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Prayer for the Day
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Mary Stallard.
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Farming Today
Fewer than half the homes needed to cope with the growing demand for housing are being built; 'NIMBYs' are being blamed for the failure to meet the targets. Show more
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Today
With Justin Webb and Evan Davis. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day. Show more
The DEC appeal for Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam, where a typhoon and an earthquake struck last week. You can give now on 0370 60 60 900 or at www.dec.org.uk. Show more
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1989: Simpson Returns
John Simpson visits Leipzig and Berlin and talks to people who influenced events in 1989, as well as those whose lives changed forever. Show more
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The Good Samaritan
Dominic Arkwright meets the man who stopped to help some distressed swans, only to have his luxury car stolen. From October 2009. Show more
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Book of the Week:Get Her off the Pitch!
Christian worship and music led by Rev Roger Hutchings.
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Woman's Hour
Comedienne Jo Brand on her memoir Look Back in Hunger; women novelists and the Man Booker Prize; and should marriage be used as a political tool.
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Nature
Tunnel-boring larvae, feet-stomping termites, head-banging beetles and a choir of tuneful songsters join Paul Evans in this unusual sound safari around an 'orchestra' of insects. Show more
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I Have Heard the Mermaids Singing
What is the truth behind the mermaid story? Janet Ellis investigates mermaids in myths, movies and marketing. From October 2009. Show more
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You and Yours
The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.
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Call You and Yours
Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker. Show more
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The World at One
National and international news with Martha Kearney.
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Over the Rainbow with Yip Harburg
Broadcaster Stephen Evans explores the life and work of lyricist Yip Harburg, who became known as the 'social conscience' of Broadway, and discovers his contemporary relevance. Show more
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The Archers
Lynda and Vicky join forces for the footpaths. Show more
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Afternoon Play: Dickens Confidential
Series postulating Charles Dickens as the head of a daily paper. In Mike Walker's play, Dickens investigates the connection between financier Iron Billy and a cunning plot. Show more
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Making History
Vanessa Collingridge presents the series exploring ordinary people's links with the past.
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1989: Writing on the Wall
By Christa Wolf. 4 Extra Debut. The gulf between those who built up the East German state and the next generation is all too apparent. Read by Sian Thomas. Show more
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A History of Private Life
What do letters and diaries tell us about running the home in the 16th and 17th centuries? Why do pots and pans matter?
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Advertising: the Most Fun You Can Have with Your Clothes on
Advertising executive Robin Wight presents a history of the advertising industry. Robin returns to the location of his first job in advertising in the late 1960s. Show more
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A Good Read
4 Extra Debut. Sue MacGregor, Tom Morris and Martin Rowson discuss books by Clare Clark, Evelyn Waugh and James Lever. From 2009. Show more
Gorbachev begins a historical visit to East Germany to help celebrate the GDR's 40th anniversary; East German leader Eric Honecker continues to take a hard line. Show more
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Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Plus Weather.
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Six O'Clock News
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
The DEC appeal for Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam, where a typhoon and an earthquake struck last week. You can give now on 0370 60 60 900 or at www.dec.org.uk. Show more
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Too Much Information
Waft's tourist Information office try to justify a huge Heritage Lottery Fund donation. Stars Jeff Rawle. From October 2009. Show more
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The Archers
Jim launches trouble at The Stables. Show more
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Front Row
Arts news and reviews. Mark Lawson discusses the latest crop of major literary and political biographies with critic Peter Kemp, historian Tristram Hunt and biographer Hermione Lee. Show more
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Twilight Baby.com
By Julie Balloo and Jenny Eclair. Cass struggles to come to terms with pregnancy and being made homeless. Show more
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File on 4
With a Parliamentary report due to add to criticism of Whitehall's defence purchasing systems, Gerry Northam asks why it seems so hard to buy the right equipment for our forces. Show more
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In Touch
We meet the visually-impaired people of Cumbria who are fighting to save a resource centre which they say has changed their lives. Show more
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A Last Chance for Patients
Vivienne Parry asks whether patients take part in clinical trials simply to get better or for the common good, hoping for future cures. Show more
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1989: Simpson Returns
John Simpson visits Leipzig and Berlin and talks to people who influenced events in 1989, as well as those whose lives changed forever. Show more
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The World Tonight
News and analysis with Ritula Shah and Paul Moss. George Osbourne sets out his plans to deal with debt, but do they add up? Drought reaches crisis point in the Middle East. Show more
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Book at Bedtime: Fathers and Sons
His heart broken, Bazarov makes his own prodigal return to his doting parents, with Arkady as his guest. But friendship and filial duty soon begin to pall. Show more
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Boyle's Law
His tea mug says 'I am the Law'. Inspector Vincent Boyle is in charge of data storage. Stars Sanjeev Bhaskar. From October 2009. Show more
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Another Case of Milton Jones
The surreal comedian's latest challenge is to be London's Mayor, with no ability whatsoever. With Dave Lamb. From May 2007.
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News
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
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Book of the Week: Get Her off the Pitch!
In 1999, Lynne is sent to Madison Square Garden to cover the fight between Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis for the heavyweight championship of the world. Read by the author. Show more
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