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Daily prayer and reflection with Mark Coffey.
Charlotte Smith hears from the man Prince Charles has asked to make wool popular again. Show more
In Our Time
Mathematics' Unintended Consequences
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the unintended consequences of mathematical discoveries, from alternating current to predicting the path of asteroids. Show more
Woman's Hour
Antony Worrall Thompson; Women's mental health in the military
45 minutes
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Chef Antony Worrall Thompson on diabetes. Plus, women's mental health in the armed forces; and novelist Janet Skeslien Charles.
Sharon and friends petition the BBC for more programmes in Welsh, while Glanmor puts the case for a Welsh commentator for the Investiture. Show more
Foreign correspondents with the stories behind the world's headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie. Show more
Capturing America: Mark Lawson's History of Modern American Literature
Episode 1: Fighters and Writers
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Mark Lawson traces how a group of young Americans back from World War II turned the US into a literary superpower. From November 2010. Show more
Consumer news and issues with Shari Vahl.
John Waite investigates a payment processing company which refused to pass on money from customers who bought holidays online, hitting the balance sheets of struggling travel firms. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
National and international news with Martha Kearney.
Tom Heap finds out how much pollution is being generated around the world by the transport of freight by road and ship. Show more
Kirsty gets closer to nature. Show more
By Tim Wright. Dotcom entrepreneurs Erik and Mike set up 'Say What You Want to Hear', a website for people to voice their secret thoughts. Show more
For 25 years a group of Yorkshire friends have met every few months for a hike through the countryside of northern England. Clare Balding joins them on their silver jubilee walk. Show more
Jonathon Porritt appeals on behalf of BTCV. Show more
Miss Clarence's visit to an apartment in Greenwich Village, New York gives her an unexpected insight into other people's lives, as well as her own. Read by Glenne Headly. Show more
Brett Westwood identifies the siskin among others - birds that live on conifers. With Stephen Moss and Chris Watson. From 2008. Show more
James Naughtie and readers talk to Clive James about the first volume of his autobiography, Unreliable Memoirs, which has sold more than a million copies. Show more
The future for car technology after the Toyota car recall; end of an era as BBC's historic R&D department closes; 4,000 year-old-human genome revealed; quantum physics. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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An audience helps the freethinking funny man choose who to bail or charge - bankers or mortgage payers? From February 2010. Show more
The future looks brighter at Keeper's Cottage. Show more
A review of My Name Is Khan, the Bollywood love story set in the US after 9/11; a progress report on Art Bin, the installation where unwanted works of art can be thrown away. Show more
A History of the World in 100 Objects
The Beginning of Science and Literature (1500 - 700 BC)
Mold Gold Cape
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The world of 1700 BC explored through surviving objects. Neil MacGregor describes a remarkable gold cape now at the British Museum but discovered by quarrying workmen in Wales. Show more
The Report
Collapse of the Copenhagen Climate Summit
30 minutes
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Business leaders say they face unfair competition after the collapse of the Copenhagen climate summit. Simon Cox investigates why the summit failed and the impact on UK industry. Show more
Evan Davis is joined by a panel of executives from the world of PR to discuss exactly what it is that they do. He also finds out what advice they would give to companies in crisis. Show more
Mark Miodownik explores the dwindling supplies of a host of important metals and the fears that competition between countries for remaining deposits will result in 'resource wars'. Show more
In Our Time
Mathematics' Unintended Consequences
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the unintended consequences of mathematical discoveries, from alternating current to predicting the path of asteroids. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.
By John Updike. Walter's religious revival is at its height, so he is not looking forward to the arrival of his dinner guest, an imposing and revered scientist. Show more
Matt decides that it's up to Vicky to get the boiler fixed, even if it means seducing the boiler repair man. Stars Jody Latham. From February 2010. Show more
Best-selling author Val McDermid examines the development of the lesbian novel. She looks at the furore surrounding Radclyffe Hall's The Well of Loneliness, banned in 1928. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
A History of the World in 100 Objects
The Beginning of Science and Literature (1500 - 700 BC)
Mold Gold Cape
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The world of 1700 BC explored through surviving objects. Neil MacGregor describes a remarkable gold cape now at the British Museum but discovered by quarrying workmen in Wales. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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