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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg.
Food, farming and countryside news. Tests show the horsemeat found in beefburgers came from Poland, and only five EU countries are fully complying with new rules on pig welfare. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
Start the Week
Political Writing: Joan Bakewell and Tim Montgomerie
43 minutes
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Allan Little discusses political writing and the legacy of George Orwell with Joan Bakewell, Chris Mullin, Tim Montgomerie and Phil Collins. Show more
Woman's Hour
Grown-up fans; parenting with bi-polar; girls' night out in Uganda
58 minutes
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What it's like never to outgrow the joys of being a fan, plus being a parent with bi-polar disorder, and abortion provisions for women who are raped in war. With Jane Garvey. Show more
San Francisco, 1976. Mary Ann arrives from Cleveland hoping for adventure. But she needs a home and a job first. Stars Lydia Wilson. From January 2013. Show more
A behind the scenes exploration of a retail explosion. Jonty Bloom discovers the origins of the pound shop and asks what their meteoric rise says about all of us. Show more
Damien is banned from the kitchen so Anthony can cook up a romantic Valentine's Day meal. Stars Miles Jupp. From January 2013. Show more
You and Yours
Holiday home special: Why we're going self-catering
55 minutes
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Why the holiday home sector of UK tourism is thriving and the impact of self-catering breaks on small communities. Do they block affordable housing or keep villages afloat? Show more
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National and international news. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.
Tracey Logan on how we create colour, via the biology of colour-blind eyes and women with colour superpowers. From January 2013. Show more
Emma is in the doghouse. Meanwhile Neil takes charge. Show more
By Mike Walker. In October 1922, Eric Blair travels to Burma to join the Imperial Police. His experiences in the country will affect him profoundly. With Joseph Millson. Show more
Tenth heat of the nationwide general knowledge quiz chaired by Russell Davies. Show more
The Food Programme
Food in the life of Sir Paul McCartney
28 minutes
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Sheila Dillon with an exclusive food interview with former Beatle, Sir Paul McCartney. More than 30 years after deciding not to eat meat, he reflects on his life through food. Show more
The actress and writer Maureen Lipman shares some of her favourite and best loved writings with an audience, recorded at Arnolfini on Bristol's waterfront. Show more
Ernie Rea and guests discuss the reasons behind rising anti-Semitism in Europe. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
David Mitchell hosts, as Lloyd Langford, Celia Pacquola, Phill Jupitus and Marcus Brigstocke are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on a variety of subjects. Show more
Christopher's suspicions are aroused, and Pip is uncooperative. Show more
Front Row
Kristin Scott Thomas and Lia Williams; Kurt Schwitters exhibition
30 minutes
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Mark Lawson talks to Kristin Scott Thomas and Lia Williams as they appear in Pinter's Old Times, plus the art of Kurt Schwitters, and how ideas about offensive language change. Show more
San Francisco, 1976. Mary Ann arrives from Cleveland hoping for adventure. But she needs a home and a job first. Stars Lydia Wilson. From January 2013. Show more
Foreigners are settling in the UK in record numbers. Lost in the immigration debate are the surprising stories of the migrants themselves and what they say about how Britain works.
The cash question facing an independent Scotland. Chris Bowlby discovers the key role of currency in debate about the UK's political future. Show more
Material World
Noise and plane design; Birdflu; Dogs; Mackerel
30 minutes
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Are ever stricter noise and energy consumption restrictions making plane design harder? Controversial bird flu research, dog domestication and why mackerel is off the menu. Show more
Start the Week
Political Writing: Joan Bakewell and Tim Montgomerie
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Allan Little discusses political writing and the legacy of George Orwell with Joan Bakewell, Chris Mullin, Tim Montgomerie and Phil Collins. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Ritula Shah gathers and analyses the day's news, including a discussion on whether the CIA's new 'playbook' on counter-terrorism should include the use of drones in Pakistan. Show more
Orwell's vivid memoir of his time living among the poor, as a dishwasher in Paris and among the tramps of London, when he was still in his twenties. Read by Joseph Millson. Show more
Author Michael Rosen charts the rise and rise of the audiobook. Talking to writers and sound engineers, he discovers not every writer is the best performer of his or her own work. Show more
Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster, where the transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin announces the extension of the high-speed rail line. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
In 1839, led by lancers in scarlet cloaks and plumed shakos, nearly 20,000 British and East India Company troops invaded Afghanistan for the first time. Show more
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