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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, presented by the Rev Scott McKenna. Show more
'Ants have done it for 50 million years' - Mishal Husain examines research into antibiotic resistance on the programme that starts with its listeners. Show more
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
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Felicity Evans visits the 'lost' village of Imber, part of the MoD's defence training grounds on Salisbury Plain. Show more
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Charlotte Smith explores the making of 'proper' Gloucester cheese on a small, family-run dairy farm. Show more
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Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
Richard Coles and Suzy Klein meet violinist Nigel Kennedy, cloudspotter Gavin Pretor-Pinney, beatboxer Shlomo and mouth-painter Barry West, plus Lindsey Davis' Inheritance Tracks. Show more
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Test Match Special. The Ashes. 3rd Test. England v Australia from Old Trafford. Commentary by Jonathan Agnew, Simon Mann, Jim Maxwell, Vic Marks, Michael Vaughan and Geoff Boycott. Show more
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Loose Ends
Fazer, Nina Conti, Peter Carlton, Gerald Seymour, Jon Holmes, Vuvuvultures, Flash Pan Hunter
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Nikki Bedi is joined by Fazer, Nina Conti, Peter Carlton, Gerald Seymour, Jon Holmes, Vuvuvultures and Flash Pan Hunter for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
Mary Ann Sieghart profiles Haifaa Al-Mansour, the director of Wadjda and Saudi Arabia's first female film director. Show more
Saturday Review
The Guts; Only God Forgives; Southcliffe; Titanic; Mass Observation
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
A look at the week's cultural highlights. Roddy Doyle's new novel The Guts re-visits The Commitments, and Ryan Gosling stars in Nicolas Winding Refn's film Only God Forgives. Show more
Meeting Myself Coming Back
Episode 3: David Trimble
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Former Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble meets his younger self in the sound archives, and discusses his reaction with John Wilson. Show more
Jack Aubrey is pursued by a Dutch warship whose 74 guns threaten to blow HMS Leopard out of the water. Starring David Robb. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
Is Wagner's music morally tainted by his anti-semitism? Engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk with Michael Portillo, Claire Fox, Melanie Phillips and Matthew Taylor. Show more
The 2013 series of the general knowledge music quiz reaches the grand final, with Paul Gambaccini asking the questions. Show more
Poet Lavinia Greenlaw composes a tribute to Luke Howard, the amateur meteorologist who, in 1802, devised the cloud classification system and inspired the Romantics. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Byng tells of his first professional engagement as a member of a concert party in Hastings, and remembers working at London's Gaiety Theatre during the First World War. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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