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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Alison Murdoch. Show more
Harvest is in full swing and although early reports suggest good grain yields, farmers will face a price drop for the crops they are bringing in from the fields. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the herring gull. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
James MacMillan composes a piece tracing the skyline of Cumnock, his home pit village in Ayrshire, while Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis plays the skyline of Ben Wyvis in the highlands. Show more
Agony aunt Irma Kurtz talks to her Australian counterpart Kate de Brito about her 'Ask Bossy' online advice column. From July 2014. Show more
All-girl band Velveteens sign their first record deal. Are they destined to flop or be Top of the Pops? Stars Samantha Robinson. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Journalist Prince Casinader and Father Lorio search to see if an elusive wonder survived Sri Lanka's civil war. From 2014. Show more
After treatment for ovarian and breast cancer, Chippy is mad, Jill is sad and Terri is definitely dangerous to know. From 2014. Show more
You and Yours
Timeshare deals that last a lifetime and beyond
56 minutes
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Consumer news. Winifred Robinson discusses a breakthrough for people who have been trapped in timeshare deals that last 'in perpetuity'. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Edward Stourton presents national and international news.
Kathy Willis examines the Victorian race to flower the Amazonian waterlily in Britain’s giant greenhouses in the 1840s. From 2014. Show more
There's a special guest at the village fete, and Lilian wins on points. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Eileen Atkins and Jeremy Irons read TS Eliot's The Waste Land. Introduced by Dr Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury. Show more
Scotland take on the South of England for the last time this year in the game of cryptic connections, with Tom Sutcliffe in the chair. Show more
English and Welsh wines appear to be on the up and up. Sheila Dillon goes to the vineyards to investigate. Show more
Focussing on art and war, Will Gompertz investigates the art-works in our homes, and the stories they tell about us. From 2014. Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by Stephen Fry, Eric Idle, Prof Tony Ryan and Dr Lucie Green to ask, 'Can science save us?'. Show more
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. Historian Margaret Macmillan looks back through contemporary accounts of the events leading up to the First World War. Show more
Eddie Mair presents coverage and analysis of the day's news.
A welcome visit to Bradford's St George's Hall for regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden plus Andy Hamilton on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair. Show more
The SAVE video is ready to roll, and Fallon is getting ambitious. Show more
Front Row
Gareth Malone and Adrian Sutton, Neil Bartlett, In the Club
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Gareth Malone and Adrian Sutton's WW1 Prom, Neil Bartlett's novel The Disappearance Boy, Bel Mooney reviews In the Club and Michael Symmons Roberts's summer poetry choice. Show more
All-girl band Velveteens sign their first record deal. Are they destined to flop or be Top of the Pops? Stars Samantha Robinson. Show more
Gordon Corera travels to Stockholm to investigate the assassination of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme. He begins with newly-unearthed documents written by writer Stieg Larsson. Show more
What do you do when a twisting funnel drops from the sky with tearing winds of up to 500km an hour? Neal Razzell goes out and about with the storm chasers in Oklahoma City, USA. Show more
Monty Don asks whether wildlife reserves fenced off from encroaching development can really function on their own or whether they are effectively zoos in the wild. Show more
James MacMillan composes a piece tracing the skyline of Cumnock, his home pit village in Ayrshire, while Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis plays the skyline of Ben Wyvis in the highlands. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Libya's government pleas for help after fighting causes huge oil blaze, Ukraine forces take back plane crash site, China's gay activists hope for rights ruling, with Carolyn Quinn. Show more
Whilst Johannes is in Venice an unwelcome visitor arrives at the Brandt household. Read by Emilia Fox. Show more
Chris Ledgard uncorks a message in a bottle to see how this humble missive has bobbed its way through ancient wars, naval history, Elizabethan espionage and maritime science. Show more
The former Commons speaker Lady Boothroyd tells peers the leader of the House of Lords should continue to have a full seat in Cabinet. Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster. Show more
The Listening Project
Hal and Natasha - Double Exposure
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Fi Glover introduces a conversation about the intimacy of nude photography and how it can reveal the unexpected. From July 2014. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
As a boy, Kerridge found refuge in the wilderness of suburban England whose reptilian inhabitants were wondrously untameable. Now he reflects on his enduring passion for cold blood. Show more
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