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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Edwin Counsell.
'Are you straining tired eyes towards the future and saying, what next?' A time capsule put together in 1921 is finally opened, with astonishing results. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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Revered by fly fishermen, Helen Mark finds out about the famous chalk streams of Hants and Wilts. She begins at Salisbury's Harnham Water Meadows, overlooking the cathedral. Show more
Farming and countryside news with Sybil Ruscoe. From gas to gold, coal to buried treasure, who owns - or has a right to own - the valuable assets beneath our farmland? Show more
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Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Weather.
Jay Rayner and his panel take questions on eating and drinking from an audience in Cowes on the Isle of Wight. Show more
Does the clutter and chatter of the modern world crowd out those precious moments when we need to be on our own? With Eleanor Catton, Diana Senechal and Yiyun Li. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
A Shopping List for Cuba
30 minutes
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Cuba, Iraq, Gaza, Panama and Somalia - correspondents tell their stories, presented by Kate Adie. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Marcus Brigstocke has 'broken bad' to become a drug dealer - linking legalisation, culture, hypocrisy and cheese. From August 2014. Show more
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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Any Questions?
Sir Robert Francis QC, Minette Batters, Val McDermid, John Cridland
48 minutes
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Shaun Ley presents political debate from Broadcasting House Radio Theatre in London with Minette Batters, Val McDermid, John Cridland and Sir Robert Francis QC. Show more
A chance for Radio 4 listeners to have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? With Anita Anand. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Events leading up to the Highland massacre in 1692, where soldiers rose up and killed their lodging hosts. Starring John Buick. Show more
Frances Fyfield is joined by two members of the US Marine Band to explore the original manuscript of John Philip Sousa's most famous March - The Stars and Stripes for Ever. Show more
Woman's Hour
Women and body size. Baroness Ruth Rendell. The quest for the perfect jeans
58 minutes
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Ruth Rendell talks about her latest book and 50 years of Inspector Wexford. Plus the quest for the perfect pair of jeans, and women and body size. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news.
'Are you straining tired eyes towards the future and saying, what next?' A time capsule put together in 1921 is finally opened, with astonishing results. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Loose Ends
Rick Wakeman, June Whitfield, Michael Mosley, Dominic Wilcox, Danny Wallace, Tricky
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Nikki Bedi is joined by Rick Wakeman, June Whitfield, Michael Mosley, Danny Wallace and Dominic Wilcox for an eclectic mix of chat, music and comedy. With music from Tricky. Show more
Haider al-Abadi's company serviced the BBC lifts in London, but he is now about to become the next prime minister of Iraq? Who is he, and can he fix his country's problems? Show more
Saturday Review
Joseph O'Neill, Robin Wright, Jezebel, Match of the Day at 50 and Andrew Marr's Great Scots
45 minutes
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Discussion of the week's cultural events, including Joseph O'Neill, Robin Wright in The Congress, Jezebel at Soho Theatre, Match of the Day at 50 and Andrew Marr's Great Scots. Show more
The history and science of hypnosis in medicine, illustrated by sometimes inspiring, often eccentric, tales of the maverick medics who have harnessed its powers. Show more
By Mike Walker. When news of Oliver Cromwell's death reaches Brussels, the exiled Charles II plots his return. With Jamie Parker. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
James Naughtie invites an Edinburgh Festival audience to discuss their hopes and fears for Scotland's future, as the vote on independence nears.
4 Extra Debut. Nigel Rees hosts the quotations quiz with Chris Addison, Jim Al-Khalili, Katy Brand and John Campbell. From August 2014. Show more
Novelist Ed Docx thought John Donne was a young lover's poet. Now as he nears his middle years, he finds the poet is still keeping him company. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
A young woman falls in love with her parent's lodger, the charming John George Haigh who is 20 years older. Read by Anna Madeley. Show more
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