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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with author Rebecca Manley Pippert.

Farming Today is spending the week on a Gloucestershire dairy farm for an in-depth exploration of milk production. Show more

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Chris Packham presents the rhinoceros auklet found near the North American western seaboard. Show more

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

Mary Ann Sieghart discusses satire with the novelist Jonathan Coe, cartoonist Peter Brookes, theatre director Roger Michell and playwright Mia Chung. Show more

Katie Piper and how people cope with being 'visibly different', undercover policing, former supermodel Agyness Deyn turns to film, and Helen Simpson's short stories. Show more

Why would anyone plant a garden in Zaatari Refugee Camp? Show more

Documentary. Counting parrots, lemurs on computers and tribes without numbers. Alex Bellos seeks clues to how our species evolved and acquired its mathematical abilities. Show more

4 Extra Debut. The Lad tells Andree about his war wound. You may find it hard to believe. Stars Kevin McNally. 1956 episode re-recorded in 2015. Show more

Will Self's trip starts promisingly with a chance encounter with physicist Sir Peter Higgs. But things then start to go awry with a less welcome run-in in a multi-storey car park. Show more

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Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Martha Kearney.

4 Extra Debut. Cerys Matthews and Tris Penna explore the legacy of UK gramophone records: 1898, The Gramophone Company. From 2015. Show more

Jill feels philosophical, and Helen gets out of the house. Show more

Food. A story of love and betrayal dramatised by Oliver Emanuel from the works of literature’s greatest whistleblower. Show more

Tom Sutcliffe is in the chair for the latest contest of cryptic connections, featuring Wales versus the Midlands. Show more

Changing Chinatowns around the world. In a special edition, in partnership with the BBC World Service, Dan Saladino looks at the biggest and best Chinatowns from London to Manila. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Mat Fraser joins striptease pioneers in their 70s and 80s, reviving their old routines on stage in Las Vegas. From 2015. Show more

William Crawley and guests discuss the beliefs which underpin the so-called Islamic State in the light of the Paris terrorist attacks. Show more

David Cameron says it's his conviction the UK should attack Islamic State in Syria.

Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Susan Calman and Tom Allen find out just how hard it is to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition and deviation at the Edinburgh Festival. Show more

Kathy has to put business first, and Rob has a lovely surprise. Show more

John Wilson talks to Steven Spielberg about Bridge of Spies, his new Cold War thriller starring Tom Hanks. Plus an interview with arts philanthropist Hannah Rothschild. Show more

Why would anyone plant a garden in Zaatari Refugee Camp? Show more

Roger Harrabin travels to Malawi and Morocco to look at the solutions that could help tackle climate change. Show more

The story of Peru's drug 'mules' - the youngsters who hike cocaine from a tropical valley up to highland towns in the Andes and out towards the border with Brazil. 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

Mary Ann Sieghart discusses satire with the novelist Jonathan Coe, cartoonist Peter Brookes, theatre director Roger Michell and playwright Mia Chung. Show more

The latest weather forecast.

In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. David Cameron announces new spending in the defence review. Show more

A dwarf seeks a guide to a certain cave on the Misty Isle. Bill Paterson reads Neil Gaiman's novelette about chilling revenge. Show more

Jarvis Cocker and the BBC Philharmonic turn the Royal Albert Hall into a giant diving bell. On this undersea adventure we meet a free diver, a squid hunter and two men called Roger. Show more

David Cameron announces £178 billion of spending on defence. Sean Curran gauges the reaction of MPs and has the best of the rest of Monday in the Commons and the Lords. Show more

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

Throughout her life, Iris Murdoch wrote thousands of letters. This episode focuses on her years as an Oxford undergraduate, when she was full of hope and political idealism. Show more

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