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Spiritual reflection to start the day with writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson. Show more
A listener on the six months he spent without his wife while they waited for a visa Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
After WWI the nation's timber stocks were at their lowest level so the Forestry Commission was set up to create forests like Thetford. Ian Marchant explores how it's used now. Show more
Charlotte Smith considers whether there's any way for vegans and farmers to have a constructive conversation about the future of food and farming. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
News headlines and sport.
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Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel show from the Garden Museum in Lambeth. Show more
Tom Newton Dunn of The Sun asks what now for Brexit after MPs throw out the Prime Minister's deal with the EU. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Terror in the Secret Garden
28 minutes
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How the people of Nairobi are finding hope after the terror attack on a luxury hotel. Kate Adie introduces this and other stories from correspondents around the world. Show more
Money Box
Benefit rule changes for pensioners with younger partners
24 minutes
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Pension credit changes, student loan settlements and call connection services warning Show more
The News Quiz team on progress with Brexit, how razor brand Gillette hurt a lot of men's feelings, and a mental image of Piers Morgan that even Marie Kondo can't tidy up. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Any Questions?
Sir Graham Brady MP, Richard Burgon MP, Layla Moran MP, Anne McElvoy
47 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents topical debate from the University of Huddersfield with Sir Graham Brady MP, Richard Burgon MP, Layla Moran MP and Anne McElvoy. Show more
Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
Dostoyevsky's nightmare vision starring Joseph Millson as Golyadkin, a man whose life is usurped by his double. Jonathan Holloway's adaptation is set in a steampunk St Petersburg. Show more
The so-called Diva of the Trumpet is revealed not only as a world class musician, but also as an artist now in charge of the Cheltenham Festival who wants to reach new audiences. Show more
Woman's Hour
Malala Yousafzai, Jasmin Paris, Comfy trainers
57 minutes
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Malala Yousafzai on the girls who find themselves refugees. Record breaking endurance runner Jasmin Paris. Casual feminism. Why women are abandoning the heel for a comfy trainer. Show more
Full coverage of the day's news.
A listener on the six months he spent without his wife while they waited for a visa Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
Six O'Clock News
19/01/2019 Brexit: Major calls on party leaders to give MPs a free vote
15 minutes
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Sir John Major has called on party leaders to give MPs a free vote, to end the Brexit stalemate at Westminster.
Loose Ends
Sheila Ravenscroft, Dave Gorman, Angela Barnes, Anna Jordan, Fatima, Lisa O' Neill, Emma Freud, Clive Anderson
38 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Emma Freud are joined by Sheila Ravenscroft, Dave Gorman, Anna Jordan and Angela Barnes for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
After the latest PR-friendly innovation from bakery-turned-fast food chain Greggs – the vegan sausage roll – Mark Coles profiles CEO Roger Whiteside. Show more
Saturday Review
Mary Queen of Scots, Approaching Empty, Leila Slimani, Fausto Melotti, Ride Upon The Storm
50 minutes
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Mary Queen of Scots stars Saoirse Ronan as the Stuart queen. Approaching Empty at Kiln Theatre. Leila Slimani's Adele. Fausto Melotti exhibition at Estorick, Ride Upon The Storm. Show more
Archive on 4
Gareth Gwynn’s Alternative Archive
57 minutes
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Gareth Gwynn looks at key moments in history which never happened - from Russia landing the first manned spacecraft on the moon to Neil Kinnock becoming prime minister in 1992. Show more
It’s 1959 and young Jim Maclaine has it all - but is he ready for the normal life mapped out for him? Starring Jack Gordon. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Joan Bakewell explores how you can achieve a decent send-off for a friend or relative, and even yourself, if you can’t afford the soaring cost of funerals. Show more
Tom Sutcliffe chairs radio's most notorious cryptic quiz, this week featuring the teams from the south of England and the Midlands. Show more
Jen Hadfield crafts a poem around conversations with Anna Scott-Brown on a bench in Hamnovoe, Shetland. Artists and fishermen, newcomers and old-timers share memories and stories. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
By A M Bakalar. It's Poland in 1980 and Sonia and Dariusz run an underground press. One night, Sonia - heavily pregnant - receives some unwelcome visitors. Show more
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