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Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Michael Piret. Show more
Farmers are warned to be on their guard after being told that thieves are stealing tractors to order, and Anna Hill joins the pea harvest in Norfolk. Show more
Tanya is nine and seriously ill. Her family doesn't want her to know about her diagnosis and doesn't believe medication will help. What should the medics do? Show more
Presented by Jenni Murray. 21 years of the Asian theatre company Tamasha, Victoria Wood talks about landmines in Laos, and death by stoning - what is the current world situation? Show more
Drama based on the diaries of Rachel Minshall, a spirited elderly lady living in the Welsh valleys in the 1980s. Rachel is shocked by a decision made by her London-based brother. Show more
How the pictures taken by seabirds while hunting for food under the sea surface are helping biologists understand the ocean. Show more
Sports writer Julie Welch chooses a selection of writing which illustrates one of the main themes of her life so far - feet. The readers are Dominic Jephcott and Stella Gonet. Show more
Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker. Are the police ripe for cuts? Show more
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National and international news with Martha Kearney.
Prof Robert Winston investigates how hypnotherapy helped save Rachmaninoff's career, and a theory to explain a problem for performers of his piano music: his enormous hand span. Show more
Shula faces a baptism of fire at the community shop and Brenda makes a tactical error. Show more
Sarah Daniels's play follows two babies, their parents and staff through one day in a neonatal intensive care unit. Show more
Light is essential for plants to grow, but what do we know about how it affects the human brain? Does light reach it or does the skull block it? Show more
4 Extra Debut. Richmal Crompton's mischievous schoolboy William Brown becomes a heroic knight to succour the oppressed. Read by Martin Jarvis. Show more
Britain on the Bottle: Alcohol and the State
Episode 7: The Central Control Board of 1915
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Mark Whitaker examines the 'largest social experiment'; the state's role in the liquor trade during the First World War, in his history of the politics of alcohol. From July 2010. Show more
Chris Ledgard investigates the world of the inner monologue to find out how we talk to ourselves. Are the words we use internally the same as when we speak? Show more
4 Extra Debut. Sue MacGregor, Lisa Appignanesi and Claire Fox discuss books by Willa Cather, John Armstrong and Joseph O'Neill. From 2010. Show more
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Carolyn has a reunion - with orchids galore. The ups and down of a tiny charter airline. Stars Stephanie Cole. From July 2009. Show more
The Grundys' campsite has some glamorous new arrivals and Josh strikes a bargain with Pip. Show more
Front Row
M Night Shyamalan; Booker longlist; Gainsbourg biopic
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
With Mark Lawson. Film-maker and screenwriter M Night Shyamalan; Andrew Motion announces the Booker longlist; biopic Gainsbourg reviewed; an exhibition at Harewood House. Show more
Drama based on the diaries of Rachel Minshall, a spirited elderly lady living in the Welsh valleys in the 1980s. Rachel is shocked by a decision made by her London-based brother. Show more
Are vulnerable people being let down by a judicial system which is supposed to protect them from financial abuse? Fran Abrams investigates. Show more
In the latest Can't See, Will Cook series, Richard Lane cooks a Thai chicken curry. Presenter Mani Djazmi finds out the latest news about Wayfinder Access. Show more
Tanya is nine and seriously ill. Her family doesn't want her to know about her diagnosis and doesn't believe medication will help. What should the medics do? Show more
Professor Graeme Maidment discovers whether ancient Egypt holds the key to an urgent need for sustainable cooling. From 2009. Show more
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News and analysis with Ritula Shah. Hans Blix tells the Chilcott enquiry why he didn't accept the case for war in Iraq. India awaits David Cameron's mission for a new relationship. Show more
Babo and Sian's passionate relationship is blossoming, but then his parents discover their secret. Read by Indira Varma. Show more
New sitcom by Justin Moorhouse and Jim Poyser starring Justin, Anne Reid and Katherine Kelly. Justin starts dating again but everything seems to have changed since he last tried. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
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Jake Adelstein is the first foreigner to work on Japan's largest daily newspaper. He seeks advice from a renowned crime reporter before his first assignment. Show more
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