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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Most Rev George Stack, Archbishop of Cardiff.
Farming and countryside news with Anna Hill. A group of small-scale farmers is calling for a greater share of the subsidies paid out under the Common Agricultural Policy. Show more
Kate Humble presents the capercaillie. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Midweek
Baroness Trumpington, David Adam, Pauline Butcher Bird, James Sawyer
43 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Lively and diverse conversation as Libby Purves meets Baroness Jean Trumpington; Frank Zappa's former secretary Pauline Butcher Bird, and science writer David Adam. Show more
Woman's Hour
Juliette Binoche; Victoria Coren; Lindsey Davis
58 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Jenni Murray offers a female perspective, including Juliette Binoche on her new film A Thousand Times Goodnight and Victoria Coren Mitchell on winning £1.5 million at poker. Show more
Jeremy meets singing legend Rita Rayner. She and her sisters are reforming close harmony group the Rayner Sisters to record a song for a new album of 50s hits. Show more
Jane Garvey explores the world of knitting - full of rebels, musicians, jailbirds and reality TV. From 2014. Show more
Flushed with success, Ginny holds a literary salon at Vera's castle. Disappointingly the glitterati stay away. Only Venus turns up and she has never read a book in her life. Show more
John Waite investigates the desperate and sometimes dangerous measures some are taking to get themselves a home in the capital. Show more
National and international news with Martha Kearney. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.
In Search of Ourselves: A History of Psychology and the Mind
It's All about Sex
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Martin Sixsmith examines Freud's legacy with audio archive of his rival Carl Gustav Jung and his daughter Anna Freud. From April 2014. Show more
Tom and Tony have heart to heart, and Helen comes to the rescue. Show more
A David Nobbs comedy. Two retired women teachers share a house but little else. Then a former student, now a rock-star, bursts into their lives. The effect is devastating... Show more
Paul Lewis and guests answer your welfare benefit questions. Show more
Inside Health
Hospital patients dying of thirst; Paracetamol; Saturated fats; Baclofen and alcoholism
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Headlines claim 'thousands of patients die in hospital of thirst' but did the study actually analyse hydration? How Baclofen stopped a listener drinking 6-8 bottles of wine a day. Show more
Thinking Allowed
The Ethnography Award 'Short List'
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Laurie Taylor presents a special programme devoted to the academic research that has been shortlisted for Thinking Allowed's new annual ethnography award. Show more
The Media Show
Royal video; FT rejects IPSO; Documentaries on adoption; Peter Greste update
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Steve Hewlett discusses the FT's decision not to join IPSO, programmes on adoption, the trial of Peter Greste, and coverage of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's 'day off'. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
The comedienne ponders if you can really describe a person by simply stating their genetic code. From April 2014. Show more
Last minute trouble shooting for Alice, and Jennifer lends a hand. Show more
Front Row
Artist Richard Wilson; playwright Mike Bartlett; Generation War; Exhibition
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Artist Richard Wilson on his vast new Heathrow sculpture Slipstream; playwright Mike Bartlett on King Charles III; German TV drama Generation War; Joanna Hogg's film Exhibition. Show more
Jeremy meets singing legend Rita Rayner. She and her sisters are reforming close harmony group the Rayner Sisters to record a song for a new album of 50s hits. Show more
Would That Work Here?
Episode 4: Japan: Cashless Community Care for the Elderly
43 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Claire Bolderson explores the Japanese time-banking system of fureai kippu, where individuals donate time to looking after the elderly, earning credits that they can cash in later. Show more
Benet Brandreth argues that our current political discourse is bankrupt, so he proposes a novel solution: a legislature by lot. Show more
Scotland is the principal source of Britain's renewable energy as well as its oil and gas. What would independence mean for the UK energy market? Tom Heap reports from Edinburgh. Show more
Midweek
Baroness Trumpington, David Adam, Pauline Butcher Bird, James Sawyer
43 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Lively and diverse conversation as Libby Purves meets Baroness Jean Trumpington; Frank Zappa's former secretary Pauline Butcher Bird, and science writer David Adam. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Obama backs Japan in China dispute, Shakespeare at 450, and Brazil riots as the World Cup approaches. In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective with Ritula Shah. Show more
Ruth relates events sparking a devastating family tragedy in the river which flows by the family home. Ailish Symons reads History of the Rain by Niall Williams. Show more
Astronomical errors - how mistakes have shaped rocket science. Quirky true history with Helen Keen. From April 2014. Show more
Late at night, Patrick Marber and Peter Curran lie in the darkness, sharing not only a bunk bed but also their thoughts and fancies. Deep-down superficiality. From April 2014. Show more
Alan Dein speaks to people living and working away from home. A nurse in Germany awaits the arrival of battle-injured troops, and an Icelander finds paradise in a pool. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
How a family's fortunes were made by a daring plan to grow lemons in a northern latitude. Read by Francesca Dymond. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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