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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Dr Ian Bradley of the University of St Andrews.
First minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, wants supermarkets to improve labelling so consumers can choose to 'buy Scottish'. Presented by Felicity Evans. Show more
Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Bobolink. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Includes Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
Ruby Wax outlines her dream festival. It is a festival of extremes taking place in Notting Hill. Radiohead are playing, and scientists are giving lectures on the latest advances. Show more
Life coach Carol Ann Rice and Acas spokesman Stewart Gee give their advice on the best way to go, and we hear the story of Mary Manion whose day did not go as she expected at all. Show more
Woman's Hour
Amanda Redman on her latest TV role
58 minutes
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Amanda Redman talks about her new TV role, plus there is discussion on what can be done if domestic violence is suspected. Presented by Jenni Murray. Show more
Martin is enthralled by Honor, but is he entering a world that would leave modern-day society outraged? Stars Victoria Hamilton. Show more
James Fletcher travels to the coastal wetlands of Louisiana, where each hour, the sea washes away vast tracts of land that sustain local communities rich in Cajun culture. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Helen Wallace explores how Jacqueline du Pré had an effect like no other. Did she help create a surfeit of cellists? From 2015. Show more
The Why Factor
Why are some songs seemingly impossible to forget?
12 minutes
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Presenter Mike Williams investigates "earworms" or "sticky songs" - those pieces of music we can't get out of our head after we hear them once. Show more
You and Yours
Diverting phone fraud, Budget gyms, Plus-size clothing
45 minutes
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Consumer affairs programme.
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Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Edward Stourton.
Charisma: Pinning Down the Butterfly
Animal Magnetism
15 minutes
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Franz Mesmer and the charismatic healing power of suggestibility. Francine Stock attempts to pin down charisma. From 2015. Show more
Harrison Burns has an idea, and Jim senses Machiavellian intent. Show more
Ex-military wargamer Bradley Shoreham is challenging a flood defence team's methods. The unexpected forces him to rewrite his game plan. Show more
Helen Mark goes to the Glenfinnan Gathering, an annual Highland games on the west coast of Scotland. Show more
Jade Etherington presents the Radio 4 Appeal for National Eye Research Centre. Show more
Mariella Frostrup presents a special programme from Lyme Regis exploring the literature of the coast. Show more
The Film Programme
Buster Keaton in Britain, The Wolfpack, Directed by Women festival
28 minutes
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Looking at the latest cinema releases, DVDs and films on TV. Including Buster Keaton in Britain, plus The Wolfpack and the Directed by Women festival. With Antonia Quirke. Show more
Gareth Mitchell investigates how the brain creates meaning, the magic of maths, a possible genetic switch for obesity and the thousands of bacteria and fungi in household dust. Show more
Six O'Clock News
27/08/15: UK net migration hits record high
30 minutes
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Annual net migration to the UK has reached a record high of 330,000.
The American humorist with an upshot of an unorthodox minor operation in ‘Calypso’ and selfie culture in ‘Follow Me’. From 2015. Show more
Rob is very persuasive, and Lower Loxley is transformed. Show more
Front Row
The Trials of Jimmy Rose, Cerys Matthews and Timberlake Wertenbaker, Zambezi News, Miss Julie
30 minutes
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Kirsty Lang speaks to Cerys Matthews and Timberlake Wertenbaker about Our Country's Good and to Zimbabwean comedy duo Zambezi News about their work. Show more
Martin is enthralled by Honor, but is he entering a world that would leave modern-day society outraged? Stars Victoria Hamilton. Show more
More than two million people are thought to use electronic cigarettes in Britain. Wesley Stephenson looks at their use and asks if they safe or if they should be restricted. Show more
Who is your boss? Peter Day explores how three companies, in three different countries, do business without managers. Who hires and fires? And how do you get a pay rise? Show more
Gareth Mitchell investigates how the brain creates meaning, the magic of maths, a possible genetic switch for obesity and the thousands of bacteria and fungi in household dust. Show more
Ruby Wax outlines her dream festival. It is a festival of extremes taking place in Notting Hill. Radiohead are playing, and scientists are giving lectures on the latest advances. Show more
The World Tonight
Bodies of up to 50 migrants found in a lorry abandoned in Austria.
45 minutes
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What should be done to stop the people traffickers?
Marian is called to Hamburg to testify against the Germans who worked in Ravensbrück concentration camp. Read by Peter Firth. Show more
Lauren Laverne is joined by Caitlin Moran and others for an intimate live discussion about lust. This programme contains some very strong language. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Michael Peppiatt's account of his 30-year friendship with Francis Bacon continues with death, guilt and inspiration. Show more
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