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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sister Gemma Simmonds, CJ.
Orson Welles, Judi Dench... Eddie Mair: Actress Thelma Ruby looks back over 70 years, from performing for wounded servicemen to showing her legs on stage at 91. Show more
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Lancelot 'Capability' Brown is heralded as the Shakespeare of gardening. Helen Mark discovers how his naturalistic landscapes changed the face of the English countryside. Show more
David Gregory-Kumar meets young farmer Matthew Sharp to discuss the opportunities in and barriers to a career in the industry. Show more
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News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Wayne Sleep and bricklayer-turned-astronomer Gary Fildes join Richard Coles and Suzy Klein. With writer and producer Tony Garnett's Inheritance Tracks. Show more
Steve Punt travels to Paris to investigate the suspicious death of celebrated writer Emile Zola. Show more
Historian Richard Bulliet, logistics expert Jagjit Singh Srai and Cyr wheel dancer Valerie Inertie discuss wheels of the past and present with Bridget Kendall. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
A Tale of Two Men in a City
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Correspondents report on two friends reunited in Baghdad, trade and incendiary cuisine in Chengdu, an orphan in South Sudan, Neanderthals in Gibraltar and slow traffic in Serbia. Show more
Louise Cooper explores the new realities of adulthood, as experienced by people in their twenties. Show more
John Lloyd and Noel Fielding welcome comedian Nish Kumar, Professor Rachel Armstrong and composer Howard Goodall. From 2016. Show more
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Any Questions?
Lord Hutton, Oliver Letwin MP, Tim Martin, Molly Scott Cato MEP
48 minutes
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Shaun Ley presents political debate from Constantine in Cornwall. The panel includes Oliver Letwin MP, Lord Hutton, Molly Scott Cato MEP and JD Wetherspoons chairman Tim Martin. Show more
Listeners have their say on the issues discussed on Any Questions? Anita Anand takes calls on nuclear power and church security. Show more
4 Extra Debut. It's 1831 and Charles Darwin sets off aboard the HMS Beagle. Seafaring family romp starring the comedy trio. From July 2016. Show more
Marc Riley delves into the BBC spoken word music archive, unearthing two fascinating interviews - Marc Bolan from 1973 and Joni Mitchell from 1983. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour: Mary Decker and Zola Budd, Shappi Khorsandi, Lera Auerbach
58 minutes
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Mary Decker and Zola Budd remember their ill-fated 1984 Olympic race. Plus Shappi Khorsandi on her debut novel and Beatrix Potter 150 years after her birth. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news.
Orson Welles, Judi Dench... Eddie Mair: Actress Thelma Ruby looks back over 70 years, from performing for wounded servicemen to showing her legs on stage at 91. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
PM's concerns over Chinese investment behind delay on decision to build new Hinkley Point nuclear power station
15 minutes
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The former business secretary, Sir Vince Cable, suggests Theresa May's concern about Chinese investment is behind the delay over Hinkley Point powers station.
Loose Ends
Clive Anderson, Phil Gayle, Evelyn Glennie, Alistair McGowan, Matthew Herbert, Viv Groskop, Karine Polwart, Hanoi Masters
45 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Phil Gayle are joined by Alistair McGowan, Evelyn Glennie, Matthew Herbert and Viv Groskop for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
Mark Coles profiles the life and career of theatre producer Sonia Friedman, producer of some of the biggest stage hits of the past 15 years. Show more
Saturday Review
The Commune, The Plough and the Stars, The Tidal Zone, Britain's Pompeii, Illuminated manuscripts
45 minutes
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Thomas Vinterberg's film The Commune, Sean O'Casey's The Plough and the Stars, The Tidal Zone by Sarah Moss, Britain's Pompeii, and illuminated manuscripts at the Fitzwilliam. Show more
Archive on 4
Lenny Bruce - In His Own, Unheard, Words
58 minutes
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It is 50 years since comedian Lenny Bruce died. Mark Steel explores his legacy in the 21st century, drawing on personal tape recordings from a newly established Lenny Bruce archive. Show more
Desperate and exhausted, both gods and mortals squabble among themselves for the spoils of war and the hand of victory. Stars Lily Cole, David Birrell and Jake Fairbrother. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Claire Fox, Anne McElvoy, Melanie Phillips and Matthew Taylor. Show more
The wide-ranging music quiz this week comes from Salford, with Paul Gambaccini in the questionmaster's chair. Show more
Michael Rosen visits the house of late poet Adrian Mitchell, where his widow, Celia, talks about his life and work and shows Michael the unpublished poems she keeps finding. Show more
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Tao Lin's curious tale about an elderly prisoner in 2042 who depicts a society addicted to sleep. Read by Peter Marinker. From June 2014. Show more
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