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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Anna Drew.

Whilst rain impedes the harvest, we hear from Lincolnshire farmer Tim Lamyman who's broken two world records for the highest yields, one for oil seed rape, the other for wheat. Show more

Sir David Attenborough presents a seabird with a worldwide distribution, the brown noddy. Show more

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

Former Conservative Party leader, Michael Howard, chooses Queen Elizabeth I. With Matthew Parris. From 2015. Show more

Trampolining is the most important thing in Ollie Monroe's life. He has invested time and energy into building a successful club. We follow his emotional last day. Show more

Three senior police officers reflect on their careers; Nannerl Mozart, sister of Wolfgang Amadeus; lawyer Ann Olivarius on fighting for women's equality; the history of red hair. Show more

Now that Bindi's Beauty Box has hit some problems, Bindi desperately needs inspiration and guidance. Stars Meera Syal. Show more

Neal Razzell explores the disappearance of a young man on a night out in Antwerp. Despite a massive campaign to find him, two years on no-one knows whether he is alive or dead. Show more

Vishva Samani explores ‘Catcher in the Rye’ author JD Salinger's enduring relationship with Hindu philosophy. From 2015. Show more

Why do we care so much about the hair on our head? And what happens when it's taken from us? Mike Williams talks to those who have lost their hair and the impact it had on them. Show more

How many wine bottles on promotion in supermarkets are in reality a good deal? On average a quarter are always on offer. Plus the eight-month wait for disability benefits. Show more

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Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Edward Stourton.

Adam spells out his plans, and David extends the hand of friendship. Show more

Semi-autobiographical childhood adventure-comedy, written and directed by Johnny Vegas. Johnny and Ian go on a quest to find a local dumping ground for shop-spoiled confectionery. Show more

Helen Mark is in the Peak District to meet Mountain Rescue Team, who keep visitors safe should they come a cropper when enjoying the rugged countryside. Show more

Alexander McCall Smith presents the Radio 4 Appeal for SOS Children's Villages. Show more

Booker winner Pat Barker, author of Regeneration and Life Class, talks in depth to Mariella Frostup about her life, work, new novel Noonday and writing about men, women and war. Show more

Looking at the latest cinema releases, DVDs and films on TV, with Francine Stock. Including Liv Ullmann, Brian Helgeland on Legend and model maker Jose Granell. Show more

Tracey Logan investigates the latest El Nino warnings, using beads of sphagnum moss to restore peatlands, the search for the Higgs boson and measuring air pollution with iPhones. Show more

Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.

The American humorist reveals how turtles have featured in all his life in ‘Loggerheads’. Plus, more from his diary. From 2015. Show more

Brian has the perfect solution, and Clarrie gets an embarrassing surprise. Show more

Arts news with Samira Ahmed, including Jed Mercurio on his adaptation of Lady Chatterley's Lover, a review of Cartel Land and Michel Houellebecq on his novel Submission. Show more

Now that Bindi's Beauty Box has hit some problems, Bindi desperately needs inspiration and guidance. Stars Meera Syal. Show more

Mairia Cahill tells her story of sexual abuse at the hands of a senior IRA operative to BBC Northern Ireland's Jennifer O'Leary. Show more

Peter Day investigates the impact of Colombia's machismo culture on the lives of the country's female workers. Show more

Tracey Logan investigates the latest El Nino warnings, using beads of sphagnum moss to restore peatlands, the search for the Higgs boson and measuring air pollution with iPhones. Show more

Former Conservative Party leader, Michael Howard, chooses Queen Elizabeth I. With Matthew Parris. From 2015. Show more

PM comes under pressure to accept more refugees.

Marian meets a man from her past with disastrous consequences, and news that forces her to take action. Read by Peter Firth. Show more

With equal marriage, protection against discrimination and online culture changing the way that the LGBTQ can meet, what does it mean to be gay in the 21st century? Show more

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

At Aiken's steeplechase event Paul Theroux meets well-heeled locals, mainly horse people and cotton baron descendents. Then he visits a hovel, once inhabited by Melvin Johnson. Show more

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