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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Sheikh Ibrahim Mogra of the Muslim Council of Britain. Show more
The National Farmers Union claims British Sugar is trying to intimidate growers into signing their contracts before a price has been agreed for next year's crop. Show more
Steve Backshall presents the house martin. Show more
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
Midweek
Natalie Cole, Joan Shepard, Liz Jones, Tom Wrigglesworth
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Libby Purves meets singer Natalie Cole, actor Joan Shepard, columnist Liz Jones and comedian Tom Wrigglesworth. Show more
Woman's Hour
Zora Neale Hurston; Mumsnot; Do Looks Matter At Work?
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How important are looks at work? Plus sex after ovarian cancer, Zora Neale Hurton, and does a woman have any value if she doesn't have any kids? Jenni Murray presents. Show more
Commentary on the first day of the first Ashes Test between England and Australia at Trent Bridge, with Jonathan Agnew, Jim Maxwell, Henry Blofeld, Phil Tufnell and Glenn McGrath. Show more
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Commentary on the first day of the first Ashes Test between England and Australia at Trent Bridge, with Jonathan Agnew, Jim Maxwell, Henry Blofeld, Phil Tufnell and Glenn McGrath. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
Marcus Brigstocke looks into overcrowding, rehabilitation, radicalisation and the difficulties of dining hall protest tray-banging syncopation. With Rufus Jones. From July 2013. Show more
David's backseat driving, and Roy and Hayley have a day off. Show more
Front Row
Top of the Lake; Rachel Joyce; Pat Barker
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Jane Campion's TV drama Top of the Lake; Rachel Joyce on her new book Perfect; poems about cricket; Pat Barker's Cultural Exchange - Benjamin Britten's Who Are These Children? Show more
Louise finds herself feeling unexpected pity for her father, while Sid is rescued by an old friend. Show more
When is it morally justifiable for an elected government to be thrown out in a coup? Engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. Show more
Tim Harford is joined by Malcolm Gladwell for the first in this new series of talks inspired by ideas in anthropology and the social sciences. Show more
Tracey Logan goes underground to find out how Crossrail is using the latest engineering techniques to bore 26 miles of tunnels below London's tube network, sewers and foundations. Show more
Midweek
Natalie Cole, Joan Shepard, Liz Jones, Tom Wrigglesworth
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Libby Purves meets singer Natalie Cole, actor Joan Shepard, columnist Liz Jones and comedian Tom Wrigglesworth. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Egypt prosecutor orders arrest of Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie. Royal Mail staff to get shares in business in biggest privatisation since early 1990s. With Ritula Shah. Show more
Can the mysterious Hempstock womenfolk help send Ursula Monkton back to wherever she came from? Show more
Port workers, pub fights and poetry - Mark Steel is in Leith, Edinburgh, to see what makes it so distinctive. From August 2012. Show more
Susan Hulme and the BBC parliamentary team report, as David Cameron and Ed Miliband accuse each other in angry Commons clashes of being 'owned' by powerful vested interests. Show more
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Judith gets a phone call - but worryingly it's from her son, rather than her husband. Show more
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