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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Clair Jaquiss. Show more
How 'good bugs' added to cattle feed could reduce the risk of E coli. Can UK chicken farmers meet supermarkets' buy British pledge in the wake of Horsegate? With Charlotte Smith. Show more
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Feminism: Natasha Walter and Catherine Hakim
43 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Weekly discussion programme, setting the cultural agenda. Anne McElvoy asks what feminism means now with Natasha Walter, Catherine Hakim, Shereen El Feki and Finn Mackay. Show more
Woman's Hour
What does feminism mean to you? Phone-in
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What does feminism mean to you? A badge of honour? A fundamental part of you? An unnecessary label? Are you 'Not a feminist but'? Phone Jane Garvey with your views and experiences. Show more
Elizabeth Jane Howard's family saga, dramatised by Lin Coghlan. Louise goes to her first dance in London and meets the famous painter Michael Hadleigh. With Penelope Wilton. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Ken Arnold explores how museums in Belgium, Denmark, and the Netherlands tell the story of mental illness. From 2013. Show more
Thinking of Leaving Your Husband?
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Middle-aged divorcee Sarah looks for romance on an internet dating site, but her first experience proves hugely embarrassing. Stars Lia Williams and Henry Goodman. From April 2010. Show more
You and Yours
Morrisons boss, dementia care and secret cigarettes
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Museums which show how we used to live are helping people with dementia. How and why? Plus the secret trade in cigarettes, and how Morrisons' boss aims to boost profits. Show more
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Martha Kearney presents national and international news. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.
Nick Robinson looks at the Falklands War in 1982, when broadcasters and politicians clashed over coverage of the conflict and delays in getting pictures from the Task Force. Show more
There's a difficult parting. Meanwhile Tom makes a racket. Show more
By Lucy Caldwell. When 13-year-old Sophie is diagnosed with a terminal illness, her family try to prepare for her loss, while Sophie tries to come to terms with her own mortality. Show more
Russell Davies chairs the third semi-final of the nationwide general knowledge quiz. Show more
The Food Programme
US Southern Cooking and Chef Sean Brock
28 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Richard Johnson is in South Carolina to see how chef Sean Brock is reviving flavours not experienced for 200 years in a fusion of British and African food history. Show more
Writer Gertrude Stein declared she was a genius. But was she? – or instead over-rated or even incomprehensible? From 2013. Show more
Ernie Rea and a panel of guests from different faith and non-faith perspectives discuss the place of animals in the religions of East and West. Show more
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Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Josie Lawrence and Marcus Brigstocke try to talk for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation, under the watchful eye of Nicholas Parsons Show more
Chris overindulges, and Jazzer takes a tumble. Show more
Front Row
Oz the Great and Powerful; Julia O'Faolain; Written on Skin
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Arts news. Mark Lawson reviews Oz the Great and Powerful, Sam Raimi's prequel to The Wizard of Oz; plus George Benjamin and Martin Crimp on their opera Written on Skin. Show more
Elizabeth Jane Howard's family saga, dramatised by Lin Coghlan. Louise goes to her first dance in London and meets the famous painter Michael Hadleigh. With Penelope Wilton. Show more
Jeremy Duns examines leaked documents which suggest close links between MI6 and the UK media during the Cold War. Spies George Blake and Kim Philby are among those under suspicion. Show more
The impact of the Arab Spring on the Muslim Brotherhood - Christopher de Bellaigue looks at the effect of an ideological network which stretches from North Africa to Indonesia. Show more
Is junk DNA really rubbish? Scientists dispute recent findings about our genetic code. Plus dating The Iliad, and what causes spontaneous combustion in mines. With Quentin Cooper. Show more
Start the Week
Feminism: Natasha Walter and Catherine Hakim
43 minutes on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Weekly discussion programme, setting the cultural agenda. Anne McElvoy asks what feminism means now with Natasha Walter, Catherine Hakim, Shereen El Feki and Finn Mackay. Show more
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Parliament votes on secret courts, Kenya goes to the polls in crucial elections, and political reform in China - a special report. News and analysis with Carolyn Quinn. Show more
Benny's wife has banned Richard from seeing his grandchildren, but Benny visits him at the pharmacy. Show more
Tim Marlow meets four of the UK's leading artists, exploring the kinds of sounds and music that influences their resulting work of art. Show more
Susan Hulme with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
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Tracey Thorn's memoir tracing her journey from teenage dreams in suburbia to international success in pop duo Everything But the Girl. From March 2013. Show more
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