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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
Spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Perthshire minister, the Rev Marjory MacLean. Show more
Demand for farm tenancies is soaring, with 110 applications received for just six farm tenancies in Norfolk. Why do so many people want to get a foot in the door of farming? Show more
Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of the quail and its sound. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
Midweek
Ruby Wax, Wendy Law-Yone, Marcus du Sautoy, Ian Martin
43 minutes
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Mariella Frostrup meets Ruby Wax, mathematician Marcus du Sautoy, writer Wendy Law-Yone, and Ian Martin of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. Show more
Woman's Hour
Relationship education; Sophie Turner Laing
58 minutes
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Should sexual consent be taught in school? MP Stella Creasy joins Jenni Murray to discuss. Woman's Hour Power Lister Sophie Turner Laing on her stellar TV career. Women in Othello. Show more
Harry becomes enchanted with paintings Ada has done when they are displayed in a local shop. Stars Carl Prekopp. Show more
London's Oldest Prison: A History of Criminal Justice
Episode 1: Engine of Terror
28 minutes
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Jerry White discovers how Brixton prison's response to public concerns about the rising level of crime was to introduce the treadmill. Show more
After watching Fiddler on the Roof for the first time, Matt decides to convert to Judaism. As the house goes kosher, Vicky takes evasive action. Show more
You and Yours
Consumer bill, estate agent jargon, the rise of Wetherspoons
56 minutes
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How the first Consumer Bill of Rights for three decades will help the public, and cracking the estate agents code. Consumer news with Winifred Robinson. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Record numbers of people are in employment, including a million aged over 65, but wages are rising slower than inflation. Martha Kearney debates the state of the economy.
Michael Portillo challenges the familiar idea of the Irish uprising being a story with its origins in Dublin's Easter Rising of 1916. Show more
George has some big questions, and Clarrie hits a problem. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Can barrister Rebecca Nyman help a senior policewoman in a case of sexist bullying at work? Stars Claire Rushbrook. From June 2013. Show more
Need to know about Power of Attorney? Paul Lewis and guests answer your questions. Show more
All in the Mind
Bipolar abortion case; Wind farms; Children and war
28 minutes
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Opponents of windfarms are portrayed as selfish NIMBYs, but Claudia Hammond reveals psychological research suggesting 'Not in My Back Yarders' are misunderstood. Show more
Thinking Allowed
Scottish nationalism and identity; Austerity
28 minutes
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Laurie Taylor considers the impact of financial crisis on public health. Also, race, nationalism and Scottish identity. Show more
Emma Barnett on the closure of Greek public service broadcaster ERT, plus Apple's new iTunes Radio challenges commercial radio, and former DG Mark Thompson called back to the UK. Show more
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Sketch comedian Thom Tuck presents three up-and-coming sketch groups from the live UK comedy circuit: McNeill & Pamphilon, Barbershopera and Wittank. From May 2013. Show more
Jazzer's got some good news, and Christine is keeping her ideas to herself. Show more
Front Row
The Amen Corner; Much Ado About Nothing; Peter James; Stephen Hough
30 minutes
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Mark Lawson reviews a new staging of James Baldwin's The Amen Corner; Joss Whedon's film of Much Ado About Nothing; crime writer Peter James; Stephen Hough's Cultural Exchange. Show more
Harry becomes enchanted with paintings Ada has done when they are displayed in a local shop. Stars Carl Prekopp. Show more
Clive Anderson and guests discuss how the law balances our right to privacy against the growth of surveillance by police, government and other public bodies. Show more
Dick Moore calls for urgent action to tackle the problems of adolescent mental health. Driven by personal experience, he sees a need for society to give more emotional support. Show more
Roland Pease meets scientists in the UK and the US who are hoping to connect cultures of living human neurons to robots to understand how the mind works. Show more
Midweek
Ruby Wax, Wendy Law-Yone, Marcus du Sautoy, Ian Martin
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Mariella Frostrup meets Ruby Wax, mathematician Marcus du Sautoy, writer Wendy Law-Yone, and Ian Martin of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
RBS chief executive Stephen Hester stepping down ahead of privatisation. Former NATO Secretary General warns against arming Syrian rebels. Presented by Carolyn Quinn. Show more
The victory party is well and truly over. DDI Cooper suspects that he probably has more chance of marrying Ingrid Bergman than resolving a random sex murder on a bomb site. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Naive singer Marlon enters a talent contest, despite warnings from his mother Helen. Stars Mark Gatiss and Susan Jameson. From October 2012. Show more
Sam Thompson takes us to Oxford to follow a man whose wife has turned into a fox. Show more
Susan Hulme and the BBC parliamentary team report as David Cameron and Ed Miliband clash over the economy, and ministers halt changes to child heart surgery in England. Show more
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With the Seine now officially declared too dangerous for a rowing boat, Charles Timoney continues his journey in a converted Parisian tourist boat. Show more
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