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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Mark Coffey.
The programme that starts with its listeners.
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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Helen Mark is in Ireland, looking at attitudes down the centuries to the peat bogs of the midlands. Show more
Around 25 per cent of the corn in some US states has been lost due to drought. Anna Hill is in the Mid West to report on the plight of the farmers. Show more
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Morning news and current affairs presented by James Naughtie and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Saturday Live
Tamsin Greig, Sally Becker, Ray Davies, Benjamin Grosvenor Inheritance Tracks.
1 hour, 28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Richard Coles and John McCarthy with actress Tamsin Greig, 'Angel of Mostar' Sally Becker and Kinks frontman Ray Davies, plus piano prodigy Benjamin Grosvenor's Inheritance Tracks. Show more
Comedian and musician Rich Morton explores the glossy, velvet-carpeted world of ‘lounge music’. From 2012. Show more
Commentary on the third day of the third Test between England and South Africa from Lord's, with Jonathan Agnew, Simon Mann, Henry Blofeld and Shaun Pollock. Show more
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Commentary on the third day of the third Test between England and South Africa from Lord's, with Jonathan Agnew, Simon Mann, Henry Blofeld and Shaun Pollock. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Loose Ends
Clive Anderson, Nile Rodgers, Greg Proops, Meursault, Lillian Boutte
45 minutes
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Clive Anderson is joined at the Edinburgh Festival by Nile Rodgers, Greg Proops, Steve Richards, Jan Ravens and Arthur Smith. With music from Meursault and Lillian Boutte. Show more
After a 33-year civil service career, Dame Helen Ghosh is leaving to become director general of the National Trust. Chris Bowlby asks what qualities she will bring. Show more
Bidisha and guests review the week's cultural events including Parade's End, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Rebecca Hall and adapted for BBC Television by Sir Tom Stoppard. Show more
Archive on 4
Anthony Burgess: A Clockwork Archive
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Anthony Burgess is best known as the author of A Clockwork Orange. Paul Morley explores his Northern roots and hidden passions. From August 2012. Show more
A German merchant family fight to keep their supremacy in the changing world of 1840s Europe. Stars Michael Maloney and Barbara Flynn. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
Edward Stourton chairs a debate from the Understanding Human Dignity conference organised by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales and Queen's Belfast. Show more
Nigel Rees hosts the quotations quiz with Charlie Higson, Martin Kelner, Nat Luurtsema and Stephanie Merritt. From August 2012. Show more
In 1732 Scotland's top judge, Lord Grange, had his wife abducted and spirited away to St Kilda. Kenneth Steven traces her journey and story, and responds to it with new poems. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
By Laura Barton. Lying in his hospital bed, a visit from his wife Sandy reminds Mike of how they met at Woodstock. How can things have changed so much? Read by Stuart Milligan. Show more
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