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Daily prayer and reflection presented by the Rev Johnston McKay. Show more
Charlotte Smith hears the case for insects as a staple food in the future. Research shows one in five horses is overweight. Plus how supermarkets trace food during safety alerts. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Mexican Revolution of 1910, the popular uprising which lasted ten years and resulted in the overthrow of President Porfino Diaz. Show more
Presented by Jenni Murray. British clothing sizes - why do they vary so much? Plus the ethics of fertility treatment when family members are involved in egg or sperm donation. Show more
With help from her new friends from the trial, Isobel opens up about her feelings. Show more
Kate Adie with reports about a gathering crisis in Beirut and people power on the streets of Tunis, plus stories from Hanoi, Paris and Moscow. Show more
Glenn Mitchell examines the impact of the French television series The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, along with its extremely popular and iconic music score. Show more
Consumer news with Shari Vahl. Are tax havens harming our economy? Government plans to reform pricing and access to drugs and medicine. Show more
The collapse of social housing maintenance company Connaught left 1600 people without work and creditor debt of 100 million pounds. We investigate the impact of its demise. Show more
Matthew Sweet transports listeners into cinemas around the world. In this programme, he visits the Bey-oh-loo Cinema, hidden inside a genteel-looking shopping arcade in Istanbul. Show more
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Why were handkerchiefs so popular with Victorian pickpockets? Stewart Henderson presents the programme that answers listener questions on just about everything. Show more
Pat broaches a delicate topic and Jim has a bone to pick with Joe. Show more
4 Extra Debut. It's hard for Robert to meaningfully relate to mum Doreen with Alzheimer's disease, but music offers hope. Stars Linda Bassett. Show more
Snow, biting winds and a tent made to the design used by nomads in Ulaanbaatar, but Richard Uridge hasn't travelled to Mongolia for this week's Open Country, he's in Exmoor. Show more
Founder Martyn Lewis and beneficiary Hannah present the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity YouthNet UK. Show more
Joe and his lawyer Murray shared a passion for collecting fine art, but it was Joe who hid the stuff. Now Murray waits for the two women, but who holds the right key? Show more
Author and film critic David Thomson explores how cinema has changed him - and us: a dubious love of death. From 2011. Show more
Open Book
Alastair Campbell's Five of the Best; AS Byatt and Carol Birch
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Mariella Frostrup talks to Alastair Campbell about his five of the best books. Novelists AS Byatt and Carol Birch discuss the merits of a Victorian backdrop to a novel. Show more
Quentin Cooper looks into the science stories of the week and speaks to the scientists who are making the headlines. Show more
Matthew Sweet transports listeners into cinemas around the world. In this programme, he is at the Rustaveli cinema in Georgia. Show more
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Nationalise British music festivals, abolish stamp duty, and reduce the voting age to 16. Mark collates more policies. From 2011. Show more
It's an exhausting day for the Brookfield residents. Meanwhile Lilian seeks some business advice.
Front Row
NEDS & Nina Raine's Tiger Country reviewed
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John Wilson reviews Peter Mullan's film NEDS, about Glasgow gangs in the 1970s, and Nina Raine's new play Tiger Country, which looks at the pressures of working in a hospital. Show more
With help from her new friends from the trial, Isobel opens up about her feelings. Show more
With bankers on course for £7bn in bonuses, the good times are back. Even City voices are saying bonuses are too high, so why, asks Simon Cox, can't the Government curb them. Show more
Peter Day talks to Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter about radical changes to the way corporations think about their relationships with society. Show more
Is it possible for eco-tourists to be able to save species? The programme reports from India and Australia, where tigers and whales appear to rely on tourists for their survival. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Mexican Revolution of 1910, the popular uprising which lasted ten years and resulted in the overthrow of President Porfino Diaz. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
National and international news and analysis. Show more
The narrator visits his retired parents, both keen gardeners, but not everything is as quiet and contented as it seems. Read by the author. Show more
A recent jog to work seems to have improved more than Hope and Jodie's muscles, judging by the number of breakfast baps they are selling. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
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Jane Shilling explores belonging from the perspective of family and place. Meditation on life at mid-point, read by Samantha Bond. Show more
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
Commentary on the 2nd One Day International between England and Australia from the Bellerive Oval in Hobart, with Simon Mann, Jim Maxwell and Peter Roebuck. Show more
