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We went right to the edge of adoption breakdown
14 minutes
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A listener on how adoption affected her family. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
For almost two decades, Elveden in Suffolk has had Sikhs from all over the world flocking to see the graveside of Maharajah Duleep Singh. Bobby Friction visits for the first time. Show more
Anna Hill visits a sugar factory in Norfolk, to follow the process from a mud-covered sugar beet root to a bag of clean, white crystals. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
News headlines and sport.
Saturday Live
Stephen Fry and the Inheritance Tracks of Jenni Murray
1 hour, 27 minutes
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Stephen Fry on Greek Heroes, JoJo Wood on wood, Bisi Alimi on coming out in Nigeria, Dr Catherine Walter on taking up weightlifting and the inheritance tracks of Jenni Murray Show more
The search for a story in a randomly generated postcode. What does Polly Weston find? Show more
Helen Lewis of The New Statesman looks behind the scenes at Westminster.
The Editor is Peter Mulligan.
From Our Own Correspondent
Enough to Make You Cry
28 minutes
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'I’ve waited so long for this, I think I might cry,' says the BBC's Brussels correspondent of the EU Withdrawal Bill. Kate Adie introduces stories from around the world. Show more
What should investors make of Brexit political turmoil? 'Try before you buy' credit warning, childminders and tax-free childcare and a digital-only bank lands on the high street. Show more
Hugh Dennis presents the week via topical stand-up and sketches. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Any Questions?
Lord Adonis, Jake Berry MP, Jenny Chapman MP, Juergen Maier, John Redwood MP.
47 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Masham Town Hall in Ripon with Lord Adonis, Jake Berry MP, Jenny Chapman MP Juergen Maier and John Redwood MP. Show more
Are politicians playing fast and loose with our lives? Has the whole thing become savagely tribal? Show more
4 Extra Debut. Composer Monteverdi’s latest opera, about Emperor Nero, leads to charges of Blasphemy and Immorality in Rome. Stars Jim Norton. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour: Lea DeLaria, Pregnant women in prison, Sikh divorce
57 minutes
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Actor, comedian and jazz musician Lea DeLaria's homage to David Bowie. How pregnant women and new mothers are treated in prison. The stigma of divorce after a lavish Sikh wedding. Show more
Luke Jones with full coverage of the day's news.
There has been an explosion in the number of craft ale breweries and small-scale gin distilleries. Their products are popular but expensive. What is their appeal? Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Loose Ends
Mark Knopfler, Nina Wadia, Kate Humble, Liam Charles, YolanDa Brown, Clive Anderson
37 minutes
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Clive Anderson and YolanDa Brown are joined by Mark Knopfler, Nina Wadia, Kate Humble and Liam Charles for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
One of the world's most dangerous and powerful men is on trial in New York. Show more
Saturday Review
Macbeth at The Globe, The Workshop, My Brilliant Friend, Uwe Johnson, Penny Woolcock
46 minutes
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Macbeth at The Globe, French film The Workshop, Elena Ferrante's novel My Brilliant Friend comes to British TV, Uwe Johnson's 1800 page meisterwerk Anniversaries, Penny Woolcock Show more
4 Extra Debut. Former footballer Clark Carlisle explores whether the racism black players faced is really a thing of the past. From 2018. Show more
Susan has recently died. Accident? Suicide? Murder? Three people visit her flat in a final communion with the woman they loved. But she is a different woman for each of them. Show more
Modern-day life has given rise to a whole host of incredibly niche jobs which speak volumes about the world we live in. Nick Baker delves into some of the more bizarre. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Michael Portillo, Claire Fox, Shiv Malik and Tim Stanley. Show more
Nigel Rees hosts the quotations quiz with Horrible Histories' Greg Jenner, comedians Sindhu Vee and Roy Hudd. From 2018. Show more
A Thankful Village is a place where every soldier returned alive from World War One. Songwriter Darren Hayman is visiting all fifty-four of them in search of a second story Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
A ghost story set in an Indian monsoon by an exciting new voice in fiction, Deepa Anappara. Show more
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