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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with His Grace Bishop Angaelos, general bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the UK. Show more
Luke Jones and Eddie Mair present the news programme that starts with its listeners. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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Open Country
Skiving at Poverty Bottom, Newhaven
25 minutes
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Ian Marchant travels back to Newhaven in East Sussex, where he grew up. He knows the landscape well, but he wants to learn to see it differently. Show more
Sybil Ruscoe visits the cattle market at Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire on the 200th anniversary of the UK's first-ever livestock auction. Show more
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News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Saturday Live
Milton Jones, Sam Sweeney, Catherine Howell, Michael Volpe.
1 hour, 28 minutes
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Extraordinary stories, unusual people and a sideways look at the world. Milton Jones, Sam Sweeney, Michael Volpe and Catherine Howell join Aasmah Mir and Kate Silverton. Show more
Jay Rayner and his panel of cooking experts visit Swansea. Rachel McCormack, Annie Gray, Rob Owen Brown and Andi Oliver are this week's panellists. Show more
What is the truth behind Mata Hari? Bridget Kendall discusses the myths and realities surrounding women in espionage with Julie Wheelwright, Tammy Proctor and Hanneke Boonstra. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Stamina of the Strongmen
30 minutes
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Controversial votes in Turkey and Kashmir, a university challenged in Hungary, Cuba's scientific revolutionaries and living with death in Indonesia. Presented by Kate Adie. Show more
Michael Robinson investigates the companies that claim they can protect your home and savings from care fees by putting them into trust. Can you really beat the system? Show more
Steve Punt, Luke Kempner, Pippa Evans, Al Porter, Rich Peppiatt, Vikki Stone and Lucy Porter present the week in news through stand-up and sketches. Show more
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Any Questions?
Sarah Champion MP, Stephen Dorrell, Giles Fraser, Dominic Raab MP
48 minutes
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Ritula Shah presents political debate from the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House London with Sarah Champion MP, Stephen Dorrell, Giles Fraser and Dominic Raab MP. Show more
Any Answers on Afghanistan, grammar schools and baby Gard with Amol Rajan. Show more
Bach rehearses the first performance of his St Matthew Passion. But his choir and his musicians make exhausting demands on him, threatening to derail this gargantuan undertaking. Show more
Woman's Hour
Laura Mvula, Lilly Singh, Parenting classes, and Min Kym
58 minutes
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Presented by Jenni Murray. Laura Mvula on anxiety, vlogger Lilly Singh, and are parenting classes useful or interfering? Plus a performance from violinist Min Kym. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news.
Luke Jones and Eddie Mair present the news programme that starts with its listeners. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
15/04/2017 Syria bombing kills evacuees
15 minutes
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Syria bomb attack kills dozens during operation to evacuate besieged towns; North Korea warns it will use nuclear weapons if attacked; Everton bans Sun journalists.
Loose Ends
John Bishop, Simon Bird, Daniel Mays, Dawn O'Porter, Antonio Zambujo, Maia, Arthur Smith, Clive Anderson
41 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Arthur Smith are joined by John Bishop, Simon Bird, Daniel Mays and Dawn O'Porter for conversation, music and comedy. With music from Antonio Zambujo and Maia. Show more
Mark Coles looks at the life and career of former oil man and now the American secretary of state, Rex Tillerson. Show more
Saturday Review
The Handmaiden, White Tears, Guards at the Taj, Born to Kill, Game Changers
45 minutes
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Park Chan-Wook's latest film The Handmaiden, Hari Kunzru's White Tears, Guards at the Taj, a new play by Rajiv Joseph, Born to Kill on C4 and Game Changers at Somerset House. Show more
Matthew Sweet attempts to live in the moment and evade posterity as he pieces together an edition of Archive on 4 without the use of any archive whatsoever. Show more
The mysterious bearer Umbopa is not what he seems but may be their only hope of survival and success. Stars Tim McInnerny. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
Fi Glover pits optimists against pessimists in a debate on gender equality - is it within reach, or is inequality still deeply entrenched in our society? Show more
Russell Davies hosts the last of the 2017 heats, to decide who takes the last automatic place in the semi-finals. Show more
Paul Farley, in Cornwall, hears new and old poetry of oil spills, 50 years after the Torrey Canyon. How might a poet write an environmental disaster? Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
In Tessa Hadley's specially commissioned short story, a 1970s dinner party leads Alison to reflect on the truths obscured by glamour and privilege. Read by Kate O'Flynn. Show more
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