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Prayer and reflection with Richard Hill. Show more
Charlotte Smith hears how DNA techniques used in murder investigations could now detect deer poachers. Show more
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Morning news and current affairs with James Naughtie and Evan Davis, debating life science funding, eurozone integration, extradition, Russia and War Horse. Show more
Start the Week
Philosophy: Bernard-Henri Levy, Mary Warnock and Roger Scruton
45 minutes
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Andrew Marr discusses the role of the public intellectual with the philosophers Bernard-Henri Levy, Baroness Mary Warnock and Roger Scruton. Show more
Woman's Hour
Christmas Cooking Phone-in with Mary Berry
45 minutes
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Christmas cooking phone-in with Mary Berry. Presented by Jane Garvey. Show more
Gilbert has read in Helen's journal of how her marriage has been severely tested by her husband's prolonged absences, drinking and infidelity. Show more
Women who have suffered psychotic illness after childbirth take part in a groundbreaking art project and talk about their journey back to recovery. Presented by Clare Dolman. Show more
Giles enters a triathlon in Spain with only Neil Diamond and a donkey to help him. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From December 2011. Show more
The scandal of empty homes, the cost of new medical technologies, how communities and businesses will respond to extreme weather events, and gas safety checks for the elderly. Show more
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National and international news with Martha Kearney. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.
The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office
Episode 1: The Secret Room
15 minutes
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Dominic Sandbrook investigates how the post office has shaped British society, from literacy to free speech. From December 2011. Show more
Pat can barely contain her emotions. Meanwhile Jim lends a hand. Show more
As 2011 comes to an end, Maisie looks back on her extraordinary year. She turned fifteen, met the love of her life and spent four months in detention following the London riots. Show more
Nationwide general knowledge quiz chaired by Russell Davies. Competitors from Scotland and North West England battle it out. Show more
Sheila Dillon talks to Food Award judges Jeremy Lee and Kath Dalmeny about some of the exciting grassroots developments in local markets around the country. Show more
Stories of the genie date as far back as the Koran and the Arabian Nights and have delighted and terrified children ever since. Janet Ellis explores its continuing appeal. Show more
Robin Ince and Brian Cox are joined by rationalist comedian and musician Tim Minchin and biologist Adam Rutherford to discuss the science of creation and the origins of life. Show more
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A second show from Gateshead for regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden plus Marcus Brigstocke on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair. Show more
Neil is feeling frazzled, while Shula and Elizabeth consider an important purchase. Show more
Mark Lawson meets writer and comedy performer John Cleese, who reflects on his career from Monty Python to his recent Alimony Tour. Show more
Gilbert has read in Helen's journal of how her marriage has been severely tested by her husband's prolonged absences, drinking and infidelity. Show more
Vishva Samani, a descendant of British Asian Ugandans, returns to the country her parents were forced to leave in 1972 and witnesses the rekindling of a relationship with the land. Show more
Just over a decade ago, a wave of violent farm takeovers shook Zimbabwe. Martin Plaut investigates whether the country's agriculture has recovered from this massive disruption. Show more
Quentin Cooper hears about the high risk of thawing permafrost, how space worms may lead the way to Mars, and how DNA barcoding is identifying species and spotting fraud. Show more
Start the Week
Philosophy: Bernard-Henri Levy, Mary Warnock and Roger Scruton
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Andrew Marr discusses the role of the public intellectual with the philosophers Bernard-Henri Levy, Baroness Mary Warnock and Roger Scruton. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
National and international news and analysis.
A family bereavement sparks an unexpected friendship between Major Pettigrew and Mrs Ali from the village shop, in this against-all-odds love story by Helen Simonson. Show more
Matt Harvey, Sarah Churchwell and Paul B Davies discuss imaginary friends with Dominic Arkwright. From 2011. Show more
Sean Curran presents the day's top news stories from Westminster.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
4 Extra Debut. Exploring how everyday choices are subtly informed and manipulated by miniature works of art - fonts. Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt. Show more
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
