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A reflection and prayer to start the day with Rev Dr Lesley Carroll. Show more
Kevin Carr charts the agony of the first-time house buyer: is it worth the pain to avoid a lifetime of paying rent? Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
In 1949 George Orwell finished '1984' on the Isle of Jura. 70 years on Helen Mark visits Jura to discover why this dramatic landscape inspires artists, musicians and writers today. Show more
Sybil Ruscoe is joined by farmer Ben Taylor-Davies and Buglife's Matt Shardlow. She hears how a Twitter-spat led to a partnership to improve insects habitats on Ben's farm. Show more
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News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Saturday Live
Stephen Hough, Stephen Poliakoff
1 hour, 27 minutes
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Pianist and composer Stephen Hough, cartoonist Michael Leunig, barrister turned food writer Olivia Potts and Inheritance Tracks from playwright and director Stephen Poliakoff. Show more
Katy Brand explores the life of the toothbrush. Despite its humble start as a tooth cleaning stick, she reveals how ingenuity and innovation have ensured its place in our lives. Show more
The humanitarian disaster in Syria continues to unfold but there's little pressure from outside to stop the killing of civilians. Our correspondent considers the contradictions. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
A relationship counsellor helps people talk about money. In honest and intimate discussions, families and couples open up about their finances and their feelings. Show more
Sam heads to Wales to cover fallout in Brecon’s by-election, giving Mia her worst-ever birthday. Stars Yasmine Akram. From 2019. Show more
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Any Questions?
Madeline Grant, Ayesha Hazarika, Robert Jenrick MP, Nick Thomas-Symonds MP
47 minutes
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Shaun Ley presents political debate from the Media Café at Broadcasting House with a panel including Madeline Grant, Ayesha Hazarika, Robert Jenrick MP and Nick Thomas-Symonds MP. Show more
Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?
Lenny Henry stars as Jake Thorne, a police chaplain who's lost his faith and has decided, as a test for God, to behave appallingly towards those he’s supposed to help. Show more
One to One
Lynne Truss on travel: A year in a camper-van
14 minutes
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Lynne Truss talks to Jillian Moody about travelling in a campervan with her family for a year. Show more
In conversation with artists as they create their work, psychotherapist Philippa Perry explores what our hands tell us about our world and about ourselves. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour: Gemma Chan, Lyra McKee's sister, Endometriosis, 15-minute home care visits
56 minutes
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Actor Gemma Chan on her latest role, diversity and Crazy Rich Asians. The sister of journalist and writer Lyra McKee. The challenges of 15-minute home care visits. Show more
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines.
The Inquiry
Can you reduce Central American migration?
23 minutes
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More and more families from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador are travelling to the US. Can security measures lower the numbers taking the dangerous journey? Show more
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Riot police have fired tear gas at pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong.
Loose Ends
Tez Ilyas, Dean Atta, Roisin Conaty, Rozi Plain, Bill Ryder-Jones, Athena Kugblenu, Nikki Bedi
36 minutes
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Nikki Bedi and Athena Kugblenu are joined by Tez Ilyas, Roisin Conaty and Dean Atta for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
Hannah Jane Walker makes the case for being a bit sensitive. Show more
Saturday Review
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out, Animals, Colson Whitehead, Olafur Eliasson, This Way Up
47 minutes
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There Is a Light That Never Goes Out at Manchester Royal Exchange, Animals film, Colson Whitehead - The Nickel Boys, Olafur Eliasson at Tate Modern, This Way Up on Channel 4 Show more
The untold story of the years when Black Power came to Britain and forever left its mark - the coming together, political ideas, leaders and legacy. Show more
Two years later, Vasari (Tom Conti) works on his vast fresco under pressure from the Medici Duke and edits a new edition of his book with Piero, who is a little distracted by love. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Anne McElvoy, Giles Fraser, Mona Siddiqui and Tim Stanley. Show more
Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as students from the University Of Aberdeen take on their professors. From July 2019. Show more
Despite the fact that Irish is an endangered language, poetry in Irish is experiencing a remarkable resurgence. Poet and academic Louis de Paor meets young poets defying the odds. Show more
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Inspired by poet Praxilla, Jane is a distant adult but a momentary meeting might just change that. Read by Victoria Liddelle. Show more
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