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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson. Show more
The programme that starts with its listeners.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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Helen Mark visits Coquet Island, a sanctuary for some of Britain's rarest nesting sea birds and also home to the world's first 'puffin piano'. Show more
Pigs are on the up! Charlotte Smith explores optimism in the industry with Sally Stockings, on her outdoor pig farm in Oxfordshire. Show more
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Morning news and current affairs. Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Weather.
Aasmah Mir and Suzy Klein are joined by singer-songwriter Lulu. Plus, the foster couple in their 70s who only take in babies and the Inheritance Tracks of Ronan Keating. Show more
Jay Rayner and the team are in Golders Green, an area of North London known for its Jewish community. Show more
George Parker of the Financial Times takes soundings on the big biotech bid troubling Westminster. And why do we have six million missing voters? Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
The Tourists Have Gone
30 minutes
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Kate Adie presents reports from writers and journalists around the world, including a tourist exodus from Kenya, ethnic reconciliation in Sri Lanka and the European elections. Show more
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a comic take on the week's news. With Mitch Benn, Pippa Evans and David Quantick. Show more
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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Any Questions?
Sir Menzies Campbell MP, Lisa Duffy, Michael Fallon MP, Sadiq Khan MP
48 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from St Anselms Catholic School in Canterbury, Kent, with Sadiq Khan MP, Lisa Duffy, Michael Fallon MP and Sir Ming Campbell MP. Show more
A chance for Radio 4 listeners to have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? With Anita Anand. Show more
When a rare gold coin is stolen, Mrs Murdoch hires private eye Philip Marlowe to find it. But he is soon caught in the crossfire of a family at war with itself. Stars Toby Stephens. Show more
Presented by Jane Garvey. Michelle Knight on her 11 years held prisoner by Ariel Castro; the campaign to get mothers' names on marriage certificates; and soprano Pretty Yende. Show more
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Loose Ends
Clive Anderson, Nick Frost, Francesca Martinez, Terry Deary, Heather O'Neill, Nikki Bedi, Lee Fields, The Handsome Family
45 minutes
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Clive Anderson is joined by Nick Frost, Francesca Martinez, Heather O'Neill and Terry Deary for conversation, music and comedy. With music from Lee Fields and The Handsome Family. Show more
Performance poet Lemn Sissay creates a fictional response to the Oscar Pistorius trial in a surreal play set in the new South Africa. Show more
Saturday Review
David Hepworth; Andreas Gursky exhibition; Ned Beauman's new novel
45 minutes
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Tom Sutcliffe and guests review neuroscience play Incognito, film Touchy Feely, Ned Beauman's novel Glow, TV series Penny Dreadful, and Andreas Gursky at White Cube Gallery. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Jonathan Agnew explores the impact of the controversial Rebel Cricket Tours to South Africa between 1981-1990. From May 2014. Show more
Frank is more determined than ever to win Mary’s hand, but his mother is equally determined he won’t. Stars Pippa Haywood. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
Thought-provoking talks with a personal dimension.
Jarvis becomes a night watchman in an office block, and a nurse and a spy also share stories of keeping watch. Show more
Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as three students from the University of Birmingham take on three professors. From May 2014. Show more
Roger McGough introduces poems to make the mouth water from the Bristol Food Connections Festival, with readers John Telfer, Katy Sobey and James Fleet. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
By Alix Nathan. 4 Extra Debut. Fireman Gwyn discovers more than he envisaged when he investigates a suspicious fire on a Welsh farm. Show more
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