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Short reflection and prayer with Canon Noel Battye.
'Dad coming out brought us closer.' A policeman, a devout Catholic, a devoted husband, listener Paul Ottaway was surprised when his dad admitted to having relationships with men. Show more
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In the fifth of this series of listener's walks, Clare Blading sets out with three people who live in Lincolnshire and share a passion for the Wolds. Show more
Charlotte Smith asks what the proposed changes to the system that pays billions of pounds in subsidies to farmers across Europe will mean for agriculture, the countryside and food. Show more
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Morning news and current affairs with James Naughtie and Sarah Montague. Ofsted's new head vows to tackle coasting and incompetent teachers. Show more
Richard Coles with advertising creative Rosie Arnold, poet Luke Wright and a couple who took a grey gap year. Plus, Frank Skinner's Secret Life and Tori Amos's Inheritance Tracks. Show more
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Natural Navigation - Snow Shoeing - Borneo Sunbear - Bulgaria
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John McCarthy looks at natural navigation with Alison Steadman and Tristan Gooley, snow shoeing with leading guide Kevin Albin and post-colonial India with Rana Dasgupta. Show more
Tim Brooke-Taylor sees how the creative legacy of Charlie Chaplin lives on through his grandson James Thierree, whose new one-man show mixes acrobatics, mime, music and illusion. Show more
Peter Oborne of the Daily Telegraph looks behind the scenes at Westminster. Show more
Insight, analysis, colour and wit from correspondents in Bahrain, Cairo, Madrid, Abidjan and Johannesburg. Show more
With Paul Lewis. Faulty ATMs - what are your rights if the machine does not dispense the cash? Plus, the government u-turn over the state pension age for women. Show more
A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig with panellists including Jeremy Hardy, Sarah Millican and Paul Sinha.
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Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a panel debate about news and politics from St Mary's School, Ascot, with Chuka Umunna. Chris Grayling, Rita Clifton and Kevin Maguire. Show more
Your chance to respond to the issues of the week, including the resignation of Liam Fox, and Oliver Letwin dumping constituency mail in a park bin. With Jonathan Dimbleby. Show more
Toby Stephens is Raymond Chandler's fast-talking private eye Philip Marlowe. Show more
Woman's Hour
Cliff Richard, Katherine Jenkins, Adoption Parties: Do they work?
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Presented by Jane Garvey. Cliff Richard, Katherine Jenkins, adoption parties, mixed race relationships phone in, the enduring appeal of Georgette Heyer, miscarriage treatments. Show more
A fresh perspective on the day's news with sports headlines. With Carolyn Quinn.
Stephanie Flanders and guests consider the art of marketing. They also discuss messiness in the workplace - is a cluttered desk really a sign of a cluttered mind? Show more
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Clive Anderson is joined by funny man Bill Bailey, soon to start a new tour, mysterious man Derren Brown and Emma Freud. With music from Jo Hamilton and her magic AirPiano! Show more
He has long been one of the most powerful figures in government, but few outside Whitehall have heard of him. Chris Bowlby profiles the next Cabinet Secretary Jeremy Heywood. Show more
Tom Sutcliffe and his guests writers Lisa Appignanesi and David Benedict and Canon Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral Giles Fraser review the week's cultural highlights. Show more
4 Extra Debut. David Cannadine explores the evolution of the teaching of history in English schools over the past century. From October 2011. Show more
Victoria Hamilton stars in the final episode of Stella Gibbons' romantic comedy of love and manners. Dramatised by Christopher William Hill. Show more
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The moral boundaries of friendship. Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. Show more
Tom Sutcliffe presents the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections. Wales take on the North of England. Show more
Roger McGough with a selection of poetry requests. Poems about mountains, pathways, love and loss. The readers are Catherine Harvey and Bill Paterson. Show more
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Biblical tales with a modern twist by Fraser Grace. A woman recalls one of the Old Testament's more extraordinary acts of seduction. Read by Noma Dumezweni. Show more
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