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Daily prayer and reflection with Father Eugene O'Neill. Show more
The Environment Agency has denied its decision not to dredge rivers in Cumbria added to the problems caused by last November's floods. Show more
With John Humphrys and Evan Davis. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
In the wake of public confusion over issues like climate change, the swine flu vaccine and Iceland's volcanic ash cloud, Martin Rees calls on scientists to play a greater role. Show more
With Jenni Murray. Including the UK treatment of gay and lesbian asylum seekers, poet Fleur Adcock, and a performing arts scheme in South Africa which helps street children. Show more
A second death has occurred at Cheverell Manor, and Kate and Benton take a trip to London to find out more about the victim. Show more
Including an update on the oil spill off the Mississippi Delta, and a report by Howard Stableford on the biologists working on Humming Birds in the rainforests of Costa Rica. Show more
Adam Gopnik explores the imaginative impact of Nighthawks, American artist Edward Hopper's 1942 painting of a diner. From 2010. Show more
Consumer news and issues. Does local government really need reform? Show more
The latest weather forecast.
National and international news with Shaun Ley.
Tom Robinson investigates the secrets of the Frei Aber Einsam Sonata, composed by Dietrich, Schumann and Brahms. From June 2010. Show more
There's some new talent on the cricket pitch and Tom's suspicions are aroused. Show more
By Caroline and David Stafford. A true story of murder, mayhem and political intrigue from the casebook of Norman Birkett, the most celebrated advocate of the inter-war years. Show more
Strange marks on the moors near Sheffield reveal a hidden military history. Vanessa Collingridge presents more of your stories that change the way we see the past. Show more
4 Extra Debut. An unexpected and clever take on the old myth, putting Beowolf's wife and daughters centre stage. Read by Siobhan Redmond. Show more
Britain's Labs
Episode 2: Bristol Centre for Nanoscience
15 minutes
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Prof Stewart visits Bristol Centre for Nanoscience and finds out how nano materials may revolutionise medicine, computing and solar power. Show more
Five new MPs keep audio diaries of their first days as MPs in the Palace of Westminster. Presented by Elinor Goodman. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Misha Glenny, Bob Mills and Sue MacGregor discuss Alain Fournier, Karel Capek and Somerset Maugham. From 2010. Show more
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Micky Flanagan with stand up about his life in the 1980s - from Billingsgate fish porter to intellectual. From June 2010. Show more
Matt has an eye for a bargain and there's a shock in store for Jazzer. Show more
Front Row
John Wilson talks to Christopher Hitchens about his memoir
30 minutes
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With John Wilson, who interviews the writer Christopher Hitchens as he publishes a memoir. John also begins a series of four reports on the contenders for UK City of Culture 2013. Show more
A History of the World in 100 Objects
The Rise of World Faiths (200 - 600 AD)
Gold coin of Kumaragupta I
14 minutes
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The history of the world as told through one hundred objects from the British Museum. Today Neil MacGregor is looking at the rise of religious imagery in India under the Guptas. Show more
File on 4
Why does the UK still have high stillbirth rates?
40 minutes
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The number of stillbirths in the UK has remained the same over the past decade, and many go unexplained. Are opportunities to learn lessons being missed? Ann Alexander investigates. Show more
Mani Djazmi meets the Thirve gardeners who excelled with their plants for the Chelsea Flower Show and Richard Lane meets cook Ann Scroggie who reveals the mystery of Scroggie Pie. Show more
All in the Mind
Mystery Mental Health Shoppers - Savant Syndrome
30 minutes
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The use of mystery shoppers to test the value of services is spreading to the NHS and to mental health services. All In The Mind investigates. Show more
Contemporary history series. Chris Ledgard hears the story of the Irish women who, in 1971, defied Irish law by bringing thousands of contraceptives into the country from Belfast. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
National and international news and analysis. How should the US react to Israel's attack on the Gaza flotilla? Can BP survive the oil spill disaster? Show more
Posing as an engineer, Humphrey Neyland applies for a job at the local electrical works and afterwards he bumps into a motley assortment of acquaintances at the Hippodrome theatre. Show more
Liza Tarbuck, Richard Herring and Jack Whitehall confess their worst ever excuses. Charlie Brooke's panel show about the wrong side of life. From June 2010. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Susan Marling pays tribute to the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and assesses his influence on house design. From April 2009.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
A History of the World in 100 Objects
The Rise of World Faiths (200 - 600 AD)
Gold coin of Kumaragupta I
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The history of the world as told through one hundred objects from the British Museum. Today Neil MacGregor is looking at the rise of religious imagery in India under the Guptas. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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