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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Chelmsford.
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'I didn't want to die wondering if I could'
24 minutes
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A listener on how a diagnosis inspired her to reinvent her career. ipm@bbc.co.uk Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
Far from being abandoned, the Strawberry Line in Somerset has a new role connecting different interests of the local community via this green route. Show more
Concluding Farming Today's coverage of the 2019 Oxford farming conferences, Charlotte Smith considers the big questions under discussion this year, and what delegates made of it. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
News headlines and sport.
Saturday Live
Bradley Walsh, Jodie Kidd and Mobeen Azhar
1 hour, 27 minutes
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Actor and TV presenter Bradley Walsh, pub landlady Jodie Kidd, former footballer Len Johnrose on silver linings and living with MND. And Inheritance Tracks from Simon Williams. Show more
Jay Rayner and his panel are in the Wookey Hole Caves. Show more
The history of modern opinion polling from the 1930s onwards. Show more
The impact of escalating violence on the people of PK5, the Muslim enclave in the Central African Republic. Kate Adie introduces correspondents’ stories from around the world. Show more
Costly 'no fault' car insurance, a firm selling mini-bonds sees its assets frozen by the FCA and now the Chinese economy is flagging, will our finances become even more squeezed? Show more
Series 98 of the long-running satirical show with Miles Jupp in the chair and guests Hugo Rifkind, Andrew Maxwell, Simon Evans and Zoe Lyons. Show more
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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
One to One
Sian Harries and Isy Suttie on whether to have children
14 minutes
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Comedy writer Sian Harries and Isy Suttie discuss that strange taboo - ambivalence to motherhood, and why society puts so much pressure on women to make their minds up. Show more
Writer Anna Freeman presents a showcase of stories about the meaning of art in people’s lives. Show more
From flash fiction to poetry, monologues, soundscapes and anything you can think of, The Inbox is a place for Radio 4 listeners to send their original artistic creations. Show more
We return to Ambridge for part two of Chaucer’s tales of courtly love, deadly rivalry and boisterous sex - with a little bit of magic thrown in for good measure. Show more
In the early hours of January 1 1919, the Iolaire, a naval yacht carrying serviceman home, ran aground in sight of Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides. Today the loss is remembered. Show more
Woman's Hour
Life challenges, Books that changed your mind, Jennifer Pike, Food and fear
57 minutes
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Four women on facing life's challenges with resilience and self-compassion. Books that change your mind. Violinist Jennifer Pike performs. How to eat - and speak - without fear. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news.
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'I didn't want to die wondering if I could'
24 minutes
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A listener on how a diagnosis inspired her to reinvent her career. ipm@bbc.co.uk Show more
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The latest weather forecast.
Six O'Clock News
05/01/2019 Surrey train victim was "honourable man"
15 minutes
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The family of a man stabbed to death on a train have praised him as a devoted father who died in a horrific and pointless attack
Loose Ends
Lesley Sharp, Rebecca Front, Omar Meziane, Ishy Din, Art Brut, Novelist, Arthur Smith, Clive Anderson
37 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Arthur Smith are joined, amongst others, by Lesley Sharp and Rebecca Front and playwright Ishy Din for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
Mark Coles traces the rise of south London grime artist Stormzy. Show more
Saturday Review
The Return of the Obra Dinn, Fashioned from Nature, The Horror of Dolores Roach and escape rooms
42 minutes
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Is 2019 the year to try something new? In this alternative edition, the panel review a murder mystery video game, a fashion exhibition, a horror podcast and an escape room. Show more
Elinor Goodman questions whether there has ever been a golden era of public-spirited politicians, comparing MPs elected in the wake of the Second World War with those of today. Show more
Dickensian heroine fights her way out of poverty in 21st century Britain. Dramatised by April de Angelis and Nicola Werenowska, starring Liz Carr, Audrey Brisson and John Kelly. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Front Row
Arts Education in schools - a Front Row debate from Leicester
44 minutes
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With a panel of guests, Stig Abell chairs a debate on the current state of arts education in schools, in front of an audience at a secondary school in Leicester. Show more
Tom Sutcliffe returns with a new series of the longest-established radio quiz show of them all. This week's edition was recorded at the Harrogate Literature Festival. Show more
Maureen Boyle crafts a poem around stories told to Anna Scott-Brown on a bench in Strabane on the Irish Border - from personal loss to the Troubles, history, Brexit and Irishness. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
St Bridget’s Hall, Skibbereen, Co Cork, Ireland. 1 June 1976. On his wedding day, Big Tom Fallon recounts how he went to England a young man and came home blind. Show more
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