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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with George Craig.
A report into whether tests done to check the safety of our food are effective enough. And what is the UK government doing to help new small food exporters? With Charlotte Smith. Show more
Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents the brambling. Show more
Sean Curran reports from Westminster, where Ed Miliband and David Cameron clash over energy prices, and ministers deny that the Royal Mail is being sold too cheaply. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Roman physician and medical theorist Galen. Show more
Woman's Hour
Helen Fielding; Rachel Khoo; Janelle Monae
58 minutes
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Helen Fielding on her new Bridget Jones novel. Grammy nominee Janelle Monae on being a role model for girls. Rachel Khoo Cooks the Perfect roast duck wraps. Emma Barnett presents. Show more
Darleen auditions for the musical. And after his diagnosis of breast cancer, Jamie wants to visit his dad. Show more
Colour and analysis from Afghanistan, Egypt, Mexico, Iceland and Germany as BBC foreign correspondents go behind the headlines. Presented by Kate Adie. Show more
Author Glenn Patterson explores what Belfast's murals say about the city's past and future. Show more
You and Yours
Why Are My Energy Prices Going Up?
55 minutes
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Growth in gambling among the young, keeping your body frozen until the science is advanced enough to bring you back to life, and how can we build homes that people can afford? Show more
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National and international news. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.
It was arguably the most devastating act of terrorism of all time. Fergal Keane visits Sarajevo to consider the legacy of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Show more
Alistair's had a sleepless night, and David has an important appointment. Show more
Five years after a pandemic removed half the world's population, Diane cannot get over her daughter's death. Stars Emily Beecham. Show more
Broadcaster and musician Dougie Vipond joins 10-year-old Annabelle Asher for a section of her 190-mile Coast to Coast charity walk. Show more
Claire Tomalin presents an appeal on behalf of the charity Contact a Family. Show more
In a tribute to Dame Hilary Mantel, another chance to hear her talking to James Naughtie about her Man Booker Prize-winning Bring Up the Bodies. From 2013. Show more
The Film Programme
Le Week-End; The Fifth Estate; London Film Festival
28 minutes
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The latest news from the world of film. Francine Stock talks to screenwriter Hanif Kureishi about Le Week-End, starring Lindsay Duncan and Jim Broadbent on a rocky mini-break. Show more
BBC Inside Science
US shutdown; Nobels; New climate science; Airport heart attack headlines
30 minutes
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American science is on lockdown. Dr Adam Rutherford considers the risks for US and international science projects, and reviews the annual Nobel Prize jamboree. Show more
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Ramesh ponders retiring, but who will take over the corner shop empire? Stars Sanjeev Kohli and Donald Mcleary. From October 2012. Show more
Pat treats Kathy. Meanwhile Debbie puts her foot in it. Show more
Tom Hanks on the film Captain Phillips, the tale of a hijacking by Somali pirates; AS Byatt on Alice Munro, who today won the Nobel Prize for Literature; artist Dana Schutz. Show more
Darleen auditions for the musical. And after his diagnosis of breast cancer, Jamie wants to visit his dad. Show more
Combining original insights into major news stories with topical investigations. IT problems have scuppered an overhaul of the benefits system. What went wrong? Show more
Where there is war and fear, there is money to be made from protection. Ex-army leaders turned businessmen discuss the world of private defence and security work with Evan Davis. Show more
BBC Inside Science
US shutdown; Nobels; New climate science; Airport heart attack headlines
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
American science is on lockdown. Dr Adam Rutherford considers the risks for US and international science projects, and reviews the annual Nobel Prize jamboree. Show more
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Roman physician and medical theorist Galen. Show more
The latest weather forecast.
David Eades with news on proposed laws on illegal immigration, illegal gold mining in South Africa, the return of the short story and the latest on the US debt ceiling. Show more
Bond must reach Kobus and take revenge before he can be stopped by the CIA. Written by William Boyd. Read by Paterson Joseph. Show more
Stuart's worried his gift for Nicola left in her Job Centre desk could be misinterpreted. Stars Mathew Horne. From October 2013. Show more
Sean Curran and the BBC parliamentary team report, as Lord Justice Leveson refuses to be drawn by MPs into the continuing argument about a Royal Charter on press regulation. Show more
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The warrior tries again to defeat the dragon. Poet Seamus Heaney reads his own translation of the great Anglo-Saxon poem. Show more
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