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Prayer and reflection with the Rev Dr Craig Gardiner. Show more
'The press treats crime like public entertainment. It's not.' A murder victim's mother speaks out about attitudes to crime and punishment. With Jennifer Tracey. ipm@bbc.co.uk. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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Alan Garner spent his childhood in Alderley Edge and many of his works have been inspired by the area. Clare Balding takes a walk with the author in the landscape he grew up in. Show more
A shortage of hay and straw means animal owners are having to look for cheaper alternatives for feed and bedding. Charlotte Smith goes haymaking to ask why supplies are down. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Morning news and current affairs with John Humphrys and James Naughtie. High-level criticism of the Milly Dowler case, plus Columbo actor Peter Falk remembered. Show more
Richard Coles with actress Lesley Sharp, poet Kate Fox, the British woman who won Chinese X-Factor, a lifelong campaigner, Griff Rhys Jones and William Boyd's Inheritance Tracks. Show more
Sandi Toksvig looks at the advantages of the bicycle as a travel machine with round-the-world cyclist Susie Wheeldon, hill rider Robert Penn and day-tripper Mat Carroll. Show more
Musician and writer Terence Blacker looks at politically incorrect songs of the last century, asking what makes a song offensive and why songs have such power to upset people. Show more
Benedict Brogan, Deputy Editor of The Daily Telegraph, looks behind the scenes at Westminster. Show more
A look behind the week's news as Kate Adie hosts despatches from Somaliland in the Horn of Africa, the mountains of northern Italy, and from Zagreb, Washington and Bahrain. Show more
Paul Lewis interviews the CEO of Tesco Bank about account access problems. And, as the world follows the Greek crisis, Money Box asks: what happens when a country defaults? Show more
Hugh Dennis and Jon Culshaw are joined by Mitch Benn, Jon Holmes, Jess Robinson and Tom Wrigglesworth, to present an array of topical stand-up, sketch and song. Show more
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Jonathan Dimbleby presents a discussion of news and politics from Saltaire, Yorkshire, with journalists Fraser Nelson and Jason Cowley, Mary Creagh MP and David Davis MP. Show more
Listeners' calls and emails in response to this week's edition of Any Questions? Jonathan Dimbleby takes calls about Milly Dowler, the Greek bailout, burglary defence and alcohol. Show more
The Old Vic Theatre's recent production of Terence Rattigan's gripping courtroom drama, directed by Thea Sharrock, starring Anne Marie Duff and Niamh Cusack. Show more
Cricket coverage, England v Sri Lanka, Twenty20 International from Bristol. Commentary by Simon Mann and Roshan Abeysinghe with analysis by Marcus Trescothick and Alec Stewart. Show more
Evan Davis asks his guests if we live in a world of short-term contracts - and other business relationships too. And he discovers how companies measure how well they're performing. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest weather forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Conversation, music and comedy. Clive Anderson is joined by Lucinda Lambton, Rhys Thomas and Philip Mould. With music from King Creosote and Jon Hopkins. Show more
Reformer or autocrat? As President Assad of Syria battles to remain in power, Simon Cox examines how a doctor trained in London with a British wife became an Arab head of state. Show more
Tom Sutcliffe and his guests the writers Susan Jeffreys, Don Guttenplan and Miranda Sawyer review the week's cultural highlights, including Bridesmaids. Show more
Jonathon Porritt assesses the legacy of EF Schumacher, author of Small is Beautiful, for David Cameron's Big Society. Show more
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
Nick Robinson goes behind the closed doors of Whitehall to ask how controversial decisions are reached. Nick and his panel examine changing strike laws. Show more
Paul Gambaccini welcomes three former winners, for the semi-finals of the 2011 search to find the nation's musical mastermind. Show more
Roger McGough presents listeners' poetry requests, many of which reflect the early summer. With guest appearances by contemporary poets Kate Clanchy and Helen Dunmore. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
The poems Lewti, Coleridge's 'love chant' to an enigmatic and stony-hearted woman, and The Thorn, Wordsworth's ballad about a mysterious outcast. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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