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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Right Reverend Rachel Treweek, Bishop of Gloucester.
Tougher rules on the use of industrial rat poison come into effect. Farmers now have to undergo training before they'll be allowed to buy the rodenticides. Show more
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the wood pigeon. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Kirsty Young interviews businessman John Timpson, who chooses the eight records that he would take with him to a desert island. Show more
Woman's Hour
Childcare deposit guarantees, Zaha Hadid, Social business, Pauline Lynch, The Mother's Blessing
58 minutes
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Why single parents cannot afford to work, the cafe that employs vulnerable women, actor Pauline Lynch on 'sub' families, and the 400th anniversary of The Mother's Blessing. Show more
Kim and Boyd are in a living nightmare, not knowing what Danica may do next. Will they ever escape the attentions of their new friend? Show more
4 Extra Debut. Richard Morton laments the demise of the instantly-recognisable TV themes of the 60s and 70s. What made them great? From 2015. Show more
A young woman is trying to build a more fulfilling life for herself in Glasgow – but has she made a big mistake? From 2016. Show more
In 1984, General Muhammadu Buhari's military regime launched an unusual campaign to clean up Nigeria. Soldiers forced Nigerians to queue, be punctual and obey traffic laws. Show more
You and Yours
The Care Act, The National Living Wage, Butlins at 80
45 minutes
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Peter White looks at the Care Act as it reaches its first anniversary and asks what it has achieved for carers. Butlins turns 80, but are their holidays still what people want? Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The prime minister says the government is doing all it can to save steel workers goods - so why are they blocking plans to put tariffs on Chinese steel? Show more
A Guide to Coastal Wildlife
Mudflats and Salt Marshes
15 minutes
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Brett Westwood and Phil Gates discover mud shrimps and sea lavender, most likely found on mudflats and salt marshes. From April 2016. Show more
Kirsty is walking a tightrope, and Henry is in trouble. Show more
When Faith's car is stolen, she press-gangs Martin into a high-speed chase resulting in a hilarious series of harum-scarum incidents and near catastrophic results. By Sean Moffatt. Show more
Gardeners' Question Time
Prince Charles at Highgrove
43 minutes
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Eric Robson and the horticultural panel answer questions from HRH the Prince of Wales's garden at Highgrove in Gloucestershire. Show more
A chance meeting in an airport leads a couple to discover shared childhood experiences which have coloured their relationship to their home city. Show more
Last Word
Dame Zaha Hadid, Ronnie Corbett, General Meir Dagan, Joan Loraine, Gary Shandling
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on architect Dame Zaha Hadid, comedians Ronnie Corbett and Gary Shandling, Mossad Chief Meir Dagan, gardener Joan Loraine. Show more
Are there really 26,911 words of EU regulation on the sale of cabbage? Tim Harford investigates. Show more
The Listening Project
Lyndon and Martin - Breaking Point
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces a conversation between a climber who fell and broke his back and the paramedic who rescued him. Show more
Six O'Clock News
01/04/2016 Man guilty of IS-inspired plot
30 minutes
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A man from Luton has been convicted of plotting to kill US servicemen in East Anglia.
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. They are joined by Mike Wilmot, Jake Yapp, Gemma Arrowsmith and Harry the Piano. Show more
Bert is no fool, and Helen uncovers some truths. Show more
Front Row
Adrian Lester on Undercover, National Poetry Competition, Victoria, James Shapiro
30 minutes
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Kirsty Lang talks to Adrian Lester who stars in Undercover, the new legal thriller on BBC One written by former barrister Peter Moffat. Show more
Kim and Boyd are in a living nightmare, not knowing what Danica may do next. Will they ever escape the attentions of their new friend? Show more
Any Questions?
Tim Farron MP, Andrea Jenkyns MP, Jess Phillips MP, John Timpson
48 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from the University of Worcester with Tim Farron MP, Andrea Jenkyns MP, Jess Phillips MP and John Timpson. Show more
Will Self draws no comfort from an alleged drop in violence in the real world, as he sees us increasingly expressing our innate tendency towards violence in the virtual realm. Show more
Documentary drama piecing together the extraordinary events surrounding the 2011 assassination of the Governor of Pakistan's Punjab. Starring Sagar Arya, Amerjit Deu, Asif Khan. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The World Tonight
Steel workers weigh up job options
45 minutes
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Sajid Javid visits Port Talbot; Labour and anti-Semitism; Estonia's DJ president. Show more
Sofia at last feels she can live her own life, but her relationship with her mother Rose has to endure one final test. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Peter Lord, Russell Kane and Harriett Gilbert’s favourite books by Susan Pinker, Russell Hoban and Nathaneal West. From 2016. Show more
From the sounds of the womb to fading memories - Josie Long hears stories of what we inherit from past generations. From 2015. Show more
The Listening Project
Barbara and David - We Thank Our Lucky Stars
5 minutes
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Fi Glover with a conversation between a husband and wife about how difficult he found life after he had to retire following bypass surgery, and how volunteering improved things. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
From the London stage, the Elizabethan fascination with Islam, particularly by Shakespeare and Marlowe. Read by Derek Jacobi. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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