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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Stephen Shipley.
Farming and countryside news. Caz Graham hears how the short-haired bumblebee, a species previously extinct from the UK, is being reintroduced into a reserve in Kent. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the story and sound of the nightjar. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
Allan Little discusses multiverses and genes with Jon Butterworth, Jim Baggott, Hilary Rose and Stephen Minger. Show more
Woman's Hour
Women in Syria; Impact of Pornography; Playground Bullying
58 minutes
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The impact the Syrian conflict is having on women's lives, and the effect of pornography on families. Jane Garvey presents the female perspective. Show more
The kidnapping of an aid worker in Pakistan is told from five different viewpoints. Show more
4 Extra Debut. What connects Adolf Hitler, John Humphrys, John Prescott, Jenni Murray and Genghis Khan? Recycled Radio reveals all. From 2013. Show more
Pip receives an intriguing invitation to a house party. Mark Evans' Victorian comic epic stars Tom Allen. From November 2012. Show more
You and Yours
Doctors prescribing books, stolen phones, sun creams
56 minutes
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Can books be an effective therapy for mental health problems? How much protection do you get from a sun cream? The thieves exploiting smart phone warranties. With Julian Worricker. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
National and international news. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.
In his exploration of work, Peter White finds disabled people were everywhere in the 19th-century workplace. From June 2013. Show more
Lilian is preoccupied, and Jill tries to be helpful. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Paulie must choose between marrying his long-time love or caring for his widowed mother on a remote family farm. With Fionnula Flanagan and Damien Molony. Show more
Paul Gambaccini chairs the fifth heat of the wide-ranging music quiz, with contestants from Surrey, North London and East Sussex. Show more
The Food Programme
Michael Pollan: Why Cooking Matters
28 minutes
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Sheila Dillon speaks to Michael Pollan on the craft, science and pleasures of cooking. In his new book, 'a love letter to cooking', he reflects on the importance of being a cook. Show more
Stuart Maconie on rock musicians who combined symphony and pop music. With Rick Wakeman, Roy Wood and Ivan Hewett. From 2012. Show more
Ernie Rea and guests debate the legacy of David Livingstone, 200 years after his death. How has mission changed across the world in the last two centuries? Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Nicholas Parsons hosts, as Paul Merton, Richard Herring, Gyles Brandreth and Russell Kane attempt to talk for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Show more
Brian turns a bit frosty, and Jennifer has the cares of the world on her shoulders. Show more
Front Row
Philip Glass; Michael Douglas plays Liberace; P D James on Philip Larkin
30 minutes
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Julian Clary reviews Behind the Candelabra with Michael Douglas as Liberace, Philip Glass on his opera about Walt Disney, PD James' Cultural Exchange and a French zombie drama. Show more
The kidnapping of an aid worker in Pakistan is told from five different viewpoints. Show more
Technology writer Bill Thompson asks what the 19th-century Luddite machine-breakers can tell us about today's technology-obsessed world. Show more
The gap between English north and south is growing. But does government have the answer? In the north-east, Alison Wolf discovers why 'regional policy' may be a waste of time. Show more
Material World
Multiverses; Culture-driven Evolution; Lee Smolin on Time
30 minutes
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Observational evidence for universes beyond our own? Laura Mersini-Houghton on her version of the multiverse. And Lee Smolin resurrects the reality of time in his book Time Reborn. Show more
Allan Little discusses multiverses and genes with Jon Butterworth, Jim Baggott, Hilary Rose and Stephen Minger. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
In-depth reporting from a global perspective with Carolyn Quinn, including the latest from Turkey protests, youth unemployment in Greece, and is Labour ditching universal welfare? Show more
The invading army arrives at the gates of Rome, aided by Lucrezia's traitorous husband. Story of the Italian Renaissance's most infamous family, read by Robert Glenister. Show more
John Wilson talks with Mike Scott and Steve Wickham about The Waterboys 4th album, 'Fisherman's Blues'. From 2013. Show more
A busy political day as MPs and peers return to Westminster, the Commons reflects on the Woolwich murder of Lee Rigby, and the Lords debates gay marriage. Sean Curran reports. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
4 Extra Debut. In a small Scottish steelworking town in the 80s, as strikes spread across Britain, young Damian finds an unlikely heroine in Maggie Thatcher. From June 2013. Show more
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