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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Sister Jane Livesey CJ.
Trading Standards officers in Wales are inspecting restaurants, hotels and cafes to make sure the meat they describe as Welsh really is. Anna Hill finds out why. Show more
Brett Westwood presents the melodious warbler. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
Midweek
Alexei Sayle, Barry Norman, Jacqui Dankworth, Don Bachardy
43 minutes
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Lively and diverse conversation as Libby Purves meets singer Jacqui Dankworth, artist Don Bachardy, film critic Barry Norman and comedian Alexei Sayle. Show more
Woman's Hour
Pussy Riot protest; Fertility and media headlines; Colourism
58 minutes
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Conditions in a Russian women's prison, hype and hope in reporting of fertility treatment, live opera singing, and discrimination against women of darker skin. With Jenni Murray. Show more
A bachelor again, Frank organises the latest Clarencourt Cycle Club competition but can he control temptation and resist Doris's allure? Show more
NHS culture has been blamed for appalling patient care. Business journalist Lesley Curwen discovers how those in charge can transform negative culture and turn things around. Show more
Inspector Lestrade recalls Eugene Valmont who tries to solve a series of thefts from dinner parties. Stars Tim Pigott-Smith. Show more
You and Yours
Part-time jobs, solar panels, pubs and VAT
56 minutes
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Consumer news with Winifred Robinson.
The latest weather forecast.
National and international news. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.
Our Dreams: Our Selves
Episode 3: Renaissance Dreamers: Witches, Demons and the Troubles of Eros
15 minutes
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Lucy Powell explores the history of dreams and what we think they mean - the dangers of erotic and political dreams in the Renaissance. Show more
Joe's not having a good day, and Darrell's in difficulties. Show more
Two-part fictional drama inspired by the Plebgate affair. A cabal inside the UK's police force conspires to undermine the government. Show more
Trying to sort out a personal banking issue but getting nowhere? Paul Lewis takes your calls and emails. Show more
By Lionel Shriver. Long-held emotions and resentments finally surface, years after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. Read by Nancy Crane. Show more
Thinking Allowed
Noodle narratives; British men dancing Capoeira
28 minutes
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Laurie Taylor explores the invention and rise of instant ramen noodles. Also, British men dancing the Brazilian Capoeira. Show more
The Media Show
Children's TV, 90 years of the Radio Times
30 minutes
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Why children's entertainment from the BBC needs to offer more online; how a new season on Channel 4 hopes to tackle the impact of pornography; and 90 years of the Radio Times. Show more
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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Author Kate Mosse revisits a rain-drenched Lake District holiday in the 1970s. With Rufus Hound. From September 2013. Show more
Brenda's catching up, and Jamie's tempting Kenton to go paintballing. Show more
Front Row
Johnny Vegas, William Boyd, BBC Short Story Award
30 minutes
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Arts news with Mark Lawson. Johnny Vegas looks behind his now infamous persona, William Boyd is set to publish a new James Bond novel, and the BBC National Short Story Award. Show more
A bachelor again, Frank organises the latest Clarencourt Cycle Club competition but can he control temptation and resist Doris's allure? Show more
Unreliable Evidence
Taking the Government to Court
43 minutes
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Clive Anderson asks if the government is undermining our right to take it, and other public bodies, to court to challenge the way they exercise power. Show more
Prof Mona Siddiqui asks why so much of the history of our lives is the history of our friendships. Show more
Tom Heap explores how used cooking fat has gone from being a pollutive waste to a wonder fuel. Old sausage rolls and 'fatbergs' are now being saved and put to fascinating new uses. Show more
Midweek
Alexei Sayle, Barry Norman, Jacqui Dankworth, Don Bachardy
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Lively and diverse conversation as Libby Purves meets singer Jacqui Dankworth, artist Don Bachardy, film critic Barry Norman and comedian Alexei Sayle. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
Two new arrivals at Churchill ruffle Lady Susan's best-laid plans... and tensions are gradually mounting. Show more
Nigel is distracted from teaching by his temporary homelessness. Stars Richie Webb and Vicki Pepperdine. From September 2013. Show more
Can we make it to the stars? Are aliens here? Quirky true history with Helen Keen and Peter Serafinowicz. From March 2011. Show more
Alan hears the stories of people in the process of healing. He connects with a Ghanaian healer, an injured dance teacher and a barrister left for dead in a pool of blood. Show more
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With the death of her son in 1875, Cixi adopts the three-year-old son of her sister and names him Emperor, thus orchestrating her return to power. Show more
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