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Spiritual reflection to start the day, with the Rev Dr Alison Jack, assistant principal of New College, Edinburgh. Show more
Do neonicotinoids kill bees? The hedge-laying season begins. Plus the apprentices who are the apple of the cider-makers' eye. Show more
Chris Packham presents the lesser white-fronted goose. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The opening of Tate Modern was the moment modern art truly arrived in the UK. Sue MacGregor reunites founders and artists who made a derelict power station into a landmark. Show more
Woman's Hour
Greta Scacchi, Kadeena Cox, Trench coats
45 minutes
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Paralympian Kadeena Cox, limiting women's access to health services, Greta Scacchi, the trench coat as a fashion staple, and thrill-seeking mother and son Nancy and Baz Ashmawy. Show more
The series exploring the 20th-century through journals and correspondence. George Allen's 1904 diary of his record-attempting walk, freely adapted by Stephen Wakelam. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Leprechauns, sprites, imps, elves from Ireland to Iceland, Ian Sansom seeks the fabled, puzzling and miniature other. From 2016. Show more
The Australian-born comedienne recalls the true tale of her struggles with British visa issues. From April 2015. Show more
On this day in 1916, two Zeppelins were brought down in Essex, and in Folkestone, Dennis Monk is plagued by his own past. Show more
You and Yours
Bank transfer scams, Mushroom picking, Loud restaurants
45 minutes
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A super-complaint calls for banks to better protect customers against bank transfer fraud. We find out why the Forestry Commission wants to ban mushroom picking in the New Forest. Show more
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Analysis of news and current affairs.
A History of the Infinite
The Mathematics of the Infinitely Small
15 minutes
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Adrian Moore explores the idea of infinity through history: the turbulent world of mathematics and infinity. From 2016. Show more
Emma offloads her worries to Peggy, and the quest for Flower and Produce Show success begins. Show more
When a man agrees to deliver a briefcase for a stranger he meets on a train, he condemns himself to an existence of lies and fear, with seemingly no way out. Show more
Eric Robson and the horticultural panel visit the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum near Belfast. Show more
By KJ Orr. In the winning story, reinvention and disguise offer a retired professional the possibility of another way to be. Read by David Horovitch. Show more
Last Word
Edward Albee, James Cronin, Caroline Thomson OBE, Sir Frederick Holliday, Charmian Carr
28 minutes
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Matthew Bannister on playwright Edward Albee, physicist James Cronin, health administrator Caroline Thomson, zoologist Sir Frederick Holliday and actress Charmian Carr. Show more
Roger Bolton asks if Radio 4 have given Sir David Attenborough airtime to explore a controversial theory about human evolution and discusses Radio 1's phone-first strategy. Show more
The Listening Project
Tom and Mick - Life in a Shanty Town
5 minutes
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Fi Glover introduces a longstanding and a more recent immigrant to Hastings , who celebrate the town that accepts them for who they are, even if that involves singing sea shanties. Show more
Six O'Clock News
23/09/2016 Syrian warplanes are pounding the city of Aleppo
30 minutes
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People in the Syrian city of Aleppo are being subjected to intense air-strikes .
The Treasury minister, Lord O' Neill, has resigned from the government.
Jeremy Hardy, Rebecca Front, Lucy Porter and Zoe Lyons join Miles Jupp for the long-running satirical quiz of the week's news. Show more
Rob gets a letter, and Caroline wants things in order. Show more
Front Row
Tamara Rojo, Akram Khan, Grace Coddington
30 minutes
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John Wilson talks to ballet star Tamara Rojo and choreographer Akram Khan about their new version of Giselle for English National Ballet. Show more
The series exploring the 20th-century through journals and correspondence. George Allen's 1904 diary of his record-attempting walk, freely adapted by Stephen Wakelam. Show more
Any Questions?
Baroness Chakrabarti, Tim Farron MP, Harsimrat Kaur, Brandon Lewis MP.
48 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from the Kirk Theatre in Pickering, North Yorkshire, with Baroness Chakrabarti, Tim Farron MP, Harsimrat Kaur and Brandon Lewis MP. Show more
John Gray assesses what lies behind the Trump phenomenon and why it has baffled media commentators. Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 62: 19-23 September 1916
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for years
In the week in 1916 when people began to believe that the latest innovation - tanks - might end the war, the people of Folkestone find new life, new death and new love. Show more
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The World Tonight
How can Labour appeal to the working class?
45 minutes
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The future of the Labour Party, the Somalian foreign minister and sounds from outer space.
One of five stories by rising UK writers originally commissioned in 2016. In 'Lay Not Thine Hand Upon The Lad' by Ned Beauman, father and son share a culling job. Show more
Great Lives
AA Gill on Arthur Neville Chamberlain
30 minutes
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Critic AA Gill controversially chooses “peace for our time” prime minister, Neville Chamberlain. With Matthew Parris. From 2016. Show more
The Scottish singer-songwriter Ricky Ross of Deacon Blue chooses his favourite prose and poetry at home in Glasgow. Show more
The Listening Project
Rory and Nick - The Same Underneath
5 minutes
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Fi Glover with a conversation between friends about how the values instilled in childhood have guided them through life, supporting each other when needed. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
The authorised biography of novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard, author of The Cazalet Chronicles, who died in 2014, from the award-winning biographer Artemis Cooper. Show more
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