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Spiritual reflection to start the day, with the Rev Alison Jack. Show more
Farming Today
Organophosphates in sheep dip, Christmas geese, Tidal surge
13 minutes
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News about food, farming and the countryside. Anna Hill reports on calls for an enquiry into how farmers have been affected by the compulsory historical use of sheep dip. Show more
Chris Packham presents the Atlantic canary, singing in the Tenerife treetops. Show more
New York, 1948. Carol and Therese set out on a car trip to discover 1940s America - and each other. Stars Miranda Richardson. Show more
The Listening Project
Gee and David - A Literary Marriage
5 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Fi Glover with a conversation between a writer and her physicist husband as they embark on writing a novel together. It's surprising what you hear when you listen. From Dec 2014. Show more
Julie Fernandez draws on personal experience as a sufferer of brittle-bone disease to explore an agonising decision: whether to have children if it means passing on disabilities. Show more
Can Britain's longest serving and laziest PCSOs find the mysterious Big Brenda? Stars Richie Webb and Nick Walker. From 2014. Show more
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You and Yours
Care 'Auction'; Heated Clothes; Violent Images in Shops
45 minutes
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Consumer news with Winifred Robinson, including the councils putting people in need of care up for 'auction', electrically heated clothes and the soaring cost of pet care. Show more
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Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
Foreign Islamic fighters flocked to Bosnia during the Balkan wars of the 1990s. Fergal Keane asks if they helped kick-start a new wave of terrorism. Show more
David has news for Brian, and Clarrie has advice for Emma. Show more
Jane Gibson's baby was born with Cerebral Palsy, but was it due to medical negligence during the birth? Barrister Rebecca Nyman represents the hospital. Show more
Lesley Curwen presents a phone-in answering listeners' queries about investing and the best rates on cash accounts. Show more
The distraction of using a mobile phone while driving, an intensive treatment for post traumatic stress disorder and two potential new drugs to target symptoms of psychosis. Show more
Thinking Allowed
Port Cities; Middle Class Alcohol Use
28 minutes
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Laurie Taylor asks if port cities can move from ruination to recovery. Plus middle class drinking. Show more
The Media Show
Christopher Jefferies; The Times turns a profit; Front page newspaper content
30 minutes
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Media news, including the real-life crime drama of Christopher Jefferies; The Times and The Sunday Times turn a profit; and is content on newspaper front pages too explicit? Show more
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Paul Sinha looks at his London high street and how it ended up being dominated by Chinese and Indian restaurants. From 2014. Show more
Elizabeth and Shula face Jill, and Helen defends her man. Show more
Front Row
Peter Jackson; Philip Pullman on William Blake; Memoirs of the Year
30 minutes
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Peter Jackson on his final instalment of The Hobbit, Philip Pullman on William Blake at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, Kathryn Hughes picks her biographies and memoirs of the year. Show more
New York, 1948. Carol and Therese set out on a car trip to discover 1940s America - and each other. Stars Miranda Richardson. Show more
David Aaronovitch presents the combative, provocative and engaging debate. Show more
Elizabeth Wurtzel revisits writing the seminal book Prozac Nation 20 years on, and she argues that the need to pay the bills helps a writer. Show more
As our skies become more crowded, Jack Stewart examines the long-awaited modernisation of air traffic control which could allow pilots to choose their own routes. Show more
Midweek
Lucy Cooke; Angie Marchese; David and Ben Crystal; Keith Ball
43 minutes
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Libby Purves meets musician Keith Ball, wildlife expert Lucy Cooke, writers David and Ben Crystal, and Angie Marchese, director of archives at Graceland. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
With Florence now under occupation by the Germans, the Resistance steps up its operations to get the Jewish population to safety. Show more
Entranced by the Edinburgh Fringe, Lach launches his extraworldy experiences into an unexplored world - comedy. From 2014. Show more
Tim Key explores the meaning of 'Egypt' via his poetic works. Tom Basden provides musical accompaniment. From 2012. Show more
Susan Hulme hears George Osborne deliver his last Autumn Statement before the General Election. Show more
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Back in Lahore, Hamid gets to grip with a writer’s solitary life, developing his craft and his fitness. Read by Sanjeev Baskhar. Show more
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