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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Dr Ed Kessler, director of the Woolf Institute. Show more
Should the idea of 'fault' be taken out of divorce? Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
Clare Balding walks on Hergest Ridge in Herefordshire with Dr Kate Harding who has a moving story to tell. Show more
Charlotte Smith hears reaction to the landmark Agriculture Bill, the government's vision of farming post Brexit, on a visit to Exeter livestock market. Show more
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News and current affairs including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Saturday Live
Rick Wakeman and Ray Winstone
1 hour, 27 minutes
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Morning magazine show featuring Rick Wakeman from Yes, quiz friends Eric Monkman and Bobby Seagull, listener Heather Sinclair Buchanan and the inheritance tracks of Ray Winstone. Show more
Francine Stock examines cultural life in Vienna in 1918 during the final days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Show more
Paul Waugh of HuffPost asks if Boris Johnson has blown his chances of ever becoming Tory leader after recent controversies. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
A Syrian Radio Drama
28 minutes
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Radio Alwan has broadcast independent news and drama to Syria since 2014, but its future is now in doubt. Kate Adie introduces stories from correspondents around the world. Show more
A government-backed savings scheme is launched, tens of thousands of people receive tax demands for tens of thousands of pounds, and what banks can do to stop 'push payment' fraud. Show more
Guest host Susan Calman is joined by Hugo Rifkind, Mark Steel and stand-up comedians Jen Brister and Jayde Adams. Show more
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Any Questions?
Lord Adonis, Wera Hobhouse MP, Sherelle Jacobs, Sir Bernard Jenkin MP
47 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Worthing College in West Sussex with a panel including Lord Adonis, Wera Hobhouse MP, Sherelle Jacobs and Sir Bernard Jenkin MP. Show more
Have you worked in or had experience of any of Britain's prisons? As far as prison officers are concerned, they're in a serious enough state to stage a protest. What is your view? Show more
4 Extra Debut. An exploration of the poet Edward Thomas’s relationships with Robert Frost, Eleanor Farjeon and wife Helen. Stars James D’Arcy. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour: Skaters, How funding cuts affect access to contraception, Novelist Kate Atkinson
57 minutes
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Two skaters talk about the film Skate Kitchen, how women are finding it difficult to access contraception, and Kate Atkinson on her new novel Transcription. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news.
Should the idea of 'fault' be taken out of divorce? Show more
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Six O'Clock News
15/09/2018 Former British soldier who fought IS sentenced
15 minutes
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A former British soldier, who joined Kurdish forces fighting the Islamic State group, has been sentenced to more than 7 years in jail in Turkey.
Loose Ends
Joan Armatrading, Arinze Kene, Professor Michael Scott, Dr Phil Hammond, Emma Freud, Clive Anderson
38 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Emma Freud are joined by Joan Armatrading, Professor Michael Scott, Dr Phil Hammond and Arinze Kene. With music from Joan Armatrading. Show more
Mark Coles looks at Judge Brett Kavanaugh, Trump's controversial nominee for the US Supreme Court. Show more
Saturday Review
Lucky, The Clock, Letters of Sylvia Plath, Trust, An Adventure
42 minutes
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Christian Marclay's internationally acclaimed 24-hour video installation The Clock at Tate Modern, Lucky starring Harry Dean Stanton, Letters of Sylvia Plath, Trust, An Adventure. Show more
This edition explores the 2008 financial crisis in reverse, spooling backwards through time in search of roots and connections, implications and antecedents. Show more
In the tunnels underneath Vimy Ridge, the Canadian Corps are re-writing the rules of war. With Indira Varma and Lee Ross. From April 2017. Show more
Wine author Jancis Robinson profiles Chateau Pavie 2003. Through this bottle, she tells the story of critic Robert Parker who set out to democratise wine criticism. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
Twelve of the country's brightest young minds gather to solve difficult social problems. Show more
Paul Gambaccini is in the chair for another contest of musical knowledge, today featuring competitors from the North of England. Show more
A contemporary poet engages with the Psalms, scrutinising his belief that poetry is the most powerful means of making sense of the world today. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Short story readings. Armed with a paint scraper and a bottle of soapy water, Sonya sets to work removing the remaining missing persons posters plastered across Belfast. Show more
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