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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Calvin Samuel. Show more
Farming and countryside news. Should the regulations surrounding GM crops be changed? A new report is out today, and Charlotte Smith hears from both sides of the debate. Show more
Bill Oddie presents the woodlark. Show more
Alicia McCarthy hears MPs debate the badger cull; there's more money for schools; and could David Beckham persuade people to vote? Show more
Desert Island Discs
Lord Richards of Herstmonceux
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Kirsty Young talks to Lord Richards of Herstmonceux, former Chief of the Defence Staff. Show more
Woman's Hour
Lisa Stansfield; Young baronesses; Coloured coats; The Pistorius trial
58 minutes
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90s pop star Lisa Stansfield is back, the youngest baronesses in the House of Lords, the latest fashion for coloured coats and the Pistorius Trial. Jenni Murray presents. Show more
1811, Yorkshire. Rioters have stormed Robert's mill as Shirley and Caroline wait anxiously for news. Stars Lesley Sharp. Show more
The pioneer women who arrived from the Indian subcontinent in the 50s and 60s with as little as £3 recall their first impressions of Britain. Show more
Sir Lucien and partners are in big trouble. Can a visit to a German spa save the day? Stars Dominic Coleman. From 2014. Show more
You and Yours
Skin-lightening creams, betting shops, parental locks
55 minutes
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The trade in legal and illegal skin-lightening products, the betting industry's new voluntary code for fixed odds gaming machines, and parental locks on tablet computers. Show more
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News and current affairs reports, presented by Shaun Ley. Show more
Robert McCrum explores the publishing life of Carmen Callil, founder of the pioneering women's publishing house Virago Press. Show more
Jennifer finds the answer to her prayers. Meanwhile Alice forges ahead. Show more
In James Graham's witty new play, Scotland has voted 'yes' to independence, and David Cameron and Alex Salmond meet in Edinburgh to divide the Union. Show more
Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Cheltenham. Chris Beardshaw, Pippa Greenwood and Anne Swithinbank take questions from local gardeners. Show more
By Paul McVeigh. Visiting his mother, who is suffering from dementia, a son makes an unexpected connection. Read by Liam McMahon. From March 2014. Show more
Last Word
Tony Benn, James Ellis, Peter Rona, Marion Thorpe, Bob Crow
28 minutes
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Obituary series with Julian Worricker, remembering politician Tony Benn, actor James Ellis, oceanographer Dr Peter Rona, pianist Marion Thorpe and union leader Bob Crow. Show more
John Humphrys says a 'broadly liberal' bias has existed in the past at the BBC. Some Feedback listeners are not surprised. Roger Bolton asks John whether anything has changed. Show more
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Satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig, with regular panellist Jeremy Hardy and guest panellists Miles Jupp, Holly Walsh and Hugo Rifkind. Show more
Jolene gets competitive, and Jill makes a surprising suggestion. Show more
Front Row
David Hare, Sixto Rodriguez, Stage Kiss, Hamlet in N Korea
30 minutes
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David Hare on the Worricker Trilogy, Sixto Rodriguez on Searching for Sugar Man, the art of the stage kiss, and Dominic Dromgoole defends The Globe taking Hamlet to North Korea. Show more
1811, Yorkshire. Rioters have stormed Robert's mill as Shirley and Caroline wait anxiously for news. Stars Lesley Sharp. Show more
Any Questions?
Helena Kennedy, Annabel Goldie, Angela Constance MSP, Michael Fry
48 minutes
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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Musselburgh in East Lothian, with Baroness Helena Kennedy, Baroness Annabel Goldie, Angela Constance MSP and historian Michael Fry. Show more
Sarah Dunant reflects that today's harsher judgement of some of the sexual behaviour prevalent in the 1970s springs in part from the freedom forged in that decade. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Composer Will Byrd is charged with coding papist messages in the music of the Chapel Royal. Stars Simon Russell Beale. Show more
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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective.
The showdown at Harville Manor. Can Alec survive such evil? And whose side is Roger on, anyway? Concluded by Mike Grady. Show more
A Good Read
Lorraine Kelly and Romesh Gunesekera
30 minutes
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4 Extra Debut. Lorraine Kelly, Romesh Gunesekera and Harriett Gilbert discuss Jack Kerouac, George Mackay Brown and Molly Keane. From 2014. Show more
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus goes on to Uman in Ukraine to celebrate Rosh Hashanah with brother Micah - and their elusive father! Read by Patrick Kennedy. Show more
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