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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Tibetan Buddhist, writer and editor Alison Murdoch. Show more

The latest on how the route of the contested HS2 rail link is affecting farms and villages in the West Midlands south of Birmingham. BBC Correspondent Peter Plisner reports. Show more

Michaela Strachan presents the oystercatcher. Show more

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

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Robert Hooke, the 17th-century scientist with a wide variety of interests from elasticity to microscopes who fell out with Newton. Show more

Beth Ditto, Syrian hospital bombings, Sharon D Clarke on playing Ma Rainey, buttons and the stories they tell, and fetishising motherhood on social media. Jenni Murray presents. Show more

Nettie’s still being kept on life support as her pregnancy continues. Moving tale of a family in meltdown starring Kate Angelou. Show more

A sense of theatre in Brussels as a summit nears which might determine Britain's future relations with the EU. Plus despatches from Portugal, the US, France and Venezuela. Show more

4 Extra Debut. How being stationed in England during the Second World War influenced Catcher in the Rye writer, JD Salinger. From 2016. Show more

Why do we faint, and does it serve any useful purpose? Science sleuths Hannah Fry and Adam Rutherford investigate everyday mysteries sent in by listeners. Show more

Consumer news, including the new promise to rescue money sent in error to the wrong bank accounts and getting a good deal on energy bills when served by only one supplier. Show more

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

Psychotherapist Susie Orbach meets Helen, a high-achieving corporate lawyer. Show more

Bert gets a proposition. And who is the mystery suitor? Show more

Answers are sought as the campaign against Mma Soleti steps up – and the agency welcomes a new arrival. Stars Nadine Marshall. Show more

Clare Balding joins Jenni Williams and her disabled three-year-old daughter Eve as they take their daily walk in the Surrey Hills with their much-loved retriever Scout. Show more

Olivia Colman presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Tender Education and Arts. Show more

Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout talks to Mariella Frostrup about the inspiration for her new novel My Name Is Lucy Barton and her brief career as a stand-up comic. Show more

Radio 4's weekly look at the world of film. Francine Stock talks to American animator and film-maker John Lasseter about his career and his latest movie Zootropolis. Show more

Adam Rutherford puts listeners' gravitational wave queries to cosmologist Andrew Pontzen, plus a look at where and why the UK government should build a space port. Show more

Judges rule the law on joint enterprise has been misinterpreted for more than 30 years.

Susan Calman tries to learn how to unwind, by spending a day at the cricket with Andy Zaltzman. From 2016. Show more

It is a big day for Brookfield, and Brian has a fatherly sense of dread. Show more

Arts news with Samira Ahmed. David McCallum looks back at his career, Marjorie Owens discusses her English National Opera debut, and Ashvin Kumar talks about his new film. Show more

Nettie’s still being kept on life support as her pregnancy continues. Moving tale of a family in meltdown starring Kate Angelou. Show more

The government has promised to introduce a 'truly seven-day NHS' by 2020. Reporter John Ware asks how it can be achieved and at what cost. Show more

Generating revenue from customers' personal data; unlocking the value in the personal information economy. Evan Davis and guests discuss issues regarding data privacy. Show more

Adam Rutherford puts listeners' gravitational wave queries to cosmologist Andrew Pontzen, plus a look at where and why the UK government should build a space port. Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Robert Hooke, the 17th-century scientist with a wide variety of interests from elasticity to microscopes who fell out with Newton. Show more

Will the Brexit issue overshadow talks on the migration crisis in the EU council? Show more

Jonathan leaves New York to visit his parents and is surprised by their reaction to his big news. Show more

Comic monologue character studies by Sally Phillips and Lily Bevan. With Emma Thompson and Olivia Colman. From 2016. Show more

American composers trace the origins of the aesthetic of musical minimalism and follow the ubiquitous influence of its techniques in film, pop and concert music. Show more

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Franklin's opponents in the Pennsylvania Assembly are preparing poisonous attacks to greet him on his return to America. Show more

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