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The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Canon Simon Doogan.
Could scrapping fixed payments for farm workers mean the lowest paid will lose out? Plus how traditional dairy farming can still remain competitive in a changing market. Show more
Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Red-legged Partridge. Show more
Morning news and current affairs. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
Midweek
Emma Thompson, Richard Noble, Linda Thompson, Dr Paul Abel
43 minutes
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Lively and diverse conversation as Libby Purves meets actor Emma Thompson, record breaker Richard Noble OBE, singer-songwriter Linda Thompson and astronomer Dr Paul Abel. Show more
Woman's Hour
Sheila Hancock; Engineering; Empty nesting and dependent children
45 minutes
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Sheila Hancock talks about her play Barking in Essex. Plus engineering for girls, and parents whose dependent children are leaving home for the first time to begin student life. Show more
The idea of being a mother was initially distasteful to Shonagon, but she begins to change her attitude towards the new arrival. Show more
Nine young people who have grown up under devolution in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales share their vision of their home countries.
Inspector Lestrade presents sleuth Lady Violet Strange, who tackles a crimes with no apparent clues. Stars Tim Pigott-Smith. Show more
You and Yours
Disabled sports fans, buy-to-let in the US, treating insomnia
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.
How publishing PM Harold Macmillan mixed politics with business. Robert McCrum's stories of great British publishers. From October 2013. Show more
Clarrie is supportive, and Tom is getting ready to party. Show more
By Nick Hoare. They have partners who are friends, children who are friends and friends who are friends. So Tom and Alice agree that their affair can never happen. Show more
Need advice about welfare benefits? Call or email Paul Lewis and guests. Show more
Inside Health
Flu vaccine and narcolepsy, Stoptober, Herbal medicines, Calcium supplements
28 minutes
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New research linking a swine flu vaccine to child narcolepsy. Stoptober successes. Examining the current licensing system for herbal medicines. Are calcium supplements harmful? Show more
Thinking Allowed
Backpacking food tourist; Touring poverty
28 minutes
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Laurie Taylor explores the transformation of impoverished neighbourhoods into visitor attractions. Also, the backpacking food tourist. Show more
The Media Show
TV Soaps; DAB radio; The Mail and Miliband
30 minutes
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Is the Mail breaking any regulations with its Ralph Miliband story? Are TV soaps losing ground to talent shows? And edging closer to an announcement on radio's digital switchover. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Mark Watson hosts a showcase of exciting up-and-coming comic talent from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, recorded at Bush Hall in London. Show more
Rosa has an unwelcome visitor, and Kenton has to take a stand. Show more
Front Row
Saoirse Ronan; Thatcher meets the Queen; Erotic art from Japan
30 minutes
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Mark Lawson meets actress Saoirse Ronan; Moira Buffini's play about Margaret Thatcher's meetings with the Queen; the exhibition Shunga: Sex and Humour in Japanese Art. Show more
The idea of being a mother was initially distasteful to Shonagon, but she begins to change her attitude towards the new arrival. Show more
Clive Anderson and guests ask if the widespread use of on-the-spot fines, fixed penalties, cautions and other 'out-of-court disposals' is undermining our legal system. Show more
Lindsay Johns says language is power, and makes the case for speaking English properly. Show more
Costing the Earth
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
30 minutes
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Tom Heap reports on the latest findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Show more
Midweek
Emma Thompson, Richard Noble, Linda Thompson, Dr Paul Abel
43 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Lively and diverse conversation as Libby Purves meets actor Emma Thompson, record breaker Richard Noble OBE, singer-songwriter Linda Thompson and astronomer Dr Paul Abel. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
Bond must get into Dahum with the assistance of the beautiful Blessing. Written by William Boyd and read by Paterson Joseph. Show more
Nigel tries to get his online music lesson service up and running. Stars Richie Webb and Vicki Pepperdine From October 2013. Show more
If civilisations exist on other planets - why do they never call? Quirky true history with Helen Keen. From May 2012. Show more
Comedy guru Barry Cryer chooses some of his favourite pieces of writing to present to an audience, with the help of Bernard Cribbins and Sheila Steafel. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
The great warrior battles the evil demon Grendel. Poet Seamus Heaney reads his own translation of the great Anglo-Saxon poem. Show more
The latest shipping forecast.
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