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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Claire Campbell Smith. Show more
A new scientific report claims that organic food could be better for your health. However, the report is proving controversial with scientists and nutritionalists alike. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the osprey. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
Courtney Pine and composer Anna Meredith, on the Millennium Bridge, London, look at the view from St Paul's to the Shard, and each create new music that follows that skyline. Show more
Agony aunt Irma Kurtz talks to her American counterpart Cheryl Strayed about the USA agony in her 'Dear Sugar' column. Show more
Woman's Hour
Islamophobia and the veil; Growing up in a cult; Women in Parliament; David McKee on Elmer
58 minutes
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Changing behaviour in Parliament to encourage women to stand; Islamophobic attacks and the veil; Growing up in and escaping a cult; David McKee on his friendly elephant Elmer. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Armistead Maupin's fourth 'Tales of the City' novel. The Aids pandemic has arrived in San Francisco. Michael is bereft while Brian wants a baby. Show more
Why has Milton Keynes been named the best town in the UK to start a business? Deborah Meaden meets the town's entrepreneurs to discover the secrets of their success. Show more
Marco's sister is less than impressed by Terri, Jill is wavering and Chippy has tussled with a shark - apparently. From July 2014. Show more
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Martha Kearney presents national and international news.
A Guide to Garden Wildlife
1. Log Piles and Long Grass
15 minutes
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'Tiggy hogs and coffin cutters' kick off Brett Westwood and Phil Gates's investigation into common garden wildlife. From July 2013. Show more
Tony's feeling guilty, and Brian braves the kitchen. Show more
In Julian Gough's comedy, Stephanie Flanders reports on a plan 'too big to fail' - an unorthodox attempt to solve the eurozone crisis, conjured out of air by Europe's leaders. Show more
Tom Sutcliffe puts cryptic questions to the rival panellists from the Midlands and Wales in this week's keenly-fought contest. Show more
Sheila Dillon hears the story of food told through 400 years of music history. Gluttonous composers, cuisine-centred plotlines and singers needing nourishment. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Rosie Dastgir explores how roots and home shape artists’ work with Sathnam Sanghera, Clio Barnard and Simon Stevens. From 2014. Show more
Robin Ince and Brian Cox are joined on stage by comedian Ross Noble and evolutionary psychologists Keith Jensen and Katie Slocombe to discuss if humans are uniquely unique. Show more
The French parliament hears revelations that the military is short of arms. A look back through contemporary accounts of the events leading up to the First World War. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
A visit to the Assembly Hall in Worthing for regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden plus Harry Hill on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair. Show more
Jill has some news, and Elizabeth is worried about Freddie. Show more
Front Row
Nadine Gordimer remembered, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Utopia
30 minutes
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Paul Theroux, Albie Sachs and Justin Cartwright on Nadine Gordimer; Matt Reeves, director of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes; Dennis Kelly, writer and creator of TV drama Utopia. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Armistead Maupin's fourth 'Tales of the City' novel. The Aids pandemic has arrived in San Francisco. Michael is bereft while Brian wants a baby. Show more
More and more people say they are 'English', 'Scots' or 'Welsh'. But being 'British' is still popular among the Asian Community. Ritula Shah asks, 'Who's British now?'. Show more
British wages have fallen since 2008. Paul Johnson of the Institute of Fiscal Studies asks if they will ever pick up. Show more
Monty Don examines how we make room to preserve the pronghorn and wildebeest migrations in North America and Africa. Show more
Courtney Pine and composer Anna Meredith, on the Millennium Bridge, London, look at the view from St Paul's to the Shard, and each create new music that follows that skyline. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
David Cameron begins a ministerial reshuffle, Egypt proposes a ceasefire plan for Gaza and Israel, and Baroness Butler-Sloss resigns as the head of the child abuse panel. Show more
Ove finds the stray cat seems to have moved in permanently. But there's no way he'll leave a wild animal alone in the house. So the cat accompanies Ove on his daily inspection. Show more
Josie Long presents stories about exploration, from tales of riding cellos down mountains to romantic U Bahn jaunts. From 2014. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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4 Extra Debut. In his first job as a scientific advisor, Lewis makes a last-minute decision to join a fishing vessel. Read by Sam Troughton. Show more
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