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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Tony Macauley.
A group of UK dairy businesses have just returned from a trade mission to China, and a new agri-tech hub has opened which aims to achieve a less wasteful farming industry. Show more
Liz Bonnin presents the formerly widespread saddleback of New Zealand. Show more
The Life Scientific
Episode 108: Paul Younger on energy for the future
28 minutes
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Energy engineer Professor Paul Younger talks to Jim Al-Khalili at the Free Thinking festival in Gateshead about how we can reduce our carbon emissions and keep the lights on. Show more
David Schneider, despite being healthy, is terrified of dying. He talks to journalist and writer Jenny Diski, diagnosed with terminal cancer, about how she faces the future. Show more
Woman's Hour
Carrie Brownstein, Explaining the Paris attacks for teens, Appearance
58 minutes
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Jane Garvey presents discussion on teenagers hearing about the Paris attacks via social media, graphic artist Una and feminist punk band Sleater Kinney. Show more
Brett Westwood explores our complex relationship with the giants of the sea, whales. These enigmatic animals have undergone a transformation from feared beast to spiritual icon. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Siouxsie Sioux explores the allure of Carroll’s Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with its darkly satirical images. From 2015. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: Confusing Small Print
45 minutes
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Listeners tell their stories of getting caught out by the small print.
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Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney.
Raising the Bar: 100 Years of Black British Theatre and Screen
Mainstream and Multicultural
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Lenny Henry charts the breakthrough of a suite of powerful new voices into theatre in the 1990s. With Roy Williams. From November 2015. Show more
Tony puts his foot down, and is Helen hiding something? Show more
Can barrister Rebecca Nyman help an equine vet facing a case of serious professional misconduct? Stars Claire Rushbrook. From June 2013. Show more
Josie Long dives into stories of wild water, from the bottom of the ocean to the surface of a river. From 2015. Show more
Costing the Earth
In Conversation with David Attenborough
30 minutes
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David Attenborough and film director James Cameron join Tom Heap to preview the 2015 Paris Climate Conference. Can the world's leaders come to an agreement on the warming planet? Show more
The Law Show
Should doping in sport be criminalised?
28 minutes
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Allegations about drug use at the London Olympics have led one British lawmaker to call for doping in sport to be criminalised. Plus the legal repercussions of the Paris attacks. Show more
Niall Ferguson, Tracy Chevalier and Harriett Gilbert choose books by Muriel Spark, Robert Louis Stevenson and Irène Némirovsky. From 2015. Show more
PM at 5pm - Paddy O'Connell with interviews, context and analysis.
Six O'Clock News
17/11/2015 PM will make case for Syria airstrikes
30 minutes
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Cameron pledges a "comprehensive strategy" to win support for military action.
Ginny Fox and DH Lollipop desperately seek literary acclamation for their latest manuscripts, little realising that their greatest critic is Mrs Gosling and her box of matches. Show more
Lynda is put on the spot, and there is news to hold up rehearsal. Show more
Front Row
The Hunger Games, Costa Book Awards, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, The Man in the High Castle
30 minutes
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Arts news with Samira Ahmed, including 2015's Costa Book Awards shortlist, reviews of The Hunger Games and The Man in the High Castle, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on his new book. Show more
Tony is still no wiser as to why his jokes fail to go down well with the ladies. It must be their hormones, or something. Show more
The big data revolution is here, with masses more personal information available. Gordon Corera discovers how some governments want to use information power to rule. Show more
Visually impaired silver medallist Libby Clegg talks about her future plans now funding has stopped. Plus a look at getting jobs and doing interviews when you cannot see. Show more
All in the Mind
Astronauts, All in the Mind Awards, Crying and Lying
28 minutes
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How astronauts' view of Earth from space changes their perspective on life, the All in the Mind Awards, the history of crying, and why people get worse at lying with age. Show more
The Life Scientific
Episode 108: Paul Younger on energy for the future
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
Energy engineer Professor Paul Younger talks to Jim Al-Khalili at the Free Thinking festival in Gateshead about how we can reduce our carbon emissions and keep the lights on. Show more
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The World Tonight
Wembley fans sing French national anthem
45 minutes
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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Wembley football fans sing French national anthem. Show more
With the death of a conductor confirmed as a grisly accident, Detective Gleason declares the case closed. Read by Jamie Parker. Show more
Teenage misadventures in the Yorkshire suburbs evoking memories of loss of virginity, house parties, and fights. From 2015. Show more
Sean Curran reports as David Cameron urges support for bombing Islamic State in Syria. MPs clash on the junior doctors' pay dispute. And should 16 and 17-year-olds get the vote? Show more
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Elvis Costello looks back on how his early childhood in 1950s London fed into his music. Show more
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