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Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson.

The latest news about food and farming. This episode meets the Bubb family, who grow flowers for biodegradable wedding confetti on their Shropshire farm. Presented by Sybil Ruscoe. Show more

The latest weather forecast for farmers.

Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Pink-Footed Goose. Show more

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

In a special recording at the Hay Festival, Tom Sutcliffe looks at the success of the human species with Yuval Noah Harari, Beth Shapiro, Colm Toibin and Owen Sheers. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Sally drops a bombshell on her husband of over 20 years – she wants a divorce. Can they still be friends? Stars Christine Bottomley. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Art critic Louisa Buck lifts the lid on the Painting By Numbers craze of the 1950's. From 2015. Show more

Despairing of his island flock, Father Tregarthan enlists the help of an unlikely source. Stars Joseph Kloska and Alex Tregear. Show more

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Discussion on recording cold calls from companies promising to stop cold callers. Plus why show homes are styled the way they are, and why car clocking is making a comeback. Show more

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Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney.

Professor Sunil Khilnani tells the story of the man who called himself the 'Parrot of India' - warrior, poet and Sufi Muslim saint Amir Khusro. Show more

Phoebe and Josh have all the clues, and Tom gets recruiting. Show more

Mickey Bliss is in London, taking time out from signals training at Aldershot to look up an old friend, who might finance his much-needed overhearing device. By Michael Chaplin. Show more

Steve Punt hosts from Aston University, where three students take on a team of three of their professors. Show more

Highly regarded for its health benefits, people have been eating seaweed for millennia. Sheila Dillon meets new entrepreneurs hoping to find seaweed a place on our dinner tables. Show more

Rome's famous landmark the Piazza di Spagna has a secret British history that still reverberates today. Novelist Matthew Kneale discovers the hidden Ghetto Inglese. Show more

Can Humanism include belief in God? Ernie Rea and guests discuss. Show more

Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.

Nicholas Parsons hosts the perennially popular panel game, in which guests Paul Merton, Alun Cochrane, Susan Calman and Gyles Brandreth attempt to talk for 60 seconds. Show more

It is the annual Single Wicket, and Charlie needs information. Show more

Juliet Stevenson, Niamh Cusack and Michelle Terry on playing Rosalind, Timbuktu reviewed by Lindsey Hilsum, the economics of literary festivals and remakes of films from the 1980s. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Sally drops a bombshell on her husband of over 20 years – she wants a divorce. Can they still be friends? Stars Christine Bottomley. Show more

Samira Ahmed meets the next generation of Britain's imams, asking whether they are equipped to deal with the needs of their communities. Show more

David Aaronovitch traces the intellectual influences behind society's shift from wrongful denial of child sexual abuse to excessive credulity. Show more

Is war a uniquely human act, or can its origins be found deeper back in our evolutionary past? Geoff Watts explores the origins of war. Show more

In a special recording at the Hay Festival, Tom Sutcliffe looks at the success of the human species with Yuval Noah Harari, Beth Shapiro, Colm Toibin and Owen Sheers. Show more

The latest weather forecast.

Meeting to discuss government's plans to renegotiate Britain's membership of the EU.

The wolves are ready for their release into the Earl's estate. Meanwhile Rachel is about to give birth. Read by Hattie Morahan. Show more

Michael Rosen and guests perform songs, poems and stories about food. With writer Tania Hershman, singer Simon Panrucker and cook Barny Haughton. Show more

Martha Lane Fox finds out how advancing technology and faster internet networks allow musicians to play together remotely. Will they change the way we make and experience music? Show more

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

4 Extra Debut. Tom Fort’s maritime journey contemplating the International Hydrographic Organisation – and Noel Coward. Read by Jonathan Coy. Show more

The latest shipping forecast.

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