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Prayer and reflection with the Rev Peter Baker. Show more
Russia is to export grain once again, after a ban which helped UK food prices soar. Sarah Swadling asks whether the price of the weekly shop may now begin to fall. Show more
With Justin Webb and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk at 6.25am, 7.25am, 8.25am; Weather 6.05am, 6.57am, 7.57am; Thought for the Day 7.48am.
Michael Buerk talks to Di Franks about her decision to donate a kidney to a complete stranger. Show more
Nick Robinson looks at Edward Heath, prime minister from 1970 to 1974, whose enthusiasm for radical reform in Europe and the economy strained his party's loyalties. Show more
Celebrating, informing and entertaining women with Jane Garvey. Ballerina Tamara Rojo; are we over-parenting?; women in business; natural birth. Show more
As the family band hits the road, Les meets an old flame and receives devastating news about his daughter. Stars Paul Copley. Show more
Sarah Pitt talks to Jennifer Owen about her life-long study of the wildlife in her garden, and Brett Westwood and Matthew Oates go in search of the Wood White Butterfly. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Crime writer Mike Phillips investigates black British crime fiction and asks why there is still a reluctance to see the black detective as hero. From May 2011. Show more
Call You and Yours with Julian Worricker. What's the Localism Bill all about? Email youandyours@bbc.co.uk or call 03700 100 444 (lines open at 10am). Show more
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With Shaun Ley. National and international news, featuring analysis, comment and interviews. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.
The story of the Nigerian musician and political revolutionary, and his cultural impact in Africa and beyond. From 2011.
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There are family rivalries at the Single Wicket Competition. Meanwhile Harry and Jazzer go head to head. Show more
Richard Monks' comic tale of an amateur gardener who becomes dangerously obsessed with hunting down the mole that has dared to desecrate his pristine lawn. Show more
Tom Holland presents the programme that reflects listeners' passion for the past. Women in the General Strike, an archaeologist on the loose in Hampshire and the walking postcards. Show more
Afternoon Reading
Sylvia Townsend Warner - Winter in the Air and Other Stories
Episode 1: Winter in the Air
15 minutes
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4 Extra Debut. A woman contemplates the end of her marriage and her new life in her solitary flat in 1950s London. Read by Susannah Harker. Show more
Alan meets Chris Spedding, a guitarist who has played with many of the biggest names in rock but who, besides top 10 hit, has nearly always managed to avoid the limelight himself. Show more
By some accounts, the social networking game is not over yet. Rory Cellan-Jones looks at the sites of the future and asks where the phenomenon is heading. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Harriett Gilbert, Lindsey Davis and James Walton discuss books by Richard Hughes, Nicholson Baker and Georgette Heyer. From 2011. Show more
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Clare's entranced by a dog following her into work, unlike Brian. But the dog has its uses. With Sally Phillips. From June 2010. Show more
Jolene makes an unexpected offer and Matt reveals his sources. Show more
Front Row
Senna; Julian Barnes on tennis; Judith Kerr on widowhood.
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
With Mark Lawson, including Julian Barnes on tennis, a review of the film Senna and Judith Kerr on her picture book about losing her husband. Show more
As the family band hits the road, Les meets an old flame and receives devastating news about his daughter. Stars Paul Copley. Show more
Who has the ear of the American president? Jonathan Powell, Tony Blair's former chief of staff, talks to key advisors, including George Bush's 'brain', Karl Rove. Show more
In Touch
Can't See Will Cook + feedback on recent stories
20 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Can't See Will Cook: Richard Lane learns how to make Creole fish stew, spiced rice and Sri Lankan cabbage the blind way plus your views and feedback on our most recent stories. Show more
Bullying and control by mobile phone. Claudia Hammond talks to Christine Barter about her research on the impact and incidence of violence in teenage relationships. Show more
Michael Buerk talks to Di Franks about her decision to donate a kidney to a complete stranger. Show more
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National and international news and analysis. Show more
Christmas without your lover, and figuring out Evie's story - and Sean's heart. Niamh Cusack reads Man Booker Winner Anne Enright's sparkling new novel. Show more
Brian Cox and Robin Ince return for a new series of witty, irreverent science chat. This week: 'What Don't We Know?' with comedian Paul Foot and the biologist Steve Jones. Show more
Talk show which blends comedy and science. Comedians Colin Murphy and Carl Donnelly discuss the smart and the stupid questions in life. Show more
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Sonia Faleiro describes a meeting with a young woman returning home to India after a life in domestic servitude in Abu Dhabi. Show more
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