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National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Archbishop Angaelos, Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London. Show more
Helen Cullen makes the case for the art of letter writing. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.
Ramblings
Ricky Ross and Lorraine Mcintosh of Deacon Blue in Fife
25 minutes
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Clare Balding is joined by Ricky Ross and Lorraine Mcintosh of Deacon Blue in Fife. Show more
Sybil Ruscoe heads to Lenches Lakes in Evesham to find out about the upcoming fly fishing season with owner Simon Badger and fishermen Mike Sinclair, Patrick Robson and Ed Noyes. Show more
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News and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Saturday Live
Andy McNab, Axel Scheffler, Veronica 'Fancy Chance' Thompson and Roisin Conaty
1 hour, 27 minutes
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Former SAS soldier and author Andy McNab, illustrator Axel Scheffler, burlesque performer Veronica 'Fancy Chance' Thompson and comedian and actor Roisin Conaty Show more
Paul Waugh of HuffPost UK looks behind the scenes at Westminster. The editor is Jonathan Brunert.
From Our Own Correspondent
Cash, Credit and Control in China
28 minutes
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Celia Hatton gets caught out in Beijing, when she find nobody wants to be paid in cash anymore. But is the rise of mobile payments about convenience or control? Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
Money Box
How digital payments are changing the way we donate
31 minutes
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How good causes are adapting to the 'cashless' society, can 20 somethings paying the pension minimum still have a comfortable retirement? And reducing the cost of the school day. Show more
A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Patrick Kielty. Show more
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The latest news from BBC Radio 4
Any Questions?
Andrew Bowie MP, Baroness Chakrabarti, Peter Hitchens, Sarah Wollaston MP
47 minutes
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Julian Worricker presents political debate from St Mary's Church in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, with Andrew Bowie MP, Baroness Chakrabarti, Peter Hitchens and Sarah Wollaston MP. Show more
Should a people's vote come first or a general election? And how would you vote in either? Both? Show more
Lenny Henry stars as irreverent Police Chaplain Jake Thorne in a new series of this acclaimed drama by Peter Jukes.
Unoriginal Sin. Jake is on secondment to a new police force. Show more
We tend not to talk about death and how we mourn, but here Euella Jackson invites fellow Jamaican Maaureesha Shaw to discuss their traditional practice of nine nights. Show more
What is like to be an artist in a country led by a far right-president? Brazilian artists and thinkers explore the cultural life of their country in the era of Bolsonaro. Show more
Woman's Hour
For Sama, Brexit, Women and Science Fiction
57 minutes
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Waad al-Kateab on why she documented her life on camera in war-torn Aleppo, Syria. How Brexit is affecting us emotionally. Women reading and writing science fiction. Show more
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news plus the sports headlines
The Inquiry
Why the race to build a quantum computer?
23 minutes
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Quantum computers are still in their infancy, but governments and corporations are spending billions trying to turn them into workable technology. Neal Razzell finds out why. Show more
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Six O'Clock News
14/09/2019 Drone strikes hit Saudi oil facilities
15 minutes
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Two major Saudi oil facilities set ablaze in attack by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels
Loose Ends
Katherine Parkinson, Cora Bissett, Gary Crosby, Sara Cox, Clive Anderson
37 minutes
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Clive Anderson and Sara Cox are joined by Katherine Parkinson, Gary Crosby and Cora Bissett for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
The life story of the most controversial Commons speaker of modern times. To some he's a hero of parliamentary independence, to others, he's a partisan rule-twister. Show more
Saturday Review
Hustlers, A Very Expensive Poison, Tove Ditlevsen, William Blake, State of the Union
51 minutes
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Strippers vengeance film Hustlers, A Very Expensive Poison about Litvinienko, Tove Ditlevsen's Copenhagen Trilogy, William Blake at Tate Britain, State of the Union on BBCTV Show more
As LGBTQ+ venues close and homophobic and transphobic hate crimes sharply increase, performance artist and writer Travis Alabanza asks if we need these venues now more than ever. Show more
Marcel Proust's allegorical contemplation on time, memory, art and love leaves Combray and the love affair between Swann and Odette, and moves to Paris, where Marcel falls in love. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Innovative debate series. Katharine Birbalsingh and Dr Debra Kidd discuss whether discipline is the enemy of learning. With Anne McElvoy and Louisa Weinstein. Show more
Paul Gambaccini is in the chair for another contest of eclectic musical general knowledge, with competitors from Dublin, London and Cheltenham. Show more
Museums, mothers and an endangered language provide inspiration in this edition of the globetrotting poetry series. Poet Imtiaz Dharker explores exciting voices around the world. Show more
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
In Sara Maitland’s mischievous fairy tale a princess who has lived by the rules regrets her empty life - until an unexpected opportunity comes her way. Read by Pauline Knowles Show more
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