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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Venerable Sheila Watson, Archdeacon of Canterbury.
New measures are being put in place to tackle the most common cause of abortions in cattle, the parasitic disease Neospora. Presented by Caz Graham. Show more
John Aitchison presents the skylark. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Life Scientific
Episode 91: Jane Francis on Antarctica
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Jane Francis, director of the British Antarctic Survey, talks to Jim Al-Khalili about how studying petrified wood took her from Dorset's Jurassic coast to this icy land mass. Show more
One to One
Christina Lamb talks to Ziauddin Yousafzai - Malala's dad.
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
The Sunday Times journalist Christina Lamb talks to the father of Malala, the school girl shot by the Taleban. Ziauddin's own legacy is now overshadowed by his daughter's fame. Show more
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Daily Service
Robert Macfarlane on vivid places and the words they conjure up: Essex, John Alec Baker and a peregrine falcon. From 2015. Show more
Woman's Hour
Poldark, Clare Grogan, Charlotte Metcalf
58 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Poldark and the objectification of men, how autism affects siblings, former pop star Clare Grogan, and Charlotte Metcalf on her documentary School Girl Killer. With Jane Garvey. Show more
One little bit of wealth redistribution has given Hanna a taste for helping her friends out. A comic look at how the financial crisis feels on the street. Stars Laura Dos Santos. Show more
An investigation into why the MOD continues to give soldiers a drug that can cause psychosis, hallucinations, paranoia and confusion. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Izzat Majeed could have retired quietly, but instead he formed the Sachal Jazz Ensemble in Lahore, Pakistan. From 2015. Show more
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
A History of Ideas
Philosopher Jules Evans on Aristotle and Flourishing
11 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Jules Evans wants to prove there has been a revival of Aristotle's ideas about flourishing. He asks former head of the civil service Gus O'Donnell how to measure the good life. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: What will drive up nursing standards?
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Will the Nursing and Midwifery Council's revised code of practice change standards in the NHS? Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
Healthy Visions
Episode 2: The Patient in Charge?
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Dr Charles Alessi contends that a sustainable healthcare system in Britain will involve patients being more involved and in control of their own care. Show more
Susan is alarmed, and Pip has got lots to think about. Show more
Amanda Dalton's drama looks at three 15-year-old teenagers whose lives have been affected by war, including a young woman who has been a child soldier in the Sudan. Show more
Following the afternoon play Three Soldiers, Mike Thomson reports from Northern Iraq on the changing role of child soldiers. Show more
Costing the Earth
Climate Change: Inconvenient Facts?
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
With Arctic sea ice shrinking and Antarctic sea ice growing, Tom Heap asks what is happening to the climate. Show more
Many thousands seem to suffer from extreme physical reactions to everyday man-made chemicals. Jane Little sets out on a global road trip to explore their illness. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Ian Rankin, Joe Boyd and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Lesley Branch, Mohsin Hamid and Pascal Garnier. From 2015. Show more
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Beauty and wellness explored. Pam Ayres' poetry and sketches with Felicity Montagu and Geoffrey Whitehead. From February 2014. Show more
Tony faces the music, and Kate is bored. Show more
Front Row
The Dark Horse, Sara Taylor, 70 Years of The Glass Menagerie
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
New Zealand film The Dark Horse, novelist Sara Taylor, the play Abraham Lincoln was watching when he was shot and Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie. With Kirsty Lang. Show more
One little bit of wealth redistribution has given Hanna a taste for helping her friends out. A comic look at how the financial crisis feels on the street. Stars Laura Dos Santos. Show more
The documentary film-maker Rex Bloomstein gains unprecedented access to HMP Whatton, the largest sex offender prison in Europe, to investigate how its inmates are rehabilitated. Show more
Jessica Luke tells Peter how the charity Blind in Business helped her find work, and Tom Walker talks to Darren Murinas, a convicted drug dealer who has turned his life around. Show more
Anjana Ahuja asks if polygraphs, or lie detectors, should be used to monitor sex offenders in the UK, when it can reportedly take just five minutes to learn how to beat them. Show more
The Life Scientific
Episode 91: Jane Francis on Antarctica
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Jane Francis, director of the British Antarctic Survey, talks to Jim Al-Khalili about how studying petrified wood took her from Dorset's Jurassic coast to this icy land mass. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
A profile of the new President as Buhari wins the Nigerian election.
Rita's Story. The twists and turns that led Rita away from her northern home to the seedy streets of 1960s Soho and the attention of Arthur Gillies. Show more
4 Extra Debut. After battling to shed six-and-a-half stone, comedian Julia Sutherland has another shot at life. But what's changed? From 2015. Show more
Writer and gardener Carol Klein shares her favourite writing, from Graham Greene to Clare Leighton, Dorothy Parker and Edmund de Waal. With guest readers Jo Brand and Phil Davis. Show more
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Robert Macfarlane on vivid places and the words they conjure up: Essex, John Alec Baker and a peregrine falcon. From 2015. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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