Chris O'Dowd, Peter Andre, Wayne Sleep and Maggie Aderin-Pocock for conversation, music and comedy. With music from Bombay Bicycle Club and Nine Below Zero. Show more

When the Pope's motorbike is auctioned in Paris to raise funds for a homeless charity, a Scottish mother and daughter see it as their mission to go and buy it. Show more

Critical discussion of Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club, Hanif Kureishi's The Last Word and the new series from Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, Inside Number 9. Show more

Sir Nicholas Kenyon reflects on the life of popular classical music composer, Sir John Tavener. From February 2014. Show more

4 Extra Debut. The archdeacon wants to be the bishop, but will the current prime minister who favours him remain in power? From February 2014. Show more

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.

Are sporting boycotts of events like the Winter Olympics effective, or just empty gestures? Engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk with guests including Michael Portillo. Show more

Russell Davies chairs the latest heat of the general knowledge quiz, from Media City studios in Salford. The name of which chemical element derives from the Greek word for 'lazy'? Show more

Roger McGough introduces poems about dreams and sleep, with works by DH Lawrence, Rose Macaulay, Norman MacCaig and others. The readers are Adjoa Andoh and Patrick Romer. Show more

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After a painful divorce, a woman heads to Spain hoping to break free from the painful ties that bind. Read by Madeleine Potter. Show more

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