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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop Joe Aldred.
A warning of impending conflict and division in the English countryside from the Queen guitarist and anti-badger cull campaigner, Brian May. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Morning news and current affairs with James Naughtie and Evan Davis. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
In a special edition, Andrew Marr talks to Salman Rushdie. For a decade the writer had to live under police protection, following the publication of his novel The Satanic Verses. Show more
Woman's Hour
Hillsborough campaigners, universal credit, hysteria
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Margaret Aspinall and Jenni Hicks on the Hillsborough campaign for justice, plus universal credit, treatment of hysteria, and music from vocalist Kimbra. Presented by Jane Garvey. Show more
4 Extra Debut. At the start of 1665, a severe frost brings London's horses to a standstill and the streets are given over to football. With Kris Marshall, Katherine Jakeways. Show more
When the English poet and writer James Lasdun moved to wooded New York State, his wife gave him a chainsaw. With help from some champion axmen, he learns how to cut down trees. Show more
Forever juggling his life, the Manchester DJ also has to cope with a visit from his dad. Stars Justin Moorhouse. From 2012. Show more
Nick Ravenscroft explores how supermarkets are dealing with a lack of British fruit and vegetables following poor weather, and why bedbugs are on the rise. Show more
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National and international news with Martha Kearney.
Juliet Gardiner explores the warnings of Malthus, the 18th-century economist who said that population growth would outstrip the world's ability to feed itself. From September 2012. Show more
Jazzer is confident of success while Roy feels apprehensive. Show more
Drama by Jackie Malton. Leaving prison for the first time in 26 years and trying to stay sober, a charismatic ex-con moves in on his friend's family and nearly blows it apart. Show more
Tom Sutcliffe chairs the quiz on lateral thinking and cryptic connections. Two-person teams from the Midlands and Wales face off. Show more
BBC National Short Story Award
BBC International Short Story Award 2012
Episode 1: Escape Routes, by Lucy Caldwell
30 minutes
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Ten short stories in contention for this prestigious award. A young girl growing up in 1995 Belfast is fascinated by a computer game and an adored babysitter. Read by Laura Pyper. Show more
Richard Brautigan achieved rock star status before his banishment to the literary wilderness led him to shoot himself in the head. Jarvis Cocker explains his infatuation. Show more
Beyond Belief
Treatment of civilians in armed conflict
30 minutes
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Ernie Rea chairs a special edition from the Imperial War Museum North on the treatment of civilians in armed conflict, with General Sir Richard Dannatt and experts on war ethics. Show more
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Charles Collingwood, Miles Jupp and Pam Ayres to speak for 60 seconds. From 2012. Show more
Darrell brings bad news. Meanwhile Christine finds a knight in shining armour. Show more
Front Row
Now Is Good director Ol Parker, and Caryl Churchill's new play Love and Information
30 minutes
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Now Is Good director Ol Parker, a review of by Caryl Churchill's new play Love and Information, BBC ISSA writer Krys Lee, and crime writer Ferdinand von Schirach. With Mark Lawson. Show more
4 Extra Debut. At the start of 1665, a severe frost brings London's horses to a standstill and the streets are given over to football. With Kris Marshall, Katherine Jakeways. Show more
Psychoanalysis went underground in communist Russia - books were hidden, sessions secret. In St Petersburg, Chris Ledgard meets British analysts who teach Jung to modern Russians. Show more
Why do right-wingers tend to be sceptical about global warming, and why do left-wingers often doubt the value of IQ tests? Michael Blastland investigates our cognitive biases. Show more
Facebook influence is proved, an engineering award to rival the Nobel, Voyager 1 on its distant journey and East African botany described after 60 years' work. With Quentin Cooper. Show more
In a special edition, Andrew Marr talks to Salman Rushdie. For a decade the writer had to live under police protection, following the publication of his novel The Satanic Verses. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
English schoolchildren will face 'tougher' tests in an overhaul of GCSEs, and anti-Japan protests escalate in China. National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Many things are preoccupying the physician, father and sometimes fool to King Charles II. Read by Nicholas Woodeson. Show more
Alan Dein sets out on a series of nocturnal excursions via Facebook and Skype, connecting with a 66-year-old widow in rural Texas and an 18-year-old poker player in London. Show more
Sean Curran and the BBC parliamentary team report as ministers unveil plans for a 'tougher GCSE', and the Defence Secretary faces pressure over recent deaths in Afghanistan. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Five extracts from the autobiography of Salman Rushdie, abridged by Katrin Williams and read by Zubin Varla. Valentine's Day, 1989, and Rushdie's life is changed forever. Show more
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