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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Andrew Martlew. Show more
Charlotte Smith looks at rural crime and its effect on communities - how farmers and neighbours can fight back by cooperating to deter criminals. Show more
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
The Great Skua - Miranda Krestovnikoff narrates the story of this bird and its sound. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
Jonathan Freedland discusses dystopia, memory and truth with Hari Kunzru, Jane Rogers, James Robertson and Adam Broomberg. Show more
Woman's Hour
Cameron's cabinet; Kids online; Kishwar Desai; Feminist fiction
45 minutes
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The prospects for promotion for Tory women, protecting children from online material, novelist Kishwar Desai, and Amanda Craig on feminist fiction. Jenni Murray presents. Show more
Can teenager Jessie Lamb save humanity after biological terrorism threatens to wipe out the human race? Stars Holliday Grainger. Show more
Gerald Scarfe with scavenged BBC archive clips rebuilt into something new and unpredictable on the theme of blood. From 2013. Show more
Pip races across Antarctica to thwart his nemesis. Mark Evans' Victorian comic epic stars Tom Allen. From December 2012. Show more
You and Yours
Celebrity wine, group-buying of insurance, live events at the cinema
56 minutes
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Winifred Robinson asks if bulk-buying of insurance could reduce premiums, the new thing on offer at the cinema - live events, and what is the appeal of high protein drinks? Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Syria is set to dominate the G8 summit, the former head of the FSA says there are 'still dangers in the banking system', and Peter Grimes rings out over the waves in Aldeburgh.
1913: The Year Before
Labour Relations & the Triple Alliance
15 minutes
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Michael Portillo challenges the notion that industrial unrest began with the General Strike of 1926. The ten-year period leading up to the WWI saw thousands of days' labour lost. Show more
Clarrie's getting up to speed, and Pip's back on course. Show more
A tale of love and deception where Mark finds a replacement wife has been provided by her insurance company. Stars Blake Ritson. Show more
Paul Gambaccini chairs heat seven of the general knowledge music quiz, with competitors from London, Oxfordshire and Hampshire. Show more
The Food Programme
The chocolate world of Mott Green
28 minutes
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The story of Mott Green, a maverick cocoa farmer based in Grenada, who changed an industry with a radical idea about where chocolate could be made. Show more
4 Extra Debut. John McCarthy explores the unusual life of the writer Derek Tangye, and his 'Minack Chronicles', set in the west country. From June 2013. Show more
Beyond Belief
Religion and Mrs Thatcher's Politics
30 minutes
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Ernie Rea and guests debate the role of religion in politics, in the light of Margaret Thatcher's death. How did her faith shape her policies? Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Nicholas Parsons hosts, as Tony Hawks, Roy Walker, Fred MacAulay and Gyles Brandreth attempt to talk for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Show more
Eddie has a disturbed night, and Matt demands his pound of flesh. Show more
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Can teenager Jessie Lamb save humanity after biological terrorism threatens to wipe out the human race? Stars Holliday Grainger. Show more
The work of Cyril Northcote Parkinson has been reduced to one line, 'Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion'. Matthew Sweet discovers more. Show more
Predistribution is Labour's new policy buzzword, used by leader Ed Miliband in a keynote speech. The US thinker who coined the phrase tells Edward Stourton what it means.
Monty Don presents a new series exploring the interface between a growing human population and wildlife. He begins with the example of the chimney swift in North America. Show more
Jonathan Freedland discusses dystopia, memory and truth with Hari Kunzru, Jane Rogers, James Robertson and Adam Broomberg. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective, with Ritula Shah. G8 meets amid division over Syria. How moderate will Iran's new president be? Show more
The discovery of an ID card leads DDI Cooper to Walter Frobisher, who is clearly hiding something. Show more
Eliza and Martin Carthy talk to John Wilson and an audience about her celebrated 2002 folk album, 'Anglicana'. From 2013. Show more
Sean Curran and the BBC parliamentary team report, as the foreign secretary says a new president gives Iran the chance for a new relationship with the west. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
4 Extra Debut. Peter Stothard's lifelong interest in the Egyptian ruler reveals unique evidence of Cleopatra's signature. Read by Kenneth Cranham. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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