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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Simon Doogan.
Scotland targets Indian buyers to boost food exports, and there are reports that sea lice in Norway are posing a greater threat to wild salmon as fish farming expands. Show more
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Start the Week
Greek myth and the Indian epic Ramayana
43 minutes
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Stephanie Flanders with poets Anne Carson and Daljit Nagra, director Richard Eyre and writer Graham Robb. Show more
Woman's Hour
Samantha Lewthwaite; Liz Calder; Business Start-Ups
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What do we know about so-called 'white widow' Samantha Lewthwaite, and how has her image come to dominate coverage of the Kenyan shopping mall attack? Presented by Jane Garvey. Show more
Lieutenant Yukinari has been called upon to visit his old friend Takashi, while Lady Shonagon finds herself confined in the palace. Show more
Young Devolutionaries
Episode 1: The Young Devolutionaries
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They are the generation who have grown up under devolution. Now, nine teenagers from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales share their vision of the system that brought them up.
Danny and Clarissa have a surprise birthday party planned for Brian - will he survive it? Stars Adrian Scarborough, Amit Shah, Morwenna Banks. From September 2013. Show more
Julian Worricker visits a street in Bristol where parents have managed to block off cars for three hours a week. It means children can run free, ride their bikes and play safely. Show more
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News and current affairs presented by Martha Kearney, at the Conservative Conference in Manchester. Show more
4 Extra Debut. How the John Murray publishing dynasty was made by Lord Byron. Robert McCrum's stories of great British publishers. From September 2013. Show more
Elizabeth looks forward, and David's in for a nasty shock. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Cary Grant and Frank Sinatra in The Pride and the Passion - Hollywood's troubled take on CS Forester's novel. Stars Steven Weber. Show more
Fred Housego and Marcel Berlins return for the South of England, playing opposite Brian Feeney and Roisin McAuley of Northern Ireland. Tom Sutcliffe chairs. Show more
Sheila Dillon investigates the new School Food Plan and asks if it can make real change. Show more
Before Banksy there was Walter Kershaw. Mark Hodkinson meets the pioneering ‘guerrilla’ artist from Lancashire. From 2012. Show more
On the 40th anniversary of the death of JRR Tolkien, Ernie Rea and guests discuss the religious and philosophical nature of Tolkien's literary works. Show more
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John Lloyd and curator Humphrey Ker welcome objects from Mark Watson, Joann Fletcher and John Blashford-Snell. From September 2013. Show more
Alan's trying to be encouraging, and it's Emma to the rescue. Show more
Front Row
Sunshine on Leith; Adil Ray; Malcolm Mackay; Art Under Attack
30 minutes
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Mark Lawson on the film Sunshine on Leith; Adil Ray on his TV persona Citizen Khan; crime writer Malcolm Mackay; Art Under Attack, an exhibition of damaged or defaced works. Show more
Lieutenant Yukinari has been called upon to visit his old friend Takashi, while Lady Shonagon finds herself confined in the palace. Show more
Rod Liddle argues that we need to be sceptical of claims of a brain drain, which he says is used by all sides of the political debate for their own ends. Show more
Analysis
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood: Why Did They Fail?
30 minutes
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The Muslim Brotherhood came to power in Egypt's first democratic elections, but the party was ousted after just one year. Christopher de Bellaigue asks why the Brothers failed. Show more
With ivory poaching in Africa now becoming more criminalised and organised, what is the future for Africa's elephants and is this now a matter of saving Africa's heritage? Show more
Start the Week
Greek myth and the Indian epic Ramayana
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Stephanie Flanders with poets Anne Carson and Daljit Nagra, director Richard Eyre and writer Graham Robb. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
Latest on the US budget crisis. Turkey ends ban on headscarves in public places. Will Osborne's workfare plan achieve more than other schemes? News round-up with Carolyn Quinn. Show more
In 1969 London, Bond meets the mysterious and attractive Bryce Fitzjohn. Written by William Boyd and read by Paterson Joseph. Show more
In the first of a new series of illustrated story poems, spoken word artists Laura Dockrill and Polar Bear take us into two very different worlds. Show more
Napoleon returns from Elba. Will Marengo and Copenhagen’s equine love survive? Stars Stephen Fry. From November 2012. Show more
Actor and comedian Lenny Henry chooses his favourite readings, from Othello to Small Island. With readers Nadine Marshall and Jude Akuwudike. Show more
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A king is attacked by a demon. Can anyone help? Poet Seamus Heaney reads his own translation of the great Anglo-Saxon poem. Show more
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