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A short reflection and prayer with Pastor Lindsay Allen.
'We started thinking, are we going to be allowed to die in our house?' With a sharp rise in right-to-buy sales, hear from listeners who have just bought their council house. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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Helen Mark visits one of the Isle of Wight's great attractions, those famous chalk cliffs, The Needles. Besides the great views across the Solent, she discovers a Cold War secret. Show more
How accessible is the British countryside? Sybil Ruscoe goes for a walk in Monmouthshire, meeting both farmers and ramblers along the way, to discuss the problems they encounter. Show more
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Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Weather.
Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel programme from Smithfield, London. Panellists include food adviser Henry Dimbleby and Israeli chef Itamar Srulovich. Show more
How do we decide what is normal when it comes to how we feel and how we behave? Bridget Kendall is joined by Uta Frith, Lennard Davis and Jerry Pinto. Show more
Australia's tough immigration policy taken to court and other reporters' stories from London, Athens, Irbil and Paris. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Glory be, Marcus Brigstocke has decided to form his own religion - based on peace, loving kindness and probably war. From August 2014. Show more
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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Any Questions?
Simon Heffer, Thomasina Miers, Prof Sir Simon Wessely, Osama Saeed
48 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Ritula Shah presents political debate from the Broadcasting House Radio Theatre in London with Thomasina Miers, Professor Sir Simon Wessely, Osama Saeed and Simon Heffer. Show more
Anita Anand presents listener response to the issues discussed on Any Questions? Topics include the Rotherham child abuse scandal and the new terror threat level. Show more
Despite being on holiday, Beck is summoned back to Stockholm, where he is sent on an unofficial and seemingly pointless mission to Budapest in search of a missing journalist. Show more
Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have distinct characteristics and specific moods. Ivan is joined by pianist Peter Donohoe to explore the key of C Minor. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour: Women-only gyms; 'The One'
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Are women-only gyms the answer to getting more of us to exercise? And is there such a thing as a soulmate, or do we all simply make do? Highlights presented by Emma Barnett. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news.
'We started thinking, are we going to be allowed to die in our house?' With a sharp rise in right-to-buy sales, hear from listeners who have just bought their council house. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Loose Ends
Nicholas Parsons, Kevin Bishop, Rikki Stein, George Dawes Green, Catherine Burns, Arthur Smith, The Barr Brothers, Femme
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
Nikki Bedi is joined by Nicholas Parsons, Kevin Bishop and George Dawes Green for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from the Barr Brothers and Femme. Show more
Edward Stourton profiles the Ukrainian president, Petro Poroshenko. Show more
Saturday Review
Martin Amis, Pitcairn, The Moth, Obvious Child, Secret Life of Books
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Tom Sutcliffe on Martin Amis's latest novel, Richard Bean's new play Pitcairn, The Moth storytelling event, abortion comedy Obvious Child and BBC TV's Secret Life of Books. Show more
Dominic Sandbrook explores the life of Leonard Plugge, whose commercial radio station gripped Britain in the 1930s. From August 2014. Show more
By Mike Walker. James II's reign lasted just four years, before he fled England in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. How did it all go so wrong? With James Fleet. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
Matthew Taylor presents a new discussion programme that aims to give listeners a completely new way to understand a controversial issue and to decide where they stand. Show more
Nigel Rees hosts the quotations quiz with Maureen Lipman, Sanjeev Kohli, Penny Smith and Peter Kellner. From August 2014. Show more
Anna Scott-Brown hears tales of love, loss and hope on 'Rosie's Bench'. The lives of strangers and friends, and Rosie's own story, are woven into poetry by Michael Symmons Roberts. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Nadine Gordimer - A Flash of Fireflies
Episode 1: Six Feet of the Country
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FM
4 Extra Debut. 1953 in apartheid South Africa, and a land-owning couple face a stark dilemma when an illegal immigrant dies on their property. Read by William Gaminara. Show more
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