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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Dr David Stone, Canon Precentor of Coventry Cathedral.
Weetabix can't make breakfast cereals because of a lack of quality British wheat. And while British dairy farmers protest, agents for British dairy processors scout in Ireland. Show more
Sean Curran with the latest news from Westminster, where MPs debate the potential for mass immigration from Romania and Bulgaria. Plus a report from Stormont. Show more
How does quantitative easing work? How would you leave the euro? Stephanie Flanders and an expert panel answer economics questions in a live phone-in. Show more
Stories following family members who are reunited. Richard found his mother through the Salvation Army's tracing service, only to discover he had a brother he never knew existed. Show more
Woman's Hour
Kate Humble; Rokia Traore; Women and Snoring
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Kate Humble on her passion for farming and saving a small part of rural heritage, plus women in German politics, changes to the law on adoption, and Rokia Traore performs live. Show more
1942: Louise's engagement is announced, and Clary and Polly enlist Archie in their battle to escape the countryside. Show more
As we approach 'solar max', when the sun is at its most active and ferocious, astronomer Lucie Green investigates the hidden dangers our nearest star poses to us on Earth. Show more
Dame Cleo Laine and Cleveland Watkiss marvel at Ella Fitzgerald's 1960 recording of Mac the Knife and give it a go. From 2013. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: National Planning Policy Framework
55 minutes
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Consumer phone-in with Julian Worricker, looking at the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). Show more
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The LibDem Chief Secretary to the Treasury speaks on government borrowing figures and the future of sterling. Should the British army stop recruiting soldiers under the age of 18?
David Hendy explores the arrival of radio, but all too soon the seductive power of the disembodied voice was being misused. Show more
David makes a discovery, and Tom is having a difficult time. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Highwaymen, duels, swirling fogs and escaped convicts. Dramatisation of Leon Garfield's thrilling 18th-century mystery adventure. Show more
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Tom Heap meets the activists hoping to bring an end to illegal fishing by tackling the problem head on, by getting in the way of pirate fishermen. Show more
Michael Rosen opens some flat-pack furniture to discover why instruction manuals are so hard to follow. Do they reveal something fundamental about how words capture movement? Show more
Colonel John Blashford-Snell on why he admires explorer and Victorian hero, Dr David Livingstone. With Matthew Parris. From 2013. Show more
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Thom’s riveted by the extravaganza of Straight-to-DVD Bollywood films – drawing parallels with his own life. From 2013. Show more
Paul takes a risk, while Pat and Tony hear some good news. Show more
Front Row
Iron Man 3; Cultural Exchange with Tamara Rojo; Rene Burri
30 minutes
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Arts news, interviews and reviews with John Wilson, including Iron Man 3 reviewed, ballerina Tamara Rojo on the pioneering choreographer Mats Ek, and Swiss photographer Rene Burri. Show more
1942: Louise's engagement is announced, and Clary and Polly enlist Archie in their battle to escape the countryside. Show more
While the low tax bills of Google, Starbucks and Amazon trigger political uproar, Michael Robinson shows how aggressive tax avoidance helps power the spread of global companies. Show more
Pocklington House aged care home for the blind is set to close. Peter White talks to some residents, and charity Pocklington Trust explains why it has taken this decision. Show more
Inside Health
Breast cancer and Tamoxifen; Drug holidays; Medicines for children; Cardiac training range
28 minutes
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Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.
How does quantitative easing work? How would you leave the euro? Stephanie Flanders and an expert panel answer economics questions in a live phone-in. Show more
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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective with David Eades, including the Guantanamo hunger strike. Show more
Debs takes Abdi to the Kelvingrove Art Gallery to introduce him to Glasgow's culture. As they look at the paintings, a tentative friendship is kindled. Show more
Matt Harvey is joined by fellow poets Caroline Bird and Mark Gwynne Jones for more comedy, poetry and music from the Ways with Words festival at Dartington Hall in south Devon. Show more
Sean Curran reports on events at Westminster.
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Lucia Annunziata, editor of the Huffington Post, Italy, delivers a letter about Italy today. Show more
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