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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rt Rev Nicholas Holtam, Bishop of Salisbury. Show more
The Prince of Wales meets farmers working the snowy hills of South Cumbria, and planning minister Nick Boles says it's time to revive dead villages owned by weekenders. Show more
Morning news and current affairs with Sarah Montague and Evan Davis, including Leeds child heart ops suspended, plus Thought for the Day with Justin Welby. Show more
Audio interventions by five artists to mark the launch of Open, a £1 million initiative by Artangel and BBC Radio 4. Mark Wallinger reimagines how broadcast space might be used. Show more
Kirsty Young interviews Jasvinder Sanghera, campaigner against forced marriage and so-called honour violence. Show more
Woman's Hour
Blue Peter Presenters; Country Houses in Time of War
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Presented by Jenni Murray. Featuring the history of the Blue Peter presenter, country houses in time of war and Pakistani squash player Maria Toorpakai. Show more
The house collapses into a mine shaft. Will they escape before the bulldozers flatten it all? Stars Michael Shelford. From 2013. Show more
Emily Buchanan meets parents who adopted children from overseas orphanages, as they grapple with the challenges of raising children of a different race and culture in the UK. Show more
Sam and Peter agree they need variation in their lifestyle and domestic routine. But will a ring on the doorbell herald major change? Show more
You and Yours
Welfare reforms and insurance for mountaineers
55 minutes
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A look ahead to the biggest welfare reforms in 60 years, and why major high street retailers have been caught out by the weather. Plus Lord McNally on legal aid cuts. Show more
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Shaun Ley presents national and international news. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.
Early Christians needed to be quiet - but often weren't. David Hendy explores the ecstatic sound-world of underground house churches in ancient Rome. Show more
Iftikar is tempted. Meanwhile Brenda finds an excuse. Show more
Sian Phillips is the Narrator of this verse drama by Welsh poet RS Thomas, marking the centenary of his birth. A new minister arrives in a small community in the Welsh moors. Show more
Two years after the death of his wife, Bishop Stephen Oliver challenges the often inadequate language and emotions which try to hide or avoid the realities of losing a loved one. Show more
In a special series for Easter, Matthew Oates follows in the footsteps of the writer Edward Thomas, arguably the most accomplished and profound writer of English rural prose. Show more
A mother watches from the corner as her daughter fights in a brutal boxing match. As the punches land, memories come like blows. Read by Lynda Rooke. Show more
Last Word
An actor, a Russian tycoon, a BBC producer, a Bangladeshi president and a Motown producer
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John Wilson remembers actor Richard Griffiths, Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky, BBC producer Angela Bond, Bangladeshi president Zillur Rahman and Motown producer Deke Richards. Show more
Radio 4's forum for audience comment. Roger Bolton hears of Sunday frustration and Monday confusion, and an Archers murder plot. Show more
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Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by Jon Holmes, Marcus Brigstocke, Mitch Benn and Laura Shavin to present the week via topical stand-up, sketches and song. Show more
Jennifer speaks her mind and Amy gives an opinion. Show more
Front Row
Anne Tyler in conversation with Mark Lawson
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A rare interview with writer Anne Tyler, who talks to Mark Lawson about her novels, which include Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, Digging to America and The Accidental Tourist. Show more
The house collapses into a mine shaft. Will they escape before the bulldozers flatten it all? Stars Michael Shelford. From 2013. Show more
Any Questions?
Angela Eagle, Lord Trimble, Clare Gerada, Tom Newton Dunn
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Ritula Shah presents political debate and discussion from Chatham in Kent on Good Friday, with Angela Eagle MP, Lord Trimble, Tom Newton Dunn and Clare Gerada. Show more
Adam Gopnik presents his formula for a happy marriage - lust, laughter and loyalty. Show more
Epic tales could take days to perform and storytellers told them from memory. David Hendy explains how ancient tales were remembered and passed down. Show more
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The day's news, with David Eades. A UN peacekeeping force gets an 'offensive' mandate for the first time, but will it stop violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo? Show more
Paul Bhattacharjee reads Mohsin Hamid's groundbreaking new novel on modern Asia. Today: the next step in becoming filthy rich in Asia - work for yourself. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Gervase Phinn, Moni Mohsin and Harriett Gilbert on books by Robert Roberts, Rudyard Kipling and Angela Carter. From 2013. Show more
In 1942, the first American GIs arrived in Britain. Seventy years on, Martha Kearney traces the impact those million and a half troops had on the country and its people. Show more
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In 2009, Chavez guaranteed his political future. Show more
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