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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Sister Gemma Simmonds of the Congregation of Jesus. Show more

'Who can make decisions about a pacemaker once it's in my body?' - After a listener got in touch with a dilemma, iPM explores the UK law on switching off implanted medical devices. Show more

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Helen Mark visits Cumbria to watch the exciting sport of hound trailing. The May Day races are about to begin, and Helen meets owners and dogs who are keyed up for the event. Show more

Farming news. What is it like to farm in the UK's uplands? Sybil Ruscoe explores the challenges farmers face and the arguments for and against rearing sheep on the hills. Show more

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Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Thought for the Day and Weather.

Chris Tarrant, Iain Lauchlan, Glenys Newton and Dino Martins all join Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir. Guy Chambers plays his Inheritance Tracks and Daniel Parker talks film make-up. Show more

Jay Rayner and the team are in Holywood, Northern Ireland, for the culinary panel programme with panellists Professor Peter Barham, Tim Hayward, Rachel McCormack and Paula McIntyre. Show more

A look behind the scenes at Westminster. Steve Richards of the Independent takes soundings on why Labour lost the general election and the task ahead for the next party leader. Show more

Correspondents' stories from Thailand, Afghanistan, Jordan, Hungary and the Azores, including coverage of the migration crisis in Asia. Presented by Kate Adie. Show more

Finance news. More than four million couples are eligible for the new marriage allowance of up to £212, but they have to claim. Paul Lewis looks at how people can qualify. Show more

Satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig, with regular panellist Jeremy Hardy and guests Susan Calman, Samira Ahmed and Elis James. Zeb Soanes reads the news. Show more

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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Filleigh Village Hall in North Devon with Ben Bradshaw MP, Tim Montgomerie, Joan Smith and Sarah Wollaston MP. Show more

Listeners' calls and emails in response to this week's edition of Any Questions? with Anita Anand. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Toby Stephens, playing the role of 007, sparkles as impersonator, skier, charmer and pursuer of Ernst Blofeld. But is there tragedy ahead? Show more

The Woman's Hour Power List 2015, new MP for Bradford West Naz Shah, Wendy Holden's latest book Born Survivors, and Emily Watson on A Royal Night Out. Jane Garvey presents. Show more

Full coverage of the day's news.

'Who can make decisions about a pacemaker once it's in my body?' - After a listener got in touch with a dilemma, iPM explores the UK law on switching off implanted medical devices. Show more

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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Clive Anderson and Scottee talk to guests including Kenneth Cranham, Emma Kennedy and Mark Steel for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

Mark Coles profiles the muckraker's muckraker, veteran American investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, who has challenged the official story of how Osama bin Laden was killed. Show more

Mad Max: Fury Road, Cornelia Parker's Magna Carta interpretation, Mike Leigh's Pirates of Penzance, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell on TV and TC Boyle's novel The Harder They Come. Show more

Matthew Syed explores the neurological and psychological trajectory of a choke, the loss of the ability to do what comes naturally when a person is under pressure. Show more

4 Extra Debut. A stranger's summons to the Castle leads him into a bureaucratic wonderland of terror and insanity. Starring Dominic Rowan. Show more

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.

Clive Anderson and guests examine why the 1970 Equal Pay Act seems to have failed to bridge the pay gap between men and women doing the same job. Show more

Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as three students from the University of Essex take on their professors. From May 2015. Show more

Roger McGough travels from Rumi's 13th-century Persia to Banjo Patterson's Eaglehawk, Australia, via Thom Gunn's Pacific Ocean. Show more

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.

By Paula Williams. Being invisible is no joke, particularly when it is your birthday and your brother gets more attention. Read by John Telfer. Show more

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