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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rt Rev Chris Edmondson, Bishop of Bolton. Show more
The latest news about farming and the countryside. Moira Hickey is in Skye to discover if the new Crofting Commission can help secure a future for this method of farming. Show more
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Morning news and current affairs, presented by John Humphrys in Athens and Evan Davis in Paris, reporting on the aftermath of election in France and Greece. Show more
Andrew Marr looks into the digital future with Nick Harkaway, Anab Jain, Charles Arthur and Simon Ings. Show more
Woman's Hour
Lone Parenting, Siobhan Benita, Art of Exaggeration
58 minutes
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Lone parenting, one woman's experience competing against Ken and Boris, protecting Peruvian wildlife, the art of exaggeration and love across boundaries. Presented by Jane Garvey. Show more
After being violently raped by someone she thought was a friend, Maddie is urged by the police to go public and prosecute her attacker, with very mixed results. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Peter and Dan Snow explore how the Royal Flying Corps advanced from primitive balloons and flimsy biplanes to sophisticated long-range bombers. From May 2012. Show more
What will happen to his family when Harvey's racist mum, Lou, has to move in? Stars Mark Benton. From May 2012. Show more
Julian Worricker and top fashion designer Paul Costelloe broadcast live from Westfield shopping centre in Stratford on what you love and hate about where you shop. Show more
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The post-election landscape in France, Greece and the EU at large, is it worth owning euros, and an alternative Queen's Speech. Shaun Ley presents national and international news. Show more
Shakespeare's Restless World
16. A Time of Change, a Change of Time
15 minutes
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Neil MacGregor reveals how a musical striking clock changed the relationship Shakespeare's audiences had to time. From May 2012. Show more
Usha puts her foot in it. Meanwhile Alice has to change her plans. Show more
4 Extra Debut. How making Dad's Army brought John Le Mesurier and Arthur Lowe fame, fortune and a very odd friendship. Stars Anton Lesser. Show more
Paul Gambaccini hosts the wide-ranging music quiz, with contestants from Birmingham, Nottingham and Berwickshire. From 2012. Show more
Seaweed, a Forgotten Food? Nutritious, tasty but long-overlooked, Sheila Dillon asks if seaweed is the food of the future? Show more
4 Extra Debut. From lavish medieval banquets to the new gastronomy of Ferran Adria, historian and actor Ian Kelly explores the drama and architecture of food. From March 2012. Show more
Control is one of the big attractions of living in the digital world. Aleks Krotoski asks if that is an illusion. And what happens if that control is lost? Show more
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David Mitchell challenges Miles Jupp, Susan Calman, Marcus Brigstocke and Alan Davies to hide truths in lies. From May 2012. Show more
There's a homecoming in the village. Meanwhile Alan offers some comfort. Show more
John Wilson meets Damon Albarn at work in his studio, surrounded by instruments, as he prepares for the return of his opera Dr Dee and Blur's concert at the end of the Olympics. Show more
Shakespeare's Restless World
16. A Time of Change, a Change of Time
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Neil MacGregor reveals how a musical striking clock changed the relationship Shakespeare's audiences had to time. From May 2012. Show more
From sitcom to chiefdom - Michael Palin introduces the story of Humphrey Barclay's journey from TV comedy to an African village in Ghana. Show more
Honduras has the highest murder rate in the world. Linda Pressly profiles the People's Funeral Service - a unique organisation offering succour in a sea of violence. Show more
Science magazine programme. Show more
Andrew Marr looks into the digital future with Nick Harkaway, Anab Jain, Charles Arthur and Simon Ings. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
As Europe digests the results of weekend elections in France and Greece, we hear live from Paris, Athens and Berlin. Is democracy rejecting austerity? And how will Germany react? Show more
Moving and life-affirming story by Anne Tyler. The occasional reappearances of his wife help a widower come to terms with her death. Read by William Hope. Show more
Michael Rosen investigates the world of interpreting, hearing from interpreters in business, sport and even psychotherapy how there is more to the job than just language skills. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Nick Baker explores the new expanding sound world of Russian virtuoso balalaika player, Alexey Arhipovskiy. From April 2012. Show more
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By Andrea Stuart. 4 Extra Debut. Arriving in Britain from Barbados in the 1970s; race, money and class - transcended by skin colour. Show more
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