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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A short reflection and prayer with the Rev Dr Lesley Carroll. Show more
Luke Jones and Eddie Mair present the news programme that starts with its listeners. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
Leathers, green beard, a Harley and pension: Paul Murphy meets some of the people behind the longest running bike night in the UK. Show more
Charlotte Smith visits a family-run farm in Monmouthshire who found a market supplying saddleback pigs for charcuterie, and asks how Brexit might affect this process. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Sir Tim Smit of the Eden Project, actor John Gordon Sinclair, performer Sophie Willan and confectioner Andy Baxendale join Aasmah Mir and the Reverend Richard Coles. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Bridget Kendall and guests explore the life and mysterious death of the US aviator Amelia Earhart in 1937. From 2017. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Fridge Magnets and Foreign Policy
30 minutes
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Kate Adie introduces correspondents' stories. Afghanistan's new Top Guns, and America's dilemma over sending more US troops to the region. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
John Lloyd and Romesh Ranganathan welcome comedian Cally Beaton, actor Sally Phillips and pathologist Suzy Lishman. From 2017. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Any Questions?
Julia Hartley Brewer, Barry Gardiner MP, The Rt Rev Nick Holtam, Claire Perry MP
48 minutes
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Ed Stourton presents political debate from Whiteparish Memorial Centre in Wiltshire with Julia Hartley Brewer, Barry Gardiner MP, Rt Rev Nick Holtam and Claire Perry MP. Show more
Any Answers?
Diesel Cars, Chlorinated Chickens, Same-sex Marriage in Church
28 minutes
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Deal or no deal? Is chlorine-washed chicken acceptable or not? Will we drop our standards if we want access to American markets after Brexit? Show more
4 Extra Debut. Rowland Mallet takes a young sculptor to Rome to develop his art. A story of obsession, love and desire. Stars Derek Riddell. Show more
Witty, wise and the best women in literature. Why do more of us not read Henry James? Sarah Churchwell and Colm Toibin are on a mission to turn readers on to his limitless charms. Show more
Woman's Hour
Olivia Colman and Olivia Williams discuss their new play; Plus Patricia Greene on playing Jill Archer for 60 years.
58 minutes
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Olivia Colman and Olivia Williams discuss their new play. Patricia Greene, AKA Jill Archer, on playing the role for 60 years. And a preview of the new film comedy The Big Sick. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news.
The Bottom Line
There's no business like show business
30 minutes
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There's no business like show business. Evan Davis examines why UK theatres are thriving. The sector makes more than a billion pounds a year. Just how do the economics work? Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Six O'Clock News
29/07/17 It's emerged that the main pension scheme for British universities has a deficit of more than 17 billion pounds.
15 minutes
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The German Chancellor Angela Merkel has praised members of the public who confronted a knife attacker in Hamburg.
Loose Ends
Steven Berkoff, Andrew O'Neill, Ciaran Hinds, Sofie Hagen, Nomade Orquestra, Tanzanian Albinism Collective, Scottee, Nikki Bedi
39 minutes
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Nikki Bedi and Scottee are joined by Steven Berkoff, Ciaran Hinds, Sofie Hagen and Andrew O'Neill. With music from Nomade Orquestra and Tanzania Albinism Collective. Show more
Mark Coles profiles Lady Brenda Hale, the new President of the UK Supreme Court. The first woman to hold the post, she has been critical of the judiciary's lack of diversity. Show more
Saturday Review
Girl From the North Country, The Big Sick, Stamped From the Beginning, Walker Gallery Liverpool, Top of the Lake
45 minutes
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Girl From the North Country; the songs of Bob Dylan, romcom The Big Sick, the history of racist ideas in America, Coming Out at Walker Gallery Liverpool, Top of the Lake returns. Show more
Archive on 4
Roy Jenkins - Father of the Permissive Society?
58 minutes
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Social historian Richard Weight talks with key witnesses and explores the archives to examine the key role played by Roy Jenkins in the liberal reforms of the 1960s. Show more
4 Extra Debut. A handsome gypsy is drawn to the rector's daughter when he arrives one summer at her village. Stars Samuel Edward-Cook. 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, Giles Fraser, Mona Siddiqui and Tim Stanley. Show more
Paul Gambaccini welcomes competitors from Hertfordshire, Suffolk and Somerset to the latest heat of the eclectic music quiz. Show more
Tea bags, chairs and packing boxes provide inspiration in this edition of the globe-trotting poetry series. Poet Helen Mort explores exciting voices from around the world. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
In Sarah Hall's specially commissioned short story for Radio 4, a local eccentric has an unnerving effect on a rural town in America's Northwest. Jamie Parker reads. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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